8th Annual Substance Use Mental Health (SUMH)
Peer Conference 2024
Sponsored by:
Office of Addiction Services and Support (OASAS)
Office of Mental Health (OMH)
New York City Department of Health, and Mental Hygiene (NYCDOHMH)
Peer Support at the Roots: Upholding Rights, Integrity, and Solidarity in Advocating for the Authenticity and Values of the Peer Support Role
Friday, December 6, 2024
Silberman School of Social Work
2180 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10035
“Lived experience matters, and those who have been closest to the problem are the best positioned to aid in the solution.”
- SUMH committee member, 2024
Peer Support Services are rich in history and deeply rooted in cultivating meaningful and authentic relationships that honor and respect the experiences, voices, and choices of individuals and communities. Whether anchored in rights activism, the centering of equity, multiple pathways, or any other intersectional identities and needs, Peer support work embodies the understanding of “nothing about us without us.”
As the demand for Peer support services continues to grow, it is integral that we protect the fidelity and integrity of the work, highlighting and valuing our lived expertise. Staying true to the historical fundamental core values of the peer-to-peer support relationship is how we will successfully sustain our impact. In doing so, we ensure role clarity and identity, avoid peer drift, and work creep, and establish the voices of our individual and collective lived experience that define OUR work.
Voices of peer support matter now more than ever in collectively ensuring OUR work remains true to its origins, its roots!
“Lived experience matters, and those who have been closest to the problem are the best positioned to aid in the solution.”
BREAKFAST
8:30am to 9:00am Breakfast
9:00am to 9:15am Introduction Teena and Brenda
9:15am to 9:45am The State of the Peer Work Force FOR-NY and Alliance for Rights and Recovery
Dr. Angelia Smith-Wilson & Luke Sikinyi
9:45am to 10:00 Overview of the Day
WELCOMING REMARKS
10:00am to 10:30am Welcoming Remarks: Auditorium
Commissioner, Dr. Chinazo Cunningham, Office of Addiction Services and Support (OASAS)
Commissioner Dr. Annemarie Sullivan, Office of Mental Health (OMH)
Representing NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (OHM) Carlton Whitmore
James M Mandiberg | MSW | PhD, Associate Professor
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Auditorium
10:30am to 11:00am Keynote Speaker: Dr. Felecia Pullen
CAREER FAIR
11:00am to 3:00pm Career Fair
The Career Fair featuring providers with internship and employment opportunities for peers offering peer support services will be held throughout the conference. About 300 peers and providers are anticipated to attend. This is a chance to connect, exchange information, and network with others conference attendees.
11:00am to 11:15pm
BREAK
WORKSHOPS
11:15am to 12:30pm Workshop Round 1
Names of workshops:
Title & Presenters
Jeremy Reuling & Rita Cronise
Listening to the Peer Workforce - Top Ten Priorities: An Action Agenda
Wilvena Gordon & Douglas Murphy
Expanding the Peer Support Recovery Capital Toolkit: Fleshing Out
Misconceptions and Applications of NA Literature as A Resource in the Community
Sara
Amplifying Workforce Diversity and Equity through a Family and Youth Peer
No, Nothing, None! Answers to Three Critical Questions about Supervision of Peer Supporters
Denise Delio & Diana Mendez Effects of SUD/MH disorders on the family: Perspectives from family
1:30pm to 2:45pm