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CALIFORNIA PEER EDUCATOR PROJECT (CPEP)What is the California Peer Educator Project?
**Staff/volunteer travel expenses-including transportation, room and board, and per diem are the responsibility of the participating (enrolled) organizations. Who participates?Everybody The CPEP participants are community peer educators. Peer Educators are individuals willing to make a caring commitment to enhance the knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in their own communities. They include Community Health Outreach Workers, Outreach Workers, Treatment Educators, HIV/AIDS Peer Educators, Consumer Trainers, Peer Advocates and Peer Counselors. The project focuses on Minority AIDS Initiative priority populations. Eligible Peer Educators must be Black/African Americans, Asians/Pacific Islanders, Latinos (as)/Hispanics, Native Americans, Individuals from Communities of Mixed Heritage-i.e., Biracial/Bi-ethnic, or individuals serving people of color communities. Additionally, the project does not provide service to Peer Educators who are clinically trained or healthcare professionals. What are the project goals?The two main goals of the project are to: 1. enhance the skills and knowledge of minority Peer Educators in California,
to bring more persons from ethnic minority communities into HIV care (including
testing), and Who administers this project?The California Peer Educator Project is a program of Shanti. Based in San Francisco, Shanti has provided peer-based emotional and practical support to individuals affected by HIV and AIDS for almost 30 years. The Shanti Model of Peer Support has been successfully adapted by organizations throughout the world. The California Peer Educator Project draws upon the strengths and experience of the entire Shanti organization, as well as the collaborative relationships the organization maintains with groups and programs across the State of California. Who funds this project?The California Peer Educator Project is a cooperative agreement funded by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). This cooperative agreement is a part of the emergency funds allocated to the Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI). The MAI focuses special attention on the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic in communities of color, and on developing and improving the capacity of minority, community based organizations (CBOs) to more effectively serve their communities. How will this project help the field of peer education services?CPEP is not just a program to provide training to peer educators. We want to support each person who is committed to this work and help build the capacity of organizations that want to improve on or begin peer education services. We also want to increase the visibility of these vital services and ensure that future funding is available for them. To this end we are conducting an evaluation of CPEP--with the lessons that we learn combined with the findings from other peer education training projects around the country to inform the field. Our goal is to highlight the successes, challenges and needs of peers who work in the field to support their communities. What does the training include?The goal of the CPEP workshops is to provide peers with an opportunity to enhance their skills, attitudes, and knowledge in providing high quality services to persons with HIV/AIDS. The workshops include small group discussions, case studies, role-plays, and "real" plays, as well as opportunities to share experiences, ideas and feedback with their colleagues. Topics include HIV/AIDS Boundary-setting, Self-care, Outreach Work, Practical and Emotional Support, Basic Training Design Presentation and Facilitation Skills, Giving/Receiving Constructive Feedback and many other topics. Enrolled peers are invited to attend all workshops-a total of 12 days of training, spaced out over approximately 6 months. Each training builds on the last and includes time for personal reflection, skills practice and exploring strategies to apply lessons learned to peer education work. What does technical assistance and coaching include?Organizations receive technical assistance and coaching via email, telephone calls and potentially in person. The goal of this activity is to reinforce core concepts presented in the training sessions and provide another support mechanism for participants in their professional development. Technical assistance can happen in a group setting or individually, and can include:
How can an organization enroll?If you have additional questions about the California Peer Educator Project, please contact: David Maurice Jones |
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The
California Peer Educator Project (CPEP) is a community-based, capacity
building program that helps staff/volunteers of HIV/AIDS peer education
programs/services draw upon available resources and the experiences of
their communities. The project includes the following services that are
FREE** to enrolled agencies. 
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