The Digital Peer Support Specialists: How We Got Here and Where We're Going

April 6, 2021

10:00 - 11:00am MST

11:00 - 12:00pm CST

This session will present a new category of peer support endorsement training - the digital peer support specialist. Dr. Karen Fortuna will discuss the latest scientific evidence regarding digital peer support services including telephone-based, video games, and smartphone app peer support services, the current landscape of offerings within the United States. Additional information will be provided on how to select technologies that promote recovery and discuss ethical challenges and opportunities to the future of peer support.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the evidence of digital peer support in supporting individual's mental health and substance use challenges
• Consider ethical issues in the development and use of digital peer support services in your work
• Comprehend the landscape of digital peer support services offered through the United States

Trainer

Karen Fortuna, Ph.D., LICSW, Dartmouth College, Geisel School of Medicine