This training explores how a trauma-informed approach can create environments that foster safety, trust, connection, hope, and possibility. Participants will learn practical strategies for recognizing the impact of trauma, responding with compassion, and supporting individuals in ways that honor their strengths, experiences, and choices. Through a lived-experience lens, the training emphasizes empowerment, resilience, and meaningful connection as pathways toward recovery and wellness.

Join us for a lunch & Learn highlighting the unique strengths, experiences, and perspectives of women veterans. This conversation will explore the resilience, leadership, advocacy, and lived experiences women bring to military service and how those strengths continue to shape their lives and communities beyond service. Come listen, connect, and celebrate the voices of women veterans and the impact they make through their stories and service.

Ethics and boundaries are essential to protecting ourselves and the individuals we serve. This course explores professional ethics, healthy boundaries, and ethical decision-making while providing practical strategies for maintaining positive relationships, reducing countertransference, and making effective warm handoffs.

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a collaborative, person-centered approach that helps people explore their own motivations for change while honoring autonomy, strengths, and lived experience.

This interactive session introduces peer and family support professionals to the foundational spirit and principles of MI and demonstrates how they can be applied when supporting individuals affected by substance use disorders.

Learners will learn to recognize ambivalence as a natural part of the change process, identify and evoke change talk, and explore practical models that can guide supportive conversations. Through real-world peer and family support scenarios, learners will practice integrating MI skills into everyday interactions to increase trust, strengthen engagement, and support self-directed recovery.

Join us for an engaging lunch & Learn with the Office of Individual and Family Affairs (OIFA) at Banner University Health Plans. This is a great opportunity to learn about the OIFA team, the work they do to support individuals, families, and communities, and the resources they offer across Arizona.

Whether you're a Peer Support, Family Support, community partner, or simply interested in learning more, we invite you to come connect, ask questions, and engage in meaningful conversation with the OIFA team. Bring your questions and discover how OIFA can be a valuable resource in supporting recovery, resilience, and wellness.

Substance use impacts individuals, families, and communities in many ways. This course provides a foundational understanding of substance use disorders, their effects on the brain and individuals, and the different pathways to recovery. Participants will also explore substance use through a lived experience perspective and learn evidence-based approaches to support recovery.

Self-care is productive. This immersive course explores how to prevent stress, compassion fatigue, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress while supporting others. Participants will learn research-based resilience strategies and create a personalized Professional Resiliency Plan to strengthen both personal and professional well-being.

An hour-long workshop on Teen Stress and Coping Presentation, given by Masters-level Clinicians and from Teen Lifeline

**Adults Only**

This workshop focuses stressors, positive and negative stress, physical and emotional symptoms, and healthy and unhealthy coping skills for managing stress

Caring for a loved one can be a journey filled with questions, challenges, and moments of growth. The Caregiver’s Path is a practical guide designed to walk alongside family caregivers and family support partners as they navigate that journey.

This presentation explores the basics of ALTCS, advocating within the health care system, navigating work and benefits, honoring culture and lived experience, and just as importantly, caring for the caregiver along the way.

Whether you are new to caregiving or have been on this path for years, this session offers information, encouragement, and tools to help you feel more confident, supported, and prepared.

Co-reflection is a process that we can use to help each other reflect on our practice (how we’re doing what we say we want to be doing). It is about us co-creating through a process of learn, practice, reflection. It is designed to model the peer support relationship so that we are practicing the principles at all levels of our relationships.

Co-reflection leads to increased levels of personal development and to deepening relationships. The online co-reflection runs for up to 90 minutes, the sessions are interactive, for the best experience, registrants should have access to a Private Quiet Area and to a computer that has both video and sound.

Co-reflection is a collaborative process that helps us reflect on our practice—how we are doing what we say we want to be doing. Through shared learning, practice, and reflection, participants co-create meaningful conversations that model the principles of Intentional Peer Support (IPS) and strengthen relationships at every level.

This interactive session provides a supportive space to reflect on your practice, explore how IPS principles can enhance leadership, and learn alongside fellow participants. Through guided discussion and shared experiences, participants will discover strategies to foster mutuality, strengthen workplace relationships, and support others using the values and practices of Intentional Peer Support.

Whether you are new to Intentional Peer Support or have years of experience, this is an opportunity to connect, reflect, ask questions, and grow together.

