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Careerforce invites you to provide feedback on the newly developed Peer Support Work unit standards.

The 7 unit standards are now ready for circulation and feedback, after which they will be submitted to NZQA for approval and listing on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework.

If you have comments, questions, or feedback, please send them to ProductFeedback@careerforce.org.nz by 12 June 2019.

 

Select the unit standard title to read the full unit standard document.

Unit Std Title Level Credit
PWUS1 Identify and explain own culture, life experience and lived experience, personal attributes and values in peer work 4 4
PWUS2 Establish and maintain purposeful relationships in peer work 4 16
PWUS3 Support a person accessing support from a peer worker to identify, develop, and review progress to meet aspirations 4 15
PWUS4 Explain mutuality and authenticity, self-determination, and equity, and their application in peer work 4 8
PWUS5 Describe the evolution of peer work and the peer work role, and analyse peer work practices in Aotearoa New Zealand 4 8
PWUS6 Explain relational safety in peer work 4 8
PWUS7 Describe the development of a relationship between a person accessing support from a peer worker and their whānau 4 7