IPS Practice Principles for Peer Specialists
This free training is offered monthly, aiming to educate peer specialists on the role of employment in recovery. Specifically, the course introduces Individual Placement and Support (IPS) to peer specialists as a tool for use with clients. View course in the IPS Employment Center This training library was supported by funding from the National Institute […]
Enriching the Vocational Workforce by Involving Peers in the Delivery of IPS-Supported Employment
In this one-hour webinar, the research on IPS-supported employment is discussed and how this evidence-based practice can be integrated to support wellness and employee engagement. Specifically highlighted are the SAMHSA IPS Toolkit and the Physical Wellness for Work resource. The content in this video was created by Mental Health America and is shared here as […]
Preparing Your Workplace for Peer Integration
Peer specialists provide great value to the workplace, but first employers must integrate them into employment spaces. This Mental Health America webinar supports how organizational leadership can prepare for the integration of peer specialists by describing risk avoidance, success checklists, common myths, and how to be recovery-oriented. The content in this video was created by […]
Peers as Professionals: Workplace Success
This training guides peer support specialists through discussions on ethics, feeling valued in the workplace, teamwork, advocating for the importance of peer support, communication, and maintaining core values. This pre-recorded presentation is valuable for peer providers, peer volunteers, employers, and supervisors. View video on the CAFE TA website This training library was supported by funding […]
Peer Supervision
When providing supervision for peer providers, preparation and informed management tactics are vital for the effective provision of peer services to positively impact individuals with serious mental health conditions (SMHC) in the workplace. This training is intended to equip supervisors, with and without lived experience of psychiatric disability, with a solid foundation for peer supervision. […]
Peer Delivery of Evidence-Based Supported Employment: Expanding the Vocational Workforce
Presenters deliver this webinar on how to integrate peers and health promotion initiatives into the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model of supported employment. This webinar also includes resources if you are a service professional interested in incorporating IPS and peer support into your work. The content in this video was created by the SAMHSA […]