Supervising Peer Support Specialists: Building effective leadership habits to support the role of the peer and family support workforce.

Join us for a course on how to provide optimal supervision for your Peer and Family Support staff that will help your program deliver extraordinary outcomes. This course is designed for supervisors; you do NOT need to be a peer or family support employee to enroll. We encourage attendance from clinicians and medical staff who oversee programs where peer and family support services are utilized.

• Clearly define the roles and expectations for Peer Support Specialist and Family Support Specialist employees

• Understand and gauge whether your Peer Support Specialists & Family Support Specialists are working within their scope of practice

• ·Articulate the uniqueness of Peer Support Specialists and Family Support Specialists as part of a team.

• Review of AMPM 963 and AMPM 964 the AHCCCS policies related to peer and family support.

• Recognize the basic requirements for supervision of peer and family support specialists including continuing training requirements..

• This includes how peer support and family support can be best used as an evidence-based practice.

• Build/enhance structure and discipline into the framework of your programs.

• Utilize coaching and supportive supervision to enhance performance.