The Role of the Peer Worker in Supporting Community Re-entry

This 2-day training that is integral in developing leadership skills for people with shared-lived experience in HIV, Hep C, Harm Reduction, PrEP and our newest addition, Criminal Justice.

This required 2-day, 7.5-hour training is designed to prepare peer workers to use their lived experience to assist clients through the transition from a criminal justice setting back to the community. The training reviews community re-entry competencies related to addressing challenges with housing, family and social support, employment, health care services, stigma, tasks of daily living, and other areas of life.

The LTI provides these courses 3 times per contract year to Peers who are either Certified Peer Workers and/or are seeking Peer certification.

There are 7.5 training hours for anyone taking this course.

Objectives

Participate will be able to:

-Identify the major areas of challenges that people face during community re-entry

-Use the shared lived experience to establish credibility, share lessons learned, and inspire people through the process of transition from a correctional facility to the community

-Work as part of a team to assist clients in addressing their social determinants of health needs including housing, food, social support, employment, health care, transportation, etc.

-Identify best practices for providing stigma-free services to individuals through the transition period

-Share lessons learned about strategies for avoiding reincarceration and establishing and maintaining positive interactions with parole officers and community law enforcement