Training, conferences, and networking events for Peer Support Professionals
N.A.P.S. members can submit events to the calendar.
Topic: Leading the Way with the National Association of Peer Supporters Description: During this meeting the Executive Director and Board President of N.A.P.S. will chat about the future of N.A.P.S. and peer support in the United States including ways to coalesce the peer movement. Bring your questions about N.A.P.S, ways to get involved, and all...
The NYPAN Networking Meeting is a regular informal drop-in space for peer specialists and advocates from across the state to come together to exchange insights, experiences, and opportunities with each other, while...
Navigating Challenges for BIPOC Peer Specialists is a dynamic training designed to address the systemic barriers, workplace inequities, and microaggressions that BIPOC peer specialists often encounter. Through an interactive and...
The NY-PAN Advisory Committee consists of a selected group of individuals representing a diverse range of peer support credentials and regions across New York State. These members provide guidance and...
In part 2 of this 3-part series for peer specialists working in emergency psychiatric settings, participants will take a deeper dive into some of the N.A.P.S. National Practice Guidelines for...
This session will look at ways to support people who want to die while remaining focused on the alternative aspects of peer support. This includes ways to honor bodily autonomy,...
This session will focus on strategies to ensure that we’re honoring the wants and needs of youth we’re supporting. It will include ways to support youth self-determination while navigating sometimes...
Topic: Peer-Led Alternatives Training: Peer Run Organizational Development Description: In this training, you will learn how to build and sustain a peer-run organization from the ground up. We will cover the basics of running and strengthening your peer organization in the most effective and culturally responsive manner. You will learn about the history of peers...
During this session we’ll explore different ways to support people who are returning to community after incarceration. This will include understanding unique considerations when supporting people returning, ways to build...
This session will discuss ways to support people who have experienced loss including a death, the loss of human rights, major life changes, and more. We’ll look at strategies for...
Topic: Hold on Tight! Staying True to Values of Peer Support Description: In this training we’ll explore ways to translate peer values and history into action and practice. We’ll discuss tangible ways to protect the integrity of peer support from everyday practice to macro-level advocacy, and beyond. Trainer: Tim Saubers The purpose of this training...
Topic: Centering Peer Values with Intentional Peer Support Description: For this meeting we’ll hear from a leader who has worked on what is often considered the gold standard of peer support training for many years. Bring your questions about what makes for a strong peer training, staying true to peer values, and resisting systemic assimilation...