March 2013 Vision: Establishing a culture of people helping people.

Mission: The National Association of Peer Program Professionals helps adults establish, train, supervise, maintain and evaluate peer programs

NAPPP, 58 Portwest Court St. Charles, MO 63303 Phone/fax: 888-691-1088 Email: nappp@peerprogramprofessionals.org

2013 National Peer Helpers Conference: Huge Success

Over 120 attendees from 9 states attended the National Peer Helpers Conference: Making A DifferenceEffective Peer-To-Peer Support Programs, presented by the Jennifer Claire Moore Foundation (JCMF) and the National Association of Peer Program Professionals (NAPPP), Feb. 27-March 1. The conference started with two training institutes on Beginning a Peer Program and Training Effective Peer Helpers facilitated by Dr. Judy Tindall, NAPPP Certified Trainer/Consultant and Julie Champion, NAPPP Certified Trainer/Consultant. Participants were from schools, community colleges, community Programs and other settings. Alissa McGrisken, shared a moving story of Surviving Hurricane Sandy as a school, peer program and personal experience. It was a powerful presentation. She is from the Urban Assembly New York Harbor School, a part of New York City Schools, Peer Helper Program Coordinator (most recent NAPPP Certified Peer Program). The audience was impressed with the resiliency of Alissa as well as her S.A.I.L. (Student Advisors Instilling Leadership) peer helpers. Please watch in the next newsletter about the story of the S.A.I.L. program. Alyssa attended last years conference 101-Beginning a Peer Program, went back and started the S.A.I.L. program and this year attended 102-Training Effective Peer Helpers. Our hearts went out to her and her peer helpers. We felt that her peer helpers SAILED through Adversity. For the first time, YouthLight, the official bookstore for NAPPP offered books andmaterials for sale. Attendees were pleased with the added opportunity to see firsthand the breadth and depth of materials available for the peer helping field. Please visit NAPPP website and go to the Store on the website and view material offerings from YouthLight. Your purchase will help to support the peer helping movement with a percentage going back to NAPPP. Keynoters included: Frances Holk-Jones, Founder and President of JCMF; Alissa McGrisken, New York Harbor School; Margaret Jones, former Director of Natural Helpers of Maine discussed The Art of Listening Well: Its all About the Story; Robert Bowman, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor, University of South Carolina Department of Educational Psychology, Co-founder, YouthLight, Inc. talked about Helping Others Change their Lives and Changing Yourself in the Process; J. Steven Picou, Ph.D. Director, Coastal Resource and Resiliency Centers Community Health Workers Training Project and Professor of Sociology, University of South Alabama talked on Peer Helpers, Peer Listeners and Community Health Workers: Building Social Capital After Disasters; Judy Tindall, Ph.D., President of NAPPP discussed Standards, Ethics and Certifications of NAPPP. The Break out programs offered were: Planning a Retreat; Developing Secondary Students Career Maturity through Peer Helper Programs,; Implementing a Peer Helper Program for K-3 Students; Developing and Maintaining a Peer Mediation

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2013 National Peer Helpers Conference: Highlights Dr. Bowman receives Life Time Award for Positive Youth Development Peer Helping Activities in Baldwin County NAPPP Volunteer Opportunities Webinar: Teen Suicide: Peer to Peer Prevention and Intervention Establishing a PH Program NAPPP Summer Institute Peer Helping Training Grants and Opportunities Resources Highlights Peer Program Studies Training Corner NAPPP Store Membership Application

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Certified Peer Programs OBJECTIVES: Within the field of peer programs this certification program intends to: Promote professional standards, practices and ethics; Encourage self-assessment by offering guidelines for achievement; Improve performance by encouraging participation in a continuing program of professional growth and development; Acknowledge a level of educational training essential for effective peer program administration and/or operations; Foster professional contributions to the field; Maximize the benefits received by the peer program community from the visibility and credibility provided by certified peer programs.

Program: Promotion, Implementation and Assessment; Creating a LifelineMentoring; Just Drive: A plan for Peer Helper-Led Distracted Driving Awareness; Stop the Drop, Implementing a Dropout Prevention Initiative and Other Peer Helper-Led Projects; Peer Program Evaluation: From Dread to Dream, The ABCs of Beginning an Elementary, Peer Helper Program, Establishing a Standards-Based Peer Mediation Program, Bully Prevention Case Study: Schools Where Everyone Belongs, Peer Helpers in Action, Inspiring Troubled Teens to Make Positive Life Changes, Service Learning Case Study: The Bear Fair, Peer Helper-Led Tutoring for Struggling Students, Challenges and Opportunities in Implementing Effective Middle School Peer Helper Programs: Issues and Answer Forum, Activities and Insights to Bolster and Sustain Your Peer Helping Program, NAPPP Program Evaluation Tools, No Place for Hate: Mobilizing Peer Helpers to Lead Bullying Prevention and Diversity Education Initiatives, Little People, Big Helpers, Elementary Peer Programs Best Practices, Suicide Awareness and Prevention. (Please refer to Feb. newsletter for full descriptions) Over the next several issues of the newsletter, conference programs will be highlighted. CHECK WEBSITES FOR 2014 CONFERENCE DATES www.peerprogramprofessionals.org AND www.jennifermoorefoundation.com

Dr. Bob Bowman receives the NAPPP Life Time Award for Positive Youth Development
Dr. Bowman was on the founding National Peer Helpers Association Board of Directors, first editor of the Peer Facilitator Quarterly (Now Perspectives in Peer Programs), written books, articles and research projects in the Peer Helping field. He has been an elementary counselor, counselor educator and now Co-founder of YouthLight and Developmental Resources. He helped facilitate through YouthLight the first three NAPPP webinars. He has trained nationally and internationally on peer helping and bullying prevention/intervention. Bob started as a peer helper at Bradley University in 1971 when intensive, systematic helping-skills training had just started to be provided in programs like this. His experiences as a peer helper were pivotal in his life, motivating him to eventually become a professional counselor, counselor educator and avid supporter of peer helping. Bob was one of the founders of the network of peer program leaders that eventually became NPHA, then National Association of Peer Programs and now NAPPP. In 1980, he started working to develop a national network of peer helper program leaders. He developed a journal the Peer Facilitator Quarterly and used it to help identify professionals across North America such as Ira Sachnoff, Barbara Varenhorst, Don Sorenson, Bob Myrick and others. Since then, he has continued to be an avid supporter of peer helping initiatives to help young people.

