Lived Experience & Recovery Network (LERN) FREE Youth Peer Support Training Program.
For ages only of 12 - 18, that reside only in the Nipissing District.
July 18, 19 & 27, all sessions in-person from 9:30am – 3:00pm.
To apply: https://forms.gle/Sz23uZMJkP6KUg217
LERN is grateful for the opportunity to partner with Ontario Trillium Foundation, the Centre for Innovation in Peer Support, and our July hosting venue OUTLoud North Bay.
This FREE Youth Peer Support Training Program that LERN provides is from the Centre for Innovation in Peer Support of: Brief Introduction to Peer Support Training: July 18, 19 and 27th, 9;30am – 3:00pm, in-person at OUTLoud North Bay.
Do you have and/or know someone with lived experienced within mental health and substance use, and want to share your support & connection amongst your peers? Please read further on how to join us to become a trained Peer Support Ambassador, in our Youth Peer Support Training program (ages 12 - 18)!
Ontario Trillium Foundation - Grow Grant Project:
This project is a Peer Support Training Program, for youth (ages 12 – 18), along with an internship delivered to youth, with lived experience of mental health challenges and/or substance use problems.
This training program will empower youth to take on leadership roles within their peer communities, helping themselves and others in their own recovery & wellness. This project will create meaningful engagement for youth within the community.
Did you know that less than 20% of children and youth in Canada receive appropriate treatment for mental illness? (Mental Health Commission of Canada) As suicide is heartbreakingly the second leading cause of death for Canadian youth aged 15 – 24, we must act now, as this is the time for peers to empower peers towards wellness and recovery.
The trainers:
The lead trainers for this project, are both LERN staff members (Kari Sterling, and Erin Russell), who are both certified Peer Support Core Competencies Trainers and Peer Support Workers.
The Brief Introduction to Peer Support Training provides valuable modules that are offered in the regular PSCC training (please see list below).
• This training consists of topics from Support House’s Peer Support: Brief Introduction to Peer Support Training:
Module 1 - Wellness and the Peer Role
Module 2 - Foundations of Peer Support
Module 3 - Communication and Empathy
Module 4 - Connecting Through our Experiences
Module 5 - Ethically Navigating Boundaries and Dual Relationships
Module 6 - Culture, Diversity and Worldview
Module 7 - Supportive Peer Support Activities
Module 8 - Group Facilitation
BENEFITS of this training (testimonials received from those that completed the training):
-Learn to connect and engage with those of similar age.
-Increase self-awareness
-Understand the meaning & importance of Peer Support.
-Opportunity to gain further interpersonal skills & external personal skills (increase comfort level, communication skills, awareness into self & others, etc.)
-Add this training to your resume!
-Connecting over shared experiences can help others (sharing emotions, journeys, similar struggles).
-Be able to help others feel less alone
-Becoming a Youth Peer Support Ambassador allows for others to feel heard and valued, just by you listening to them.
• Those who are current high school students, will be able to receive 10 hours towards high school volunteer hours upon completion of this training.
• All those who attend this training will receive their own free workbook and various swag items. Upon completion of training, participants will receive a t-shirt and a certificate of training. Light snacks and beverages will be provided.
• Registration is still open for this training (ages 12-18, that live within the Nipissing District).
• We will have other fall 2023 and 2024 training opportunities, stay tuned!
If you have any questions, and/or require further information, please do not hesitate to ask.
Visit: Livedexperience.org
Contact Erin: e.russell@livedexperience.org
To apply: https://forms.gle/Sz23uZMJkP6KUg217
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