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INSTITUTE #25 8:30 AM FRIDAY • 1:30 PM SATURDAY • NAPLES 2-3
A Curriculum for Family-to-Family Peer Support Based on System of Care Values
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OBJECTIVES—Participants will learn:
1. To identify the benefits of hiring peers to provide support to families and youth and the contribution they can make
to a system of care
2. To describe the key components of a training curriculum for peer support workers
3. How to implement a module of the curriculum
4. To incorporate methods to insure fidelity to the model and system of care values
5. To identify key opportunities and challenges in implementing a family-to-family peer support curriculum
This Institute will provide in-depth training on the development and implementation of a curriculum to train family-tofamily
peer support workers. This session will provide an overview of the curriculum, which is based on system of care
values such as family-driven, youth-guided, culturally and linguistically competent, and individualized care.
The information and strategies to be highlighted are based on the work of Success 4 Kids & Families (a system of care
in Florida), families from across Florida, the State of Florida, and the Florida Certification Board to develop and
implement a family-to-family support curriculum based on system of care values for a “Certified Recovery Peer
Specialist-Family” credential that can be earned by peers.
This session will focus on the components of the curriculum and training methods, with a view towards helping
participants to adapt the curriculum or develop their own curriculum to training peer support workers.
Specific topics to be covered include:
• The need for family-to-family peer support within systems of care
• An overview of the curriculum developed in Florida
• An opportunity to experience a module of the curriculum taught by faculty
• How to use the System of Care Practice Review to measure fidelity to the model and system of care values
• Lessons learned in implementing a family-to-family peer support curriculum
• Partnering with community organizations and providers to train peers
• How to adapt the curriculum or develop a curriculum in participants’ home communities and states
The session will be enhanced by the use of a variety of training techniques including small group discussion and
interactive exercises to enable participants to experience aspects of the training. The faculty team for this session will
offer the perspectives of a family member certified as a peer support worker, a clinician and deputy executive director
from a provider agency, and a community manager and clinician from a managing entity.
MODERATOR/PRESENTER: Beth Piecora, Family Specialist, Disability Rights Florida, Tampa, FL
David Clapp, Ed.D., C.A.P., L.M.H.C., Community Manager (C12/C20), Central Florida Behavioral Health Network,
Inc., Tampa, FL
John Mayo, M.A., L.M.H.C., Deputy Executive Director, Success 4 Kids & Families, Inc., Tampa, FL
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