New/Renewing Members: Jessica Anderson, VA Community College System Laura Alms, Elberta Middle School, Tamecia Banks, Salem H.S., Conyers, GA Hayden Belisle, Oak Mountain El., Birmingham, AL Margaret Bemis, Fairhope Intermediate School, AL Dr. Boone Benton, Brookwood H.S., Shellyville, GA Tonya Berryhill, MCPSS, Mobile, AL, Kelly Brinson, Mobile County Public Schools, Mobile, AL Dr. Bob Bowman, YouthLight, SC Dr. Susan Bowman, YouthLight, SC , Lindsey Bruno, Recreation Manager, Oakley, CA Lindsey Bruno, City of Oakley Bay Point, CA Charles Butler-Hoover, AL Aaron Carter-Redefining Our Youth, Burbank, CA Cheryl Chapman, Mobile, Al. Angela Cooke, ORourke Elem. Mobile, AL Patricia Cox, Russellville H.S., Russellville, AL Sloan Crim, West Blocton H.S. AL, Brittany Curry, Fairhope Inter., Fairhope, AL Nancy Dallas, Elberta Elem. Elberta, AL Farrah Daniel, Bibb County H.S., Centerville, AL Catherine Davis, Tallassee H.S., Tallassee, AL Sandy Dendy, Andalusia, AL Cora Evans, Baker H.S., Mobile, AL , Jennifer Gilmore, Fairhope Intermediate, Fairhope, AL Elaine Guy, Stapleton, AL Hannen Halliday, Elberta Middle School, Elberta, AL Joanna Harris, Loxley Elem. Loxley, AL Jan Harrison, Patrick Henry Community College, VA Belisle Hayden, Birmingham, AL Ellie Jackson, Hoover City Schools, Birmingham, AL Felicia Jackson, Tallassee H.S.,

Ali, New York Harbor School, New York, NY

Alissa McGrisken, S.A.I.L. Certified Peer Program Dr. Bob Bowman received NAPPP Award from Dr. Judy Tindall

Frances Holk-Jones, JCMF Welcomes Participants

Baldwin County Elementary Peer Program

PEER HELPING ACTIVITIES IN BALDWIN COUNTY

Jennifer Claire Moore Foundation has been asked to partner with the Baldwin County Board of Education and the Baldwin County District Attorneys office on an upcoming bullying prevention initiative. They have asked that our Peer Helper programs launchtheir Stop the Bullying outreach program, developed by Dr. Alan Lee and D.A. Hallie Dixon, to middle and high school students. The program includes an anti-bullying video contest. Two winning middle schools and two winning high schools will receive a concert from singer/songwriter Matt Kennon and inspirational speaker Troy McClain from The Apprentice. A representative from the D.A.s office introduced the program to 117 high school Peer Helpers at the Camp Beckwith training day. At Camp Beckwith the Stop the Drop dropout prevention program was sharedwith the high school Peer Helpers. This program was developed by Dr. Cindy Erickson, retired Peer Coordinator, at Robertsdale High School and has been successful. It utilizes Peer Helpers to lead at-risk teens in discussion groups and get them engaged in school. Foley High will begin their Stop the Drop program with assistance from their school social workers. Dr. Lee, superintendent, supports the program and wants to incorporate it into all Baldwin County high schools. Mrs. Shannon Cauley, the newest Baldwin County Board of Education member, visited one of the Peer Helper training sessions at Daphne Elementary that included Daphne, Rockwell, Foley, Elberta and Fairhope elementary schools. JCMF workedwith elementary coordinators to develop a program for our youngest Peer Helperswhich includes teaching and team-building components. Mrs. Cauley said she thoughtour training was great! Ive attached a picture from that day.

Tallassee, AL Joshua Jones, Blue Hill Harbor School/ U. of Maine, ME Mary Kearney, Adamsville, AL Heather Keahey, Calera, AL Amanda Kirk, School of Technology/Shelby County Schools, Columbiana, AL Rhonda Nichole King, Robertsdale H.S., Robertsdale, AL , Amy Knight, Jeff Co.Ed.-Hueytown H.S., Bessemer, AL Ericka Leonard, Hoover City Schools, Brocks Gap Intermediate School, Hoover, AL Jena Lindsey, Gulf Shores Elem. Spanish Fort, AL Danielle Luster, Virginia Community College System, VA Heather McKinion, Mobile, AL Alissa McGrisken, New York Harbor School, New York, NY Kimberly Mott, West Blorton H.S., West Blocton, AL Cecilia Mills, Dept. of Ed., Montgomery, AL Dr. Monica Motley, Alabama School of Math and Science, Mobile, AL Dr. Cynthia Morton, Salem High School, GA Kimberly Mott, West Blocton, AL Tre Munger, Liberty Park Middle School, Vestavia Hills, AL Lisa C. Murphy, AL Cooperative Extension System, Hamilton, AL Andrea Napiontek, Bayside Academy, Daphne, AL Candy Parker, Andalusia, AL, Sherri Savage, JoAnn Sartorius, Programs for Adolescents, Santa Fe, NM, Candy Parker, Andalusia MS, Andalusia, AL Hilary Roberts, Jo Ann Sartorius, Santa Fe, NM, Sherri Savage Donna Schoen, Elberta Elem. Elberta, AL , Denise Shirley, AL Cooperative Extension System, Gordo, AL , KaSandre Smith, Anniston H.S., Anniston, AL Ann Sirmon, Mobile County District Attorneys Office, Mobile, AL , Angela Smith, Hoover City Schools, Trace Crossings Elem. Hoover, AL , Norleisha Smith, Spanish

JCMF again sponsored the National Peer Helpers Conference, along with NAPPP at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear, AL Reported by Laura Ehlert, JCMF Executive Director

