PEER MENTOR/COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING PROGRAM
OUR AWARD-WINNING PEER MENTORING PROGRAM
Our Peer Mentor/Community Health Worker Employment & Traing Program offers individuals a unique approach to employment training.
In 2016 House of Hope CDC’s Peer Mentoring Program was awarded The Rhode Island Foundation Nonprofit Excellence 2016 Best Practice Award for Volunteer Engagement. Offering individuals a unique approach to employment training for a career path not often known. Our Peer Program builds off of the strengths of those who attend while teaching the same techniques for peers to implement in the field.
APPROACHABLE AND ACCESSIBLE
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OUR UNIQUE APPROACH
Our program offers a unique approach to training, focusing on providing education and skills necessary for students to succeed in Peer-Based Recovery Support.
The curriculum was designed by our staff from the ground up. With the intention of helping graduates obtain a certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) credential, offered through the Rhode Island Certification Board (RICB). The course also offers a curriculum for Community Health Worker Certification with RICB.
We also work with clients to obtain employment positions within House of Hope CDC and other recovery-oriented agencies.
A PATH TO SUCCESS
Following classroom training, program graduates may be selected for six-week internships. During this period, individuals will have the opportunity to apply new skills, receive direct supervision, work with other service providers, and the community itself.
Internship selection is based on an individual’s competency in the classroom, study materials, and their desire for ongoing employment in related fields.
It is important to us to work with students one-on-one, placing them in a position related to their interests or career goals.
Our Current Curriculum
- Advocacy Issues
- CPR
- Narcan Administration
- Recovery Topics
- Implicit Bias and Principals of Wraparound
- LGBTQ Cultural Competency
- Screening, Assessment, and Documentation
- Mental Health First Aid
- Sex/Human Trafficking
- Motivational Interviewing
- Outreach 101
- Securing Permanent Housing
- Housing Eligibility, Referrals, and Resources
- Group dynamics
- Part 1 (Boundaries; confidentiality; dual relationships; Duty to Report)
- Part 2 (Person-Centered Interventions; Balancing Rights and Responsibility; Emphasizing Choice; Solution-Focused Responses)
- Part 3 (Strength-based Perspective; Trauma-Informed Care; Harm Reduction; Housing First Model)
- In the event that a participant disenrolls in the first week of the course, House of Hope CDC will provide half of tuition cost paid back to the paying entity. In the event that a participant disenrolls after the completion of week 1, no tuition refund will be issued. If participant does disenroll before completion of week 1, House of Hope CDC will communicate this in writing to paying entity who may request a tuition refund which will be refunded to them by House of Hope within 30 days.
- Non grant funded individuals may be accepted to the program by self-pay for price of: $3023.25/ Per Person. Group training available upon request.
