Extending your Portfolio: Certified Peer Support Training

Course Description Therapeutic Advances, PLLC specializes in the professional development of mental health and substance use professionals. “Extending your Portfolio: Certified Peer Support Training” is a 50 hour training that meets the North Carolina requirements to become a certified peer support specialist.

Participants will learn the history, principles, and core concepts of peer support. Ensuring they complete the training prepared and ready to work in their community. Participants will learn skills through interactive participation, creative expression, and wellness skills in the areas of recovery, wellness, communication, de-escalation, engagement, crisis intervention, and crisis prevention. Participants will learn to ensure worker self-care while exploring tools to use with their peer in the community and tools to assist with the development of wellness identity.

This training aspires confidence and holistically engages the various learning styles of participants. Leaving you with an understanding of your role as a certified peer support specialist, knowing your purpose, and helping you better engage with the populations you will serve.