Recruitment and Hiring for Youth Peer Support Specialists

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Youth peer support is an increasingly popular intervention for youth and young adults with serious mental health conditions. However, many agencies face difficulty when it comes to hiring this new role. This webinar addresses appropriate qualifications for youth peer support specialists, drafting a job description, addressing barriers related to confidentiality, and out-of-the-box recruitment methods. This webinar will also briefly touch on retention once you start growing your youth peer workforce.

Trainers:

picture of Caitlin BairdCaitlin Baird

Caitlin Baird is a Project Manager and Trainer with Pathways RTC at Portland State University. Caitlin has experience working directly with transition aged youth and young adults as a peer support specialist and as a supervisor for peer support specialists in wraparound and other mental health settings.
 

 

 
picture of Maria Hermsen-Kritz Maria Hermsen-Kritz

Maria Hermsen is a Research Assistant with Pathways RTC at Portland State University. She has experience providing peer support for transition age youth, supervising youth peer support specialists,and managing a youth drop-in center program.

 

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November 6, 2019
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