Peer Support Training Canada – Luminate Wellness
A high quality peer support training developed by Jenn Cusick, the developer of BC’s Peer Support Training curriculum.
Facilitator Jenn Cusick has managed peer support programs since 1999.
This training is inline with Peer Support Canada’s knowledge matrix and Standards of Practice.
With a deep foundation in developing peer support programs across British Columbia, our training is crafted to provide high-quality education grounded in best practices. Our program ensures that your peer support staff are equipped with skills that align with industry standards and foster meaningful, supportive connections within your organization.
Our Peer Support Training is tailored for peer support workers dedicated to serving individuals with mental health and substance use challenges. Peer support staff need skills and tools to support people with a peer lens. Often peer support is embedded in clinical settings, but peer support isn’t clinical–it’s about relationship, connection, and hope. To meet diverse needs, our program is available on a Zoom format. We can do some in-person session, but that will require travel. We can tailor the training to meet your time constraints and budget.
Our training is grounded in:
The Core Values
Supporting Self-Determination: The training fosters an environment of self-determination, where each person is honored as the expert on their own life. Participants learn to support without fixing, saving or advising, creating a space of autonomy, connection, and growth.
Unpacking our Biases: We explore the roots of judgment, noticing and challenging our explicit and implicit biases. Peer supporters learn to navigate these biases, fostering open conversations that respect diverse perspectives.
Cultural Humility: Our approach to cultural humility emphasizes self-reflection to recognize biases and approach each interaction from a stance of "not knowing."
Trauma-Informed Communication: We explore what trauma is, and what it means to be trauma-informed, and how to communicate in a way that supports healing and prevents re-traumatization.
Strength-Based Approach: The training focuses on recognizing and amplifying each person’s strengths and capacities.
Self-Care for Peer Supporters: Effective peer support requires balance. We cover strategies to protect well-being, prevent burnout, and establish boundaries that allow for genuine, sustainable support.
To register: Luminate - PSTA