Webinar Title: Teen Suicide: Peer-to-Peer Prevention & Intervention Strategies

Presenter: Judith A. Tindall, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist in Missouri and Illinois, Trainer, Consultant, Author Time & Dates: 2 sessions 11:00 AM EST and 1:00 PM EST, Wed. March 20, 2013 Grades 6-12 and up Fee: $49.00; sign up will be 3 weeks prior to the webinar at http://www.dev-resources.com/ Viewers will learn: Suicide is the number three killer of youth behind auto crashes and homicide. Some new statistics indicates it is higher than number three. Suicide can impact families, friends and other students for a lifetime through depression, anxiety, guilt and other mental health issues. Teens and families often dont know what to do and often do not take threats seriously. The 90-minute research-based webinar will focus on how to utilize the power of peers in a comprehensive prevention and intervention program. Strategies for teachers, counselors, administrators and school resource officers around prevention and intervention will be discussed. Specific ideas for school counselors who are working with parents will be included. Formal student peer programs will be discussed as well as strategies for training student leaders to recognize the signs of suicide and take action. Time will also be spent around how to reduce "bullycide." This webinar will be based on following the National Association of Peer Program Professionals (NAPPP) Programmatic Standards and Ethics. Certified Peer Professional Educators (CPPEs), National Board Certified Counselors (NBCC), school counselors, SROs, Student Government sponsors and other educators will learn specific strategies that can be used to help peer programs address prevention/intervention strategies

Fort, AL, Andrea Suttle, Bibb County H.S., Centerville, AL Melvilyn Sutton-Scott, Tidewater Community College, Norfolk, VA. Andrea Suttle, Centerville, AL Patti Tanner, River Chase Elementary, Hoover, AL Wanda Taylor, Rosinton Elem, Robertsdale, AL, Gina Thompson, Bay Minette, AL Cheryl Turk, Helping Families, District Attorney Office. Mobile, AL, Elizabeth Vega, Birmingham, AL, Kristi Wade, Oak Mtn. H.S., Birmingham, AL Elise Wallace, Virginia Community College System, Richmond, VA Jamice Webb, Montgomery, AL Cindy Wiley, Counseling Sup. Shelby County Schools, Alabaster, AL Julie Williams, Mobile, AL Dianna Wolchina, Baldwin County Board of Ed., Fairhope, AL

for suicide. Topics will include: What every educator needs to know about Youth Suicides. The role of the professional staff. How counselors can educate parents in terms of signs of suicide and action they might take. Role of student peer programs in suicide prevention/intervention. Dos and Donts in working with youth with suicidal tendencies. Examples of peer programs that have successfully implemented teen suicide prevention/intervention programs will be demonstrated. Strategies for reducing and eliminating "bullycide." Steps involved with setting up strategies that are student peer-led. Model community and school peer helping program. Appropriate and inappropriate roles for peer leaders in helping peers after suicide. Skills needed to teach peer leaders suicide prevention/intervention. Training peer leaders to refer suicidal youth to professional help. How peer programs fit into a bigger safety prevention/intervention school Program. Suicidal prevention/intervention activities in action that focus on asset building in youth. The webinar will provide:

Renewing CPPE: An understanding of suicide impact. Laura Alms, Lindsey Bruno, Recreation Warning signs of suicide. Manager, Bay Point, CA , Patricia Cox, Dos and donts in helping suicidal youth. Russellville, AL An overview of peer programs. Examples of model student peer programs in action. Catherine Davis, Tallassee, H.S. Research that supports peer programs and suicide Tallassee, AL, Anne Hartline, NAPPP prevention/intervention. Trainer/Consultant, Westavia, AL , Activities for peer leaders for prevention and for helping those who have Felicia Jackson, Tallassee, H.S., lost a peer through suicide. Tallassee, AL Strategies to assist peer leaders in helping others with suicidal tendencies. Andrea Napiontek, Bayside Academy, How to focus on asset building in youth. Daphne, AL Donna Schoen, Elberta Elem. Elberta, The webinar is recommended for: AL Current Peer Helping Professionals (CPPE) attempting to get CEUs. Nancy Dalla, Elberta, Elem., Elberta, AL School professionals interested in starting a peer-to-peer program to Angela Smith, Trace Crossing Elem. reduce suicide. Birmingham, AL School Counselors Patti Tanner, Riverchase Elem., Hoover, Social Workers AL After-School Coordinators Cindy Wiley, Shelby County Schools, School Resource Officers Counseling Sup. Alabaster, AL Renewing /New CPP: New York Harbor School, S.A.I.L. Program , Alissa McGrisken, New York, NY
School Administrators Residential Hall Managers, Advisors Peer Education Higher Education Sponsors Security Officers, SROs and other Safety Personnel

Participants Receive A PowerPoint presentation will accompany the live presentation. A copy of this presentation, along with other resources, will be e-mailed to each registrant following the webinar. Participants will be e-mailed a CEU certificate from the National Association of Peer Program Professionals (NAPPP).

NAPPP Needs
Volunteers/Interns/Help
The following are needs that have been identified by the NAPPP Board of Directors: Grant/Foundation opportunities and writing proposals Review of the current literature and development of " research at a glance" for newsletter Social media and marketing development, implementation, and evaluation on the NAPPP website Newsletter development Membership development Abstract reviews Interviews for publication with Peer Programs leaders Special Projects

Presenter Judith A. Tindall, Ph.D. is President of Psychological Network, Inc., a full service psychological group in St. Charles, MO. She is licensed as a psychologist, professional counselor and certified teacher, counselor, NAPPP Certified Trainer/Consultant, CPPE, and MBTI Master Practitioner. She has written the following books: Program Evaluation for Peer and Prevention Programs: Blueprint for Success; Peer Program: An In-Depth look at Peer Programs, second edition; Peer Helping: Peer Power, Book 1: Becoming an Effective Peer Helper and Conflict Mediator, Fourth Edition and Professional Leaders Manual; Peer Power, Book 2, Applying Peer Helping Skills, Third Edition and Professional Leaders Manual (One of the Modules focuses on Suicide Prevention/Intervention); Peers Helping Peers: Program for the Preadolescent and Leaders Manual, 3Rs of Feeling: Receiving, Reflecting, and Responding. Peer Power 2 has modules on Suicide Prevention, Bullying Reduction, Crisis Management, Mental Health awareness and referral, Coping with Loss. She currently serves on the NAPPP, BOD and president, BACCHUS Peer Education Network BOD and secretary, the National Organizations of Youth Safety BOD as Vice President, and Jennifer Claire Moore Foundation. She has keynoted to the Job Corps national Wellness conference on Suicide Prevention/ Intervention. She was recently invited to attend two National Bullying Summits in Washington D.C., sponsored by nine federal agencies.