The online co-reflection runs for up to 90 minutes and is highly interactive. For the best experience, participants should join from a private, quiet space using a computer with both video and audio capabilities.

Join us for an informative lunch & Learn featuring Molina learn about the services, resources, and programs available through Mercy Care and how they support individuals, families, and communities across Arizona. Whether you're new to Molina or looking to deepen your understanding of their offerings, this session is a great opportunity to connect, ask questions, and discover valuable resources. We hope you'll join us!

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a collaborative, person-centered approach that helps people explore their own motivations for change while honoring autonomy, strengths, and lived experience.

This interactive session introduces peer and family support professionals to the foundational spirit and principles of MI and demonstrates how they can be applied when supporting individuals affected by substance use disorders.

Learners will learn to recognize ambivalence as a natural part of the change process, identify and evoke change talk, and explore practical models that can guide supportive conversations. Through real-world peer and family support scenarios, learners will practice integrating MI skills into everyday interactions to increase trust, strengthen engagement, and support self-directed recovery.

This course provides an exploration of psychosis and anosognosia, focusing on how these conditions affect perception, insight, behavior, and daily functioning. Participants will learn how to define and identify the symptoms of psychosis and anosognosia. The training will outline the elements of the L.E.A.P model to broaden the understanding of psychosis and anosognosia to assist in providing support that is rooted in purpose to inspire hope from a lived experience perspective.

In 2024, the Arizona Legislature passed a bill creating A.R.S. 36-2903.15 requiring AHCCCS to develop training for all PRSS that includes content specific to psychosis and anosognosia. This training was developed according to state statute.
 
Beginning October 1, 2025, in addition to any other qualifications, peer specialists shall
complete training that includes psychosis-specific content, including anosognosia.

Ethics and boundaries are essential protection for ourselves and the individuals we serve. Together we will navigate some professional ethics and boundaries to provide clarity in what can feel gray.

· Develop understanding of essential ethics and boundaries

· Explore how to engage in ethical behaviors and practices

· Understand how to set appropriate boundaries with members while maintaining a positive relationship

· Reducing countertransference

· Recognizing need for effective warm hand offs

Learning Objectives:

Differentiate between motivation and inspiration in the context of

leadership.

Explain how intrinsic rewards drive inspiration within a team.

Analyze the lasting impact of inspiration compared to external rewards like

capital or success.

Develop strategies to cultivate and sustain inspiration in team members.

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED

8 Dimensions of Wellness
Wellness is more than just physical health; it’s about balance in every area of your life. In this course, you’ll discover the eight key dimensions of wellness and gain simple, meaningful strategies to strengthen each one and support your personal growth.

This course provides an exploration of psychosis and anosognosia, focusing on how these conditions affect perception, insight, behavior, and daily functioning. Participants will learn how to define and identify the symptoms of psychosis and anosognosia. The training will outline the elements of the L.E.A.P model to broaden the understanding of psychosis and anosognosia to assist in providing support that is rooted in purpose to inspire hope from a lived experience perspective.

In 2024, the Arizona Legislature passed a bill creating A.R.S. 36-2903.15 requiring AHCCCS to develop training for all PRSS that includes content specific to psychosis and anosognosia. This training was developed according to state statute.
 
Beginning October 1, 2025, in addition to any other qualifications, peer specialists shall
complete training that includes psychosis-specific content, including anosognosia.

Co-reflection is a process that we can use to help each other reflect on our practice (how we’re doing what we say we want to be doing). It is about us co-creating through a process of learn, practice, reflection. It is designed to model the peer support relationship so that we are practicing the principles at all levels of our relationships.

Co-reflection leads to increased levels of personal development and to deepening relationships. The online co-reflection runs for up to 90 minutes, the sessions are interactive, for the best experience, registrants should have access to a Private Quiet Area and to a computer that has both video and sound.

Co-reflection is a collaborative process that helps us reflect on our practice—how we are doing what we say we want to be doing. Through shared learning, practice, and reflection, participants co-create meaningful conversations that model the principles of Intentional Peer Support (IPS) and strengthen relationships at every level.

This interactive session provides a supportive space to reflect on your practice, explore how IPS principles can enhance leadership, and learn alongside fellow participants. Through guided discussion and shared experiences, participants will discover strategies to foster mutuality, strengthen workplace relationships, and support others using the values and practices of Intentional Peer Support.

