NC CPSS Webinars
Reducing the Stigma of Mental Health Challenges
Will be held live on 01/25/2024 from 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Speaker: Wes Rider, BSW
Description
This session provides an open dialogue about stigma in society. Webinar attendees will learn the meaning of stigma, how discrimination and stigma tie with each other and methods they can apply to eliminate stigma.
Theory and Practice of Recovery
Will be held live on 02/22/2024 from 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Speaker: Delton Russell, CPSS
Description
This training connects concepts of trauma to addiction and feelings of shame by exploring Adverse Childhood Experiences. Peers will learn how to integrate these concepts into their practice certified peer support specialists in an effort to empathize and apply compassion within a professional context.
Introduction to Motivational Interviewing: What If There’s No Such Thing as Peer Resistance?
Will be held live on 03/21/2024 from 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Speaker: Michael McGuire, LCSW, LCAS, LMFT, CCS, MINT
Description
The experience of resistance while providing peer support is a constant obstacle, often leaving both the Certified Peer Support Specialist and the peer frustrated, tired, and unfulfilled. In spite of these consequences, there has been relatively little effort made toward investigating the conceptualization of resistance. Join us for a lively discourse as we break down current views of peer resistance and identify ways to be supportive to other peers.
Understanding the Spectrum: Navigating Bipolar, Moral Injury, and PTSD
Will be held live on 04/25/2024 from 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Speakers: Ret. Major General Martin, Ret. Master Sergeant Romero, and Coast Guard Veteran Ryan Curran
Description
This webinar offers a unique exploration into the complex world of mental health, illuminated through the powerful narratives of three veterans, each bringing a distinct perspective shaped by their roles and experiences
Peer Support Boundaries
Will be held live on 05/23/2024 from 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Speakers: Delton Russell, CPSS
Description
This training illustrates healthy boundaries with the peers served and discusses how arrested development impacts the ability to create healthy boundaries.
Peer Support Ethics 101
Will be held live on 06/20/2024 from 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Speakers: Patty Schaeffer, CPSS
Description
Peer Support Specialists will explore ethical behavior, professionalism, and values within and beyond the PSS workplace.