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 Microphone–note that smart phones may not present a large enough screen to engage in the presented material

• Zoom or other Virtual Meeting platform –PMHCA or Organization provided

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