Iowa Health and Human Services awarded a contract to the University of Iowa National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice (UI-NRC) in the School of Social Work to provide comprehensive training for Iowa’s peer workforce. The project provides training for peer support specialists, family peer support specialists, and recovery coaches to grow the workforce and organizations that employ peers. 

The partnership also provides technical assistance to agencies and organizations across Iowa that have a peer workforce. This partnership will be called the Iowa Peer Workforce Collaborative (IPWC) and is made possible through funding from Iowa Health and Human Services through its contract with the University of Iowa National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice (UI-NRC) for Peer Support and Recovery Coach Training and Coordination (MHDS 21-013).

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Study Finds Several Factors Related to Peer Job Commitment and Satisfation

Tuesday, July 1, 2025
The Iowa Peer Workforce Collaborative (IPWC) has released a report, "Study Finds Several Factors Related to Job Commitment and Satisfaction Among Peer Workers in Iowa." Along with Jodie Huju of Full Circle Recovery, the IPWC's Katelyn Akright and Carol Coohey found that coworker understanding of the peer worker role, coworker valuing peer worker contributions, coworker support, and organizational support (including professional and promotional opportunities) were related to both job satisfaction and commitment to their organizations. 

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