What are Peer Support Services Across the Lifespan?

When: Thursday, February 23 - 12:00 PM

Duration: 1 hours 15 minutes

Location: Zoom

Event Details:

What are Peer Support Services and what makes them effective? Join us to learn more about the mutual support, experiential knowledge, the values of youth, adult and family peer support, and the types of Peer Support Services that can be offered to people of all ages through the Mental Health Outpatient Treatment and Rehabilitative Services Program (MHOTRS) programs. While qualifications and credentials required for providing youth, family, and adult peer support will be covered briefly, the primary focus of this webinar is to provide an overview of the important role Family Peer Advocates, Youth Peer Advocates and Adult Peer Specialists can have on your teams. 

For those who attend this session, there will be a follow-up consultation session, on March 2, 12:00 – 1:15 pm, with a panel of subject matter experts to briefly cover frequently asked questions related to Peer Support Services with time reserved at the end for you to ask questions specific to your program.

By the end of this webinar you will be able to:

• Define mutual support and the lived experience perspective
• Explore the difference between natural peer support and Peer Support Services
• Recognize distinctions between services available for youth, families, adults, and older adults
• Recall the types of non-clinical services that can be provided by Peer Specialists/Advocates
• Identify the credentials required to become a Peer Specialist/Advocate

**Target Audience: MHOTRS program leadership, directors, supervisors, peer support provider agency leadership**