Boundaries & Relational Ethics in Peer Support 2026.05.19
Course Title:
Boundaries & Relational Ethics in Peer Support
Date of Course:
May 19, 2026
Time of Course:
noon PM – 1:00 PM CT
Location:
Online
Registration Required:
Participants must register and log in using a unique email address.
Full Attendance Required:
Continuing education hours will only be awarded for full participation.
Facilitators:
Christine Zimmerly
Lori Mellinger
Cost:
Free
Offers:
1.0 CE (General)
Language:
English
Withdrawal or Special Accommodations
For questions, cancellations, or to request accommodations, please contact:
Email: lori.mellinger@recoverypeople.org
Satisfaction Survey
Completion of a satisfaction survey is required to receive continuing education credit.
Closed captions will be available.
Please Note
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with details on how to join the session. If you do not receive a confirmation email within 15 minutes, please email lori.mellinger@recoverypeople.org
Continuing education certificates will only be issued to the individual registered with the email address used to log in. Login credentials are unique and should not be shared.
Course Description
A focused session exploring how Peer Specialists navigate boundaries and make ethical decisions within real, relationship-based work. Grounded in peer values and everyday practice. More details coming soon.
Instructor Bios:
Christine Zimmerly
Christine Zimmerly leads the Peer-to-Career Program and team at RecoveryPeople, advancing the professional development of Texas’ peer workforce. With extensive lived experience in recovery and justice involvement, she mentors and prepares new peer specialists for training, certification, and workforce entry. Christine guides a statewide team that designs and delivers peer-focused training and workforce initiatives, combining compassion, strategy, and collaboration to strengthen career pathways and build a sustainable, skilled peer workforce across Texas.
Gloria Uridel
Gloria Uridel is a passionate and professional Training Program Coordinator and Instructor with over 8 years of experience in the recovery support and wellness field. She is a Peer Specialist Supervisor (PSS) and Recovery Support Peer Specialist (RSPS) with extensive experience providing peer support, mentoring, and facilitating Texas State curriculum trainings for Recovery Support Peer Specialists. As a person in long-term recovery from substance use, Gloria brings lived experience, compassion, and professional expertise to her work. She has created and implemented a wellness program based on SAMHSA’s Eight Dimensions of Wellness for a recovery community organization, supporting holistic recovery and personal growth. Gloria has served with substance use recovery nonprofits at both the state and national levels, offering technical assistance, project management, curriculum development, trainer instruction, and program delivery to strengthen the recovery workforce and promote sustainable systems of support.
Lori Mellinger
Lori Mellinger is a strategic problem-solver and systems thinker with over 10 years of experience leading reentry, recovery, and nonprofit infrastructure projects. She is known for turning disorganized systems into clear workflows, managing multi-state grant deliverables, and writing with clarity for funders and public audiences alike. Lori is skilled in project management, grant writing, technical assistance, reentry program development, and CRM optimization, and has a strong track record in building nonprofit operations, securing sustainable funding, and bridging communication gaps across sectors.