About NAPPP

Vision: Establishing a culture of people helping people. (Adopted June 2009)

Mission: The National Association of Peer Program Professionals helps adults establish, train, supervise, maintain and evaluate peer programs. (Adopted June 2009)

The National Association of Peer Program Professionals (NAPPP) was established after the dissolution of The National Association of Peer Programs, originally founded in 1984 as the National Peer Helpers Association. NAPPP is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation whose mission is to help adults establish, train, supervise, maintain and evaluate peer programs. Using the NAPPP Standards and Ethics as a guiding principle, NAPPP helps adults through networking, leadership training, certification and programmatic problem solving.

NAPPP is dedicated to promoting excellence in peer programs. Its membership is adult professionals who are responsible for peer programs. Since peer programs currently exist in schools, social service agencies, faith communities, geographic communities, nursing homes and youth organizations, the NAPPP membership is composed of representatives from many populations. The largest representation of NAPPP members is from the K-12 school and higher education population.

Peer programs simply involve people helping other people. When people experience frustrations, worries, concerns, and other life events, they typically turn to their friends, not professionals, for help, advice, practical assistance, and support. The peer programs that the National Association of Peer Program Professionals support have various names such as peer helping, peer counseling, peer ministry, peer education, peer leadership, peer health education, peer mediation, peer tutoring, peer mentoring and others. Peers do not replace licensed or certified professionals or practitioners, but often serve as an extension of the services these professionals provide. Through much research and evaluation, peer programs have been found to be one of the most proven and effective prevention strategies.

With members throughout the world, NAPPP has become the pre-eminent international support organization for peer program professionals. It offers training opportunities, professional development, a newsletter, a professional journal, the Perspectives in Peer Programs, formerly the Peer Facilitator Quarterly. The National Association of Peer Program Professionals has connections across the United States as well as in countries around the world.

Frequently Asked Questions or FAQs
WHAT IS PEER HELPING?
WHY BECOME A MEMBER?
WHO JOINS NAPPP?
HOW CAN I JOIN NAPPP?
HOW DOES NAPPP FUNCTION AS AN ORGANIZATION?
WHAT COMMITTEES ARE THERE?
Board Development Committee
Development Committee
Finance Committee
Membership Committee
Professional Development
HOW CAN I BECOME A MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE?

DOCUMENTS ABOUT NAPPP
NAPPP Prospectus
NAPPP Strategic Plan
Profiles of NAPPP, NAPP, NPHA Pioneers

Board of Directors

Judith A. Tindall, Ph.D., CPPE, NAPPP Certified Trainer/Consultant -- President
Licensed Psychologist
Psychological Network, Inc.
St. Charles, MO

Laurie Jo Wallace -- Vice President
Director of Training and Capacity Building
Health Resources in Action (Formerly Medical Foundation)
Boston, MA

Roselind Bogner, Ph.D., CPPE, NAPPP Certified Trainer/Consultant -- Secretary
Professor, Niagara University
Niagara University, NY

David R. Black, Ph.D., MPH, HSPP, CPPE, NAPPP Certified Trainer/Consultant Professor of Public Health; Health Sciences; Foods and Nutrition; Nursing -- Treasurer
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN

Sue Routson, M.S., CPPE, NAPPP Certified Trainer/Consultant -- Member at Large
Executive Director
Peer Information Center for Teens, Inc.
Richmond, IN

Lois Charley--- Executive Secretary
Kansas City, MO
nappp@peerprogramprofessionals.org