Recovery Supports and Peer Workers

B3 - Strategies to Enhance the Value of Peer Delivered Services

Monday, April 11, 2022

4:15 PM – 5:15 PM

Location: Gaylord National, Chesapeake D-F

Workshop Presenter(s)

Dana Foglesong, MSW, NCPS

National Director Recovery and Resiliency Services
Magellan Health
Fort Myers, Florida

Slides Handouts
Jonathan P. Edwards, Ph.D., LCSW, ACSW, NYCPS

Consultant and Professor
NYC Department of Health
New York, New York

Peer delivered services have grown exponentially over the last 20 years and an additional 1 million peer support workers are expected to be needed to meet the expected demand. Join us for the insights of experts with more than 30 years of experience navigating the landscape of peer support services, supervising peer workforces, developing, implementing and managing peer support services in government, private and nonprofit sectors and utilizing peer support in their own lives. Don’t be afraid to jump in with both feet and learn how to maximize the value of peer delivered services for individuals you serve, your organization and your community.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the characteristics of peer support that help organizations meet the Triple Aim.
Define the qualities of organizational commitment and organizational culture that foster effective integration of peer support services
Discuss organizational strategies that can be used in your agency to design, implement, sustain, and improve outcomes of peer support services.