Work Groups
Work Groups
| # | WORK GROUP TOPIC | CONVENER(S) | DESCRIPTION | PRODUCT(S) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Recruitment, Training, Retention and Backup of Peer Supporters | Manuela McDonough | Focused on analyzing best practices for recruitment, training, retention and backup of peer supporters (including provisions for dealing with stressful situations). | Peer Health Promoter Quality Assurance Case Study. |
| 2 | Quality Improvement & Evaluation | Dane Emmerling | Focused on developing tools and resources that can help practitioners utilize evaluation and quality improvement in their peer support programs. | Overview of designing QI processes and a compilation of resources. |
| 3 | Ongoing Support | Shelagh Mulvaney Martha Funnell | Focused on analyzing ongoing support for diabetes, including varied communication modalities, technologies, and formats. | Literature review for ongoing support interventions, focusing on U.S.-based diabetes research reports. |
| 4 | Behavioral Health & Peer Support Interventions | Joan Thompson | Interested in behavioral health interventions by peer supporters for multiple chronic conditions and mental health. | (1) Toolkit for Advocating and Planning for a Behavioral Health Peer Support Program; (2) Brochure for Prospective Clients; (3) Brochure for Prospective Organizations. |
| 5 | Organizational & System Factors | Maggy Coufal | Interested in issues and approaches to integrating peer support with an organization or system, including community-based organizations and health care settings. | Issue brief analyzing integration of peer support and primary care |
| 6 | Sustainability & Advocacy | Tracy Sbrocco Juana Ballesteros | Building a business case for local adoption or national policy, economic analysis of peer support programs, opportunities through the Affordable Care Act and healthcare reform, and effective models of advocacy. | (1) The Case for Peer Support in Diabetes Self-Management; (2) State Advocacy Template to Reach Immigrant Populations with CHWs in Illinois; (3) Examples of State and Local Integration of CHWs; (4) CHW Advocacy Toolkit |