Events

Learning Objectives: - The history of self-care in American Society - Self-care and communities of color - Practicing radical self-care for health and well-being Summary: The SFC Center's Self-Care in Marginalized Communities training discusses the political history and theory of self-care in US society. In addition, the training examines methods of self-care and their various...

In this session, we’ll discuss the importance of taking an intersectional approach to the provision and expansion of peer support services. We’ll explore the impact that various identities can have on people’s engagement with recovery and peer services, define intersectionality, and look at the impact of holding intersectional identities. Then, we’ll discuss how intersectional communities...

Studies have shown that most people will experience trauma at least once in their lifetimes. Because of this, peer specialists should incorporate trauma responsiveness into the ways they provide peer support and embody peer support values. However, traditional approaches to trauma can be deficit-focused, focusing only on injury and harm. In this presentation, participants will...