Establishing a Peer Helping Program: Level I training

July 8-12, 2013 Lindenwood University in St. Charles, MO 8:00 am-4:30 pm Monday through Friday. This is a three credit graduate level class. The class can be audited for half the price. Additional $35.00 fee for materials through National Association of Peer Program Professionals. Contact Lindenwood University Admissions to enroll: 636-949-4933 www.lindenwood.edu/admissions IPC 598 Establishing a Peer Helping Program (3) This interactive class is for anyone who is interested in learning more about peer helping programs. Peer helping programs, found primarily but not only in school settings, train non-professionals (typically students) to provide a variety of supportive services to other peers. These services can include (but are not limited to) one-on-one support, tutoring, character education lessons, health education, leading small group discussions, working with classroom groups, conflict resolution and peer mediation, drug and alcohol prevention, assisting new students, mentoring disabled and non-English speaking students, service learning, community outreach and leadership training. This class will cover the historical perspective of the peer helping movement worldwide, research regarding the effectiveness of peer helping programs, program start-up, implementation and maintenance. Students will also experience modules for training peer helpers. Upon successful completion of this class, students will have met the training requirement component toward CPPE (certified peer program educator) certification through the National Association of Peer Program Professionals. Trainer: Cindy Wynn is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Missouri. She teaches in the graduate counselor education program at Lindenwood University

Please contact us if interested in serving in a volunteer role. NAPPP was established after the dissolution of The National Association of Peer Programs, originally founded in 1984 as the National Peer Helpers Association. NAPPPs mission is to help adults establish, train, supervise, maintain and evaluate peer programs. Using the NAPPP Standards and Ethics as a guiding principle, NAPPP helps adults through networking, leadership training, certification, and programmatic problem solving. NAPPP is a national organization with recognized Standards and Ethics, effective programs, and an evaluation protocol. We are a member of the National Organizations for Youth Safety (NOYS) agencies and a partner in other national endeavors. NAPPP is a 501(c) (3) organization

Giving Think about donating to the National Association of Peer Program Professionals for your Holiday Giving. It is tax deductible as NAPPP is a 501 (c) (3) organization. Much is needed to support the mission of the organization. "NAPPP helps adults establish, train, supervise, maintain and evaluate peer programs. NAPPP members are the driving force for "positive Youth Development." Peers helping Peers can be more effectively accomplished with adults that follow the NAPPP Programmatic Standards. In order to accomplish our mission, NAPPP needs funds to support the operations as well as inform others about NAPPP Programmatic Standards and Ethics. Please send your tax deductible contribution to P.O. Box 113, St. Charles, MO 63302.

and has facilitated Level I NAPPP Training in the St. Charles (MO) area. She retired from the City of St. Charles School District in 2003 after 32 years as a teacher, middle and high school counselor and the district-wide Safe and DrugFree Schools and Communities Grant Coordinator. Cindy has been involved in peer helping since the first National Association of Peer Program Professionals (NAPPP) Conference was held in St. Charles, MO in 1987. She developed the first peer helping program at the middle school level in her district and co-taught the class until she moved to the high school where she helped with the high school program. As the Drug Free Grant coordinator, she oversaw the development of the district wide peer helping program. Cindy was a board member for NAPPP for eight years serving as Secretary. She was also President of Missouri Peer Helpers Association (MPHA), co-editor of the MPHA newsletter and currently serves on the NAPPP Professional Development Committee. She teaches a class on establishing a peer helping program at Lindenwood University.

NAPPP Summer Institute: How to Train Peer Helpers, Enhance Existing Peer Programs, Evaluate Peer Programs, and Become a Trainer of Peer Program Adults
June 17-21, 2013 9:00 AM 5:00 PM The Indiana Partnerships Center, 911 E. 86th Street, Suite 40, Indianapolis, IN 46240 The institute has components intended for peer program professionals who are responsible for training peer helpers, enhancing existing peer programs, evaluating peer programs, or training other adult peer program professionals. Preliminary offerings include: Become a Trainer of Peer Helpers, registration $299* (includes a 1 year NAPPP membership) June 17-18, 2013 Participants in this workshop will acquire the tools and practice the skills to train peer helpers and build and sustain flexible, vibrant peer programs. Participants will be introduced to nine essential areas of training: helping roles, confidentiality and referrals, communication skills, decision-making, team-building, ethics, group management, group process, and organizational dynamics. Each participant will learn a variety of techniques that will make any training they lead more fun while enhancing the educational component. NAPPP Programmatic Standards and Ethics will provide the foundation for all of these skills and strategies. Bring your ideas and creativity to this interactive workshop. Facilitators: Sue Routson, M.S., CPPE, NAPPP Certified Trainer/Consultant, PICT Founding Director, and Judith Tindall, Ph.D., CPPE, NAPPP Certified Trainer/Consultant, NAPPP President Enhance Existing Peer Programs (Open to those who already have CPPE status), registration $199* (includes a 1 year NAPPP membership) June 18, 2013 Participants will share successes and program materials they have created. Instructions for participation will be sent out in advance. Facilitator: Sue Routson, M.S., CPPE, NAPPP Certified

