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Details
Course Title: Holding Power Together: Shared Power, Supported Decision-Making & Dignity of Risk
Date: December 30, 2025
Time: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm CST
Location: Online
Trainers: Melissa McGill and Jeffrey Loflin
Tech Host: Elena Lightbourn
Cost: FREE
Language: English
For withdrawal or special accommodation: please email Melissa.McGill@recoverypeople.org
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Description
This CE session supports Recovery Support Peer Specialists (RSPs) in strengthening their ability to hold power together rather than over or for others. Building on foundational peer certification knowledge, the training focuses on real-world application of shared power, supported decision-making, and dignity of risk in everyday peer interactions. Participants will examine how good intentions can unintentionally shift into fixing or controlling, and will practice language, reflection, and decision-support strategies that preserve autonomy, dignity, and mutuality while maintaining ethical responsibility and safety.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify how power shows up in peer support services
- Recognize when fixing replaces shared power
- Apply dignity of risk in real-world peer specialist support scenarios
- Use language that supports autonomy and self-determination