Invasion or Innovation: Peers in the Workforce

In this webinar, she will share what she has learned – both the positive and the areas that still need work – as well as the best way to address the part of the process that gets in the way of successful utilization of the peer workforce. She has seen the power of welcoming peers as a powerful innovation that serves to empower individuals in reclaiming their lives as well as the problems that occur when clinical staff see peer specialists as unwanted invaders. She will detail and address issues that need to be recognized and addressed in order to embrace the peer specialist into the recovery-based work environment in a manner that allows a mutually supportive workforce.