Trainer/Consultant, PICT Founding Director Evaluation for Success in Peer Resource Programs: You Can Make a Difference, registration $199* (includes a 1 year NAPPP membership) June 19, 2013 This training is designed to prepare participants to use the NAPPP Programmatic Standards, Ethics, and Rubric to evaluate peer programs. A variety of other evaluation tools will also be reviewed for use with peer programs. Participants are asked to bring any evaluation tools they are currently using to share with others. Actual evaluation materials will be developed during the training for each participant's own program. A case study with several different evaluation strategies also will be presented. Facilitator: Judith Tindall, Ph.D., CPPE, NAPPP Certified Trainer/Consultant, NAPPP President, or Randy Black, Ph.D., MPH, CPPE, NAPPP Certified Trainer/Consultant, Purdue University, NAPPP Treasurer Trainer of Trainers, registration $299* (includes a 1 year NAPPP membership) June 20-21, 2013 This workshop is designed for experienced peer program adults who would like to train other adult peer leaders. Participants should have completed NAPPP-sponsored Establish a Peer Helping Program, Become a Trainer of Peer Helpers, and Evaluation for Success, or equivalent training, and be currently involved in training youth and other adults. The focus will be on leadership skills, building teams, skills of participants, understanding peer programs, teaching and learning strategies, and media utilization. Time will be spent on observation of training, giving feedback, and ongoing program quality assurance. Facilitator: Sue Routson, M.S., CPPE, NAPPP Certified Trainer/Consultant, PICT Founding Director About Indianapolis, IN After an extensive beautification project that began in the 1980s, Indianapolis has evolved into a flourishing hub for industry, commerce, sports and entertainment. The capital of Indiana is a city full of superlative attributes. It has been voted "One of America's Best Places to Live and Work," ranked among the best cities for small business, and cited as an optimal choice among meeting planners. The city is known for hosting two of the largest single-day sporting events, the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. Tourists are drawn to such famous sites as the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Indianapolis Zoo and Lucas Oil Stadium. Other popular spots to visit include Circle Center, which is the hallmark of the downtown area, and the Canal Walk, which allows visitors to navigate through scenic parks, gardens, and trails. http://www.aroundindy.com/calendar.php (events) http://indianapolis.diningguide.com/ (restaurants) Facilitators: Sue Routson was an NPHA/NAPP member from 1992 to 2009 and chaired the NAPP Award Committee from 2003 to 2009. She has been founding State President of the Indiana Peer Programs Association since 2002. In July of 2009, she became one of the founding members of NAPPP and serves on its Board of Directors.

The NAPPP Professional Development Committee invites you to work with NAPPP for your training and consulting needs. NAPPP has Certified Trainer/Consultants who can deliver training to peer professionals and can deliver curricula to peer helpers as well as assist in a variety of other areas. See trainings available at http://www.peerprogramprofessionals.or g/Trainings. By completing the Training/Consulting Questionnaire, we can better help meet your needs.

Please email nappp@peerprogramprofessionals.org to explain your needs, and a member of the Professional Development Committee will return your call and discuss how NAPPP Certified Trainer and Consultants can best assist you. A list of NAPPP Certified Trainers/Consultants can be found at http://www.peerprogramprofessionals.or g/certification_programs/CTC

Certified Peer Program Educator Objectives: To promote professional standards, practices and ethics; To encourage self-assessment by offering guidelines for achievement; To improve performance by encouraging participating in a continuing program of professional growth and development; To acknowledge a level of educational training essential for effective peer program administration and/or operations;

Since 1974, Sue has trained 500+ adults to deliver youth programs which build self-esteem, leadership, positive self-concept, and sound decision-making. In 1986, Sue created and serves as Founding Director of the Peer Information Center for Teens, Inc. 767 PICT Peer Helpers have given more than 135,000 hours of service, serving 4-5,000+ same age and younger peers each year. Awards include the first Indiana Governor's Community Service and Volunteerism Award in 2006; NAPP 2002 Peer Program of the Year; first NAPP Certified Peer Program (2002); Youth Service America Healthy Living and Prevention Award (1995); President's Volunteer Action group (1990); Governor's Volunteer Action Group (1990); Lilly Organizational Renewal Program (1988); Indiana Exemplary Youth Organization (1987). Sue is a Lilly Endowment Leadership Associate and Journey Fellow. Judy Tindall, Ph.D.- See Webinar. David R. (Randy) Black, PhD, MPH, HSPP, CHES, CPPE, FASHA, FSBM, FAAHB, FAAHE is a distinguished scholar. He is a fellow of five different health organizations and has received 20+ federal, national, and state awards or recognitions for his contributions to public health, which includes his concentration on schools and after school programs. He participated in the publication of 8 books and 20 book chapters. He has published 150+ peer-review manuscripts and participated in 180+ presentations and other 50 presentations that were invited. He has received numerous grants at the federal and state level. He is full professor in public health and holds adjunct appointment in three other areas Health Sciences; Foods and Nutrition; and Nursing; He is Professor and Associate Director of the Purdue Homeland Security Institute and co-Interim Director of the MPH Program. From Past Summer Training Institute Participants:

To foster professional contributions in the field; To maximize the benefits received by the peer program community from the university from the leadership provided by certified peer educators. Go the NAPPP website to apply to become a CPPE or renew your CPPE Best Practices As the only organization representing professionals in the peer programs field, the National Association of Peer Program Professionals (NAPPP) would like to clarify what are best practices in peer programming. The NAPPP Professional Development Committee has developed the criteria for peer program best practices, and the criteria have been approved by the NAPPP Board of Directors. You can read about programs addressing Bullying Prevention/Intervention; Drop-Out

It was a great privilege for me to participate in the NAPPP Indianapolis Training Institute held in June. Firstly it was wonderful to find out more about the USA and to connect with people thousands of miles from where I live who are also passionate about peer work. It was also fantastic for me to draw from the wisdom of Sue Routson and Randy Black and the materials that have been developed over time by the NAPPP network. Some stand out insights for me were; identifying where the gaps are in the peer program work we do in Australia, mapping out clearly where we go to next and identifying and celebrating the strengths of how we run peer work programs in Australia (know your strengths and promote this). There was much learning and sharing and plenty of gems to bring home. Some nuggets from Randy Blacks session were the importance of aligning your peer work programs missions and goals with your organizations missions and goals. Interestingly my organization has changed its name and mission and goals to align better with the umbrella organization under which it sits. Its very timely for me to also make changes to the Peer Skills mission and goals. I enjoyed Randy Black's process during the Evaluation session of sharing nuggets from each section he introduced us to. Last week when I was running training up in the Torres Strait for workers who will train young people in islands across the region, we adapted this idea as sharing your pearls to share learning from each section. The Torres Strait has a long association with the pearl shell and pearling industries. One small example of how important it is to make peer work training relevant and culturally appropriate for the group you are working with. I really appreciated Sue Routson's commitment to providing peer work opportunities for young people over such a long period of time and the detailed work that has gone into preparing and supporting young people involved in the

