Integrated Peer Recovery Specialist Training with Harm Reduction (50 CEUs) "2.0"
Overview
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Advocacy for Certified Peer Recovery Specialists
Introduction to Certified Peer Recovery Specialists
Relating to Individual as an Advocate
Individual's rights and responsibilities
Self-advocacy as a component of recovery/wellness
The traits, skills, and methods for successful advocacy as Peers
Ethical Considerations for Certified Peer Recovery Specialists
Peer support role and functions, and peer support standards
Responsibilities and limits of the roles
Fundamentals of Cultural Competency
Risk indicators that may affect the individual's welfare and
safety
Legal Issues related to wellness/recovery
Ethical decision making
Mentoring & Education for Certified Peer Recovery Specialists
How to establish a respectful, trusting relationship with the
individual
How to demonstrate various forms of self-care in recovery and
wellness
Skills needed to self-advocate
Principles of Empowerment
Resource Linkage to community supports and professional
services
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Recovery/Wellness Support by Certified Peer Recovery Specialist
How to recognize Multiple pathways to recovery
How to recognize Stages of change, stages of recovery/wellness,
signs of distress, and the impact of Trauma
Assisting individual to set goals
Strength-based approach to recovery
Tools for effective outreach and continued support
Harm Reduction for Certified Peer Recovery Specialists
Introduction to Harm Reduction
Principle of Harm Reduction
Role of the Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) in Harm
Reduction
Harm Reduction in Practice