When you establish a relationship with Peer Resources, you receive access to support, encouragement, and a variety of resources to assist your professional development:
Talk to an expert. As a member of the Peer Resources Network, you can call our toll free line to discuss issues or concerns with peer, mentor, and coaching work experts.
Get advice, suggestions and tips on developing and maintaining effective peer and mentor programs. Participate in our train-the-trainer workshops or use our expertise to help design your training program.
Use our research database. We maintain up-to-date references on virtually every study, article, training manual or book available on peer, coaching and mentor work, and publish an annotated and indexed bibliography. The entire bibliography is updated weekly.
Become a member of the Peer Resources Network. Take advantage of numerous free and discounted services. Or complete a brief survey to receive sample copies of our periodicals.
Apply for National Certification as a Peer Trainer or Program Consultant. We coordinate the National Certification Review Panel. A comprehensive set of qualifications and criteria has been established as the standard for certification in Canada. Applications are reviewed monthly. People who have been approved by the Certification Panel have their names listed in the National Registry, which is published in each issue of Compass: The Magazine for Peer Assistance, Mentorship and Coaching.
If you would like to submit your work for publication consideration in one of our newsletters, visit our Writer's Guidelines
If you would like to be considered for access to our membership and subscribers to request volunteers for your research project, visit our Research Guidelines.
If you have questions, or you'd like to learn more about the Peer Resources Network or certification as a Peer Trainer, there are several ways to contact us:
Phone: Toll-free within Canada, 1-800-567-3700. Outside Canada, call (250) 595-3503
Note: We are available during normal business hours. The time where we are located is: 3:25 PM