Prevention, Reduction of Drugs and Alcohol Through Peer Programs: Cross Age Teaching; and Peer: Highway Traffic Safety Peer Mediation at www.peerprogramprofessionals.org NAPPP member of NOYS

role of helping others. I was feeling a little overwhelmed by the training resources/reading and the work I had on my plate on my return. Sues response was (a question really) How do you eat an elephant? the answer being one bite at a time. This useful thought has gone through my head many times since my return in the last couple of months. It works for me and I'm even passing it onto others." Francesca Lejeune, Peer Skills Manager, Uniting Care Community, Queensland, Australia "Sue did a terrific job at the Trainer of Trainers Training I attended at Indianapolis last summer." (Steve Klinger, Pennsylvania)

National Organizations for Youth Safety 7371 Atlas Walk Way #109 Gainesville , VA 20155 Phone - 703-981-0264 www.noys.org Save the Dates:

Registration Form One form per person please *Registration fees: 1 day: $199; 2 days: $299; 3 days: $399; 4 days: $499; and 5 days $599. _____ Become a Trainer of Peer Helpers, registration $299* June 17-18, 2013

Training Students in Peer Suicide Prevention, Intervention and _____ Enhance Existing Peer Programs (Open to those who already have Referrals in the Schools: Peer to Peer CPPE status), registration $199* June 18, 2013 Strategies Webinar March 20, 2013 _____ Evaluation for Success in Peer Resource Programs: You Can Make a
Difference, registration $199*

Presenter: Judith A. Tindall, Ph.D., CPPE, Licensed Psychologist in Missouri and Illinois, Certified Trainer/Consultant, Author $49.95; sign-up will be 3 weeks prior to the webinar at http://www.dev-resources.com

June 19, 2013 _____Trainer of Trainers, registration $299* June 20-21, 2013 _____ 1 day - $199.00 _____ 2 days - $299.00

Training Institute April 3-4, 2013, St. Louis, MO Youth Highway Traffic Safety Program: Adult Professionals Training to deliver Youth "Highway Traffic Safety for Youth Peer Leadership Training: Zero Tolerance for Underage Drinking, Drug Use and Driving; Seat Belt Use and Distracted Driving"

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Mailing Address: ____________________________ City: ______________________ State: _______ Zip: _______ Phone: _________________________ Email: ____________________________ Please make check payable to NAPPP, Mail to: 58 Portwest Court St. Charles, MO 63303 Toll-free phone/Fax: 888-691-1088 nappp@peerprogramprofessionals.org www.peerprogramprofessionals.org

NAPPP Store NAPPP BOD has an agreement with YouthLight to manage and facilitate the store. Please visit the website and learn about the many products that are available for NAPPP members. By purchasing books/materials through NAPPP Store, a portion will be given to NAPPP. If you utilize other commercial resources that are not on the list, please let us know and we will add those resources National Association of Peer Program Professionals, 58 Portwest Court, St. Charles, MO 63303 Phone/fax: 888-691-1088
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PEER HELPING /PEER COUNSELING/PEER EDUCATION

2 Day Training of Trainers (9:00-3:30) April 18 & 19, 2013 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 461 6th Ave TRAINER: Ira Sachnoff Peer Resource Training & Consulting Former Director, San Francisco Peer Resource Programs Founding President, National Peer Helpers Association Former Board Member, California Association of Peer Programs In This Workshop You Will --Develop a Site Plan for starting your program --Experience a student-training curriculum to teach helping skills that include nonverbal communication, listening, paraphrasing, question asking, decision making, and others --Learn how to select and recruit students for a successful program --Learn how to get support for your program Peer Helpers Can Act as Helpers For:______________________________ --Tobacco Prevention --Peer Tutoring --Freshman Transition --Peer Mediation --Peer Education on AIDS, Drugs, etc. --Peer Counseling --New Students --Violence Prevention --Dropout Prevention -- --Bullying Prevention Registration__________________________________________________ The cost of the two-day workshop is $250 per participant. This includes all training materials (including curriculum). We strongly urge you to bring a team from your site. Registration is limited to the first 35 people to enroll. To reserve a place, send a $100 deposit (or purchase order). Your deposit is fully refundable if you cancel seven days before the workshop. A confirmation letter (including hotel information) will be sent upon receipt of your registration. Continuing Education Units are available. For more information and accommodations in San Francisco, call Ira Sachnoff at 415-731-3450, or toll free at: (888) 238-6048, or email at peersira@aol.com or you can register by going to www.peerresourcetraining.com

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PEER HELPING ADULT REGISTRATION FORM ____ San Francisco April 18 & 19, 2013 Name ______________________________________________ School/Agency__________________________ Address___________________________ City____________Zip__________Day Phone (___) ______________ Fax (___) ________________ Email Address __________________________________ Mail check or P.O. to: Ira Sachnoff, Peer Resource Training, 1950 8 th Ave., SF, CA 94116 Ira Sachnoff Peer Resource Training and Consulting 415-731-3450

National Association of Peer Program Professionals Board of Directors Judith A. Tindall, Ph.D., CPPE, NAPPP Certified Trainer Consultant, Licensed Psychologist, Licensed LPC, NBCC, President Psychological Network, Inc. St. Charles, MO Laurie Jo Wallace - Vice President The Medical Foundation Boston, MA Randy Black, Ph.D., MPH, HSPP, CPPE, NAPPP Certified Trainer/Consultant Professor of Pubic Health; Health Sciences: Foods and Nutrition: Nursing - Treasurer Purdue University West Lafayette, IN Roselind Bogner, Ph.D., NBCC, CPPE, NAPPP Certified Trainer/Consultant Secretary Professor, Niagara University Hamburg, NY Sue Routson, M.A., CPPE, CPP, NAPPP Certified Trainer/Consultant - Member-atLarge Executive Director of P.I.C.T. Richmond, IN Frances Holk-Jones, Agent State Farm Insurance President of Jennifer Clare Moore Foundation Foley, AL How to contact NAPPP Linda Owens, Ex. Secretary 58 Portwest Court, St. Charles, Mo. 63303 napp@peerprogramprofessionals.org

