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"Someone Like Me"
Senior Peer Activity Motivator
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The programme has been developed in collaboration with and based upon the principles of the Age Concern England, Ageing Well UK Health Mentor training programme. A peer mentor is someone who will help their peer group overcome some of the barriers to physical activity that older adults face and move into or step up their campaign for healthy living and successful ageing. They:-
	point people in the right direction help by providing appropriate information are someone that an older participant can talk to are someone who will understand things from “their point of view“ are someone who provides positive health promotion are a positive role model.
The Senior Peer Activity Motivator Programme uses physical activity as the focal point of mentoring programmes and is designed as a means on encouraging older adults of all ages to take up regular physical activity
NB. Senior Peer Activity Motivators are not expected, nor trained to, give medical advice. nor lead physical activity, exercise or recreational activities. They encourage those involved to seek this help by helping to remove fear and by listening to their concerns. They encourage older adults to become involved in existing local activities.
The Senior Peer Activity Motivator Programme can be used by a range of agencies as a means of initiating physical activity among older adults and provide a “strategic fit” to local health and activity promotion programmes which target older adults.
Two different courses have been designed (see Course Details) to provide choices for local programme coordinators to meet local needs:- Working with and Training Senior Peer Activity Motivators Bespoke Training for local partnerships and stakeholders
Key Lessons Following three years of joint working, last summer the BHF National Centre for Physical Activity and Health at Loughborough University and the ActiveAge Unit, Age Concern England undertook an assessment of the impact of the Someone Like Me programme. They identified top 10 key areas of learning from programmes currently involved in the “Someone Like Me” Programme. They are seen as essential to the successful planning of any local programme. To download and view the details of the key Lessons> Click Here
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Later Life Training The Senior Peer Activity Motivator Programme - Courses