National Association of Peer Program Professionals to Offer Summer Institute

March 16, 2011 - PRLog -- NAPPP Summer Institute (June 14-18,2011) for Peer Program Professionals includes sessions on: How to Train Peer Helpers, Enhance Existing Peer Programs, Evaluate Peer Programs, and Become a Trainer of Peer Program Adults . The Institute will be held at National FFA Organization, Indianapolis, IN. Registration fees: 1 day: $150; 2 days: $249; 3 days: $349; 4 days: $449 and 5 days: $549.

Become a Trainer of Peer Helpers June 14-15, 2011

Participants in this workshop will acquire the tools and practice the skills to train peer helpers and build and sustain flexible, vibrant peer programs. Participants will be introduced to nine essential areas of training: helping roles, confidentiality and referrals, communication skills, decision-making, team-building, ethics, group management, group process, and organizational dynamics. Each participant will learn a variety of techniques that will make any training they lead more fun while enhancing the educational component. NAPPP Programmatic Standards and Ethics will provide the foundation for all of these skills and strategies. Bring your ideas and creativity to this interactive workshop.

Facilitators: Sue Routson, M.S., PICT Executive Director, CPPE, NAPPP Certified Trainer/Consultant, and others TBA

Enhance Existing Peer Programs (Open to those who already have Certified Peer Program Educator status), June 15, 2011

Participants will share successes and program materials they have created. Instructions for participation will be sent out in advance.

Facilitator: Sue Routson, M.S., PICT Executive Director, CPPE, NAPPP Certified Trainer/Consultant

Evaluation for Success in Peer Resource Programs: You Can Make a Difference,
June 16

This training is designed to prepare participants to use the NAPPP Programmatic Standards, Ethics, and Rubric to evaluate their peer programs. A variety of other evaluation tools will also be reviewed for use with peer programs. Participants are asked to bring any evaluation tools they are currently using to share with others. Actual evaluation materials will be developed during the training for each participant's own program. A case study with several different evaluation strategies also will be presented.

Facilitator: Randy Black, Ph.D., MPH, Purdue University, CPPE, NAPPP Certified Trainer/Consultant

Trainer of Trainers,
June 17-18, 2011

This workshop is designed for experienced peer program adults who would like to train other adult peer leaders. Participants should have completed NAPPP-sponsored Establish a Peer Helping Program, Become a Trainer of Peer Helpers, and Evaluation for Success, or equivalent training and be currently involved in training youth and other adults. The focus will be on leadership skills, building teams, skills of participants, understanding peer programs, teaching and learning strategies, and media utilization. Time will be spent on observation of training, giving feedback, and ongoing program quality assurance.  
Facilitator: Sue Routson, M.S., PICT Executive Director, NAPPP Certified Trainer/Consultant, CPPE

For registration information: www.peerprogramprofessionals.org - see Training Institutes.
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NAPPP's mission is to help adults establish, train supervise, maintain and evaluate peer programs. Using the NAPPP Standards and Ethics as a guiding principle, NAPPP helps adults through networking, leadership training, and certification.