Call for Workshop Proposals: ROOTED 

  • Call for Workshop Proposals

    Rooted: A Free Peer Support Learning Exchange

  • Are you passionate about peer support education?

    We’re looking for Peer Support Professionals with lived experience who want to share their wisdom with others in the field as part of our Rooted series!
     
    If you have a workshop, training, or interactive session that centers lived experience and supports the vital work of peer support, this is your moment! Whether you're brand new to presenting or have years of experience, we welcome your ideas. Selected presenters will be compensated for their time and energy, and we'll be here to support you throughout the process.

    Please read through the content guidelines and complete the required sections of this form. We can’t wait to learn from you.

    ***Please Note: Not every submission will be accepted.

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    • Goals of the Learning Series: 

    • Goals of the Learning Series:

      • Share wisdom between people with lived experience to better support folks from all walks of life

      • Provide free education around peer support to strengthen the workforce
      • Create funded opportunities for peer supporters to share their knowledge and experiences with their colleagues 

      • Provide networking opportunities for those working/volunteering in the field

      • Meet the IC&RC Domains and Indicators needed for CEU’s
    • Content Guidelines: 

    • Content Guidelines:

      • The proposed workshop must be centered around the work of peer support and lived experience. Evidence-based practices or research may be referred to or used as source material, provided that they are presented during the workshop through the scope of a peer supporter rather than from a clinical perspective. Think – how might a person interpret this information and use it for themselves? 

      • The workshop should be oriented around how a peer supporter can better serve those in recovery from various life challenges, including: substance use, mental health conditions, trauma, homelessness, and/or legal system involvement.

      • The proposed workshop must align with the Ethical Guidelines of Peer Support.

      • The presenter(s) will be expected to assist in facilitating an environment in which those attending the workshop feel safe, respected, and welcomed – regardless of race, nationality, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or age. 

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    • IC&RC Domains of Peer Recovery List 

    • IC&RC Domains of Peer Recovery
      Listed below are the four domains for peer recovery, as defines by IC&RC. Please find examples of these domains to assist with identifying what activities constitute which domain. It is suggesting a profession,or organization, use this information for peer recovery experience hours tracking and documentation for the ICAADA CAPRC II credential:

      Advocacy:

      • Advocate within systems to promote person-centered recovery/wellness support services.
      • Describe the individual's rights and responsibilities.
      • Apply the principles of individual choice and self‐determination.
      • Explain importance of self-advocacy as a component of recovery/wellness.
      • Recognize and use person-centered language.
      • Practice effective communication skills.
      • Differentiate between the types and levels of advocacy.
      • Collaborate with individual to identify, link, and coordinate choices with resources.
      • Advocate for multiple pathways to recovery/wellness.
      • Recognize the importance of a holistic (e.g., mind, body, spirit, environment) approach to recovery/wellness.

      Ethical Responsibility:

      • Recognize risk indicators that may affect the individual's welfare and safety.
      • Respond to personal risk indicators to assure welfare and safety.
      • Communicate to support network personal issues that impact ability to perform job duties.
      • Maintain documentation and collect data as required.
      • Adhere to responsibilities and limits of the role.
      • Apply fundamentals of cultural competency.
      • Recognize and adhere to the rules of confidentiality.
      • Recognize and maintain professional and personal boundaries.
      • Recognize and address personal and institutional biases and behaviors.
      • Maintain current, accurate knowledge of trends and issues related to wellness and recovery.
      • Recognize various crisis and emergency situations.
      • Use organizational/departmental chain of command to address or resolve issues.
      • Practice non-judgmental behavior.
      • Report suspicions of abuse or neglect to appropriate authority.

      Mentoring and Education:

      • Serve as a role model for an individual.
      • Recognize the importance of self-care
      • Establish and maintain a peer relationship rather than a hierarchical relationship.
      • Educate through shared experiences.
      • Support the development of healthy behavior that is based on choice.
      • Provide resource linkage to community supports and professional services.
      • Assist the individual in identifying and establishing positive relationships.
      • Establish a respectful, trusting relationship with the individual.
      • Demonstrate consistency by supporting individuals during ordinary and extraordinary times.
      • Support the development of effective communication, problem-solving and conflict skills.
      • Apply principles of empowerment.

      Recovery/Wellness Support:

      • Assist the individual with setting goals.
      • Recognize that there are multiple pathways to recovery/wellness.
      • Contribute to the individual’s recovery/wellness team(s).
      • Assist the individual to identify and build on their strengths and resiliencies.
      • Apply effective coaching techniques such as Motivational Interviewing.
      • Recognize the stages of change.
      • Recognize the stages of recovery/wellness.
      • Recognize signs of distress.
      • Develop tools for effective outreach and continued support.
      • Assist the individual in identifying support systems
      • Practice a strengths‐based approach to recovery/wellness.
      • Assist the individual in identifying basic needs.
      • Apply basic supportive group facilitation techniques.
      • Recognize and understand the impact of trauma.
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