Family Peer Support Supervisor Training

This 21-hour FREE virtual training provides supervisors of Family Peer Support Workers the information and skills needed to effectively supervise a Family Peer Support Worker. Participants will receive an introduction to the Parent Peer Support Practice Model and explore the roles and phases of the model. This companion curriculum to the Family Peer Support Worker (FPSW) training addresses supervisory skills that will support the work of the FPSW, including creating a supportive environment, maintaining fidelity and accountability to the FPSW role, workplace wellness, and opportunities for growth and advancement. Suggested strategies and tools are provided for use in individual supervision. This training satisfies the training requirements in the NM Behavioral Health Billing Manual for supervisors of Certified Family Peer Support Workers.

This training is intended for Family Peer Support Worker Supervisors and those planning to supervise Family Peer Support Workers soon.

18 Social Work CEUs

Trainer:
Spence Spencer, MPA, CWF, CFPSW Center of Innovation for Behavioral Health and Wellbeing

Spence Spencer (they/them) has a master's degree in Public Administration with a concentration in Disability Health from the University of New Mexico. Spence has over 18 years of experience working in social services advocating for people with disabilities, children, and families. Their prior experience includes Youth Mental Health, classroom and special education support, High-Fidelity Wraparound, Adult Mental Health, and support for adults on the DD waiver. Spence began their career working in group home settings, then transitioned into working in training implementation. Spence then worked as a program director where they ensured engaging individualized therapeutic living environments. More recently, Spence worked as a Wraparound Facilitator where they worked directly with families providing support and navigation for families to access various resources that they might need. Currently, Spence is the Family and Youth Peer Program Manager at the Center of Innovation for Behavioral Health and Wellbeing. In this role, Spence oversees all program efforts for Family Peer Support, Youth Peer Support, Family Engagement, and Youth Engagement. Furthermore, Spence also trains supervisors and prospective Family and Youth Peer Support Workers, develops and implements trainings to advance Family and Youth Peer Support Workers and family and youth centered organizations across the state of New Mexico in efforts to expand Family and Youth Peer Supports. Additionally, Spence is a Certified Family Peer Support Worker.

As a result of this training, participants will:

• Learn how to supervise a new workforce
• Learn how to develop new approaches
• Create a supportive and productive environment
• Learn how to work specifically with FPSW’s regarding Family/Work/Case Supervision
• Learn how to evaluate performance of the FPSW
• Learn how to offer professional growth

This training is a part of the State of New Mexico’s Children, Youth, and Families Behavioral Health Services Family Peer Support Program.

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