Peer Specialist Webinar Series

Doors to Wellbeing

Join us and register TODAY for upcoming webinars and explore topics in-depth with peer specialist leaders and subject matter experts. The webinars are on the last Tuesday of each month (except December) at 2pm ET/ 1pm CT/12pm MT/11am PT. 

Webinars are always free but pre-registration is required.

 

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Upcoming Webinars

Wellness Maintenance for Professionals

Creating Cultures of Wellness for Peer Professionals

By: Ana Agredano and Dakota Bailey Van Kuren

Webinar Recordings with Certificates Available

Please email [email protected] with your name and the name of the webinar viewed to receive a certificate.

Supervision within Peer Values

Supervision within Peer Values

By: Kimberly Marquez-Cortes and Bre Williams
Returning to Our Roots

Returning to Our Roots: What is the Purpose of Peer Support?

By: Tim Saubers
Lenny and Greg

Recovery Friendly Workplace: Program, Process and Benefits

By: Greg Young
Brandon Bond

Integrative Wellness Pop-Up Barber Shop

By: Brandon Bond
Julius Rhodes

Building an Inclusive Resilient Culture

By: Julius E. Rhodes, SHRM
Natalie and Kaely

Peer Perspectives on Psychiatric Advance Directives (PADs)

By: Natalie Klaus-Rogers and Kaely Whittington

Archived Webinar Recordings

These webinars are no longer eligible for a certificate, however, you may still access them at no cost.  

Miriam and Nata

Peer Support in the Latinx Community

By: Miriam Gutierrez and Natanael (Nata) Choi
Laysha Ostrow

Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) Career Outcome Study

By: Laysha Ostrow
BJ JW

Taking Action for Whole Health and Wellbeing

By: BeaJae North, Jane Winterling, Rona McBrierty, and Matthew Federici
Kris Locus

Navigating Authentic Advocacy: Uplifting Black and Queer Communities

By: Kris Locus
Vesper Moore

The Role of Peer Support as an Indigenous Practice

By: Vesper Moore
Phyllis Vine

Fighting for Recovery

By: Phyllis Vine

Strategies for Enhancing the Success for Peer Support on College Campuses

By: Kelly Davis and Mark Salzer

SAMHSA's National Model Standards for Peer Support Certification

By: David Awadalla and Paolo del Vecchio
LaVerne Miller

Everything You Need To Know About Estate Planning, But Are Afraid to Ask

By: LaVerne Miller
Wilda White

Nearly Last, But Not Least: The State of Vermont's Path to Authentic Peer Support Certification

By: Wilda White

Youth Peer Support Implementation: Ideas for Schools and Systems of Care

By: Chris Lunsford and Kevin Puskaric
Robert Ortiz

Power, Conflict, and Integrity for Peer Specialists

By: Robert Ortiz

Empowering the Peer Workforce by Taking Charge Together

By: Jason Garcia and Kevin Jones

What is Peer Support and How Do I Supervise A Peer Support Specialist?

By: Tiffany Elliott
BeaJae North

How to Live and Work with Differing Perspectives

By: BeaJae North
Shynia Baldwin

Peer Internship Program: Where Lived and Work Experience Make the Difference

By: Shynia Baldwin

How DEI Initiatives Can Be Leveraged to Advance Peer Support Work

By: Vanessa Williams

Understanding Health Misinformation for Peer Specialists

By: Kyla Fullenwider and Rafael Campos
Fernando Peña

Building Culturally & Linguistically Specific Recovery Community Organizations For Latinos

By: Fernando Peña
Amey

Peer Support is in Demand

By: Amey Dettmer

Understanding Pain for Peer Support Specialists

By: Michelle Marikos, Adrienne Scavera, and Nora Stern

Ethics in Peer Support

By: Crystal Gery-Agee
Joan Keenan

Finding and Sharing Meaningful Work

By: Joanie Keenen
Laysha Ostrov

Reclaiming Employment: Self Employment Opportunities and Education

By: Laysha Ostrow

Community Inclusion and Recovery: How Community Inclusion Helped Me

By: Natalie Klaus-Rogers
Vivian Nuñez

Peer Support for Older Adults

By: Vivian Nuñez

Working Together to Support Peer Excellence in Kentucky

By: Cheryl Bogarty, Andrea Jones, and Susan Klusman Turner

The Season for Self-Care

By: Marcus D. Wilson-Stevenson

Communication at Work that Promotes Growth and Wellness

By: Lala Doost

Supported Employment and Supported Education: Peer Perspectives, Engagement, and Learning from the Field

By: Mary Blake

Post-Traumatic Growth and Resilience: Practices for Peer Groups

By: Anisa Mustafa and Stephanie-Lynn Osberg

Supporting the Journey Back Outside

By: Kathy Cash

Communication: Healthy Boundaries for Peer Specialists

By: Jane Winterling and Amey Dettmer

Wellness Maintenance for Transition Aged Youth (TAY) Peer Professionals

By: Bre Williams

Workforce Development of Youth Peer Counselors

By: Carolyn Cox and Maria Nunez

Gender Inclusive Facilitation Skills for Peer Specialists

By: Ari Dennis

Enhancing Quality of Care with Psychiatric Advanced Directive (PAD) and Peer Support

