Tuesday, October 22
2:00 ET

Join the National Center of Excellence for Tobacco-Free Recovery (CoE-TFR) to explore the role peer support specialists and peer recovery coaches play in addressing commercial tobacco use among clients with behavioral health conditions.  During this 60-minute webinar, you’ll hear directly from staff working in behavioral health and recovery settings and discuss how they’ve approached trying to normalize addressing tobacco use as part of a peer’s role in supporting individuals with behavioral health conditions on their recovery journey.

As a result of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Describe the role of a peer support specialist/peer recovery coach in a behavioral health setting
• Explore the evidence and importance of integrating peer-driven support services as part of a coordinated system of care to support people on their quit journey
• Discuss barriers, challenges, and opportunities to leverage peers to support Commercial Tobacco-Free Recovery

Presenters

• Cody Crawford, TIEH Project Director, Division of Behavioral Health, Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
• Gita Enders, Director of Peer Services, NYC Health + Hospitals
• David Davis, Project Director, National Center of Excellence for Tobacco-Free Recovery

Who Should Attend?

• Peer Recovery Coaches/Peer Support Specialists
• Peer supervisors
• Practitioners that work in Behavioral Health Settings

For registration or technical assistance, please contact David Davis, Project Director, at tfr.contact@caiglobal.org or 929-581-0861

This opportunity is made possible by the Substance Abust and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which has awarded CAI funding to administer the National Center of Excellence for Tobacco-Free Recovery (CoE-TFR).