Peer Support Practice Review: Final Report of Stage 1A Findings
Prepared for: Australia New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) and National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)
May 2018
Laura Davy, Karen R. Fisher and Ayah Wehbe
The Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC), in partnership with the Australian New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG), was engaged by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to undertake a practice review of current approaches to peer support delivery. The purpose of the practice review was to identify current good practice in peer support delivery and future capacity building needs. This report presents the findings from the practice review, which will inform the development of good practice guidelines and further resources for the sector. The implications of these findings are presented first and include implications for broader policy development as well as implications for the next stages of the project.
The practice review involved a program and document review of current peer support provision, including the Disability Support Organisation Project (the DSO Project), and in-depth, semi-structured qualitative interviews with 17 peer support project managers and 5 peer support leaders from peer support networks around Australia.