Art & Science of Peer-Assisted Recovery
A five-day training designed for people who are interested in and/or have been selected to embark upon offering peer assisted recovery support services.
Topics Covered:
- Spectrum of Attitudes
- Defining Recovery
- Recovery Ecosystems & Recovery Capital
- Defining Peer Recovery Specialist
- The Art & Science of PAR
- Art & Science Personal Inventory
- Role Clarity
- Pathways & Styles of Recovery
- Introduction to Recovery Planning
- The Three-Legged Stool of PAR
- Reciprocity & Vulnerability
- Reimagining Self Care
- Ethical Issues & Managing Boundaries
- Harm Reduction Principles & Practices
- Crisis Intervention
- Motivational Interviewing
- PAR Role: Advocate
- Trauma-Informed Care
- Language, stigma, bias, & discrimination
- Introduction to Social Justice
- Racism of the Well-Intended: Examining Privilege & Power
- Power Shuffle
- Seeking Social Justice
- The Role of Data in PAR
- Peer Recovery Specialist Engagement Tasks
- Skills Practice
- Revisiting the Art & Science of PAR Personal Inventory
- Where does a Peer Recovery Specialist need further training & skill development?
- Improving My Service
- Closing Exercise & Certificates