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Grants & Opportunities

The Project Yellow Light Scholarship video contest is back. Heres how it works: create a 25 or 55 second video encouraging your peers to avoid distracted driving behaviors. There are two separate categories one for high school students, and one for college students. The prizes are scholarships $5000 for first place, $2000 for second, and $1000 for third in each category. The overall winning video will be turned into an Ad Council PSA distributed to television stations across the country. The deadline to enter is April 1, 2013. To learn more, visit projectyellowlight.com Peace First Prize Deadline: April 12 The Peace First Prize will recognize impressive young people for meaningful peacemaking work that creates lasting good in a community, neighborhood or school. The Peace First Prize is open to young people between the ages of 8 - 22 and will be awarded to a select group of young leaders who have demonstrated compassion, courage and the power to create collaborative change. Five winners will each receive a $50,000

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The National Association of Peer Program Professionals (NAPPP) was established after the

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dissolution of The National Association of Peer Programs, originally founded in 1984 as the National Peer Helpers Association. NAPPPs mission is to help adults establish, train, supervise, maintain and evaluate peer programs. Using the NAPPP Standards and Ethics as a guiding principle, NAPPP helps adults through networking, leadership training, certification, and programmatic problem solving. NAPPP is a national organization with recognized Standards and Ethics, effective programs, and an evaluation protocol. We are a member of the National Organization of Youth Safety (NOYS) agencies and a partner in other national endeavors, such as National Youth Service Day, National Youth Violence Prevention, Stop Bullying Now! Campaign, National Sleep Awareness, National Alliance to Prevent Underage Drinking, Screening for Mental Health, and the Afterschool Alliance, and Global Youth Justice. NAPPP is a 501 (C) (3).

Peace First Fellowship over two years to further their peacemaking work. http://bit.ly/XolaFq The Tiger Woods Foundation provides grants that focus on under-served youth ages 5-17 in the USA. The grants are in the average range of $2,500-$25,000. Year around mentoring and peer tutoring are approved program areas they fund. Deadlines for applications are four-times a year. For more information go here. Travel Grants for Students to Attend Conferences on topics such as peer assistance, mentoring or coaching are available from the Do Something Foundation. Applicants must be 25 or under and be either a U.S. or Canadian citizens. Grants are typically $500U.S, and there is not application deadline. The California Wellness Foundation provides grants to residents of and non profits in California to improve the health of the people of California through health promotion, wellness education and disease prevention. Grant requests are accepted anytime, and are typically between $20,000 to $300,000. Applications are available online The McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation Academic Enrichment Grants Deadline: April 15, 2013 Grants are designed to develop in-class and extra-curricular programs that improve student learning. Grants available up to $10,000. More Information. The Great American No Bull Challenge Deadline: April 30, 2013 The ultimate goal? To inspire change at the youth level and build a positive school climate by using socially driven documentary-style films and PSA's as a means to bring about social action on a global basis. More information. Drive2Life Student PSA Contest Deadline: February 28, 2013 Help raise awareness about distracted driving with the lessons, videos, and contest in the 2013 Drive2Life program for grades 6-12. More Information. 2012-2013 Keep the Drive High School Journalism Awards Program Deadline: March 1, 2013 High school students can either write an article or create a broadcast piece about teen safe driving and submit it for a chance to win up to $2,000. More Information. Presidential Innovation Fellows Deadline: March 17, 2013 The Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF) program pairs top innovators from the private sector, non-profits, and academia with top innovators in government to collaborate during focused 6-12 month "tours of duty" to develop solutions that can save lives, save taxpayer money, and fuel job

NAPPP certification programs intend to promote professional standards, practices and ethics; to encourage self-assessment by offering guidelines for achievement; to improve performance by encouraging participation in a continuing program of professional growth and development; to acknowledge a level of educational training essential for effective peer program administration and/or operations; to foster professional contributions to the field; to maximize the benefits received by the peer program community. NAPPP offers Certification for Professionals in Peer Programs (CPPE), Certification for Peer Programs (CPP), Certification for Organizations with Peer Programs (COPP), Certification for Peer Curriculum (CPC) and Certification for Trainers/Consultants (CPT). See http://www.peerprogramprofessionals.org/ certification_programs/. Please join with other professionals and enjoy these benefits: Being part of a national, professional peer program movement Training Institutes with opportunities for learning training strategies or revitalizing training strategies Networking opportunities with peer program advocates and professionals throughout the country Nationally recognized Programmatic Standards and Ethics A Rubric whose intention is to improve the quality of peer helping programs Resource Center offerings Opportunities for individual, program, and curriculum certification Perspectives in Peer Programs (Peer Program Journal emailed directly to members) Newsletter emailed 9 times per year Access to members-only section of the NAPPP web site

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creation. More Information. ING Run for Something Better Offers Grants to Establish Youth Running Programs Deadline: May 15, 2013 The ING Run for Something Better program will provide a minimum of fifty grants of up to $2,500 each for schools to establish a running program or expand an existing one. More Information.

WHAT ARE PEER PROGRAMS? Peer programs are a variety of supportive services initiated by peers in diverse settings. Often, peer helpers are young people, trained and supervised by professionals, who adhere to ethics and standards endorsed by helping professionals and NAPPP. Peer helpers often become preventive agents who identify problems and encourage others to seek the necessary help from appropriate professionals. Peer helpers provide people with opportunities for learning, guidance, emotional support, and growth which translates to reduced drug and alcohol involvement, higher academic skills, reduced HIV/AIDS transmission, reduced unintended pregnancy, reduced conflict, increased understanding of differences, and increased service to others. By helping others, peer helpers often increase their own selfesteem and personal functioning.
Peer programs are simply people helping other people. When people experience frustration, worries, concerns, and other life events, they typically turn to their friends, not professionals for help, advice, practical assistance or support.

Program Resources
If your Peer Helper Program wants to address this issue among teens, our partners at the office of National Drug Control Policy have developed a Teen Drugged Driving Toolkit that contains facts, activity ideas, strategies for engaging the public in your efforts and more.

