Peer Support Grant Writing
Presenter: Randy Morrison, MPPM, MPH, CIPSS
The Grant Writing training will explore writing techniques and skills related to state-funded grant programs. This will include writing narratives that can convey your organization’s experience and qualifications as well as how to answer the questions required by the state thoughtfully and meaningfully. This training will walk participants through all major segments of a state RFP (request for proposals). Most importantly, the training will focus on practice and tangible skill development, meaning participants will practice writing narratives as individuals and/or in groups and presenting examples to the class for feedback and strengthening.
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Be sure to check out the other trainings in this Peer Support Leadership series throughout the fall – see the calendar for more!
Objectives:
1. Understand the State RFP process from RFP posting to contract encumberment
2. Gain skills and practice in writing narratives of services to be provided
3. Gain skills and practice in writing narratives related to organizational experience and qualifications
4. Gain knowledge and awareness about the use of narrative graphics, tables, and charts to improve credibility and clarity related to key points
Contact hours:
6 contact hours for social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and behavioral health professionals
6 category I contact hours for psychologists. CCSME is a pre-approved sponsor and provider of Professional Education Activities for Psychologists.
6 contact hours for drug and alcohol counselors. This course has been approved by CCSME, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for 6 educational credits. NAADAC Provider #324712. CCSME is responsible for all aspects of the programming.
6 contact hours for CHES. CCSME is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
Note: You must attend all 6 hours and remain on camera for 75% of the training to receive credit. No partial credit will be given.
Speaker
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Randy Morrison MPPM MPH CIPSSRandy Morrison (he/him) is a person who personally understands the challenges of navigating substance use and mental health concerns. He is a Certified Intentional Peer Support (IPS) Specialist, IPS Trainer, and CCAR Recovery Coach trainer; and has a master’s in public health and a master’s in policy, planning, and management. Randy spent over seven years leading the growth and implementation of peer support programs across Maine’s largest healthcare system before becoming a full-time trainer and consultant. During his time as a peer support director, he grew a peer support team of 3 peer supporters to over 65, the largest in Maine at the time. The programs spanned substance use peer support, mental health peer support, youth peer support, and family/parent peer support. Those positions worked in a variety of settings as well, including emergency departments, primary care, behavioral health clinics, youth early intervention programs, case management programs, and four peer support centers. Randy was a co-author of a manual for integrating peer support into multidisciplinary teams as well as contributed to a manual on integrating peer support roles into “alternative courts”. Randy is passionate about peer support fidelity and creating systems that center the people utilizing them.
