Quantitative Evaluation of an Intervention Supporting Peer Workers in Overdose Response Settings

An intervention model ‘ROSE’ was piloted at two organizations in BC. R: Recognition of Peer Work, O: Organizational Support, S: Skill Development and E: for Everyone. Quantitative surveys were administered at sites pre- and post- implementation. We found an increase in the peers’ perception of fair pay and recognition. More participants, post- implementation, feel satisfied by their work and feel connected to each other. There was also a decline in the ranking of “work situation” as a stressor. The majority of the strategies were rated “extremely effective” by participants. These results are promising and call for the expansion of the ROSE model to other sites.

BC CDC Presenters

10/19/2021 5:50:00 PM