DMH Peer Support Training and Certification Program

The Department of Mental Health intends to conduct a series of three public stakeholder sessions on the design of the DMH Peer Support Training and Certification Program. Each session will address different topics and questions for stakeholder input. The schedule is provided below. Please continue to monitor COMMBUYS for more information, including updates in the event of inclement weather. Please respond to Melissa.Touadjine@MassMail.State.MA.US to request ASL interpreters for this event.

DMH Peer Support Training and Certification Program Schedule

Date Time Location Tentative Topics Monday, January 28th 10:00-11:30 a.m. Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room, Main Library Vision for peer support roles and service delivery system Tuesday, February 12th 10:00-11:30 a.m. Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room, Main Library Core competencies for peer support and curriculum design Monday, February 25th 10:00-11:30 a.m. Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room, Main Library Organizational qualifications, infrastructure and contract management — Program Schedule

Session 1: January 28, 2019

Tentative Topic: Vision for peer support roles and service delivery system.

Date	Time	Location	Tentative Topics
Monday, January 28^th	10:00-11:30 a.m.	Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room, Main Library	Vision for peer support roles and service delivery system

Additional Resources

DMH Peer Support Training and Certification Program Session 1 Slide Deck (PDF 321.85 KB)

Session 2: February 12, 2019

Tentative Topic: Core competencies for peer support and curriculum design

Date	Time	Location	Tentative Topics
Tuesday, February 12^th	10:00-11:30 a.m.	Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room, Main Library	Core competencies for peer support and curriculum design

Additional Resources

Peer Specialist Training & Certification Programs National Overview

U.S. GAO Leading Practices for State Programs to Certify Peer Support Specialists

Peer Support Training Program Stakeholder Session #2 (PDF 201.53 KB)

Session 3: February 25, 2019

Tentative Topic: Organizational qualifications, infrastructure and contract management.

Date	Time	Location	Tentative Topics
Monday, February 25^th	10:00-11:30 a.m.	Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room, Main Library	Organizational qualifications, infrastructure and contract management

Contact

Please respond to Melissa.Touadjine@MassMail.State.MA.US to request ASL interpreters for this event.

Additional Resources

DMH Peer Support Training and Certification Program Session 3 Slide Deck (PDF 135.43 KB)

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