Course Description

Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Peer Success examines common challenges for peer supporters, both job-related stressors and the barriers that exist when organizations struggle to fully integrate their peers. This course provides practical strategies for agencies to proactively address these barriers and enhance the sustainability and effectiveness of their peer workforce.

Instructor

Instructor and Project Manager

Andrea Boffice, B.A., M.A.

Andrea Boffice is a facilitator and content developer with a particular passion for youth and young adult peer support. Prior to joining the Institute in 2019, she worked in youth advocacy in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts and still engages in systems advocacy and community education within Philadelphia. Andrea earned a B.A and M.A at the school of International Development, Community, and Environment within Clark University. Her goal at the Institute is to educate about the unique experiences of youth, foster cross-generational partnerships, expand the availability of peer support services for young adults, and to aid young people in their recovery.