Register Today for the National Service-Learning Conference!

Join us March 13-15, 2013 at the Colorado Convention Center for the most comprehensive service-learning professional development opportunity in the world. The National Service-Learning Conference is the largest conference of its kind, bringing together nearly 2,000 educators, state and federal officials, young people, program coordinators, policy-makers, and community-based organizations from around the world. Act now - the late registration deadline is Feb 15. http://bit.ly/UOSogu 7th Global Youth Justice Training Cape Cod, USA - June 11-13, 2013 Global Youth Justice's 7th Training Institute is primarily designed for adults and teams of 2-5 adults from local communities involved with local youth justice and juvenile justice diversion programs often referred to as teen court, peer court, youth court, student court and youth peer jury. This 3-Day Training Institute includes 20+ peer-topeer training sessions in addition to other training topics and a half day grant writing session. http://tinyurl.com/7tf8gt6 National AfterSchool Association Annual Convention April 7-10, 2013 - Indianapolis, IN National Conference on Volunteering & Service June 19-21, 2013 - Washington, DC Lifesavers Conference April 14-16, 2013 Denver, Colorado

The peer programs that NAPPP supports have various names such as peer helping, peer counseling, peer ministry, peer education, peer leadership, peer health education, peer mediators, peer tutoring, and peer mentoring. Peers do not replace licensed or certified professionals or practitioners, but often serve as an extension of the services these professionals provide. Through much research and evaluation, peer programs have been found to be one of the most proven and effective prevention strategies.

Its also not too early to begin thinking about Kick Butts Day, a national

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day of activism that empowers youth to stand out, speak up, and seize control against Big Tobacco. Kick Butts Day is March 20, 2013, so were just about 100 days away! Long before the day arrives, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids will have handed out all their mini-grants and events in a box, so start planning now to apply for those resources!. Check out the brand-new activities database (which will be updated throughout the next few months), or apply for a mini-grant or an event in a box. Questions, Contact kbdinfo@kickbuttsday.org

NOYS (National Organizations for Youth Safety) NAPPP is member and partner

SAVE THE DATE! May 8, 2013 Launch rallies hosted around the globe U.S. Anchor rally will be in Washington, DC Contact us (http://www.noys.org/contact_us.aspx) to see how you can get involved! Global Youth Traffic Safety Month 2013 Become a Partner! Plans for 2013 are already in the works to make May 2013 the best ever! Become a partner now and join the global effort to improve youth traffic safety. Each May youth across the country unite during Global Youth Traffic Safety Month to focus on the leading cause of death for them and their peers; traffic related crashes. Global Youth Traffic Safety Month empowers youth to develop and

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lead traffic safety education projects and support law enforcement and effect legislation to protect teen drivers.

Highlights: Peer Program Studies

Peer Pressure against prejudice: A high school field experiment examining Social Network Change. Elizabeth Levy Paluck. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 47 (2011) p. 350-358 Individuals often conform to the intergroup attitudes and behaviors modeled by their peers in a given situation. To what extent does peer influence on intergroup prejudice 1) differ across a social network of peers and 2) affect attitudes and behavior across time? Student leaders ("Peer Trainers") were trained to confront expressions of intergroup prejudice to five randomly assigned high schools across a period of five randomly assigned high schools across a period of five months: students recruited to be Peer Trainers in five control schools waite4d to be trained independent surveys of Peer Trainers to be nominated by peers as students who confront prejudice. Treatment Peer Trainers' tolerate behavior spread to close friends and to acquaintances in their social network; their attitudes spread inconsistently, and only to close friends. Studying peer influence within social networks can improve understanding of social influence, prejudice reduction, and social change. Money, N., Moore, M., Brown, D., Kasper, K., Roeder, J., Bartone, P., & Bates, M. (2011). Best practices identified for peer support programs. Arlington, Virginia: Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health & Traumatic Brain Injury. This excellence report explores how to most effectively apply peer support in the military environment. The authors used several comprehensive sources to prepare the report, particularly peer-to-peer programs where peer supporters receiving training and resources. They identified five elements necessary for successful peer programs including (1)adequate planning and preparation; (2) clearly articulated policies; (3) systematic screening with defined criteria selection for peer supporters; (4) leverage benefits of peer status; and (5) provide ongoing learning through structured training. The report also includes actions to apply peer support that focus on addressing combat and operational stress, suicide prevention, and recovery-related issues. An additional value of this report is details about 14 peer-to-peer programs for veterans and other military personnel. Flannery, D.J., Modzeleski, W., & Kretschmar, J.M. (2012). Violence and school shootings. Current Psychiatry Reports, 15, 331 Multiple-homicide school shootings are rare events, but when they happen they significantly impact individuals, the school and the community. To date, studies of school shootings have concluded that no reliable profile of a shooter exists, so risk should be assessed using comprehensive threat assessment protocols. Existing studies primarily utilize retrospective case histories or media accounts. The authors discuss current policies and practices related to school shootings and the role of mental health professionals in assessing risk and supporting

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Training Corner The Melt What: A two-minute relaxation activity that helps youth focus and get ready to learn. Why: Because youth come to school with issues that create barriers to learning. How: 1. Students sit in their chairs. 2. Start with three 3-part breaths 3. Add two shoulder raises 4. Students go into the Hook-up Position 5. Breathe normally for the two minutes The acronym stands for M Mello Out E Empty out Negatives L Laid Back T Tranquility Dr. Sara Salmon MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Please send to: NAPPP 58 Portwest Court St. Charles, MO 63303 Phone/fax: 888-691-1088 Name: ______________________________________ Organization: ________________________________ Address: ________________________________________________ City: ____________________________State __________ Zip _____ Phone: __________________________________________________ Fax: ____________________________________________________ Email: __________________________________________________ Individual Membership U.S. Individual or Organization $50.00 Post-Secondary Student $30.00 Donation ( ) Payment Method Please Invoice Payment Enclosed (please make check payable to NAPPP) Visa _____________________________________________________ Master Card ______________________________________________ Security Code ________________ Signature of Cardholder/Date________________________________

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