Overview

If you have personal experience of mental ill health or have supported others with lived experience of mental ill health, you’ll find this course will challenge and broaden your perspective on mental health and peer support. It will also help you enhance your existing strengths, so you can make a greater impact in your work.

This Peer Support Working in Mental Health course at Dublin City University includes a placement of 19 hours a week during the year, so that you get practical real-world experience and can apply what you are learning at DCU. Once you complete this course, you’ll be qualified to work as a peer support worker, a family peer support worker, some students also work as a peer educators or peer advocates.

Careers

In addition to improving your knowledge and competence in working and developing practice in this area, you’ll enhance your professional profile. You’ll broaden your career horizons, to include the areas of:

Career Areas

Peer Advocacy

Peer Education

Healthcare

Recovery

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Programme Structure

You will study the following topics:

Practical ways to support people with mental health problems in recovery and their family members

The role of peer support workers in a multidisciplinary approach to mental health service provision

Health Service Executive rules and standards for all mental health workers

How mental health policy and practice have evolved to their present-day standards

How we measure recovery in relation to contemporary standards of mental health care and in relation to the rights of people with disabilities and their families

Different philosophies of psychology, sociology and community development in relation to self and to how groups function

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Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-07-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-07-31 00:00:00 , EEA/EU

Language

English

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92

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4.5

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63

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IELTS

6.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Dublin, Ireland

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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120

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TOEFL^® IBT

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92

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4.5

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PTE Academic

63

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Peer Support Workers will have a previous history of mental health problems and be in recovery or recovered. Family Peer Support Workers will have experience of supporting someone with mental health problems.

Potential students will be interviewed prior to commencement of the programme. This process will provide an opportunity for DCU staff to review the educational academic entry point of the student and apply RPL guidelines.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

2300 EUR / year

≈ 2300 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

2200 EUR / year

≈ 2200 EUR / year

Living costs

Dublin

Ireland

1100 - 1800 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Overview

Careers

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Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

EU/EEA Applies to you

Living costs

Dublin

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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