Training, conferences, and networking events for Peer Support Professionals
N.A.P.S. members can submit events to the calendar.
Topic: Growing Together: Cultural and Narrative Humility in Peer Support Description: This training looks at how we peer supporters can move beyond cultural competence to practice cultural and narrative humility, which allow all individuals in the peer relationship to learn, reflect and grow together. Trainer: Murial King The purpose of this training series is to...
This session will focus on strategies to center the voices of people actively using drugs when talking about living experiences and ways to de-center and de-personalize abstinence when discussing substance use focused peer support. Trainer: Jamie Bailey Subject Matter Expert: Amey Dettmer About ECHO: The purpose of this ECHO series is to create the opportunity...
This session will look at ways to build peer-led spaces and services in partnership with the communities they’re meant to serve. This will include strategies to maintain accountability and integrity,...
This session will focus on ways to translate peer support into activism within and beyond mental health and substance use. It will look at why this is important, and the...
Topic: Harm Reduction Works (HRW) Meetings w/ Guest Speaker Meghan Hetfield Description: Join Jenn Jones (she/they) and Meghan Hetfield (she/her) to explore Harm Reduction Works-HRW, an inclusive, harm reduction-based approach...
Topic: Influencing Peer Policy at the Federal Level Description: During this meeting we’ll hear from a leader in influencing federal policy around peer support. Learn about what it takes to...
In this session we’ll focus on translating peer values such as self-determination, multiple pathways, and de-centering ourselves, into action when providing peer support. This will include concrete examples of how...
Topic: Thriving Beyond Institutions: Peer Support as a Path to Liberation Description: Discover how peer support can transcend institutions and systems to thrive in daily conversations, grassroots movements, and community...
Topic: Engaging Youth Culture with Peer Advocacy Description: The peer movement continues to expand and embrace the lived and living experiences of people across all generations, including youth and young...
Topic: Developing a Peer Research Agenda Description: During this meeting we’ll be joined by a leader in lived experience and peer research to talk about what it takes to build...
Topic: Unionizing the Peer Workforce Description: This interactive workshop is designed for peer support workers who are interested in understanding more about unionizing within the peer support field. Peer support...
Topic: Peer Respites as a Non-Carceral Crisis Alternative Description: Peer support and crisis services landscapes are ever-changing, but community will always be our home. This session will be a presentation...