Supervisor Resources
Below is a list of resources that you may find helpful if you supervise peer specialists.
Peer Specialist Toolkit – Implementing Peer Support Services in VHA
Comprehensive overview of key peer support services implementation components
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Peer Specialist Supervision – Pillars of Peer Support 2014
Summary of the 2014 national summit designed to support the development of the peer support specialist workforce and focusing on peer supervision topics
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Supervision: Knowledge, Focus, and Approach
Supervisor roles and responsibilities
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Peer Specialists: Implementation, Evidence, and Effective Supervision
National evidence on effectiveness of peer services, supervisor roles, supervision techniques, and avoiding common pitfalls
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Enhancing the Peer Provider Workforce: Recruitment, Supervision, and Retention,
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD)
Review of the field, Medicaid-billable peer services, peer recruitment/hiring and supervision
10 Steps to Fully Integrating Peers into Your Workforce
Innovations Institute, Boston University Center on Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Online course on peer specialist integration
academy.reliaslearning.com/10-Steps-to-Fully-Integrating-Peers-into-your-Workforce--REL-HHS-0-NCV2.aspx
Enhancing Workplace Inclusion for Employees with Psychiatric Disabilities
Boston University Center on Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Workbook available for purchase
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Supervisor Guide for Whole Health and Wellness Peer Support
Manual on implementing peer-delivered whole health and wellness services developed under the Transformation Transfer Initiative (TTI) / National
Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD)
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Effective Supervision of Peer Specialists
Magellan Health E-Learning Center
Online continuing education course
magellanhealth.com/continuing-education.aspx
CPS Supervisor Training Introduction
The Transformation Center
Online peer specialist supervisor training
transformation-center.org/home/training/certified-peer-specialists/cps-supervisor-training/
Building Blocks to Peer Program Success: A toolkit for developing HIV peer programs
Online toolkit to support those interested in building, enhancing or incorporating peers into a program
peer.hdwg.org/program_dev
Leading and Coaching a Peer Workforce
Recovery Opportunity Center, Inc.
Information on ROC Certified Peer Specialist Supervisor training opportunities
recoveryopportunity.com/recovery-materials/for-supervisors/
Practices in Peer Specialist Supervision and Employment
Dr. Peggy Swarbrick and Dr. Patricia Nemec
Resource on developing peer specialist job descriptions
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A Report on Peer Support Supervision in VA Mental Health Services by DBSA
Summary report of peer employee and supervisor views of supervision and implementation
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Frontiers in Peer Support Supervision
Department of Veterans Affairs/Veterans Healthcare Administration
Presentation on peer support implementation in the VA at VA 2014 Psychology Leadership Conference
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