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Peer Support Within the Criminal Justice System (Venango County)

  • Mon, April 26, 2021
  • Wed, April 28, 2021
  • Human Services Training Center, 737 Elk St., Franklin, PA 16323
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“Forensic Peer Specialists embody the potential for recovery for people who confront the dual stigmas associated with serious mental illness and criminal justice involvement” (Davidson and Rowe, 2008)

Description:

This continuing education opportunity is designed to enhance the capacity of Certified Peer Specialists and Recovery Specialists to fulfill a serious gap in supportive services for justice involved individuals.

Grounded in the philosophy of peer support services, this training uses a mutual-learning approach and dialogue-driven process to develop understanding of the impact of forensic involvement and introduces the Sequential Intercept Model as a tool to highlight the unique needs of individuals and discover resources necessary to effectively navigate within and beyond the criminal justice system.

Learning Objectives:

  • By the end of this training participants will gain knowledge and skill to:
  • Use lived experiences as an example of recovery and resiliency
  • Identify and advocate for the needs of individuals in the criminal justice system
  • Assist an individual in navigating service systems (mental health, criminal justice, etc.)
  • Model self-advocacy such that an individual learns how-to advocate for himself/herself
  • Support the individual's journey toward achieving personal recovery goals

Who: Pennsylvania Peer Support Coalition

Facilitators: Keith Elders and Jason Rilogio

What: Peer Support Within the Criminal Justice System

When: April 26 - 28, 9am – 4:30pm

Where: Human Services Training Center*, 737 Elk Street, Franklin, PA 16323

*Formally Salvation Army Lunch Distribution Center

Contact: PaPSC at info@papsc.org

Cost: Free

Please Note: As much as possible, we will be following all current COVID-19 recommendations including face masks and distancing. We will also take other precautionary measures to make the space as safe as possible.