This training guide for peer recovery mentors working the child welfare system is notable for its description of 10 best practices for family peer support mentors. The 10 best practices include: establishing a connection with parents; supporting positive engagement in services; supporting compliance with child welfare; promoting self-efficacy; inspiring hope and serving as reunification role models; person-centered trauma-informed services; advocating for parents with child welfare; guiding development of supportive relationships; guiding and teaching system navigation; and regulations, ethical conduct and peer boundaries.
Funding Source: Oregon Health Authority
Substance Use Disorder Peer Delivered Services Child Welfare Best Practices Curriculum
A training guide for peer recovery mentors working the child welfare system from the Oregon Regional Facilitation Center