Peer Support is in Demand

In this webinar, Amey Dettmer, a national leader in peer support, will share about her own personal journey through recovery and peer support. This presentation will be a general overview of peer support throughout the nation. In 2020, a SAMHSA Behavioral Health Workforce report called for a 4693% increase of peer supporters throughout the behavioral health workforce. This webinar will explain why there is such a demand for peer support and how this evidence-based practice transforms the ways healing can occur in our communities and for those receiving services. Learning Objectives: - Describe at least 3 models for peer support in behavioral health systems - List 3-4 approaches for peer support implementation and growing peer support accessibility - Define what peer support is and why it is recognized as an evidenced-based practice