Monthly Workshop - Borderline Personality, AKA Emotional Intensity Disorder Many Peer Support ask about borderline personality. What is it? It is also sometimes referred to as emotional intensity disorder, because people with this diagnosis often have big emotions. Sometimes those big emotions come through as anger at the helper, which can lead us to be unsure what to do to…
Monthly Workshop - Building Bridges: Peer Roles at Different Agencies Peer Support can come in many forms and many types of agencies. There are Peer Support Specialists, Peer Recovery Coaches, and Family Peer Support Specialists. There are Integrated Health Homes, Assertive Community Treatment Teams, wellness centers, crisis stabilization, and many more. It’s hard to keep track of, but the more…
PEER SUPPORT SUMMIT Join us for education, connection, and engagement with other Peer Support Specialists, Family Peer Support Specialists, and Recovery Coaches across the state of Iowa. Visit Conference Page
Monthly Workshop - Supervision We found at the Peer Support Summit that 45% of the supervisors in attendance were also Peer Support or Recovery Coaches themselves. That means we are moving up in career building! It also means we need to talk about how to best supervise a team of Peer Support Specialists. How is supervising Peer Support different than…
Trauma-informed care challenges the way systems are set up in order to create safety through empowerment, trust, and personal choice. What do we notice about the mental health system that we would like to see change? How can we be the first steps of that change?
Ethics is not just about rules, but thinking through the consequences and alternatives so that we can create the safest and most equitable environment we can.
This group is for supervisors of Peer Support, Family Peers, and Recovery Coaches to support each other. It meets every other month on the first Thursday.
There's a complex relationship between burnout, boundaries, and self-compassion. How can we do this often triggering work while protecting our own well-being?
Are you studying for the Peer Recovery Specialist certification exam? Curious and want to keep your skills sharp? Join our study group!
Do you provide peer, recovery, or family peer support to others? You deserve support, too! Join this group to connect with others who understand what you do.
