DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL PEER RECOVERY SUPPORTER TRAINING PLATFORM TO DISSEMINATE EVIDENCE-BASED TRAINING AT SCALE
Thrive Digital Health, LLC
Summary
The focus of this study is to assess the effect on Peer Recovery Support Service providers of the fully asynchronous training platform (TDPP) and the TDPP with live zoom sessions on skill and adherence compared with training-as-usual.
Description
Thrive Digital Health ("TDH") is developing a novel Peer Recovery Support Services ("PRSS") training platform (the "TDPP") to standardize and scale the training of Peer Recovery Supporters. TDH was founded by the principals of two successful existing companies at the forefront of advancing PRSS, and benefits from the expertise of its CEO, who in addition to serving on the board of the Peer Recovery Center of Excellence, is a nationally recognized thought leader on PRSS training and implementation. The overarching goal of this Fasttrack project is to develop and test an evidence-based platform…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: Eligible participants will be prospective PRSS providers residing in the U.S., ages 18 and over, with at least one year of continuous sobriety. \- Exclusion Criteria: We will exclude individuals with eligibility questionnaire responses indicating: (a) an inability to read or speak English; (b) active suicidal ideation (PHQ-9, Item 9); (c) severe anxiety (GAD-7 \>15); (d) significant medical illnesses, and; (e) unable to complete the baseline assessment or unavailable for computer and telephone follow-ups over the approximately ten month study period. \-
Interventions
- BehavioralTraining-as-Usual (TAU)
Participants receive the standard Peer Recovery Supporter (PRS) training currently offered by CCAR. This training follows existing certification requirements and does not include any digital modules or facilitated teleconferencing components.
- BehavioralTDPP-A (Asynchronous Platform)
Participants engage with the Thrive Digital Peer Platform (TDPP), a fully asynchronous, self-paced online training program. The content includes 11 interactive modules structured using the Connect → Grow → Apply (CGA) learning framework, featuring peer stories, behavioral exercises, and scenario-based assessments.
- BehavioralTDPP-Z (Asynchronous + Zoom)
Participants use the same asynchronous TDPP platform as the TDPP-A group, with the addition of three live, facilitator-led Zoom sessions. These synchronous group sessions provide opportunities for applied learning, discussion, and skill reinforcement.
Location
- Thrive Digital HealthSolon, Ohio