Projects
Skills for Expanding Expertise in Peer Support (SEEPS) is a theory, set of skills, tools and comprehensive trainings developed for young adult Peer Support Specialists and supervisors working in Early Psychosis programs, part of a NIDILRR-funded research project.
Practice Guides, Tools & Training Materials
Bridging the Gap Peer Kit for Agencies Employing Young Adults in Peer Roles
Barba, A., Klodnick, V. V., Munson, M. R., LaPelusa, B., Johnson, R. P. Jewish Board of New York. (2023)
- Peer Approaches to Substances in Early Psychosis Programs (PAS-EPP) Manual. EPINET-TX. The University of Texas at Austin. LaPelusa, B., Klodnick, V. V., Reznik, S., Johnson, R. P., Mayhue, A,. Cohen, D., & Lopez, M. (2023)
- Near-Age Young Adult Peer Support in Coordinated Specialty Care for First-Episode Psychosis: Skills & Challenges. Portland State University. Walker, J., LaPelusa, B., Hermsen-Kritz, M., Blajeski, S., & Klodnick, V. V. (2023).
- Organizational Young Adult Peer Mentor Readiness Assessment Tool. Children’s Behavioral Health Knowledge Center, Massachusetts Department of Mental Health. Klodnick, V. V., & Gold, A. (2021).
- Partnering with Young Adult Peer Mentors: Online Training Series. Children’s Behavioral Health Knowledge Center, Massachusetts Department of Mental Health. Klodnick, V. V., & Gold, A. (2021).
- Training 1 – Who are young adult peer mentors (YAPMs)?
- Training 2 – What YAPMs do (and don’t do)
- Training 3 – How YAPMs Enhance your Program
- Training 4 – How to Support and Partner with YAPMs
Effective Supervision for Young Adult Peer Mentors: A Guidebook (Version 2). University of Massachusetts Medical School, Transitions Research & Training Center in partnership with Department of Mental Health SAMHSA-funded STAY Project. Klodnick, V. V. (2019)
- Youth Peer Support Worker TIP Sheet. New Mexico Healthy Transitions & UMASS Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research. Klodnick, V. V., Sabella, K., & Mizrahi, R. (2019).
- Supporting the Success of Young Adult Peer Recovery Workers: A Toolkit for Employers. University of Massachusetts Medical School, Transitions Research & Training Center. Delman, J., & Klodnick, V. V. (2017).
Published Research
- A theory of change for one-on-one peer support for older adolescents and young adults. Children and Youth Services Review. Walker, J., Klodnick, V. V., LaPelusa, B. et al. (2024).
- An evaluation of Career Opportunity Readiness Experience (CORE): An enhancement to Supported Employment for transition age youth with serious mental health diagnoses. Community Mental Health Journal. Johnson, R. P., LaPelusa, B., Mayhue, A., Schneider, A., Crowe, A., Diggins, T., Brown, A., Spencer, E., Cohen, D.A., & Klodnick, V. V. (2024).
- Peer Support provider responses to substance use in clients with first-episode psychosis in Coordinated Specialty Care. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal. Klodnick, V. V., LaPelusa, B., Cohen, D. A., Johnson, R. P., Mayhue, A., Myers, N., Lucksted, A., & Lopez, M. (2024).
- Relational complexity of the near-age Peer Support provider role in youth & young adult community mental health settings. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research. Klodnick, V. V., Sapiro, B., Gold, A., Pearlstein, M., Crowe, A., Schneider, A., Johnson, R., LaPelusa, B., & Holland, H. (2024).
- How early stigmatizing experiences, peer connections, and peer spaces influenced pathways to employment or education after a first- episode of psychosis. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal. Blajeski, S., Klodnick, V. V., Caruso, N., & Sale, T. (2022).
- Factors supporting the employment of young adult peer Providers: Perspectives of Workers and Supervisors. Community Mental Health Journal. Delman, J., & Klodnick, V. V. (2016).
- Perspectives of early emerging adults with serious mental health conditions on vocational peer mentors. Journal of Emotional & Behavioral Disorders. Klodnick, V. V., Sabella, K., Krzos, I. M., Brenner, C., Kaiser, S. M., Ellison, M. L, Davis, M. & Fagan, M. A. (2014).
