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Topic: Showing Up Through Trauma: A Peer Centered Approach 06.03.2026
Course Title: Showing Up Through Trauma: A Peer Centered Approach
Date of Course:
June 3, 2026
Time of Course:
4:30 PM – 5:30 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:
Jermaine Hines
Christine Zimmerly
Tech Host Lori Mellinger
Cost:
Free
Offers:
1.0 CE
Language:
English
Withdrawal or Special Accommodations
For questions, cancellations, or to request accommodations, please contact:
Email: lori.mellinger@recoverypeople.org
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Completion of a satisfaction survey is required to receive continuing education credit.
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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
Trauma impacts the ways people connect, communicate, respond to stress, and move through recovery. Peer specialists regularly support individuals navigating trauma-related experiences while also managing their own emotional activation and lived experiences within the work.
This training explores trauma through a peer-centered lens, focusing on the role of peer support in creating safety, connection, and values-based support without stepping into clinical or crisis-response roles. Participants will discuss common trauma responses, grounding strategies that can be used within peer practice, and ways to recognize personal activation while maintaining ethical and role-aligned support.
Instructor Bios:
Jermaine Hines, Peer-to-Career Marketing and Community Coordinator, RecoveryPeople MHPS, RSPS
Jermaine is a certified MHPS and RSPS with statewide experience in peer-workforce development, training, and community coordination. As Marketing and Community Coordinator for RecoveryPeople’s Peer-to-Career program, Jermaine supports peer-specialist recruitment, employer engagement, and workforce-development strategies across Texas.
Christine Zimmerly, RecoveryPeople Peer-to-Career Director, RSPS, JI-RPS, MHPS, PRS IC&RC, PSS
Christine leads the Peer-to-Career Program at RecoveryPeople, supporting the growth and professional development of Texas’ peer workforce. Drawing from her lived experience in recovery and justice involvement, she mentors emerging peer specialists and supervisors as they pursue training, certification, and meaningful careers. She works alongside a statewide team to create supportive workforce pathways that honor lived experience while strengthening retention, professional growth, and sustainability across Texas.
Lori Mellinger, Learning Management System Specialist, RecoveryPeople
Lori brings over a decade of experience in reentry, recovery, and nonprofit operations, along with lived experience of incarceration and long-term recovery. She leads learning management system development at RecoveryPeople, supporting the design of training and technical assistance that is practical, accessible and grounded in real-world experience. Her work focuses on building clear systems, strengthening organizational capacity, and improving how information is shared across teams and communities.