The NYC Peer and Community Health Worker Workforce Consortium Presents
Peer Workforce Integration
Action Planning and Implementation:
A new four-session lunchtime learning series
Applies to organizational leaders, program managers, supervisors, and peer support staff
Wednesdays at noon (5/20, 5/27, 6/3 and 6/10)
This four-session series helps organizations to drive change towards practices that support the integration of the peer workforce. It draws from the ideas presented in the Action Planning and Implementation Guide developed by the NYC Peer and Community Health Worker Workforce Consortium and applies to the inclusion of peers in the workforce anywhere. The series guides the transition from assessing organizational strengths and needs to the process of collaboratively developing and implementing a measurable, action-oriented plan.
Wed., May 20, 12:00 – 1:30 PM Eastern
Session 1: Getting the Conversation Started | Register
This session introduces key concepts of implementation, organizational readiness for change, collective efficacy, and commitment to change. It presents resources and tools that can help to guide this process and discuss the critical role of collaboration in producing outcomes and reaching organizational goals. In this session you will meet the new Director of the Consortium!
In the first session, you’ll meet Curtis Dann-Messier the new Director of the Peer and CHW Workforce Consortium, which is an initiative of the Division of the New York City Mental Hygiene’s Office of Consumer Affairs. He comes from CUNY where he was the University Director of Workforce Programs. In session two he will be the featured speaker!
Wed., May 27, 12:00 – 1:30 PM Eastern
Session 2: Building a Plan | Register
This session offers guidance on preparing for and conducting group conversations about the needs of an organization. The session highlights strategies for increasing the comfort and engagement of those who join in the organization’s planning process. It emphasizes the use of a strengths-based approach and discusses how an organization-specific action plan can be built, while including the development of specific, measurable goals within an agreed upon time frame.
Wed., June 3, 12:00 – 1:30 PM Eastern
Session 3: Keeping the Action Active | Register
This session presents strategies that can be used to address barriers related to engagement of employees and the sustainability of efforts over time. It discusses ways to re-evaluate and address needs that shift over time and will communication strategies to support sustained engagement.
Wed., June 10, 12:00 – 1:30 PM Eastern
Session 4: How did it go? Evaluation of your implementation | Register
This session discusses methods for evaluating progress towards organizational goals and on applying concepts of Continuous Quality Improvement in the implementation process. It defines and differentiates between measurement of implementation processes and measurement of implementation outcomes.
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