Peer Recovery Support Series, Part 6: Professional Development for Peers - Progress, Not Peerfection

Peer Recovery Support Series, Part 6: Professional Development for Peers - Progress, Not Peerfection

A Live, Interactive Webinar

Thursday, July 27, 2023 @ 3:00-4:30pm ET (2CT/1MT/12PT)

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Description

The peer recovery specialist workforce is growing and evolving at a rapid rate. It’s important to match the growth with ongoing training and development as continuous growth is both a personal and professional need. Professional development for peers will address areas such as basic computer skills, healthy boundaries, and becoming an effective change agent. Attendees will learn how to navigate a professional workplace setting in the role of a peer while building and maintaining a positive reputation within the system.

Presenter

Kyle Brewer, BS, PRPS, is the Peer Specialist Program Manager for NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals. He oversees the development and implementation of an innovative three-tier credentialing process for the Arkansas Peer Support Model. Brewer earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Addiction Studies from the University of Central Arkansas in 2013. He went on to use his lived experience with drug and alcohol addiction to become a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist, where he became the first Peer Recovery Specialist in Arkansas to be stationed in an emergency department. In 2020, he became one of the first ten Certified Peer Support Supervisors in Arkansas. Brewer is a trainer on a variety of topics, including Peer Support, Peer Supervision, and Family Opioid Response Narcan Training. He was awarded the 2021 Arkansas Peer Leadership and 2022 Kirk Lane Peer Champion Awards.

Learning Objectives

• The participant will be able to summarize why professional development is important.
• The participant will be able to describe how to be an effective change agent.
• The participant will be able to define what a multi-disciplinary team is.

Content Level

Beginning.

• Beginning level courses introduce learners to a content area; include information about a condition, treatment method, or issue; and involve learning and comprehending content.

Interactivity

Polls and Q&A.

Price

Education is FREE to all professionals.

Earn 1.5 Continuing Education Hours (CEs)

To earn a CE Certificate for viewing this webinar, you must view the webinar in its entirety, complete the online evaluation, and pass the CE quiz.

1. Upon completing the webinar, you will have access to the CE quiz within the course you are taking. Find the CE quiz in the NAADAC Education Center and click “purchase.” NAADAC members will be prompted to register for the CE quiz for free, while non-members will be prompted to pay a $20 processing fee to access the quiz.
2. A score of 80% or higher is required to pass the CE quiz and access your CE certificate. You have 10 opportunities to pass the quiz. If you are unable to pass the quiz in the allocated number of tries, then you must retake the course.
3. Upon passing the CE quiz, your CE certificate will be immediately available to download in your account in the NAADAC Education Center. Click here for detailed step-by-step instructions for accessing your CE quiz and downloading your CE certificate.

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This webinar is NOT eligible for ASWB ACE CE hours.

Who Should Attend

Addiction professionals, employee assistance professionals, social workers, mental health counselors, professional counselors, psychologists, and other helping professionals that are interested in learning about addiction-related matters. 

Accessibility

Live closed captioning is available and the captioning capabilities are in compliance with the practices defined in Worldwide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. In addition, transcripts are available for on-demand webinars recorded on and after March 27, 2019.

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