Train the Trainer: Peer Support Facilitation Certification (40 Hours)
Target Audience: Instructors, training officers, wellness coordinators, peer support program leaders
Program Description:
This intensive certification program trains instructors to deliver peer support training within their own agencies, regions, or training academies. Participants learn not only peer support content but also instructional methods, scenario facilitation, and program management. All instruction is delivered in-person.
Core Curriculum:
• Peer Support Foundations: Research, ethics, scope of practice, and confidentiality
• Instructional Design for Peer Support Training: Adult learning principles and scenario-based teaching
• Teaching Peer Counseling Skills: How to train active listening, empathy, and appropriate boundaries
• Suicide Prevention Training Delivery: Teaching others to recognize risk and intervene safely
• Critical Incident Support Training: Preparing instructors to teach post-incident peer response
• Facilitating Difficult Conversations: Role-play instruction and feedback techniques
• Program Implementation & Supervision: Supporting peer teams, documentation, and quality assurance
• Train-the-Trainer Practice Sessions: Supervised delivery of training modules with feedback
Certification Requirements:
• Complete 40 hours of in-person training
• Deliver practice training modules with passing evaluation
• Demonstrate competency in peer support skills and instructional delivery
• Submit implementation plan for training rollout in home agency
Deliverables:
• Instructor Certification in Peer Support Facilitation
• Complete training curriculum with PowerPoint slides, handouts, and facilitator guides
• Scenario bank and role-play scripts
• Program management toolkit (policies, forms, evaluation tools)
• Six months of consultation support for certified instructors
Investment: $12,000 per cohort (up to 15 instructors)
Target Audience: Instructors, training officers, wellness coordinators, peer support program leaders
Program Description:
This intensive certification program trains instructors to deliver peer support training within their own agencies, regions, or training academies. Participants learn not only peer support content but also instructional methods, scenario facilitation, and program management. All instruction is delivered in-person.
Core Curriculum:
• Peer Support Foundations: Research, ethics, scope of practice, and confidentiality
• Instructional Design for Peer Support Training: Adult learning principles and scenario-based teaching
• Teaching Peer Counseling Skills: How to train active listening, empathy, and appropriate boundaries
• Suicide Prevention Training Delivery: Teaching others to recognize risk and intervene safely
• Critical Incident Support Training: Preparing instructors to teach post-incident peer response
• Facilitating Difficult Conversations: Role-play instruction and feedback techniques
• Program Implementation & Supervision: Supporting peer teams, documentation, and quality assurance
• Train-the-Trainer Practice Sessions: Supervised delivery of training modules with feedback
Certification Requirements:
• Complete 40 hours of in-person training
• Deliver practice training modules with passing evaluation
• Demonstrate competency in peer support skills and instructional delivery
• Submit implementation plan for training rollout in home agency
Deliverables:
• Instructor Certification in Peer Support Facilitation
• Complete training curriculum with PowerPoint slides, handouts, and facilitator guides
• Scenario bank and role-play scripts
• Program management toolkit (policies, forms, evaluation tools)
• Six months of consultation support for certified instructors
Investment: $12,000 per cohort (up to 15 instructors)