These National Community of Practice's (CoP's) are designed to build the capacity of peer supporters working and volunteering across Canada. For this initial series, there will be four CoP meetings, with dates provided below. Participants are encouraged to indicate which sessions they would like to attend; please note that we may not be able to accommodate everyone for all selected sessions.
These CoP meetings, hosted by experienced PSC staff and peer supporters from across the country, will provide opportunities to share and learn best practices, engage in peer-to-peer knowledge exchange, and collaborate on a national scale. They will also inform the co-creation of resources and tools to support consistent, high-quality peer support service delivery for both peer supporters and program managers.
This series is funded through the RBC Foundation, and while current funding covers these four sessions, PSC hopes to explore opportunities to continue similar programming in the future.
Please read through the Discussion Guidelines and Information on Topics & Facilitators before submitting this application.
Application Deadlines & Selection Process
Please review the closing date for each Community of Practice (CoP) session below.
Navigating Multiple Hats: Social Service Work, Social Work, and Peer Support Work
Applications close: April 1 (end of day)
Peer Support Work and Lived Experience Roles
Applications close: April 12 (end of day)
Understanding and Supporting People Navigating Crisis
Applications close: May 6 (end of day)
Documentation and Notetaking as a Peer Support Worker
Applications close: June 9 (end of day)
Please note:
These CoP meetings, hosted by experienced PSC staff and peer supporters from across the country, will provide opportunities to share and learn best practices, engage in peer-to-peer knowledge exchange, and collaborate on a national scale. They will also inform the co-creation of resources and tools to support consistent, high-quality peer support service delivery for both peer supporters and program managers.
This series is funded through the RBC Foundation, and while current funding covers these four sessions, PSC hopes to explore opportunities to continue similar programming in the future.
Please read through the Discussion Guidelines and Information on Topics & Facilitators before submitting this application.
Application Deadlines & Selection Process
Please review the closing date for each Community of Practice (CoP) session below.
Navigating Multiple Hats: Social Service Work, Social Work, and Peer Support Work
Applications close: April 1 (end of day)
Peer Support Work and Lived Experience Roles
Applications close: April 12 (end of day)
Understanding and Supporting People Navigating Crisis
Applications close: May 6 (end of day)
Documentation and Notetaking as a Peer Support Worker
Applications close: June 9 (end of day)
Please note:
- Only applicants who are selected to participate will be contacted.
- Selected participants will be notified prior to the start of the specific CoP session.
- If you apply for multiple sessions, you may only be contacted for the session(s) for which you have been selected. This may mean you are contacted before one session begins but not others.
We appreciate your interest and the care you bring to your application!