Workforce Integration: Why It Matters

Dawniell Zavala, Program Director of W.I.S.E. (Workforce Integration Support and Integration) a program of NorCal MHA, is an expert in successfully integrating peer workers into the mental health system by creating a work environment that educates and supports all participants in the mental health workforce. WISE, both prepares the organization on the best way to welcome, utilize, support, and nurture the peer worker while also providing a broad spectrum of education and support to the new peer employee. This webinar will provide peer employers and employees with the obstacles, reasons, and methods to ensure a successful integration of peers into the mental health workforce.