Recovery Supports and Peer Workers

E3 - Embracing the Opportunities Found in Peer Support

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Location: Gaylord National, National Harbor 6/7

Staff Moderator(s)

Joan Kenerson King, RN, MSN

Senior Integrated Health Consultant
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Telford, Pennsylvania

Workshop Presenter(s)

Megkian Doyle, EdD

Director, Regional Community Action Team
Big Horn Valley Health Center One Health
Bozeman, Montana

Slides
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Wesley Stops

If you've been wondering how peer support works or what all the buzz is, this presentation will provide:
1. A context for how peers are being used in rural Montana to change the trajectory of communities.
2. A basic model for how we arrive at programming and interventions that are responsive to our community.
3. Inspiration to consider implementing or expanding peer support in your area.

Learning Objectives:

Define the role of peer support specialists in the context of community-based services that are a component of an integrated healthcare model.
Understand a model that can be applied to integrate peer-directed services that are responsive to community needs and diverse voices.
Experience joy and hope.