Specialization Tracks

This course presents principles for reducing the negative consequences associated with substance use when supporting peers in recovery. You will analyze how and why harm reduction works in different situations when peers exhibit at-risk behaviors and will identify interventions in harm reduction consistent with the Stages of Change Model.

The purpose of this module is to explore the skills needed to engage others to explore and discuss health strengths, needs, concerns, challenges, or barriers related to accessing healthcare and following up on health care routines.

The purpose of this module is to review health literacy concepts and identify how peer support can help people improve their health literacy.

The purpose of this module is to outline strategies and the core competencies for addressing the numerous barriers people face that often impact their overall health and wellness.

The purpose of this module is to describe the role of advocacy in health and wellness promotion; shared decision making; tools for communicating with providers and knowledge of the 6 physical health dimensions.

This module is designed to help you define, explain, recognize, and identify the steps necessary to create and join a learning collaborative. You’ll learn how a learning collaborative works, its purpose, the benefits it provides, and how to find or create one. Modules 1-5 must be completed before registering for this module.

The purpose of this module is to define what a crisis is, explore the foundational elements of peer crisis intervention and the purpose and approaches to assisting someone in crisis.

The purpose of this module is to introduce peer crisis interventions, core principles of trauma-informed care and the applicability of the 8 dimensions of wellness.

The purpose of this module is to identify crisis intervention strategies for individuals experiencing emotional distress and the peer supporter’s role in crisis care systems.

The purpose of this module is to identify the principles of cultural competency, develop an awareness of cultural equity and inclusion and the importance of culturally appropriate crisis services.

The purpose of this module is to develop skills to be an effective member of a multi-disciplinary crisis team and to demonstrate self-awareness to identify and utilize their own self-care plans.

This module is designed to help you define, explain, recognize, and identify the steps necessary to create and join a learning collaborative. You’ll learn how a learning collaborative works, its purpose, the benefits it provides, and how to find or create one. Modules 1-5 must be completed before registering for this module.

The purpose of this module is to introduce the criminal justice system, aspects of the incarceration experience and its impact on those who are justice involved.

The purpose of this module is to cover the process and function of the NYS legal system, emphasizing the criminal justice system as a foundation for learning the Sequential Intercept Model.

The purpose of this module is to cover the Sequential Intercept Model and the ways it is used to help support people receiving Justice-Involved Peer Support.

The purpose of this module is to learn how to incorporate trauma-informed responses for those impacted by the criminal justice system.

The purpose of this module is to offer a working knowledge of individual and systems advocacy for justice-involved peers.

This module is designed to help you define, explain, recognize, and identify the steps necessary to create and join a learning collaborative. You’ll learn how a learning collaborative works, its purpose, the benefits it provides, and how to find or create one. Modules 1-5 must be completed before registering for this module.

The purpose of this module is to introduce key elements of an aspirational approach to growing older and establishes actionable steps to empower older adults to live well.

The purpose of this module is to introduce foundational knowledge about aging and older adulthood, and general considerations when working with older adults.

The purpose of this course is to explore attitudes and beliefs about the aging process that can be detrimental to behavioral health.

The purpose of this module is to build understanding of the diversity of older adults, establish a foundation in the ethics of supporting aging communities, and promote autonomy of older people through advocacy.

The purpose of this module is to explore opportunities to motivate older adults with behavioral challenges to acknowledge where they have been and where they are, while considering current and future possibilities for personal growth.

This module is designed to help you define, explain, recognize, and identify the steps necessary to create and join a learning collaborative. You’ll learn how a learning collaborative works, its purpose, the benefits it provides, and how to find or create one. Modules 1-5 must be completed before registering for this module.

The purpose of this module is to introduce the basics of supervision; what supervision is and why quality peer supervision is important.

The purpose of this module is to explore and illustrate the practice of supervision using the Five Critical Functions of Supervision.

The purpose of this module is to examine myths and the impact of organizational factors on peer support plus ways to promote a culture of recovery, wellness, and respect through language.

The purpose of this module is to help supervisors understand their role in promoting self-care, recognizing self-care as an individualized practice.

The purpose of this module is to help supervisors support peers in navigating the use of recovery-oriented support in integrated settings that primarily use a medical model.

This module is designed to help you define, explain, recognize, and identify the steps necessary to create and join a learning collaborative. You’ll learn how a learning collaborative works, its purpose, the benefits it provides, and how to find or create one. Modules 1-5 must be completed before registering for this module.