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Peer Support within the Criminal Justice System: Forensic Peer Support

  • 7 Feb 2023
  • 9 Feb 2023
  • 3 sessions
  • 7 Feb 2023, 9:00 AM 4:30 PM (EST)
  • 8 Feb 2023, 9:00 AM 4:30 PM (EST)
  • 9 Feb 2023, 9:00 AM 4:30 PM (EST)
  • Zoom
  • 3

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  • For Non-Members of PMHCA

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This 18-hour continuing education opportunity is designed to enhance the capacity of Certified Peer and Recovery Specialists to fulfill a serious gap in supportive services for justice involved individuals. Grounded in the philosophy of peer support services, this training uses a mutual-learning approach and dialogue-driven process to develop understanding of the impact of forensic involvement and introduces the Sequential Intercept Model as a tool to highlight the unique needs of individuals and discover resources necessary to effectively navigate within and beyond the criminal justice system.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this training participants will gain knowledge and skill to:

Use lived experiences as an example of recovery and resiliency

Identify and advocate for the needs of individuals in the criminal justice system

Assist an individual in navigating service systems (mental health, criminal justice, etc.)

Model self-advocacy such that an individual learns how to advocate for self

Support the individual's journey toward achieving personal recovery goals

Resources Needed:

Laptop or Desktop PC with Webcam and Microphonenote that smart phones may not present a large enough screen to engage in the presented material

Zoom or other Virtual Meeting platformPMHCA or Organization provided

Personal Technology (IT) Support for Computer/Software – Facilitators are not responsible for software/equipment difficulties.

Trauma Informed Host – PMHCA or Organization provided to maintain attendance and monitor participants’ reactions to trauma inducing material

Existing PMHCA Members Receive a 10% discount on the price of this training.

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