The following resources were produced by the Massachusetts Peer Support Supervision Workgroup - an independent advisory group facilitated by the DMH Area Directors of Recovery:

The Status of Peer Support Supervision in ACCS, Recommendations of the Massachusetts Peer Support Supervision Workgroup

To explore the status of peer support supervision in ACCS, the workgroup held a series of statewide listening sessions to gather feedback about strengths, challenges, needs, and solutions for peer support supervision. The report reviews the listening session feedback and makes four recommendations:

1. A Community of Practice to promote the many strengths of ACCS Peer Support Supervision,
2. Guidelines for Peer Support Supervisors providing greater clarity about Peer Supporter Roles,
3. Trainings for Supervisors and ACCS Teams focused on Role Clarity and Collaborative Communication,
4. A Career Ladder for promoting Peer Supporters into roles as Supervisors, Mentors, and Leaders in ACCS Teams and Provider Agencies

Guidelines for Supervision of Peer Supporters in Massachusetts ACCS, ACCS Peer Support Supervision Workgroup in collaboration with iSPARC

The Guidelines, one of the four recommendations, describes the role of ACCS Peer Supporters and advises Peer Support Supervisors on how to best support and integrate Peer Supporters into ACCS teams. The Guidelines list eleven core values, identify a practice phrase for each value, and suggest separate steps for Peer Supporters and Supervisors to practice the value.

The Guidelines were rolled out to all ACCS agencies via three committees composed of ACCS agency representatives facilitated by four DMH Directors of Recovery and an agency Director of Recovery. iSPARC provided technical assistance to these groups.