This training introduces peer workers to compassion fatigue as the “cost of caring” and its impact on workforce wellbeing and service delivery. Participants explore the emotional, physical, and behavioral warning signs of burnout and secondary trauma, while learning to distinguish between stress, avoidance, and burnout cycles. The session emphasizes self-awareness and sustainable self-care practices, including...

This training builds a strong foundation in ethical practice, values, and professional boundaries in peer support roles. Participants learn how to navigate the unique challenges of peer work, including dual relationships, self-disclosure, and role clarity.  The session highlights SAMHSA core competencies, ethical decision-making frameworks, and the importance of maintaining healthy boundaries to protect both peers...

This training provides practical skills for leading effective and engaging recovery groups and meetings. Participants explore the facilitator role as a guide who creates structure and supports group process rather than directing outcomes.  The session covers group preparation, creating safe and brave spaces, managing group dynamics, and addressing barriers to participation such as fear, anger,...

This training introduces Motivational Interviewing (MI) as a person-centered communication approach that empowers individuals to explore and strengthen their own motivation for change.  Participants learn the core principles of MI, including partnership, acceptance, compassion, and evocation, along with key concepts such as ambivalence, change talk, reactance, and the “righting reflex.” The training includes hands-on practice...