Training

Lotus

Lotus conducted this interactive workshop for prospective peers, entitled Transitions - Living and Working with HIV - at the 2009 USCA conference in San Francisco Oct. 29 - 31. The presentation covers the 4 Cs of peer advocacy:  Communication, Confidentiality, Countertransference and Creating Boundaries. 

Health and Disability Working Group, PACT

This roundtable presentation describes the core training curriculum for peer educators and presents evaluation results to date in change of peer knowledge at baseline, at 6 months and at 12 months after training.

Health & Disability Working Group

PEER Center

Presentation

December 1, 2009

Managing Client Care and Treatment

In this four-minute video, Leo, a client, and Jerry, a peer at Kansas City Free Health Clinic describe how they have worked together to identify strategies to help Leo communicate more effectively with his doctor, manage his HIV treatment, and more.

This is the story of how one peer educator supports one client’s efforts to manage his HIV self-care. It does not represent all peers and clients, nor does it portray all the ways peers help clients cope with the daily stresses of living with HIV.

Health and Disability Working Group

PEER Center

Presentation

April 1, 2009

In this 5-minute video, Kathleen Clanon, MD, Alameda County Medical Center in Oakland, CA and Sally Neville, RN, MSN, Director of HIV Primary Care at Kansas City Free Health Clinic in Kansas City, MO talk about how peers help their patients adhere to HIV treatment.

The PEER Center, PACT Project, the Lotus Project, People to People

PEER Center

Presentation

November 3, 2009

Date: Nov. 3, 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 2)

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. This Webcast is a continuation of the topic of supervision started in the Oct. 7 Webcast which described three distinct areas of supervision which together can help peers to thrive in the workplace.

The Webcast was recorded and is available on the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau Web Conference page (look for Webcast for Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009).

The PEER Center, PACT Project, the Lotus Project, People to People

PEER Center

Presentation

October 7, 2009

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, CA
• Paul Colson and Julie Franks, Peer Advanced Competency Training Project (PACT), Columbia University and Harlem Hospital, New York, NY

This Webcast was recorded and is available on the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau Web Conference page (Look for the Wed. Oct. 7, 2009 Webcast)

 

PEER Center

This brochure provides a short description of the Peer Education and Training Sites/Resource and Evaluation Center (PETS/REC) initiative and a list of toolkits, webcasts and digital stories available for use by organizations wishing to start or strengthen a peer program to support clients in HIV care and treatment.   The four-page 4 1/4 by  5 1/2 inch brochure can be printed double sided on a standard 8 1/2 by 11 sheet of paper.

The PEER Center, PACT Project, the Lotus Project

PEER Center

Presentation

August 5, 2009

To access the recording of this Webcast, visit the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau Web/Audio Conferences page and look for the Wed., August 5, 2009 Webcast. 

As the role of peers in HIV care and treatment has become increasingly valuable, so has the need for comprehensive training materials. The PEER Center and the Peer Education Training Sites have developed a toolkit, Building Blocks to Peer Success, to assist trainers and program directors in planning a peer training for newly hired peers or providing continuing education for existing peers. This Webcast will give participants an overview of the content and organization of the toolkit as well as a brief introduction on how to use the toolkit to plan and organize training. The Webcast will include speakers from three organizations:

• PEER Center, Boston, MA
• Women Organized to Respond to Life Threatening Disease (WORLD), Lotus Project, Oakland, CA
• PACT Project, New York, NY

Christie's Place, WORLD, Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center, Project ARK

PEER Center

Presentation

July 1, 2009

Peers living with HIV/AIDS play an essential role in engaging HIV-positive individuals in care and treatment. But the unique nature of that role brings with it special considerations and challenges when recruiting and hiring peers. This Webcast helps participants learn to identify strategies for recruiting and hiring peers including what qualifications to look for, how to conduct interviews, how to orient and train peers prior to working with clients, and how to introduce and retain peers as part of the health care team. The Webcast includes speakers from four organizations who will share their strategies for recruiting, hiring and supporting peers at their organizations:

• Christie’s Place, San Diego, CA, partner of the Lotus Project

• Women Organized to Respond to Life Threatening Disease (WORLD), Oakland, CA, Lotus Project

• Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, a partner of PACT Project

• Project ARK, St. Louis, MO, a partner of People to People Project

A recording of the Webcast can be found on the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau Web conference page. Look for the Wed., July 1, 2009 Webcast.

Lotus Project, Kansas City Free Health Clinic

From the Lotus project, 15 steps to starting an HIV support group and from the Kansas City Free Health Clinic, a description of the support groups they were running 2006 - 2008, with advice on establishing ground rules, marketing programs to consumers and tips for running support groups.