Training, conferences, and networking events for Peer Support Professionals
N.A.P.S. members can submit events to the calendar.
Discomfort is inevitable. Discomfort is also an opportunity for meaning-making, growth, and transformation. In this interactive workshop, peer supporters will explore ways to move through discomfort in their relationships while...
Topic: How to Build and Cultivate a Peer Network Within Your Community Description: This training will go over the steps to build a peer network in your community. Peer networks...
Join this event to learn about how to stay true to the Peer Support values, and ensure that when working with people their Autonomy is placed first. We will review...
Topic: Leading the Way with the National Association of Peer Supporters Description: During this meeting the Executive Director and Board President of N.A.P.S. will chat about the future of N.A.P.S....
The NYPAN Networking Meeting is a regular informal drop-in space for peer specialists and advocates from across the state to come together to exchange insights, experiences, and opportunities with each other, while...
Navigating Challenges for BIPOC Peer Specialists is a dynamic training designed to address the systemic barriers, workplace inequities, and microaggressions that BIPOC peer specialists often encounter. Through an interactive and...
The NY-PAN Advisory Committee consists of a selected group of individuals representing a diverse range of peer support credentials and regions across New York State. These members provide guidance and...
In part 2 of this 3-part series for peer specialists working in emergency psychiatric settings, participants will take a deeper dive into some of the N.A.P.S. National Practice Guidelines for Peer Supporters as they pertain to crisis support. We'll address potential misconceptions about the peer support role and situations where peer support workers might experience...
This session will look at ways to support people who want to die while remaining focused on the alternative aspects of peer support. This includes ways to honor bodily autonomy, self-determination, and self-identification of danger and safety. Trainer: Kirill Staklo Subject Matter Expert: Steven Henry About ECHO: The purpose of this ECHO series is to...
This session will focus on strategies to ensure that we’re honoring the wants and needs of youth we’re supporting. It will include ways to support youth self-determination while navigating sometimes...
Topic: Peer-Led Alternatives Training: Peer Run Organizational Development Description: In this training, you will learn how to build and sustain a peer-run organization from the ground up. We will cover...
During this session we’ll explore different ways to support people who are returning to community after incarceration. This will include understanding unique considerations when supporting people returning, ways to build...