Parent Peer Support Provider Training - February 23-27, 2026 (VIRTUAL)

Parent Peer Support – Core competencies and skills

Parent to parent peer support builds effective engagement and can facilitate more positive outcomes for a family. This one-to-one, face-to- face intensive work is provided by trained caregivers with lived experience and usually offered in the family’s home and community based upon the family’s schedule and preference. Sessions and length of service varies based upon the needs of the family, programmatic guidelines and funding requirements. Parent Peer Support Providers (PPSPs) can be employed in positions across the spectrum of service intensity levels, from trainers and community education to individual parent support and care coordination, to functioning the member of a treatment team in a residential or inpatient setting. Regardless of their position or service program, it is important that PPSPs receive training on the core competencies and skills sets of parent peer support. The FREDLA PPS Practice Model offers this essential training,…