Open AccessEffectively Employing Young Adult Peer Providers: A Toolkit
Author(s) -
Jonathan Delman,
Vanessa V. Klodnick
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
psychiatry issue briefs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2162-1950
DOI - 10.7191/pib.1175
Subject(s) - enthusiasm , workforce , work (physics) , peer support , peer review , psychology , medical education , nursing , medicine , social psychology , engineering , political science , mechanical engineering , law
This toolkit was developed specifically for provider organizations that employ or want to employ young adult peer providers, who we call “YA peers” in this toolkit. Provider and program leadership must support peers, co-workers and supervisors to work collaboratively through enhanced trainings, team building strategies, personnel policies, and sharing their enthusiasm for the potential of the YA peer role. This toolkit provides employers with direct guidance on how to enhance their capacity to sustain and grow a young adult peer workforce.