In this session we’ll go over what an ECHO is, how the format works, what to expect from these sessions, and demonstrate what they’ll look like. We’ll also briefly discuss the N.A.P.S. National Practice Guidelines for Peer Specialists and Supervisors. Trainer: Tim Saubers Subject Matter Expert: Tim Saubers About ECHO: The purpose of this ECHO...

This session will focus on navigating through judgement when providing peer support. We’ll talk about strategies to remain curious with the people we’re supporting, why it’s important to move through judgement, and what to do when we get stuck. Trainer: Tim Saubers Subject Matter Expert: Vanessa Williams About ECHO: The purpose of this ECHO series...

This session will explore alternative ways to provide peer support to people who are experiencing a crisis. This will focus on honoring self-identification of crisis, remaining neutral, and de-centering ourselves when in these situations. Trainer: Yasmin Flasterstein Subject Matter Expert: Matt Peterson About ECHO: The purpose of this ECHO series is to create the opportunity...

This session will look at ways to support people who want to die while remaining focused on the alternative aspects of peer support. This includes ways to honor bodily autonomy,...

This session will focus on strategies to ensure that we’re honoring the wants and needs of youth we’re supporting. It will include ways to support youth self-determination while navigating sometimes ethically gray areas. Trainer: Bonnie Stribling Subject Matter Expert: Kristin Rivera About ECHO: The purpose of this ECHO series is to create the opportunity for...

During this session we’ll explore different ways to support people who are returning to community after incarceration. This will include understanding unique considerations when supporting people returning, ways to build trust, and navigating our own judgement. Trainer: Helen ‘Skip’ Skipper Subject Matter Expert: Nze Okoronta About ECHO: The purpose of this ECHO series is to...

This session will discuss ways to support people who have experienced loss including a death, the loss of human rights, major life changes, and more. We’ll look at strategies for tapping into our own experiences of loss and translating that into empathetic support. Trainer: Avé Lanett Subject Matter Expert: Jenn Jones About ECHO: The purpose...

In this session we’ll talk about the future we’d like to create and what it takes to get there. We’ll flip the script from naming the things we don’t want to naming the things we do, and identify how we can cultivate a future reflective of our values. Trainer: Yaffa AS Subject Matter Expert: KC...

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, and to build spaces that are by us for us. Trainer: Jose Martinez Subject Matter Expert: Lindsay Kocen About ECHO: The purpose of this ECHO...

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 intersection of the peer movement with other struggles for human rights. Trainer: Behryn Hatcher Subject Matter Expert: Bianca Martinez About ECHO: The purpose of this...

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...