Training
Information about upcoming peer support specialist and family peer support specialist trainings, as well as continuing education opportunities for both professions.
Grow Your Skills
Continue to develop your skills! Below are educational opportunities for FPSS, PSS, and supervisors in Iowa.
Take advantage of them to increase your marketability, improve your skills, and have a pulse on the mental health landscape in Iowa.
Many of these educational opportunities could qualify for CEUs. Please visit the Iowa Board of Certification website for more information.
SUPERVISOR TRAININGS
Date
Location
Topic
Info/To Register
Available now through December 2020
SMI Adviser Webinar
Peer Support Supervision: A Mix of Traditional and Unique Supervisory Models
OTHER TRAININGS & EVENTS
Date
Location
Topic
Info/To Register
July 1, July 15, July 29
11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Zoom Meeting
July 14, 2020 (Tuesday) 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. CDT
Webinar – Doors To Wellbeing Peer-Run Organization Learning Collaborative
Building Partnerships to Enhance the Peer Workforce
July 17, 2020 (Friday)
IBC Ankeny Office 225 NW School St. Ankeny, IA 50023 (May be moved to virtual format)
Ethics – The Basics
Four Part Series: July 31, August 7, 14 & 21, 2020
Virtual Format
Online WRAP Seminar I: Developing Your Own WRAP
Available now through July 2020
SMI Adviser Webinar
Words Matter: The Importance of Person First Language
August 27-28, 2020
Virtual Format
Iowa Board of Certification (IBC) C.A.R.E. Conference
Available now through August 2020
SMI Adviser Webinar
Engaging the Individual and the Family (Shared Decision-Making)
Available now through September 2020
SMI Adviser Webinar
Peer Support Engagement Skills on Mobile Crisis Teams
November 6, 2020
Iowa State Extension Johnson County
3100 Old Highway 218 S, I.C., IA 52246
Virtual option available
Supporting the Mental Health of Farmers
Available now through December 2020
SMI Adviser Webinar
The Role of Peer Support in Ending Social Exclusion & Loneliness
ETHICS TRAININGS
The following trainings are approved by the Iowa Board of Certification (IBC) for 90 minutes of ethics training which can be applied toward the initial application for PRS certification or for Continuing Education Units for both PRS and FPSS.
Part 1 Ethics for Peer and Family Peer Support Specialists: Introduction to the IBC Codes of Ethics for Peer Recovery Specialists and Family Peer Support Specialists
Next webinar date and time: TBD
This 90-minute live interactive webinar will provide a detailed overview of the applicable Codes of Ethics for certified Peer Recovery Specialists (PRS) and Family Peer Support Specialists (FPSS) in Iowa. This webinar is approved by the Iowa Board of Certification for 90 minutes of ethics
training which can be applied toward the initial application for PRS certification or for Continuing Education Units for both PRS and FPSS.
Part 2 Ethics for Peer and Family Peer Support Specialists: How to Handle Conflicts of Interest
Next webinar date and time: TBD
This 90-minute live interactive webinar will engage participants in peer support scenarios that present conflicts of interest. Participants will learn three different ways to handle conflicts of interest and the importance of seeking supervisory consultation. This webinar is approved by the Iowa Board of Certification for 90 minutes of ethics training which can be applied toward the initial application for PRS certification or for
Continuing Education Units for both PRS and FPSS.
Part 3 Ethics for Peer and Family Peer Support Specialists: Workplace Ethics
Next webinar date and time: TBD
This 90-minute live interactive webinar focuses on potential ethical dilemmas in the workplace – boundaries with colleagues, conflicts within the team or with other professionals, and the importance of modeling person-first language in all communications. This webinar is approved by the Iowa Board of Certification for 90 minutes of ethics training which can be applied toward the initial application for PRS certification or for
Continuing Education Units for both PRS and FPSS.
Part 4 Ethics for Peer and Family Peer Support Specialists: Skills to Support Informed Decision-Making
Next webinar date and time: TBD
This 90-minute live interactive webinar introduces tools and strategies that Peer and Family Peer Support Specialists can use to support peers to exercise their right to self-directed care. This webinar is approved by the Iowa Board of Certification for 90 minutes of ethics
training which can be applied toward the initial application for PRS certification or for Continuing Education Units for both PRS and FPSS.
The Iowa Board of Certification features an ongoing calendar of IBC-Approved Continuing Education Courses on its website. Some of these courses may be approved for ethics CEU credit for Peer Support Specialists (PSS) or Family Peer Support Specialists (FPSS). Please confirm with the IBC, prior to enrolling in a class, to be certain it meets the ethics requirements necessary for PSS/FPSS certification or recertification. Fees may apply. Please contact the Iowa Board of Certification for more information.