Special Edition - Conference News You Can Use!
This special edition of the Virtual Community News Digest has deadlines for two upcoming New York peer conferences.
- Today - Sept. 29 is the last day to submit a workshop proposal for the 4th Annual New York City Behavioral Health Peer Conference (Peer Services, Value Added to the Continuum) on Dec 1. Click here to download the proposal application.
- Oct. 5 is the last day for Early Bird registration rate for the NY Peer Specialist Certification Board (NYPSCB) Conference in White Plains on October 26 and 27. Registration for the conference is open now, and the Agenda, Scholarship, Hotel, and Sponsorship applications are all available on the NYPSCB website.
- Oct. 9 is the last day to sign up for ThriveAtWork training starting Oct. 16. An application is available on their website.
- Oct 19 is Global Peer Support Celebration Day. Plan a local celebration and share your photos with the coordinator.
If you have announcements for an upcoming News Digest, send email to academy.virtual.community@gmail.com.
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2 Research Opportunities
NYC Peer Support and Community Health Worker Survey
The New York City Peer Support and Community Health Workforce Consortium is committed to enhancing and expanding the peer support and community health workforce. As a part of our efforts to better understand the current conditions of the New York City workforce, we ask that New York City peer support and community health workers complete our survey.
(Take the survey)
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Academy of Peer Services Focus Groups
If you supervise Peer Specialists and want to participate in research
on the supervision of peer services, send email with Interested in Supervision Research
in the subject line to: academy.virtual.community@gmail.com.
If you are a Peer Specialist and believe your supervisor might have an interest in participating in research,
please pass this announcement on to your supervisor.
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For current job openings and more, view the attached News Digest. You can also find this special conference edition and back issues of the Virtual Community News Digest by clicking “News” in the heading of the Virtual Community site: https://aps-community.org