Peer Support skills training is continually advancing and evolving, and strengthening our specialized peer skills is important. On this page, find upcoming training opportunities, recorded trainings you can watch anytime, and other training-related resources for Peer Support Specialists.
Peer Support Specialist Core trainings are held over the course of 40 hours while Peers learn the core competencies of delivering peer services. During this training, Peers learn many wonderful things such as but not limited to boundaries and ethics, using their recovery story intentionally and healing-centered support. It is also a wonderful opportunity for supervisors of Peer Services to join and learn more about the value of their role’s within agencies and how beneficial Peer Services are.
Thank you for your interest in using your lived experience to help others! Peer Support training is 40 hours long, over the course of 5 days. Full attendance is required for successful completion of Peer Support Training. For all upcoming trainings we utilize an application process to offer priority to those who have a current or pending position at an agency that would benefit from attending. Please note, the application does NOT register you for the training. As applications are processed, you will receive notification of next steps for registration within 4 weeks before the training.
For individuals traveling from over 60 miles to an in-person training, we will be offering hotel accommodations and travel reimbursement dependent on successful completion of the training.
Who should attend?
- Individuals who publicly identify as a person in recovery from a mental health condition, substance use disorder, brain injury or combination thereof
- Individuals who will be supervising Peer Support Specialists
- A family member of an individual living with a mental health condition, substance use disorder, brain injury, or combination thereof
December 11-15, 2023
This class will be held in-person in Fargo
Application opens: September 25, 2023
Application closes: November 25, 2023
Please reach out to peersupport@nd.gov for any questions.
Coming soon!
Coming soon!
Ethics of Peer Support
Virtual
Thursday, December 21, 2023
12:30 pm to 4:30 pm central time
In this training, Peer Specialists will discuss practical applications of ethics and values to everyday peer interactions. It will assist in enhancing critical thinking skills in ethical situations, clarify your own values as persons providing services, and foster learning opportunities while working with community agencies. There will also be some awesome interactive pre-work for you to complete prior to class!
Agenda:
- Welcome/Introductions
- Learning Objectives/agenda
- What are ethics?
- Ethical Terms
- Decision making tool
- Self-Care
- Code of Ethics
Bold North Recovery does not award partial credit, nor CEU's unless required pre-work has been completed.
This training offers 6 CEUs that will fulfill re-certification qualifications for Certified North Dakota Peer Support Specialists I and II pertaining to Peer Support Ethics. 6 CEU’s are also available to Licensed Addiction Counselors and Social Workers
Registration fee: $25
For all ND Human Service Center Peer Support Specialists, please email peersupport@nd.gov for a promo code that offers a free ticket!
Registration information coming soon!
Peer Supports in Criminal Justice Settings Online training
Hosted by Bold North Recovery
August 29, 2023 12:30-4:30pm CST
August 30, 2023 12:30-4:30pm CST
*Full attendance each day is required for credit
Who should attend? Peer Support Specialists
Those living with substance use disorder and/or a co-occurring mental health diagnosis face unique challenges and barriers to their recovery when also involved in the justice system. The best resources for navigating justice settings are people who have used them. This is where our lived experiences will serve us, two-fold. Not only do we get to share what we know, we get to share who we are, in recovery. Our goal is to prepare you for working within any of these justice settings.
Peers who complete this training will:
- Understand the different justice settings where peer specialists can serve
- Learn about the barriers and resources that people involved within these settings can face
- Explore the ethical considerations of serving in these systems
- Explore how culture and stigma can affect people involved within this system and people affected by incarceration
- Know how to serve in the capacity of your expertise by staying in your lane
- Demonstrate how to utilize the skills of a peer specialist to support those within justice settings.
Attendance Verification
- Participant attendance will be taken at the beginning and ending of each day of training. Full attendance is required both days for credit.
- Training Evaluation
- Participants must complete a post evaluation survey after training.
- Max Online Class Size: 24
- Registration Closes: Tuesday August 1, 2023
- This training provides 12 CEUs to North Dakota Certified Peer Support Specialists
*This training is now closed.*
Are you working as a Peer Support? Are you interested in learning more about Brain Injury?
