Are you a supervisor, clinical director, or program manager looking to support and empower the peer specialists on your team? Are you supervising peer specialists, but unsure of how to integrate them?

Peer support is a unique, evidence-based practice that requires a distinct approach to supervision. Traditional supervision models often do not align with the values and principles of peer support, which can lead to burnout, high turnover, and underutilizing peer support staff.  

This interactive training is designed to equip you with the specialized tools, skills, and frameworks needed to effectively supervise peer specialists while honoring the integrity of their unique role.

We’re delighted to offer this new and important webinar on Thursday October 22, 1pm – 3pm. 

Led by OMH’s Liz Breier, MAHAP, CPRP (Chief Advocacy Officer) and Em Wasserman, NYCPS (Deputy Director, Office of Advocacy and Peer Support), this webinar will focus on topics including core peer values and traditional supervision, peer values supervision, examples of effective peer specialist supervision, and practical tools. 

Please note that this webinar requires preregistration in the CPI Learning Management System. Please click HERE to register. Capacity is limited, so please register soon.



CEUs for these training events are pending approval. 

Presenters:

Liz Breier, MAHAP, CPRP is the Chief Advocacy Officer for the Office of Mental Health, overseeing the Office of Advocacy and Peer Support Services. Since 2000, Liz has worked to build a collaborative, person-centered, and trauma-responsive mental health system that empowers individuals in their healing journeys. She holds a Master of Arts in Health Advocacy from Sarah Lawrence College and is a Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner. Liz integrates her professional expertise with her personal lived experience to passionately advocate for self-determination and trauma recovery.

Em Wasserman, NYCPS serves as the Deputy Director at the Office of Advocacy and Peer Support Services (OAPSS). In their role, they oversee OAPSS operations, supervise statewide advocacy, youth peer specialist work, as well as INSET and related community engagement and training work. Since 2023, Em oversees the peer-led engagement models, INSET and F-INSET implementation statewide, including developing a program manual, interfacing between partners and teams, developing and implementing a data plan, creating new RFPs and all program management activities. They also support OAPSS contract management, community feedback efforts, supervision, and more. Prior to OMH, Em spent about a decade in the community in direct peer support roles, training and education, program coordination and direction, and agency policy development and implementation.

Em is passionate about fostering anti-oppressive spaces for wellness and healing, with their lived expertise guiding the way. Em is a lifelong learner and holds a bachelor’s in social science, concentrating in Human Rights Advocacy, and they’re anticipated to complete a master’s in public administration in December of 2026

ADDITIONAL WEBINARS DESIGNED EXLUSIVELY FOR SUPERVISORS WILL BE PRESENTED LATER IN 2026. Registration information will be provided in October.

• 11/17/26: Supervision Basics for the New and Aspiring Supervisor
• 12/8/26: More Than the Sum of Its Parts: Creating and Sustaining Effective Supervision Groups