Section 1 – COMMUNICATION
Peer Support:
Why We Do What We Do
Speaker: Thomas Lane. Tom will share his perspectives about the power and potential of peer support, based on 20 years of
Stand up for Mental Health
Speaker: David GraninerJoin us as David brings his extraordinary wit and wisdom to start off our day of extraordinary learning.
Strategic Storytelling
Telling Your Story with Lorrin Gehring Your story of recovery is what gives you authority. Knowing how and when to disclose your story is a big part of the effectiveness of your work as a peer. This workshop will help you sort out the power of telling your story....
Culturally Informed and Appropriate Peer Support
Julianna Gale As peer counselors, we can be strong advocates for culturally specific recovery. This workshop will explore some ways to draw upon cultural strengths, increase cross-cultural understanding, and move towards healing justice in order to improve outcomes...
Strengths Based Peer Support
Speaker: Garry Lewis Substance use and mental illness rob us of our belief in our own strengths. Peers help us realize we still carry those strengths in us. This work shop is about how supporting from a strengths-based perspective fosters wellness and recovery for...
Section 2 – Advocacy
Workplace Advocacy for Yourself
Speaker: Maggie Taylor Self-advocacy is vital to this relatively new field; providers within the clinical setting may struggle to incorporate peers in a meaningful way. It is the responsibility of the RSS to educate and raise awareness, as to not only the importance...
Advocating for Another with Attention to Young Adults
Speaker: Michaela I. Fissel This webinar will provide a basic overview of what it means to engage in advocacy when delivering peer services, approaches that enhance confidence, self-efficacy, and personal agency; along with self-care strategies to reduce burnout. ...
Section 3 – RESILIENCY
Wellness and Balance in the Workplace
Speaker: Mia Cox As a parent partner in community mental health, being a working professional and single mom, I have learned the importance of having tools to create appropriate work/life balance and maintaining wellness. In this brief introduction to Work -Life...
Trauma Informed Peer Support
Speaker: Leah Harris Healing from trauma happens in relationship: we know this from both neuroscience and from lived experience. And it’s why peer support is at the center of any trauma-informed program or approach. But what does it mean to provide “trauma-informed”...
Suicide Prevention
Speaker: Mary Jadwisiak The peers we work with are at increased risk of suicide. This workshop will provide you with the skills you need to identify when a person may be at risk of suicide and how to respond. You will learn how to C.A.R.E. Connect, Ask, Refer,...
Section 4 – EMPOWERMENT
Building Ethical Relationships
Speaker: Sarah JensenThis workshop caters to certified peer counselors in rural areas. Learn how to effectively nurture, and end a peer relationship(s). Learn how to integrate into a clinical team in a non-clinical manner in order to prove effective peer...
Ethics and Boundaries
Speaker: Beth Gould Experience a solid overview of Ethics and Boundaries for Peer Specialists using real scenarios. This lively workshop was created using the ethical guidelines created by the International Association of Peer Supporters (iNaps), which were developed...
Section 5 – SKILLS
Documenting Peer Support
Speaker: Ann Rider The guidelines are specific to Medicaid-funded programs and are still applicable to any kind of documentation. In addition to a discussion of Medicaid guidelines, we will present a simple format that works well for peer support in any setting....
Core Group Skills for Facilitators
Speaker: Sharon Holmes Have you ever been tasked with running groups without much training on how to begin? This workshop will take you through the basic steps for setting up and successfully running groups that foster recovery. Tools for Learning and...
Mental Health Recovery & Resiliency Training
Mental Health Recovery & Resiliency Training Part 1
Speaker: Mary Jadwisiak In this first module, we explore the origins and definition of the concept of mental health recovery, what the possibilities are in order to gain an understanding of what recovery entails. The 11 components of Recover and who recovers from...
Mental Health Recovery & Resiliency Training Part 2
Speaker: Mary Jadwisiak In this module, we use role-playing exercises to determine what the barriers are to recovery and how to find the best ways to help clients navigate the process, reclaim hope, and help overcome them. We discuss the 11 fundamental...
Mental Health Recovery & Resiliency Training Part 3
Speaker: Mary Jadwisiak In this module, Mary explores the concept of hope and its importance in the process of recovery. She explains how to use person-first language to value every patient's experience. This leads to a discussion the role of boundaries...
Mental Health Recovery & Resiliency Training Part 4
Speaker: Mary JadwisiakIn the final segment of this workshop, we review the role of peer support in the recovery process and how sharing practical skills for healing based on our own recovery experiences can help others grow stronger. Tools for Teaching & Learning...