Further Resources
Australian websites
Information about starting a self help group
www.coshg.org.au
International websites
Website information about volunteering and disability standards
www.volunteeringaustralia.org
A guide for Disability Service Providers on the Disability Act 2006
www.dhs.vic.gov.au/publications
Quality Framework for Disability Services (2007)
www.dhs.vic.gov.au/publications
Website information about international support groups
www.genetichealth.com
www.diabetesinmichigan.org/PDF/general/SGleader.pdf
www.selfhelp.on.ca/online.html
www.chcf.org/documents/chronicdisease/BuildingPeerSupportPrograms.pdf
Worldwide support for people with diabetes
www.Peersforprogress.org
Academic paper written in 2004, Peer Support: What makes it unique?
www.mentalhealthpeers.com
Academic paper written in 2004 Emerging new practices in organised peer support/
www.nasmhpd.org
Articles/ Publications about peer support
Schwartz, C.E., & Sendor, M. (1999), Helping others helps oneself: Response shift effects in peer support. Social Science & Medicine, 48(11), 1563-1575.
Dennis, C.L. (2003), Peer support within a health care context: a concept analysis. Int J Nurs Stud, 40(3), 321-332.
Doull, M., O'Connor, A., Robinson, V., Tugwell, P., Wells, G. (2006), Peer support strategies for improving the health and wellbeing of individuals with chronic diseases (Protocol), The Cochrane Collaboration, 2006, Issue 2, 1-8.
Hawker, N. (1993) Peer Training Process, Association for the Blind, Melbourne.
Mullender, A and Ward D. (1991) Self-Directed Groupwork, Whiting and Birch, London
Powazek D, (2001) Design for Community - the art of connecting real people in virtual places, Waite Group Press.
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