Peer Support Training

CMHA-WECB offers a Brief Introduction to Peer Support and Peer Support Core Competencies training, which will prepare the participant for the Peer Support Certification process and exam, available for a cost through Peer Support Canada.

Peer Support Core Competencies Training was developed by the Centre of Innovation in Peer Support / Support House. This training offers a comprehensive, best practice peer support training that is aligned with and built upon:

• Peer Support Canada’s key learning outcomes from the Knowledge Matrix, Code of Conduct, and Principles of Practice
• Mental Health Commission of Canada’s Core Values of Peer Support and Guidelines for the Practice and Training of Peer Support
• Health Canada’s Drug Treatment Funding Project and Addictions and Mental Health Ontario Best Practices in Peer Support
• Centre for Innovation in Peer Support’s toolkits, resources and models which support the most current, best practices in Peer Support

It further support that principles of trauma informed support, with an emphasis on developing overall psychological wellness.

The training consists of fifteen modules, each two hours in length.
Session 1: Recovery & Wellness
             Session 2: Foundation of Peer support
             Session 3: The Peer Support Role
             Session 4: Communication Basics
             Session 5: Connecting Through our Experiences
             Session 6: Peer Support Relationships
             Session 7: Ethics & Boundaries
             Session 8: Trauma-Informed Care Practices
             Session 9: Stigmas & Discrimination
             Session 10: Culture, Diversity & Worldview
             Session 11: Social Determinants of Health & Advocacy
             Session 12: Self-Determination & Stages of Change
             Session 13: Supporting Someone Experiencing Distress/Crisis
             Session 14: Wellness Planning
             Session 15: Resiliency & Wrap-up

Brief Introduction to Peer Support Training
Covers the core modules of PSCCT, including modules:
              Module 1: Recovery, Wellness & the Peer Role
              Module 2: Foundations of Peer Support
              Module 3: Empathic Communication
              Module 4: Connecting Through our Experiences
              Module 5: Ethically Navigating Boundaries