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Table 1 Themes, sub-themes, and descriptions

From: Navigating transitions into, through, and beyond peer worker roles: insider insights from the Supporting Harm Reduction through Peer Support (SHARPS) study

Themes

Sub-themes

Description

Making sense of the role

Flexibility and boundaries

Harm reduction ethos

Explores Peer Navigators’ transitions into a complex, multifaceted role, and their embracing of harm reduction.

Building capacity and adapting to organisational culture

Training – for role effectiveness and the future

Settings, intervention buy-in, and support

Details Peer Navigator experiences of the foundational training and delivering the intervention across different settings.

Managing relationships and building professional networks

Peer Navigator-client relationships

Developing professional networks for effective care

Focuses on establishing and maintaining relationships with clients and colleagues.

Professional development opportunities

‘Soft’ skill development

Practical skill acquisition and application

Highlights skill acquisition and development supporting role transitions.

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Harm Reduction Journal

ISSN: 1477-7517