This is a worksheet from the Peer Professional Employer Toolkit. Print this worksheet to help your organization plan for integration by getting ready for supervision.
Because the supervisor will play a critical role in hiring, onboarding, teaming, and ongoing professional development of the peer professional (Bell et al., 2025; Foglesong et al., 2022; Reeves, Loughead et al., 2024; SAMHSA, 2023; Scannell, 2021; Stefancic et al., 2021), getting ready for supervision is an important task. As a leadership team (including a supervisor), consider the questions below and document discussions in notes for later reference.
- Learn about supervising peer professionals. Review the comprehensive description of supervision found in the action section. What are your takeaways from this description? What got your attention?
- There are three models of supervising peer professionals: current clinical supervision, peer supervision, and co-supervision. Which model of supervision will be used? What is the rationale for this decision?
- Who will be the supervisor(s) of the new peer professional? Consider: supervisor is a champion of peer recovery support services; supervisor is knowledgeable about what peer professionals do; supervisor is interested in the role.
- How will the supervisor be supported to prepare for providing effective supervision? (Be sure to get selected supervisor’s input.)
- How will the supervisor support the peer professional’s onboarding process? (See onboarding subsection in the action phase.)
- How will the supervisor support the peer professional while also supporting other staff in the team integration process?
- In the initial delivery of peer recovery support services, how will the supervisor reinforce, guide, and support peer professional ethics, roles, and limits during group supervision?