The North Dakota Brain Injury Network offers online training designed to meet your training needs. These five separate courses can help peer support specialists learn more about brain injury.
- Introduction to Brain Injury
- Cognitive and Behavioral Consequences
- of TBI in Adults
- Primary Care and TBI
- Pediatric TBI
- Substance Use and TBI
These courses are approved for CEUs for Certified Peer Support Specialists.
Each course is $25. Sign up for five courses and receive one for free!
North Dakota residents will receive a promo code discounting their courses 100%. Email Carly Endres (carly.endres@und.edu) for the promo code.
We are beyond excited to launch reoccurring, supportive, online meetings for Peer Support Specialists, as well as supervisors of Peer Support Services! These groups will be help separately to give us an opportunity to offer insight, education, and support to both realms as best as possible.
Below are the dates for upcoming meetings, as well as the link to join. You do not need to pre-register. If you have any questions, or topic ideas, feel free to reach out anytime! Peersupport@nd.gov
North Dakota Peer Support Specialist Connection
Are you a North Dakota Peer Support specialist, or waiting to be attend peer support training? This one is for you! The goal of these calls is to come together as peer support specialists and talk about our roles, share insight and education with one another, and build more community.
- September 14, 2023 1-3 PM Central Time - Click here to join the meeting
- November 30, 2023 1-3 PM Central Time - Click here to join the meeting
Peer Support Refresher
Peer Support skills training is continually advancing and evolving, and strengthening our specialized peer skills is important. This training will provide the opportunity to review our core peer skills and introduce updated enhanced skills. 4 CEUs with be offered that fulfill re-certification qualifications for Certified North Dakota Peer Support Specialists I and II.
At the end of this webinar training, a link will be provided to a Microsoft forms survey. Upon completion of the survey, you will be emailed a certificate of attendance.
Workshop Objectives:
- Examining Our Unique Skills
- Five Stages in the Recovery Process
- Effective Listening
- Peer Specialist Skill Evaluation
- Self-Care
Who should watch?
- Individuals recently hired by organizations to offer Peer Support Services who have not yet attended Peer Support training
- Individuals interested in attending Peer Support training
- Individuals who have previously attended Peer Support training
- Certified Peer Support specialists
- Supervisors of Peer Support Specialists
- Individuals interested in the role of a Peer Support Specialist in the workplace
Peer Support Ethics and Values in the Workplace
In this pre-recorded training, we discussed practical applications of ethics and boundaries to everyday peer-to-peer interactions. It will assist in enhancing critical thinking skills in ethical situations, clarify our own values as persons providing services, and foster learning opportunities while working within community agencies.
Workshop Objectives:
- Understand how ethics and boundaries lead to the delivery of quality services.
- Strengthen knowledge of ethics and how they apply to the individuals served by your agency.
- Learn how core recovery values are used as guiding principles and practices.
Who should watch?
- Individuals interested in attending Peer Support training
- Individuals who have previously attended Peer Support training
- Certified Peer Support specialists
- Supervisors of Peer Support Specialists
- Anybody interested in the role of a Peer Support Specialist in the workplace.
Watch Peer Support Ethics and Values in the Workplace
Integration and Supervision of Peer Support Services in the Workplace
The integration and supervision of peer services is one of the most vital pieces to sustainability of peer support services. We no longer offer a this as a pre-recorded option, however have a lot of great opportunities coming soon!
If you are a 1915i provider, and need access to the previously recorded ‘Integration and Supervision of Peer Support Services in the workplace”, please email peersupport@nd.gov
The North Dakota Behavioral Health Division welcomes other Peer Support trainings that could potentially qualify you for certification.
Current Division Approved Peer Support trainings and credentialing:
- Minnesota Recovery Academy
- CCAR/Center for Addiction Recovery training
- Federation of Families credentialing
- IPS/Intentional Peer Support
- North Dakota MHA Peer Support Training
For more information regarding MHA Peer Support Training contact: hdemaray@mhanation.com
The North Dakota Behavioral Health Division welcomes other Peer Support trainings that could potentially qualify you for certification.
If you are curious about a certain curriculum not offered by North Dakota, please email peersupport@nd.gov.