https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXzkXjQLb_M&t=24s
Interview with Skip Skipper, CEO, Justice Peer InitiativeConducted by Carl Blumenthal, Peer Specialist
1. What's your recovery story and how did it lead you to your current job?
2. What are the origins of the JPI and who has been involved?
3. Since you don't want to reinvent the wheel, what are the models and who are the leaders in the field?
4. What is the mission, goals, and structure of JPI, including your fundraising efforts?
5. Where does JPI fit in the movement for criminal justice reform?
6. Given the six-stage model of alternatives to incarceration, where do you expect JPI to intervene?
7. What are JPI's current and projected programs, including training, supervision, and technical assistance?
8. How does your training compare to what APS has done in the past and plans for the future?
9. What are the core competencies of being a justice peer?
10. What have you/JPI learned from the peer specialist and recovery coach movements, and what is unique to justice peers.
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