The Healing & Power in Peer Support training provides an overview of Healing-Centered Engagement and its principles as ways to deepen and advance the practice of peer support. Participants will explore concepts like holding space, radical acceptance, meaning-making, and power dynamics through deep reflection, experiential activities, and facilitated discussion. This curriculum is helpful for new peer supporters or any peer supporters who are looking to refresh and deepen their skills. This curriculum should be facilitated by experienced peer specialists who are looking to support the peer support workforce in their community.

Healing & Power in Peer Support is the prerequisite training for the Virtual Facilitation through a Healing-Centered Lens training, another curriculum created by the South Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Integrate the principles of Healing-Centered Engagement in peer support practice;
• Practice radical acceptance in relation to self and others;
• Employ Healing-Centered techniques when facilitating difficult conversations in peer support groups; and
• Analyze power dynamics within interpersonal and group relationships to promote autonomy and self-determination.

This curriculum package includes: a Facilitator Manual, participant handouts, and a training slide deck.

For questions about the Healing & Power in Peer Support curriculum or how to implement this training in your community, please contact the South Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center at [email protected].