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Originally Posted by (JD)
I think it's very important to realize that the paper is written for professionals regarding a type of therapy and how it may not work --as a professional trying to be a peer. The interactions and foundations are indeed applicable for true peers as we have here at PC. The caveats are for the professional side of this, showing that there can be a crossing of the line, confusion and lack of meeting goals.
http://www.mentalhealthpeers.com/pdf...portUnique.pdf
Peer Support: What Makes It Unique?
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I think all true relationships should be aboveboard and on the table. Nothing hidden. In ALL situations. I would fear that in a supposedly "peer-to-peer" mental health situation you would have what are really superiors or authorities pretending to be peers and not admitting their true positions. In fact, there are other, more authoritarian mental health forum websites in which that's the case. There is much more direction from above, and the authorities do not admit to being authorities. It creates a dreadful atmosphere. Take care.
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