Effectively Employing Young Adult Peer Providers: A Toolkit

While Young Adult (YA) peer support providers are increasingly employed as members of mental health service teams, providers have struggled to maintain a strong YA peer workforce. In this webinar, we will provide an overview of the contents of the recently developed Transitions Research and Training Center (RTC) Toolkit for on sustaining and growing a YA peer workforce, including a comprehensive guidance, implementation tools [e.g., checklists, worksheets], sample policies, self-assessments, and webinars. The toolkit includes information on the following: - Unique aspects of YA peer job, - Organizational framework and cultural elements, - Best practices for recruiting hiring, and training, - Effective approaches for supervising YA peers, - Strategies for non-peer staff to be supporters and resources for YA peers. - Our mental health is strongly influenced by how we take care of ourselves. While self-care is important for everyone; it is particularly important for those of us engaged in peer support and caregiving professions. We can best support others when we first care for ourselves. Join Denise Camp to explore the importance of self-care and how you can do small things to improve your mental health and wellness. Workshop participants will learn to: - Define mental health and wellness for themselves; - Understand how their mental health and wellness affects their work as a peer specialist; - Develop personal tools for improving and maintaining mental health and wellness.