NKF Peers Mentoring Program: An Overview and Lessons Learned

Kelli Collins, MSW, LICSW

doi:10.61658/jnsw.v40i2.70

NKF Peers Mentoring Program

An Overview and Lessons Learned

Authors

Kelli Collins, MSW, LICSW Senior Director of Patient Services, National Kidney Foundation, New York, NY

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61658/jnsw.v40i2.70

Abstract

The article provides an overview of the National Kidney Foundation’s Peers mentoring program. Following a brief discussion of the evidence behind peer support across disease states, the article reviews data collected since the program’s official launch in September 2011 through December 31, 2015. Potential challenges and lessons learned from the program to date are highlighted and discussed.

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Published

2016-11-01

How to Cite

Collins, MSW, LICSW, K. (2016). NKF Peers Mentoring Program: An Overview and Lessons Learned. The Journal of Nephrology Social Work, 40(2), 25–33. https://doi.org/10.61658/jnsw.v40i2.70