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digital peer support enhances engagement mental physical health services despite barriers location transportation accessibility constraints digital peer support involves live automated peer support services delivered technology media peertopeer networks smartphone apps asynchronous synchronous technologies supervision standards digital peer support determine important administrative educative supportive guidelines supervisors maintain practice competent digital peer support develop knowledgeable skilled digital peer support specialists clarify role responsibility digital peer support specialists support specialists emotional developmental capacity although digital peer support expanded recently formal digital supervision standards aim study inform development supervision standards digital peer support introduce guidelines supervisors use support guide develop competencies digital peer support specialists peer support specialists currently offer digital peer support services recruited via international email listserv 1500 peer support specialists four 1hour focus groups total 59 participants took place october 2020 researchers used rapid rigorous qualitative data analysis methods researchers presented data transcripts focus group participants feedback determine researchers interpretation data match intended meanings identified 51 codes 11 themes related development supervision standards digital peer support themes included 1 education technology competency 43197 218 2 education privacy security confidentiality digital devices platforms 33197 168 3 education peer support competencies relate digital peer support 25197 127 4 administrative guidelines 21197 107 5 education digital delivery peer support 18197 91 6 education technology access 17197 86 7 supervisor support worklife balance 17197 86 8 emotional support 9197 46 9 administrative documentation 6197 3 10 education suicide crisis intervention 5197 25 11 feedback 3197 15 currently supervision standards substance abuse mental health services administration samhsa inperson peer support include administrative educative supportive functions however digital peer support necessitated supervision standard subthemes education technology privacy support worklife balance emotional support lack digital supervision standards may lead breach ethics confidentiality workforce stress loss productivity loss boundaries ineffectively serving users participate digital peer support services digital peer support specialists require specific knowledge skills communicate service users deliver peer support effectively supervisors require new knowledge skills effectively develop support manage digital peer support role