Whether you are new to Intentional Peer Support or have years of experience, this is an opportunity to connect, reflect, ask questions, and grow together.

The online co-reflection runs for up to 90 minutes and is highly interactive. For the best experience, participants should join from a private, quiet space using a computer with both video and audio capabilities.

Ethics and boundaries are essential protection for ourselves and the individuals we serve. Together we will navigate some professional ethics and boundaries to provide clarity in what can feel gray.

· Develop understanding of essential ethics and boundaries

· Explore how to engage in ethical behaviors and practices

· Understand how to set appropriate boundaries with members while maintaining a positive relationship

· Reducing countertransference

· Recognizing need for effective warm hand offs

Join us for Voice of Service: Veterans Leading Through Peer Support, a special Veterans Lunch & Learn honoring veterans who continue their commitment to service by supporting others in their communities. This conversation highlights the powerful role veterans play as peer support professionals—using lived experience, leadership, compassion, and connection to inspire hope and recovery. Attendees will learn how veterans are transforming service into advocacy, mentorship, and community healing while creating spaces of trust, resilience, and belonging for fellow veterans and others navigating recover

This course provides an exploration of psychosis and anosognosia, focusing on how these conditions affect perception, insight, behavior, and daily functioning. Participants will learn how to define and identify the symptoms of psychosis and anosognosia. The training will outline the elements of the L.E.A.P model to broaden the understanding of psychosis and anosognosia to assist in providing support that is rooted in purpose to inspire hope from a lived experience perspective.

In 2024, the Arizona Legislature passed a bill creating A.R.S. 36-2903.15 requiring AHCCCS to develop training for all PRSS that includes content specific to psychosis and anosognosia. This training was developed according to state statute.
 
Beginning October 1, 2025, in addition to any other qualifications, peer specialists shall
complete training that includes psychosis-specific content, including anosognosia.

Crossroads: Learning and Development meets Lived Experience 

Presented by Brissa Rubio, MBA, CPSS, and Kassandra Figueroa

Participants will engage in reflection around integrating their own voice, storytelling, and lived experience into learning and development spaces while identifying practical strategies that can be applied within their organizations and communities. This Crossroads session explores the intersection of lived experience and learning and development, highlighting the value of personal narratives in shaping workforce practices

Learning Objectives: 

1.  Identify three ways lived experience can enhance learning and development practices by the end of the session.

2.  Demonstrate one strategy for integrating storytelling or reflection into facilitation or training activities during the workshop.

3.  Develop one actionable step for applying lived experience informed approaches within their workplace, organization, or community setting

This course provides an exploration of psychosis and anosognosia, focusing on how these conditions affect perception, insight, behavior, and daily functioning. Participants will learn how to define and identify the symptoms of psychosis and anosognosia. The training will outline the elements of the L.E.A.P model to broaden the understanding of psychosis and anosognosia to assist in providing support that is rooted in purpose to inspire hope from a lived experience perspective.

In 2024, the Arizona Legislature passed a bill creating A.R.S. 36-2903.15 requiring AHCCCS to develop training for all PRSS that includes content specific to psychosis and anosognosia. This training was developed according to state statute.
 
Beginning October 1, 2025, in addition to any other qualifications, peer specialists shall
complete training that includes psychosis-specific content, including anosognosia.

This event is bringing together local providers and organizations to help share valuable community resources with the public in a fun and welcoming environment. There will be free lunch, drinks, Bahama Buck’s, raffle items, and more.

IN PERSON EVENT

June 20th from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

8 E Cottonwood Street, Cottonwood, AZ.

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Apoyo Intencional entre Pares

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This course is online via zoom

Together we will learn how LGBTQIA+ people are all ages. They come from all ethnic backgrounds, socioeconomic classes and educational levels. Sexual orientation and gender identity are as unique as each individual. It is essential to create a welcoming environment for all individuals. Studies have confirmed that LGBTQIA+ youth face a range of increased risks compared with other young people. These include a greater likelihood of victimization, discrimination and violence. A range of poor health and academic outcomes are directly related to such inequities. We can make a difference by providing quality and mindful care to this population.

·    Recognizing the importance of language

·    Understanding key terms to provide respectful communication.

·    The “coming out” process as it relates to behavioral health.

·    How to make a provider organization more LGBTQIA+ welcoming.

·    Specific clinical guidance for addressing the needs of each of the LGBTQIA+ populations.