PeerNetBC considers three values essential for people involved with learning and with facilitating learning processes.
Respect
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Recognize each individual and their right to be heard.
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Believe in everyone’s ability to grow and change.
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Value and acknowledge each person’s strengths.
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Encourage the full expression of ideas.
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Honour everyone’s right to make choices.
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Value each person’s right to their own perspective.
Genuineness
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Be aware of and take responsibility for your own feelings, values, thoughts and unresolved issues, and recognize the impact these have on others.
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Be consistent between the expression of your thoughts and feelings and the way you behave or act.
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Remain open to positions that differ from your own even when those opinions differ.
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Be aware of and work within your own limits – set clear personal boundaries.
Positive attitude
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Accept each individual as valuable in his or her own right.
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Trust in the ability of each individual to discover their own solutions to their situation.
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Recognize individual strengths and efforts to change.
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Focus on the individual rather than the behaviour.
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Provide feedback that focuses on observations rather than judgments.