Peer Support Services

2 CE Credit Hours

This course offers scholarly definitions of the terms diversity, equality/equity, and inclusion (DEI). SAMHSA’s key terms are presented, as well. Finally, benefits and challenges of diversity at the workplace are delineated.

2 CE Credit Hours

The study and science of health and wellness has an ever-growing number of different facets. The challenge for each person is to find the right set of principles and practices that are right and healthy for your own life journey. And these may change over time! This may include becoming physically, cognitively, emotionally, and spiritually healthy, and then figuring out how to maintain that wonderful state of health and wellness and being a happy, fulfilled individual.

3 CE Credit Hours

This course reviews the information contained in the Ohio Administrative Code (Rule 5122-29-15.1 Adult, Family, and Youth Certified Peer Supporter) and discusses HIPAA and confidentiality, specifically. It covers a need for ethics, more information contained in the Code, and a definition of ethical peer support. Also discussed are the benefits of peer support, as well as cultural competence.

2 CE Credit Hours

This course examines what professional boundaries are, and why we need them. It also delves into the roles of peer recovery supporters, the core values, and the importance of self-awareness and self-care. There will be a short discussion on cultural diversity, and a partial review of the code of ethics and boundaries.

2 CE Credit Hours

Traumas are experienced throughout the world every day. Yes, they are that common. As professionals who work with people who have experienced trauma, it is important to know and understand what they are going through. You, a unique individual who has likely gone through a fair amount of trauma yourself, will be able to show compassion and understanding while guiding your clients into a healthier perspective and how to get the help they need.

2 CE Credit Hours

As peer professionals, you likely come into contact regularly with victims of human trafficking. In fact, it may have happened to you, and yet you managed to overcome! Some groups who fall most vulnerable are undocumented immigrants, persons with disabilities, young runaways, the financially vulnerable, Native Americans, and many more (COPS, n.d.). This is not an all-inclusive listing. Let’s begin by defining exactly what human trafficking is.

2 CE Credit Hours

Consider this: human beings have thoughts, emotions, a physiological body, and a spiritual self. So where does behavior fit in? Behavior may be thought of as the result of a person’s thoughts, feelings, physiology, and spirituality. They are at least contributing factors to the behaviors chosen. There are many things which influence the factors mentioned above, like our genes, how we’ve been raised, and others. Also, individuals who have been caught in the web of substance use, engaged in recovery, will be examined a little more closely in this course.