03/10/2026
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Learn how to become a Certified Peer Worker
Peer workers provide a unique category of service delivery through the lens of “shared lived experience” that gives them a unique capacity to provide targeted services that can inspire, empower, and support their peers.
Their role is different from the roles and services offered by other members of a multi‐disciplinary care or prevention team.
Peer workers have a variety of responsibilities, including educating clients about health and wellness, suggesting resources and support services, and linking clients to care.
General qualifications
Any person who has a qualifying lived experience with HIV, hepatitis C, harm reduction, PrEP, or is returning to the community after incarceration, under our newest track, criminal justice, is eligible to be certified as a peer worker in New York State.
