Peer Support Essentials: A Comprehensive Workshop for Peer Support Specialists
Date: December 3-4, 2024
Time: 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Cost: $280
Format: Virtual Live Workshop
Trainers: Darla Belflower, LCSW, LSCSW, LAC, CPS
Bobbi Jo Reed, CPS
Working as a Peer Specialist can be rewarding, and for many like a dream come true. Having the opportunity to help others in recovery from behavioral health and SUD diagnosis can also be challenging for peer support specialists, given that they are working on their own recovery at the same time.
This virtual course will provide information about your role as a peer support specialist, how to partner with the consumers you work with as well as your clinical team. The workshop will create space to review and practice tools and strategies that peers can use with people seeking help while attending this workshop. Other areas of focus will include crisis intervention and helping those who may not want help. Telling your recovery story is an expectation of your job, and knowing when and how to disclose can be challenging. Self-disclosure and other ethical considerations will be reviewed.
Target Audience: Peers and peer supervisors/managers
Course meets the qualifications for 5.5 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences; and CIBHS is an approved provider for the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) to sponsor continuing education for Behavioral health professionals including clinicians, counselors, and therapists who have a master's degree in counseling and/or related field working with children, youth, and their families. CIBHS maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.
All activities in this training are offered for continuing education credit excluding any breaks. CE Certificates of Completion will be emailed within two weeks of processing your completed online evaluation.
For questions, comments, or grievances about this CE course content or delivery, or to request special accommodations, please email Theresa Ferrini at tferrini@cibhs.org
Approved for Peers to obtain BBS CEs and submit to their accrediting body.
Objectives:
- List three things a peer specialist does in their role.
- Define the importance of self-care and setting boundaries toprevent burnout.
- Identify the three C's when helping a consumer work onnegative self-talk.
- Describe the steps to take when those you help are incrisis.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations for continuing education must be received in writing within 48 hours after the first day of the training to receive a refund. Refunds: All refunds will be subject to a $10.00 administration fee, which will be deducted from all refund checks. In the event the provider cancels the conference, full refunds will be given.
For questions, comments, or grievances about this CE course content or delivery, or to request special accommodations, please email Theresa Ferrini at tferrini@cibhs.org
For all questions regarding the training and registration, please reach out to Robin Texeira at rtexeira@cibhs.org
There is no known commercial support for this webinar.