As already noted, Strategy is the way in which the peer organisation is travelling on the path. It is how the organisation aims to achieve its mission and arrive at its vision. For example, if our Vision was full community inclusion for people living with physical disability across Tasmania, and our Mission was to offer a variety of services and programs building their individual capacity, the approach we take to achieve this is our strategy. Will we deliver peer groups, discussing information about the UN Human Rights Convention? Will we establish 1:1 mentoring programs, matching people based upon diverse knowledge/experience backgrounds? Do we encourage conversations about methods for overcoming barriers to inclusion? How do we make these decisions?
In the previous section ‘The Big Picture’ we discussed the rights-based foundation for peer support programs. We also now know that there are clear good practice principles upon which we can base our program design decisions. As expressed above, The Social Policy Research Centre’s practice review, published by Davy, Fisher & Wehbe (2018) illustrated the emergence of common values and principles for good practice peer support. Thus, when deciding upon Strategy, it is important to consider whether your approach reflects good practice and a rights-based foundation.