Transition from In-person to Remote Services During COVID-19

Three leaders from a peer-run mental health organization will share lessons learned from transitioning from in-person programming to providing remote peer support services. Peers Envisioning and Engaging in Recovery Services (PEERS) is located in Alameda County in California, which has had one of the earliest, strictest, and longest-running shelter-in-place policies in the state and nation. The panelists will share the decision-making process around moving to remote services and the successes and challenges involved. The webinar will include time for questions, discussion, and shared problem-solving around providing peer support remotely. Bring your experiences and ideas! Learning Objectives: - Learn from an honest discussion of the challenges and successes involved in going remote in a peer-run organization - Gain insight into the priorities, structures, and relationships that enabled a peer-run organization to adapt quickly to an enormous change while protecting the health of its participants and staff - Name at least 3 specific tools and steps that helped -- and didn’t help -- in that transition