Mental Health & Addiction Peer Support Specialist Training
Tender ID: 532432
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Tender Description
Te Whatu Ora, in partnership with Te Aka Whai Ora, is seeking suppliers to deliver the following:
Peer Support Specialist Training to embed Peer Support Specialists within the Mental Health and Addiction Clinical Services programme of work.
This opportunity is to support the growth and embedding of peer support specialist workforce within specialist Mental Health and Addiction Services. It is for the development of specifically designed training that will be available for both peer support specialists who will be working within specialist mental health and addiction services as well as staff who work alongside Peer Support Specialists within the clinical teams. Te Whatu Ora will be seeking delivery of this training across five districts.
Background
In May 2022 funding from B19 Mental Health and Addiction Workforce Development funding was approved for work relating to the development of the consumer, peer support, and lived experience (CPSLE) workforce. In particular:
a) The workforce development component of a pilot programme to grow and embed peer support specialist roles within Districts and NGO specialist mental health and addiction services in up to five District areas – with the associated training, a community of practice, and leadership development.
A process to determine the selected Te Whatu Ora Districts was completed with five Districts identified. This next step is for the development and provision of peer support specialist training to the newly recruited peer support specialists in those five Districts.
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