Certified Peer Specialist TRAINING COURSE

Table of Contents Section 1 .....................................................................................................................5 Grounding and Acknowledgments.....................................................................................................9 Introductions ..................................................................................................................................9 Course Overview ...........................................................................................................................10 Practicing Self-Care .......................................................................................................................11 Practicing Self-Care and Community Care .......................................................................................12 Section 2 ...................................................................................................................21 Stigma and Marginalization Connected to Lived Experience ..............................................................25 Culture, Power, Privilege, and Peer Support ....................................................................................27 Culturally Informed Approaches to Trauma .....................................................................................31 The Need for Trauma-Informed Care..............................................................................................34 Section 3 ...................................................................................................................41 Confidentiality ...............................................................................................................................47 Professional Boundaries .................................................................................................................48 Resiliency .....................................................................................................................................49 Understanding Developmental Trauma ...........................................................................................51 Section 4 ...................................................................................................................59 OARS Communication Skills Description ..........................................................................................63 Open Questions (OARS) Skill Description ........................................................................................64 Affirmation (OARS) Skill Description................................................................................................66 Reflection (OARS) Skill Description .................................................................................................69 Summary (OARS) Skill Description..................................................................................................83 Section 5 ...................................................................................................................85 Exploring the Certified Peer Specialist Practice ................................................................................91 Principles of Strengths-Based Recovery ..........................................................................................93 The Connecting Process.................................................................................................................95 Connection for Healing ..................................................................................................................97 Initial Meeting ...............................................................................................................................98 Section 6 .................................................................................................................105 The Exploring Process ................................................................................................................. 109 Sharing Mental Health, Substance Use, and Recovery Challenges with Others................................. 111 Exploring Values.......................................................................................................................... 114 Listening, Revisited ..................................................................................................................... 115 Benefits of Listening Well............................................................................................................. 118 Historical Context for Certified Peer Specialists .............................................................................. 119 Timeline of Systems Transformation and Western Consumer Involvement ...................................... 121 Section 7 .................................................................................................................129 The Supporting Process ............................................................................................................... 133 Sharing Information .................................................................................................................... 135 Self-Disclosure ............................................................................................................................ 139 Setting Boundaries ...................................................................................................................... 142 Understanding Boundaries ........................................................................................................... 143 Setting Healthy Boundaries .......................................................................................................... 144 Gentle Refusal............................................................................................................................. 149 Section 8 .................................................................................................................153 Mental Health and Substance Use Diagnosis Background ............................................................... 157 Defining Recovery ....................................................................................................................... 160 Exploring and Supporting Lived Experience ................................................................................... 162 Lived Experience, Bias, and Stigma .............................................................................................. 164 Multiple Pathways Identified ........................................................................................................ 173 Stages of Change ........................................................................................................................ 179

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