March 2019
King County Peer Town Hall
Have you or a family member used services in King County WA? Your voice matters! Come and share your stories and experiences with the Health Care Authority and the health organizations that serve you. Your input is valuable and will be used by the state for planning and improvement. Tell us: What is working for you? What needs to be improved? Are services recovery oriented? Is peer support effective? Do you have a voice in your care? Door Prizes! Networking! Snacks! If…
Find out more »King County – WaHCA Peer Continuing Education Series – Documentation
Topic: Certified Peer Counselors must document their work, but that documentation must be done in a way that is consistent with their unique role. This workshop helps peer support workers understand requirements of Medicaid and the Washington Administrative Codes, focusing on the type of documentations most often required by CPCs. Expect a simple but thorough method, with lots of practice. About the Trainer: Ann Rider, MSW, CPRP, CPC Inspired by her own recovery from trauma, addiction, and mental health challenges,…
Find out more »Snohomish county – WaHCA Peer Continuing Education Series – Co-Occurring Disorders
CONTINUING EDUCATION WORKSHOP FOR PEER SUPPORT COUNSELORS TOPIC: Co-occurring Disorders Training for Peer Support Counselors is interactive and provides useful tools for Peer Support Counselors working with people who experience co-occurring disorders – the coexistence of both a mental health and a substance use disorder. It will further define co-occurring disorders, introduce study results, the Stages of Change, relapse prevention, and cover the SAMHSA perspective. In a classroom setting, peer counselors will learn how to positively work with people who…
Find out more »SW Region Peer Town Hall
Have you or a family member used services in the SW Region of WA? Your voice matters! Come and share your stories and experiences with the Health Care Authority and the health organizations that serve you. Your input is valuable and will be used by the state for planning and improvement.Tell us:What is working for you?What needs to be improved?Are services recovery oriented? Is peer support effective? Do you have a voice in your care?Door Prizes! Networking! Snacks!If you are unable to…
Find out more »Pierce County Peer Town Hall
Have you or a family member used services in Pierce County? Your voice matters! Come and share your stories and experiences with the Health Care Authority and the health organizations that serve you. Your input is valuable and will be used by the state for planning and improvement. Tell us: What is working for you? What needs to be improved? Are services recovery oriented? Is peer support effective? Do you have a voice in your care? Door Prizes! Networking! Snacks! If you…
Find out more »Skagit county – WaHCA Peer Continuing Education Series – WRAP Level 2 (5-Day)
Spend five days learning to become a WRAP Facilitator.** This course is designed to help you become a powerful change agent as a WRAP Facilitator. You will gain a deeper understanding of the recovery process and learn to: • work with people who have mental health challenges to discover the strengths they have and can use to enhance their recovery; • effectively share the underlying concepts necessary to recovery - hope, personal responsibility, education, self-advocacy, and support; • work with…
Find out more »April 2019
Spokane County – WaHCA Peer Continuing Education Series – WRAP Seminar 1 for Peer Support Counselors (2-days)
CONTINUING EDUCATION WORKSHOP FOR PEER SUPPORT COUNSELORS TOPIC: WRAP® Seminar 1 Training for Peer Counselors (2-days) WRAP® workshops are designed to be highly interactive. Facilitators encourage participation at whatever level feels comfortable. WRAP® is a living document that is unique to everyone. WRAP® facilitators skillfully share this simple and profound educational model so that participants can incorporate WRAP® into their lives. Through engagement in a WRAP® Seminar 1 workshop, participants will have a good understanding of the Key Concepts…
Find out more »Grant County – WaHCA Peer Continuing Education Series – De-Escalation/Calm in the Storm
CONTINUING EDUCATION WORKSHOP FOR PEER SUPPORT COUNSELORS TOPIC: The De-Escalation/Calm in the Storm curriculum is founded upon the fundamental concepts of respect, support, prevention, and the mutual relationship. Peers will be provided with an array of effective non-violent skills that are designed to promote person-centered and recovery-based approaches. Peers will leave the workshop with skills and strategies for supporting someone whose behavior may escalate, while preserving the helping alliance. ABOUT THE TRAINER: Sharon Holmes has over 20 years of…
Find out more »Grant County – WaHCA Peer Continuing Education Series – Documentation
Topic: Certified Peer Counselors must document their work, but that documentation must be done in a way that is consistent with their unique role. This workshop helps peer support workers understand requirements of Medicaid and the Washington Administrative Codes, focusing on the type of documentations most often required by CPCs. Expect a simple but thorough method, with lots of practice. About the Trainer: Ann Rider, MSW, CPRP, CPC Inspired by her own recovery from trauma, addiction, and mental health…
Find out more »Stevens County – WaHCA Peer Continuing Education Series – Documentation
Topic: Certified Peer Counselors must document their work, but that documentation must be done in a way that is consistent with their unique role. This workshop helps peer support workers understand requirements of Medicaid and the Washington Administrative Codes, focusing on the type of documentations most often required by CPCs. Expect a simple but thorough method, with lots of practice. About the Trainer: Ann Rider, MSW, CPRP, CPC Inspired by her own recovery from trauma, addiction, and mental health challenges,…
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