Bridge to Behavioral Health (B2BH) Employer Toolkit
B2BH Employer Toolkit
Prepare Your Organization to Include or Expand Peers
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Reflect on your organization’s readiness to start or expand peer services
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Build knowledge of peer support
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Create a culture of recovery that supports peer practice throughout your organization
Tools and Resources:
Improve Peer Hiring and Onboarding
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Create peer informed job descriptions
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Recruit from places where individuals with lived experience are gathering already
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Ask the right questions during the interview and selection process
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Create an intentional onboarding plan
Tools and Resources:
Provide Ongoing Training and Supervision to Peers
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Create supervision practices that reinforce peer ethics and core competencies
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Provide ongoing training on boundaries
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Ensure supervisors are well-informed about peer practice and trained to supervise peers
