Developing Utah's Peer Support Profession
Utah Peer Network
ABOUT US
Our Mission is to create a statewide network of support, advocacy, and education focused on an equitable and inclusive peer support workforce, by collaboratively integrating peer support across systems of care in Utah.
The Vision of the Utah Peer Network is a sustainable peer workforce that is maintained through education, community connection, and collaboration with peer stakeholders throughout the state.
We execute our mission and vision through services that support peer support specialists from diverse lived experience backgrounds, including mental health and/or substance use disorders, criminal justice involvement, being unhoused, and many more.
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Support
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Empowerment
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Advocacy
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Technical Assistance
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Training
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Organizational Support
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Community Collaboration
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Peer support Education
UPN GOALS
UPN is committed to 7 primary goals, all grounded in a foundation of diversity, equity, and inclusiveness.
UPN will create a robust pre-certification process to ensure new and aspiring peer specialists have everything needed to complete certification and start working.
UPN is committed to ensuring that all training and certification are up-to-date and evidence-based, so peer can practice confidently.
At UPN, we provide overarching support to peers, employers, and agencies. We provide coaching, professional development, and continuing education opportunities.
UPN supports employment for peers and agencies that employ peer specialists. We provide employment preparation services for new and aspiring peers and a job posting board.
UPN does outreach to educate communities and organizations about peer support and helps them implement peer support ethically and effectively.
UPN aims to support peers through effective and ethical record stewardship by maintaining a data collection of peer specialists, employers, agencies, and providers.
UPN facilitates monthly meetings with representatives from agencies that employ peer specialists where information and resources can be shared and issues can be addressed.
DIVERSITY
Utah Peer Network advocates for a diverse workforce that is representative of all of us:
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Advocacy for diverse peer workforce
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All peer voices are present wherever decisions are made
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Celebration of peers from all backgrounds and recovery pathways
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Safe and free workforce for peers
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Representation from cultures, ethnicities, and backgrounds in the peer workforce
EQUITY
Utah Peer Network believes in an equitable peer support workforce that exists statewide:
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Working to create equity in the workforce
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Recognition of privilege, barriers, and opportunities different people have
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Creating support and resources for those that need them
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Reducing disparities among peers so that all have equitable opportunities in their careers
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Lifting each other up so we all win
INCLUSION
Utah Peer Network strives to be inclusive of all peer voices, and ensure those voices are represented
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Inclusion of all peer voices in committees and workgroups
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Advocacy with state systems and community for inclusive practice, policy, and procedure
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Nurture a workforce culture of collaboration and inclusiveness
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Bring the peer workforce together, so we can support and uplift each other
PEER TRAINING AND EVENTS
Wed, May 15Virtual eventMay 15, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PMVirtual event
Multiple DatesTue, May 21Virtual EventMay 21, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PMVirtual Event
Wed, May 22Virtual EventMay 22, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PMVirtual Event- Multiple DatesWed, May 22OgdenMay 22, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PMOgden, 893 24th St #300, Ogden, UT 84401, USAMay 22, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PMOgden, 893 24th St #300, Ogden, UT 84401, USAThis event is for peer specialists working in Davis and Weber Counties. We are meeting to discuss and address issues and barriers peer workers are experiencing in their work, to share the innovative and exciting work we are doing, and to build a network of support for peers throughout Utah.
Wed, May 29Virtual EventMay 29, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMVirtual Event- Wed, May 29Virtual EventMay 29, 2024, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PMVirtual Event
Multiple DatesFri, May 31Virtual EventMay 31, 2024, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PMVirtual EventMay 31, 2024, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PMVirtual EventWe're thrilled to kick off our latest round of Foundational Fridays training sessions, happening monthly, that focus on building basic knowledge about various intersectional public health issues! The free sessions are for providers, peers, and anyone in the harm reduction community.- Mon, Jun 17Virtual EventJun 17, 2024, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PMVirtual Event
- Tue, Jun 25Virtual EventJun 25, 2024, 9:00 AM – Jun 27, 2024, 2:00 PMVirtual Event
- Wed, Jun 26Virtual EventJun 26, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMVirtual Event
Time is TBD, please check back soon!Utah Peer NetworkTime is TBD, please check back soon!Utah Peer Network, 3269 S Main St, South Salt Lake, UT 84115, USATime is TBD, please check back soon!Utah Peer Network, 3269 S Main St, South Salt Lake, UT 84115, USAWe will be hosting anyone and everyone involved with the Peer Support profession in the state of Utah to join us as we launch the Utah Peer Network. Our aim with this event is to lay the foundation of a network of support for peer support specialists in our communities.