Mental Health Peer Support PDA

Course code 9L53

What is special about this course?

Peer support workers in the mental health sector, often now acknowledged as ‘experts by experience’, offer a unique insight and understanding that can only be gained through having been there yourself.

This course has been specifically developed to equip you with the learning and values necessary to utilise your own experiences to support others recovering from mental illness.

Special features

Developed by the Scottish Recovery Network, the PDA will help you to build up your skills in:

  • Developing mutually empowering relationships
  • Sharing personal voyages of recovery in a way that inspires hope
  • Offering help and support as an equal rather than as an expert

Entry requirements

There are no specific entry requirements, but you should have personal experience of mental health problems and be able to provide evidence of good written and oral communication skills (SCQF level 5 or above).

Apply for Mental Health Peer Support PDA

I want to start in Aug/Sep 2025 or Jan/Feb 2026

We are delighted that you are thinking about studying at the University of the Highlands and Islands. We operate a fair and open admissions system committed to equality of opportunity and non-discrimination. We consider all applications on merit and on the basis of ability to achieve, without discrimination on grounds of gender, age, disability, ethnicity and socio-economic background. We welcome applications from all prospective students and aim to provide appropriate and efficient services to students with disabilities.