Facilitated Learning Programs

Innovative and interactive training for peer staff and supervisors facilitated via Zoom.

Trainings

Peer Support Core Competencies (PSCC) Training: (32 hours)

The Peer Support Core Competencies training program is a fundamental peer support training, intended for someone who is interested in becoming a peer support worker, or who is working in peer support, but hasn’t had formal training. This training consists of 15 core, 2 hour modules, plus one optional 2 hour module. The PSCC training runs approximately quarterly.  Although we aim to provide this training to as many community members as possible, priority will be given to members of our partner organizations. Find the PSCC training flyer HERE.

Brief Introduction to Peer Support (BIPS) Training

The Brief Introduction to Peer Support Training is specifically designed for volunteer settings. It consists of 5 mandatory 2 hour core modules, and 3 optional modules that organizations can choose to include in their training programs as they deem relevant. 

Train the Trainer Program

The Train the Trainer model seeks to empower Health Service Providers to provide comprehensive, introductory, values-based training that equips people with lived and living experience with the necessary skills to offer services that uphold the fidelity of peer support.

Individuals who complete the Train the Trainer program are qualified to facilitate both the Peer Support Core Competencies (PSCC) and Brief Introduction to Peer Support (BIPS) training. Train the Trainer Program is offered to organizations only; it is not available to independent trainers.

For more information please download the PSCC Train the Trainer program flyer.

Our Peer Support Core Competencies and Brief Introduction to Peer Support trainings are aligned with, and built upon:

• Peer Support Canada’s: Key learning outcomes from Knowledge Matrix, Code of Conduct, Principles of Practice
• Mental Health Commission of Canada’s: Core Values of Peer Support, Guidelines for the Practice & Training of Peer Support
• Health Canada’s Drug Treatment Funding Project (DTFP) and Addictions & Mental Health Ontario (AMHO): Best Practices in Peer Support
• Centre for Innovation in Peer Support’s: Toolkits, resources and models which support the most current, best practices in Peer Support

These training support the principles of trauma informed support, with an emphasis on developing overall psychological wellness.

Peer Support Supervision Training

This training empowers leaders to develop the essential skills needed to highlight the value of peer roles in healthcare and community settings, ultimately creating conditions where Peer Support Workers can flourish.

Download the flyer for this training HERE

To register for trainings:

Send us an email to have your name added to the contact list for future registration opportunities.  When training opportunities become available, we will open registration to our mailing lists.  Please note, registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Priority registration may be granted to members of our partner organizations.