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

This 60- minute webinar will explore the City of Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) celebrated a decade of behavioral health system transformation. As part of this celebration, DBHIDS conducted an extensive study on what was working in the utilization of peer support services and what still needed work. Philadelphia has been on the cutting edge of peer support services both in training and in employment possibilities. This extensive study of all stakeholders provides the foundation for Philadelphia to continue the growth of the peer specialist professional as an indispensable member of the healthcare community. By the end of this Webinar, people will be able to: - Learn how Philadelphia conducted a thorough investigation into all facets of peer specialist services, - Discover a broad spectrum of methods to obtain the most accurate and detailed overview of the implementation of peer specialist services in an urban setting, - Use the results to both assess and improve the peer specialist services in their community.