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Come Discuss the Roles of Peers in Clinics at Jan 24 OMH Regional Advisory Committee Call

by The Alliance for Rights and Recovery

Register in advance for this meeting:
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Description: The Regional Advisory Committee is a public meeting for consumers/survivors/ex-patients and their families to provide actionable advice to the divisions within the NYS Office of Mental Health.

DRAFT AGENDA (subject to change) 

8:30am-8:40am      Networking, Sound Check, Orientation to the technology

8:40am-9:00am      Announcements from community partners: NY Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (NYAPRS), Mental Health Empowerment Project (MHEP), National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Mental Health Association of NYS (MHANYS)

9:00am-9:30am      Updates from Office of Consumer Affairs

9:30am-10:00am    Updates from the Commissioner

10:00am-10:30am   Presentation Use of Peer Workers in Outpatient Clinics

10:30am-10:45am   Assignment to Breakout sessions.

10:45am-11:45am   Breakout/brainstorming sessions

11:45am-12:30pm   Report outs from breakout sessions.

Draft Questions for the Breakout Sessions:

  1. What do you think a peer worker should be doing while working at the clinic?

  2. What do you think a peer worker should NOT be doing while working at the clinic?

  3. What would be the best way to educate and prepare agencies for integrating peer workers in their clinics? (Culture shift)

  4. What would be the best way to educate and prepare service recipients of the new peer roles?

  5. What should supervision look like for a peer working in a clinic?

  6. How do we ensure that we are protecting the integrity and principles for peers working in clinics?

  7. If you had a magic wand, what would peer support services look like in a clinic?

Tony Trahan Deputy Director, Office of Consumer Affairs Office of Mental Health 44 Holland Ave Albany, NY 12229 (518) 473-6579 | tony.trahan@omh.ny.gov www.omh.ny.gov