The Role of Technology in Peer Support Services (Part 3) - How to Co-Design Digital Peer Support Programs for Your Organization

Description:

This webinar will discuss incorporating end-user participation in digital mental health intervention development, including evidence-based technology design features for people with a lived experience of a mental health condition, 508 compliance in technology design, and integrating user-centered design with community engaged research to address health disparities.

 

Presenter:

Karen L. Fortuna, PhD, MSW, holds a doctorate in Social Welfare and a master’s degree in Social Work. Dr. Fortuna is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry in the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College. Dr. Fortuna is co-producing digital peer support programs with peer support specialists as equal partners in development, research, and ownership. Her team has developed a commercially viable smartphone app, PeerTECH, in which they are currently testing its impact in a real-world environment. Dr. Fortuna was awarded an NIMH K01 award (K01MH117496), a NARSAD Young Investigator Grants from the Brain and Behavior Foundation and the Alvin R. Tarlov & John E. Ware Jr. Award in Patient Reported Outcomes for her work, and the Association of Gerontological Education Social Work Faculty Achievement Award. Dr. Fortuna’s work can be seen in numerous book chapters on digital peer support, in Nature, Psychiatric Services, and Forbes Magazine. She currently serves as editor of the JMIR: Journal of Participatory Medicine. She is a board member of the International Association of Peer Supporters. She currently serves on the International Editorial Board for the British Journal of Social Work. She was invited to serve as a member of the American Psychiatric Association’s Smartphone App Expert Advisory Panel.

 
Learning Objectives:
  • Understand the role of researchers and peer support specialists in digital health development and implementation.
  • Understand the intersection between user-centered design and community-engaged research.
  • Identify future opportunities relevant to advancing the role of peers in digital health development and implementation.
 
Who Should Attend?

Peer support specialists, researchers, administrators, behavioral health care professionals, state and local policymakers, and community advocates.

Starts: Mar. 12, 2020 11:00 am
Ends: Mar. 12, 2020 12:00 pm
Timezone:
US/Eastern
Registration Deadline
March 11, 2020
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