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Leveraging Peer Specialists in Integrated Care Teams: 5 Ways to Maximize Peer Impact
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Course Description

Peer specialists play a vital role in advancing whole-person, recovery-oriented care. This self-paced microtraining explores five practical strategies for effectively incorporating peer specialists into integrated care teams, including engaging peers early, valuing lived experience as expertise, promoting meaningful team inclusion, maintaining clear roles and boundaries, and creating environments where peers can thrive. Participants will also learn to identify common barriers to peer integration and apply approaches that strengthen collaboration across integrated care settings.

By the end of the training, learners will be able to:

  • Describe the role of peer specialists in integrated care.
  • Identify best practices for incorporating peer specialists into care teams.
  • Recognize barriers that can limit peer impact.
  • Apply strategies that support effective collaboration between peer specialists and clinical team members.

This microtraining is ideal for behavioral health, primary care, and integrated care professionals seeking to strengthen team-based approaches and improve engagement, recovery, and wellness outcomes.

Published: Sept. 28, 2026

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First-Time User Instructions

If this is your first time accessing the Relias site for the Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions, please follow these steps:

  1. Access the Relias sign-in page.
  2. Click “Create one now!” if you do not already have an account.
  3. Complete the registration form and enter NCBH in the Registration Code field.
  4. Sign in, complete the security questions, and take the Welcome to Relias course to get familiar with the platform.

If you have any questions, please email Integration@TheNationalCouncil.org.

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Funding for the Center of Excellence was made possible by Grant No. SM090141 from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, SAMHSA/HHS or the US government.