By: Rayshell Chambers, Laurie Hallmark, Elyn R. Saks, Christopher Schnieders, and Tristan Scremin

*Special Webinar Event* WRAP: An Approach to Person-Led Crisis and Post Crisis Planning

By: Ron Clark, Kristen King, and Matthew Federici

Transition from In-person to Remote Services During COVID-19

By: Bre Williams, Kimberly Marquez-Cortes, and Sarah Marxer

Incorporating Youth Leadership into Treatment

By: Evelyn Clark and Tyus Reed

The Value of Youth Peers Serving on Community Boards

By: Ryan Tempesco

National Practice Guidelines for Peer Specialists and Supervisors

By: Rita Cronise and Jonathan Edwards

Building Partnerships to Enhance the Peer Workforce

By: Kyneta Lee, Tim Saubers, and Todd Noack

Physical Wellness for Work: A Guide for Peer Specialists

By: Judith Cook and Margaret Swarbrick

Trauma and Mental Health Peer Support

By: Tommy Newcombe and Tera Newcombe

A Path to Crisis Recovery & Resilience – Helping Rural Communities

By: Dr. Jacque Gray

National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)

By: Godfrey Jacobs

Peer Support Specialists Working Together with Allies

By: Vivian Nuñez

Crisis Engagement Strategies

By: Elliot Palmer

Peer Support and Smoking Cessation

By: Gina Calhoun

Peer Specialists in Integrated Care

By: De Anne Nichole Dwight

Financial Wellness & Peer Support: Building Hope for a Better Financial Future

By: Oscar Jiménez-Solomon and Rita Cronise

Avoiding Compassion Fatigue and Burnout for Mental Health Peer Specialists

By: Stephanie Tellez and Adria Powles

Self-Disclosure: Supportive, Safe and Successful

By: Rachelle Weiss

Using Social Media to Build Rapport with Peers

By: Taylor Blanco

Developing a Board of Directors for Mental Health Organizations

By: Matthew Federici and Amey Dettmer

Understanding Trauma and Post-Traumatic Growth

By: Kelly Davis

Benefits of Recovery Environments

By: Ahmad Abojaradeh

Peer Specialists as Supervisors

By: Tim Saubers

Peer-Run Crisis Respite Homes: Tips for Rural Areas

By: Todd Noack

Using Your Recovery Story to Connect and Inspire

By: Kyneta Lee

Community Inclusion and the Critical Role of Peers

By: Mark Salzer

Mental Health Peer Specialist: Ethics and Boundaries

By: Ron Clark

Mental Health Peer Specialists and People Who Are Justice Involved

By: Waynette Brock and Jaime Campos

Peer Specialists’ Techniques for Suicide Prevention, Crisis, and Transformation

By: Eduardo Vega

Living Well with the Trauma of Chronic Illness

By: Michael Buck

Empowering Youth as Mental Health Peer Specialists

By: Amey Dettmer, Letty Elenes, and Ryan Tempesco

Understanding Cultural Inequalities for Mental Health Peer Specialists

By: Tanisha Trice

Building a Strong Mental Health Peer Specialist Workforce

By: Sheila Hall-Prioleau and Sheryl Newton

Building Community Support Groups for Improved Mental Health

By: Jane Winterling

Self-Care for the Peer Specialist

By: Denise Camp

How Conflict Resolution Skills Can Help Peer Specialists

By: Dan Berstein

Effectively Employing Young Adult Peer Providers: A Toolkit

By: Jonathan Delman & Vanessa Vorhies Klodnick

Certified Peer Specialists in Crisis Services

By: Dave Measel

Can I get the Recipe? Research Supports the Evidence for Peer Support

By: Laysha Ostrow

Straight Talk About Peer Supervision

By: Susan Nyamora

The Importance of Language

By: BJ North

DBSA* Peer Leadership Center: Online Resource for Peer Workforce & Organizations

National Accreditation for Peer Specialists: How Canada Makes it Work.

Community Inclusion and Peer Support Supporting Increased Community Participation

By: Matthew Federici

Art as a Peer Specialist Skill: Learn how Peer Specialists can use creativity and the arts to inspire others throughout their recovery journeys

By: Gayle Bluebird

How to Ask for a Raise: The Peer Support Compensation Survey

By: Allen S. Daniels – Consultant & Peter C. Ashenden

Creating and Managing a Peer-Run Business

By: Diana Fullem

Peer Support Within The Criminal Justice System

By: Liz Woodley

The Spirit of Bouncing Beyond

By: Lori Ashcraft

Mental Wellness During Unemployment for Peers

By: Rachelle Weiss

Supporting CPS Staff in Direct Advocacy Work

By: Elisha Coffey, Fran Hazam & Yvette Pate

Invasion or Innovation: Peers in the Workforce

By: Rita Cronise

Peer Support with Veterans - Shoulder to Shoulder

By: Deanna Brent and Larry Buttel

Workforce Integration: Why It Matters

By: Dawniell A. Zavala

A Decade of Peer Culture, Support, and Leadership in Philadelphia

By: Crystal Edwards

Peer Support Works, The Paper Proof

By: Gina Calhoun

This section was developed [in part] under grant number 1H79SM082653-01 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The views, policies, and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of SAMHSA or HHS.

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