Youth Peer Support Supervisor Training
Training Description
Virtual | Free to Attend | 12-hour Multi-Day Training | 11.25 CEUs
In this training, participants will discover the heart of what Youth Peer Support is and what it is not. Explore how YPSS Supervisors can create a safe and supportive environment where Specialists can effectively utilize their expertise and develop professionally.
This training is intended for Supervisors of Youth Peer Support Specialists.
Learning Objectives
- Understand Youth Peer Support as a Service and the Required Competencies for Youth Peer Support Specialists
- Understand how to best support YPSS through onboarding, training and supervision
- Understand how to adapt supervision style to meet the needs of young professionals with lived experience
Trainer: Liz Bennett, MPH, LMSW | NM Youth Peer Support Model Developer
Elizabeth Bennett is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at New Mexico State University. She earned her bachelors in biochemistry from the University of New Mexico and her dual master’s in social work and public health from New Mexico State University. She served in the United States Peace Corps from 2015-2017 in Costa Rica as a Youth Development Volunteer. Her practice experience includes 10 years of macro and mezzo level work in program development centering community-based behavioral health programs with an emphasis on person centered approaches, youth engagement, and youth peer support. She currently teaches at the bachelors and masters level, and her areas of interest include the empowerment of young people to recognize and embrace their power to create meaningful change and the application of mindfulness-based approaches to support wellbeing, enhance outcomes, and advance anti-oppression initiatives.
Funding
This training is funded by the Children, Youth and Families Department, Children's Behavioral Health Services.
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