F.I.T.-Repetition is an intellectual and behavioral welfare program based on the systematic and deliberate repetition of thoughts, actions and habits which lead to personal wellbeing. This program was designed by Daniel Fernandez Cantalapiedra, who lives in Madrid and has written several articles about traveling.  Daniel is currently working in the field of positive psychology and education, he helps job seekers and those who are struggling to find success. He sees himself as “a generator of new healthy habits” and very interesting in Peer work:

“Although we may not be aware of it, we’re all searching for the same thing, a fulfilling life, for me this involves utilizing my talents and reaching my goals. For this reason it is important to manage our negative thoughts, to maximize positive emotions and to achieve our goals”, says Daniel Fernandez Cantalapiedra who identifies the main goals of this programme as the following:

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Founder and Director of Fundación Mundo Bipolar.
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Bipolar disorder affects almost 2% of the population and although it’s a serious mental disease, there are treatments available now which allow suffers to lead normal lives. However, these individuals still experience prejudice, stigmatization and discrimination affecting their human rights.

The Federation of Associations of Users of Mental Health ‘En Primera Persona’ is delighted to be taking part in the European wide project Peer2Peer. We are hopeful that this project will create both paid employment and volunteer opportunities for survivors of mental illness on a Spanish and European level.

The jobs that will be created for peer support workers in mental health teams and other organisations will make a significant contribution to the approach to recovery that mental health professionals and outreach users employ in their daily practice. The first time we expressed the concept of mental health peer support in Castilian, it translated as mutual peer support. It is important to emphasise the term ‘peer’ as it is an indispensable aspect of our approach in this project. A ‘peer’ is a person who has experienced the realities of having a mental illness, both the illness and the social consequences of it: social stigmas, discrimination, employment problems, isolation, rejection, mental health abuse services and mentoring and support from family and professionals, etc.

Defining Needs Analysis Parameters Report

As a starting point, the first activity that the PEER2PEER project undertook, was to ask the future peer support workers about what they felt they needed in order to use their expertise to assist their peers. In this study, 124 people, 68 women and 56 men, between the ages 30 and 50 took part.