Preparing the Peer Support Workforce to Support People in Crisis
Facilitator
Cheryl Gagne, Sc.D.
Senior Associate
C4 Innovations
Description
The workshop will focus on the essential skills and resources peer support providers need to be successfully employed in crisis care and prevention services.
The workshop will present emerging information gathered through interviews and focus groups about the most important competencies and organizational supports needed by peer support providers in crisis prevention and care services.
Participants will learn about the program models and environments where peer support workers are employed and how they may collaborate with clinical providers. We will discuss resources, including supervision, needed by peer support providers in crisis services.
Learning Objectives
Participants will describe the roles and responsibilities of peer support workers in a variety of crisis service environments
Participants will explain how peer support workers use their code of ethics to guide their work
Participants will understand the role and importance of supervision in crisis care services
Participants will describe the unique contributions of peer support in assisting a person experiencing crisis.