Training, conferences, and networking events for Peer Support Professionals
The NY-PAN Advisory Board 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 insights to help shape the direction of the New York Peer Advancement Network. Please note that this is a closed meeting, and participation is limited...
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, self-determination, and self-identification of danger and safety. Trainer: Kirill Staklo Subject Matter Expert: Steven Henry About ECHO: The purpose of this ECHO series is to...
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 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...
The NY-PAN Advisory Board 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...
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 trust, and navigating our own judgement. Trainer: Helen ‘Skip’ Skipper Subject Matter Expert: Nze Okoronta About ECHO: The purpose of this ECHO series is to...
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...
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...
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...
In this session we’ll talk about the future we’d like to create and what it takes to get there. We’ll flip the script from naming the things we don’t want...