What is it about?
The National Association of Peer Supporters developed supervision guidelines, the National Practice Guidelines for Peer Specialists and Supervisors (NPG-S), to strengthen supervisors’ skills in upholding the core values of peer support. The main purpose of the NPG-S is to assist supervisors and peer support specialists as they embark together on a mutual learning process about peer support values and how best to put them into practice.
Why is it important?
The article reinforces the crucial role of supervisors in protecting the integrity of peer support services, particularly as a projected 1 million additional peer support specialists are needed to meet the increased demand for behavioral health services in the United States. The authors point to N.A.P.S. guidelines that were developed specifically to help peer supervisors integrate twelve core peer support values into their professional practices.