Beginning of 2021 | Denver
Peer Support Basic Training Class
Learn the fundamentals of being an effective peer supporter while working toward your Nationally Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist credential.
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Time & Location
Beginning of 2021
Denver
About the Event
Peer Support Academy: 20-Hour Basic Training Class
Learn the fundamentals of being an effective peer supporter from cross-trained emergency counselors and peers with "lived experience". Class focuses on wellness, recovery, ethics, and mental-physical self defense. Clinicians and clergy are encouraged to attend. Active wear dress code.
This basic training class is part 1 of 2 toward a Nationally Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist credential. Learn more about credentialing at https://www.naadac.org/ncprss.
Schedule:
- 1st day - 9am-5pm
- 2nd day - 9am-5pm
- 3rd day - 9am-1pm
$250 for full 3-day class
Training will cover:
- How to Be An Effective Peer Supporter
- Mental & Physical Self Defense
- Ethics & Confidentiality
- Critical Incidents
- Stress Management
- Strategies for Staying Mentally Fit
- Suicide Awareness
- Family Support