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Webinar Employing Peer Workers: An Organization’s Perspective

Date: Aug 29 2023 | 2 - 3pm (EST)

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Recording of Webinar

Description

In this webinar, panelists will answer questions about the challenges and opportunities organizations experience when establishing new peer roles. Leaders at organizations with established peer roles will talk about the process of onboarding peers, such as building organizational buy-in, addressing stigma in policies and in the workplace, and recruiting and employing peer workers.   

  • ASL Interpretation and live captioning will be provided
  • Certificates of participation will be provided to those who complete a post-event evaluation
  • No CEUs are provided
  • This webinar will be recorded
  • Webinar recordings include human captioning in English and Spanish
Link to Evaluation and Certificate of Participation

Resource Downloads

  • Webinar Slides English Version (PDF)
  • Webinar Slides for Notetaking English Version (PDF)

Webinar Speakers

  • Shereda Finch, M.Ed, MPA

    Executive Director, Council on Substance Abuse NCADD, Montgomery, AL

  • J Helms

    Director of Training and Advocacy, Pathways Vermont

  • Daisy Hernandez, MSW (Moderator)

    Trainer, Director, Recovery Education Collaborative

Classification

Topic
Mental Health: Serious Mental Illness, Mental health treatment; Trauma; Co-occurring Disorders; Substance Use; Supportive Services: Peer Services / Supports
Language
English; Spanish

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