Group Facilitation Training for Peer Support Specialists

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Calling all Kentucky Peer Support Specialists! We're thrilled to share a new training opportunity from KORE and your friends at Intentional Beginnings. 

If part of your job responsibilities include running groups for those in early recovery this new training is just what you may have been looking for! 

About the Group Facilitation Training: 

This one and a half day training is designed to provide Peer Support Specialists with the skills and tools that can take group sessions to the next level.  Through this training experience participants will also receive the brand new Recovery Skills Curriculum that has been written specifically for Peers to facilitate. The Recovery Skills Curriculum will include 8 one-hour sessions that can be used in a variety of settings including treatment (residential or IOP) and Recovery Community Centers. 

The Recovery Skills Curriculum includes: 

• Building a Life you Wouldn’t Want to Lose 
• Emotions 
• Getting a Job & Financial Responsibility (Adulting 101)
• Self-Care 
• Healthy Habits & Routines/Your Brain in Recovery
•  Basic Communication Skills & Self-Advocacy 
• Boundaries & Healthy Relationships 
• Managing Stress and Living in Alignment with Your Values 

Who should attend?  

This training is open to anyone working with and supporting individuals in early recovery from a Substance Use Disorder.  Both the training and the Recovery Skills curriculum are designed for Peer Support Specialists to use in a variety of settings.  Basically, if you are Peer Support and you are running groups for people with SUD this training is for you! 

When and Where: 

We're excited to offer this training on three different dates: 

June 13-14 | Day 1: 9am - 4:30pm EST, Day 2: 9am-1:30pm EST

June 23-24 | Day 1: 9am - 4:30pm EST, Day 2: 9am-1:30pm EST

June 29-30 | Day 1: 9am - 4:30pm EST, Day 2: 9am-1:30pm EST

Location: Zoom (you will get the link after registration) CEU’s: Participants will receive a certificate verifying 10.5 hours of training for APSS 

Other Important Information: This training includes time set aside for building your group facilitation skills by practicing the Recovery Skills curriculum.  You will be expected to have a copy of the Recovery Skills curriculum available to you (either printed or on a separate device from the one you are using to attend the Zoom Training) throughout the training.