The Peer's Power: Practical Trauma-Informed Care for the Certified Recovery Peer Specialist (CRPS) (4 CE Hours)
- 1 Section
- 8 Lessons
- 3 Quizzes
The Peer's Power: Practical Trauma-Informed Care for the Certified Recovery Peer Specialist (CRPS)
- Module 1: The Foundations of Trauma and the Peer Paradigm (1.0 CE Hour)
- Video Overview of Module 1
- Module 2: Trauma, Addiction, and the Role of the Nervous System (1.0 CE Hour)
- Video Overview of Module 2
- Module 3: Practical TIC Skills: Safety and the Peer Response (1.0 CE Hour)
- Video Overview of Module 3
- Module 4: Ethical Integrity and CRPS Self-Care (1.0 CE Hour)
- Video Overview of Module 4
- Post-Test: Practical Trauma-Informed Care for the CRPS
- Program Evaluation
- Program Evaluation
This course equips the CRPS to integrate Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) into their practice, enhancing safety and effectiveness by adopting the paradigm shift from asking, "What’s wrong with you?" to "What happened to you?". Participants gain a foundational understanding of trauma prevalence (such as the ACE Study findings) and the neurobiology of survival. The training covers the Self-Medication Hypothesis, which reframes substance use as a biologically specific attempt to cope with overwhelming emotional distress, thereby reducing shame. Emphasis is placed on modeling the SAMHSA Six Guiding Principles (Safety, Trustworthiness, Peer Support, Collaboration, Empowerment, Cultural Issues) to actively resist re-traumatization, as trauma survivors have often experienced powerlessness. Practical skills include applying the 3 R's Framework (Realize, Recognize, Respond), implementing Universal Precautions (assuming everyone has a trauma history), and utilizing immediate grounding techniques (like the 5-4-3-2-1 Sensory Focus) to stabilize peers who are outside their Window of Tolerance. The course concludes by addressing the ethical imperative of managing Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) and Compassion Fatigue (CF), which pose unique risks to peer professionals due to shared experience.
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