HRSA Webcast: Supervising peers who support clients in HIV care and treatment (Part 1)

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Link:

http://www.careacttarget.org/library/supervising-peers-who-support-clients-hiv-care-and-treatment-part-1

Type:

Webcast

Publication/Release Date:

October 7, 2009

Language:

English

Organization:

Health and Disability Working Group, Columbia University, Harlem Hospital, WORLD, Center for Health Training, Kansas City Free Health Clinic, American Red Cross St. Louis Chapter

Description:

This Webcast was held on Oct. 7, 2009 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET.

Date: October 7, 2009 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Location: Webcast (Online)
The PEER Center and the Peer Education Training Sites invite all Ryan White grantees and individuals interested in learning more about supervising HIV-positive peers who provide HIV care and treatment to participate in the following HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau Conference Webcast:Supervising peers who support clients in HIV care and treatment (Part 1)

HIV-positive peers who work to retain PLWHA in care and treatment and who may have experienced life challenges similar to those of their clients have unique needs for supervision and support. Effective peer supervision calls for supervisors to develop a highly supportive supervisory style that borrows from mental health counseling, social work and supervision. This webcast is the first of a two-part seminar. It is designed as an introduction to approaches for supervising peers. It will describe three distinct areas of supervision which together can help peers to thrive in the workplace. It will include case examples consisting of issues that are common for peers working in the field of supporting clients: boundaries, confidentiality and integrating peers into the health care team.The Webcast includes speakers from four organizations with extensive experience in supervising peers:

Laura Fizek, Justice Resource Institute (JRI), PEER Center, Boston, MA
LaTrischa Miles and Alicia Downes, Kansas City Free Health Clinic, People to People, Kansas City and St. Louis, MO
Janie Riley, Women Organized to Respond to Life-Threatening Diseases (WORLD), Lotus Project, Oakland, CAPaul Colson and Julie Franks, Peer Advanced Competency Training Project (PACT), Columbia University and Harlem Hospital, New York, NY