Statewide Virtual Intentional Peer Support Core Training (virtual)
Dates: November 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm EST (each day) Location: Burlington Venue TBD Description: From the IPS Website "Intentional Peer Support is a way of thinking about and inviting transformative relationships. Practitioners learn to use relationships to see things from new angles, develop greater awareness of personal and relational patterns, and support […]
Sharing Your Wellness Recovery Story, Storytelling Training (virtual)
Dates: Tuesday, 11/9 and Wednesday, 11/10 Time: 11:30pm-2:30pm EST (each session) Description: This course is about stories - sharing stories to inspire, inform and motivate others toward hope and action. Your life journey is a gift and how you share that gift through story can make a difference. Although this training primarily focuses on learning […]
Statewide Virtual Intentional Peer Support Core Training (As of 1.20.22 No Spots Available)
Wednesdays and Thursdays for ten half days : 2/2, 2/3, 2/9, 2/10, 2/16, 2/17, 2/23, 2/24, 3/2, and 3/3, 12:30pm – 4:30pm EST each day. This Training is full. Description: From the IPS Website “Intentional Peer Support is a way of thinking about and inviting transformative relationships. Practitioners learn to use relationships to see things from new angles, […]
Movie Night
Pathways Vermont Community Center 279 North Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT, United StatesDrop by the Community Center to enjoy a movie with us!
Magic The Gathering themed Game Night
Pathways Vermont Community Center 279 North Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT, United StatesThis month we are hosting a Magic the Gathering themed monthly game night! Bring your own deck, build one from our limited supply, or come to spectate. Snacks and masks provided. RSVP required - [email protected]
Intentional Peer Support (IPS) Overview Training (virtual)
Dates: March 15th and 22nd Time: 12:30pm - 4:30pm EST Description: The IPS Overview Training will provide an 8 hour introduction to the innovative IPS framework based on Shery Mead’s book, Intentional Peer Support: An Alternative Approach. The IPS Overview Training is for anyone interested in learning more about the IPS approach, which has been widely used […]
Grab n’ Go Meal
Swing by the Community Center to join in our first contact free meal. No masks and rsvps required! Meals will be just outside the Community Center for pick-up. Menu: Grilled cheese with avacado, tomato and pesto!
Trauma Informed Approaches (Virtual)
Dates: Tuesday, March 29 and Thursday, March 31, 12:30pm-4:30pm (each day) This two-day participatory workshop is intended to support participants to practice trauma-informed approaches in their work and community relationships. We will: Reflect on Trauma’s impact on: 1) How we view the world, 2) Our mind and body, and 3) How we interact Rethink “symptoms” as survival adaptations […]
Mad Movement Histories Training (virtual)
April 26th and 28th 12:00pm – 4:00pm (each session) When it comes to understanding how we got to where we are and thinking about where we are headed, history is sometimes our best teacher. Come explore mad* movement histories through themes of resistance to oppression and building alternative supports, and through lenses of racial, disability, economic, and gender justice. We will look […]
A Harm Reduction Approach to Psychiatric Drugs
As peer support workers, we are sometimes discouraged from having conversations about psych drugs and are encouraged to leave it to the medical professionals. While we cannot give medical advice or replace the role of doctors, we can offer supportive conversations that explore others’—and our own—relationship to psych drugs. We might also be in a […]