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Peer Support Specialist Training – April 2019

April 15, 2019 - April 19, 2019

Peer Support Specialist Training

Monday April 15th through Friday April 19th, 2019 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Registration due by March 15, 2019.  18 spots are available.  Please contact organizers listed below for registration information.

Danielle Smith   peeriodical19@gmail.com  (402)405.6190 at Nebraska Coalition for Peer Delivered Services or

 Sadie Thompson   peeriodical19@gmail.com  (402)475.5161 ext 352 at CenterPointe

Cost:  There are no costs to participants for attendance or training materials.  Participants are individually responsible for any other expenses.

Eligibility:  To be considered for the training, you will need to:

Self-identify as an individual with lived experience of mental health and/or substance use challenges or a family member of such an individual.

  1. Be available to attend the full 40 hour program
  2. Be able to dedicate additional time in the amount of:
    • 20 Hours of online trainings sent to you by training facilitators prior to first day of training. *Please provide certificates for each training to the facilitators by the first day of training.*

Selection Process:  The training capacity is limited to a maximum of 18 participants. All interested and eligible persons are encouraged to apply. All applications are reviewed and scored based upon your responses to the questions in Section 3 of the registration document.

Additionally, preference in the selection process is given to:

  1. Applicants who live in the Region 5.
  2. Applicants who are currently employed providing Peer Support Services and will be able to put the training into use in the immediate future.

Attendance is required all 5 days to receive certification.

Click here for registration

Details

Start:
April 15, 2019
End:
April 19, 2019
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Organizers

Danielle Smith, CPSWS
Sadie Thompson, CPSWS

Venue

Lutheran Family Services
2301 O Street
Lincoln, NE 68510 United States
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Phone
(402) 405-6190