Employers & Organizations of Peer Specialists: Who they are and what they need to know?
Registration: Click here to Register
Date of course: Jan 29, 2026
Time of course: 01:00 PM Central Time
Location: Online
Registration Required: Participants must register and log in using a unique email address.
Full Attendance Required: Continuing education hours will only be awarded for full participation.
Facilitator: Jeffrey Loflin, Christine Zimmerly, Edna Rodriguez
Cost: Free
Offers: 1CE in General Education
Language: English
Meeting ID: 824 8812 3884
Withdrawal or Special Accommodations: Jeffrey Loflin
Email: jeffrey.loflin@recoverypeople.org
Satisfaction Survey: Completion of a satisfaction survey is required to receive continuing education credit. Closed captions will be available.
Course Description:
This 1-hour training helps program applicants, employers, and stake-holders knowledge on who peer specialists are and the value they bring to organizations and who employs them. It will also identify key workforce realities employers face when hiring, supporting and retaining peer specialists. It will also include role clarity and career pathways. As well as recognizing organizational resources that strengthen peer workforce sustainability and effectiveness.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify types of organizations that employ peer specialists
- Describe who peer specialists are and the value they bring to organizations and recovery-oriented systems of care.
- Identify key workforce realities employers face when hiring, supporting, and retaining peer specialists, including role clarity, compensation, and career pathways.
- Recognize organizational resources, including Peer-to-Career, that strengthen peer workforce sustainability and effectiveness.
Please Note
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with details on how to join the session. If you do not receive a confirmation email within 15 minutes, please email jeffrey.loflin@recoverypeople.org.
Continuing education certificates will only be issued to the individual registered with the email address used to log in. Login credentials are unique and should not be shared.