This community of practice will focus on best practices for hiring peer recovery support specialists with a focus on common lived experience requirements. It will include discussion about the importance of centering peer values in setting these requirements, the impact they have on workforce development, and an exploration of why employers feel these are necessary.
Facilitator: Achara Consulting
Funding for this initiative was made possible by grant no. 1H79TI083022 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
