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A newsletter of the Washington State Health Care Authority Office of Recovery Support. |
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This October, we're celebrating one year of our peer newsletter!
In the past year, we've accomplished so much together by strengthening and expanding our peer workforce and community. We are so grateful that you're here and we can't wait to see what else we can accomplish together.
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On August 23 and 24, HCA peer support program staff attended the eighth annual Peer Pathways conference. This year was the first year the conference was held in person!
Our staff are sincerely grateful for all of the hard work by Rainbow Makers and Jones Community Solutions. The conference was a wonderful gathering of peers and peer allies in our state.
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Each of our keynote speakers and breakout sessions were met with high regard, several sessions had standing room only. The Peer Pathways planning committee is grateful for the outstanding speakers who shared their powerful messages of hope, recovery, resiliency, and love.
Attendees called out many people in their evaluations, but we'd like to shout out a key few people: Lorrin Ghering, Annette Jones, LaTonya Rogers, Carolyn Cox, Amy Griesel, Mo Bailey, Stephanie Lane, Thomas Jackson, and Karen Kelly.
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Substance use disorder family navigator training
This free, 16-hour training is for parents and family members, presented by parents and family members of a person with a substance use disorder (SUD). Participants are required to attend all four days of training.
- October 2–5, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- October 16–19, 5 to 9 p.m.
- November 13–16, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- December 4–7, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Learn more about the trainings and register to attend a session.
Veteran certified peer counselor training
Are you a veteran who has completed the prerequisite online certified peer counselor training? Attend a four-day training to kickstart your career as a peer counselor!
Certified peer specialist rulemaking workshop and feedback session
The Department of Health (DOH) is hosting a workshop to begin developing regulations around the new certified peer specialist credential. DOH will review the rulemaking process and ask for feedback on the development of the profession.
Operationalizing Peer Support training
HCA’s Operationalizing Peer Support (OPS) program supports agencies and organizations who want to begin offering or already offer peer services.
The OPS program is holding a free, two-day training to support organizations with the implementation and operationalization of their peer programs.
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Need support with your organization's peer support program? Drop in!
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Attend our monthly webinar. This month, we're spotlighting the Washington Peer Network.
- Thursday, October 5
- 9 to 10 a.m.
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In September, we learned about the Health Care Apprenticeship Consortium.
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Live event captioning available
Communication Access Real-time Transcription (CART) services, or live closed captioning, are available for events, on demand. Scheduling CART services requires a three-week lead-time.
To request this accommodation, please submit a request as soon as possible to:
Amanda Polley.
If you make your request less than a week in advance of the event, our language access manager cannot guarantee that a CART writer will be available.
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The Washington Peer Network provides comprehensive and accessible training and support for peer counselors across our state. Stay connected to them by signing up to receive their updates.
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Do you know a CPC or peer-run organization who you think deserves a little extra kudos? We want to highlight them in an upcoming newsletter!
Please email Amanda as much information as possible:
- Name of person/organization
- Their location
- Why are you highlighting them?
- Their picture (optional)
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Would you like to have more of an impact on what you see in the Peer-to-Peer newsletter? We would love to hear from you!
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