Peer Endorsement in Supportive Housing - TO BE RESCHEDULED
Become a Certified Supportive Housing Peer Specialist
When: AS OF TODAY, 3-17-20, THIS TRAINING WILL BE RESCHEDULED TO SOME TIME LATER THIS YEAR. We will send out an announcement once it is rescheduled.
Cost: No Fee
CEUs: 16 CEUs for those who attend all 3, full days, of the training
Lunch: Provided
Where: Albuquerque - exact location to be determined
Cost: No Fee
CEUs: 16 CEUs for those who attend all 3, full days, of the training
Lunch: Provided
Where: Albuquerque - exact location to be determined
PLEASE NOTE: In order to qualify to become a Supportive Housing Peer Specialist, one must be a Certified Peer Support Worker (CPSW). Certificates of attendance and CEUs will be given to those who are not CPSWs.
This three-day training was developed by the Life Link Training Institute on behalf of the Behavioral Health Services Division Supportive Housing Initiative and the Office of Peer Recovery and Engagement. Funding was provided to give Certified Peer Support Workers (CPSW) an opportunity to receive focused training on supportive housing and the unique role that housing plays in wellness and recovery.
The purpose of this three-day training is to educate and train health care professionals specifically Certified Peer Support Workers on the principles of supportive housing; how to deliver effective supportive services to find, get and keep housing; providing a range of service options and approaches; the unique contributions of using peers with housing expertise; how to access subsidized housing; housing models and housing programs; roles and responsibilities of service providers, property managers and local lead agencies; practical housing tools and interventions; an overview of Comprehensive Community Support Services (CCSS) and its use in supportive housing service delivery; guidance for tenancy issues and the prevention process and negotiating requests for reasonable accommodations and modifications to prevent eviction.
This three-day training was developed by the Life Link Training Institute on behalf of the Behavioral Health Services Division Supportive Housing Initiative and the Office of Peer Recovery and Engagement. Funding was provided to give Certified Peer Support Workers (CPSW) an opportunity to receive focused training on supportive housing and the unique role that housing plays in wellness and recovery.
The purpose of this three-day training is to educate and train health care professionals specifically Certified Peer Support Workers on the principles of supportive housing; how to deliver effective supportive services to find, get and keep housing; providing a range of service options and approaches; the unique contributions of using peers with housing expertise; how to access subsidized housing; housing models and housing programs; roles and responsibilities of service providers, property managers and local lead agencies; practical housing tools and interventions; an overview of Comprehensive Community Support Services (CCSS) and its use in supportive housing service delivery; guidance for tenancy issues and the prevention process and negotiating requests for reasonable accommodations and modifications to prevent eviction.