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Peer support leadership is more about supervision and people management. Our lived experiences shape who we are, how we interact with others and how we hold and share power with others in our communities. This workshop will introduce liberatory peer support leadership. Themes discussed will include common misconceptions about leadership culture, navigating hierarchy in real life situations, and the importance of leading from the heart and remaining rooted in our lived experiences.
Objectives:
• Participants will receive a nuanced introduction to liberatory peer leadership and its key elements.
• Participants will identify their unique leadership voice and style and understand the importance of remaining rooted in their own lived experiences.
• Participants will practice their own unique leadership voice and style using common scenarios related to supervision, team management, local community, and immediate relationships.
Trainer: Nze Okoronta
Nze is a harm reductionist, facilitator, and consultant. They are known for work surrounding crisis services, public health impact and social policy. They provide consultation around crisis alternatives, peer run respites, peer run warmlines, peer support supervision and harm reduction. Nze has past experiences in housing, diversity, equity and inclusion, clinical substance abuse counseling, and population specific SUD program development for Black and brown communities.
Nze is currently the Peer Services Program Director at SOAR Case Management Services Inc., overseeing Solstice House Peer Run Respite in Madison, WI. They also work as a Technical Assistance Consultant for PRCoE (Peer Recovery Center of Excellence) and Harm Reduction Equity Consultant for PeerPride. Nze centers the historical and ongoing truths of psychiatric survivors in their work, believing our stories hold power, community is our home, and pride is a path to liberation.
If you live in the UP and beyond a reasonable commute distance, you may qualify for free lodging.
All other participants will qualify for discounted lodging.
Eligible for 6.5 MDHHS Continuing Education credits.
Registration for this event will end at 11:59 p.m. on September 15, 2024.
Registration: Please register below (on this site) using a credit or debit card, which is the quickest way to confirm your attendance.
ONLY if you need to pay by check, please complete this form (click here) and email it to: registration@mipeers.org. Do not use this form if you are paying by credit/debit card.
Cancellation Policy: Registrations may be transferred to another employee of the same agency upon written request to registration@mipeers.org. Cancellations must be received in writing at least 12 days prior to the date of the training. Failure to cancel registration within the allotted time will result in registration fees being forfeited. For questions, e-mail registration@mipeers.org.
Attendance Policy: You must attend the entire training. If you are more than 10 minutes late you will not be allowed to attend as part of the CE requirements. Breaks are built into the training schedule. Participants who miss more than 10 minutes of the training outside of scheduled breaks will not receive CE credit. Attendees must follow the training guidelines.
