Advocacy Unlimited is the #1 provider of peer delivered education in Connecticut.
We offer webinars, seminars, and peer forums tailored to recovery support specialists and open to all community members. Engage in our continuing education for ongoing personal and professional development!
Peer Forums
Our peer forums delve into innovative holistic approaches to peer recovery support. These events feature speakers from across the country who present cutting-edge practices for fostering inclusive communities that promote recovery, healing, and growth. Everyone is welcome to attend. Advocacy Unlimited organizes a peer forum every quarter. Peer forums are held throughout the state of Connecticut. For a full schedule of our trainings, visit our Calendar.
Webinars
Our webinars offer an interactive virtual platform for discussion and learning centered on creating inclusive environments that support recovery and personal growth. Participants can engage with expert speakers, participate in workshops, discover new tools and strategies, and deepen their understanding of key recovery and peer support topics. We design these training sessions for individuals working in peer recovery services. However, those interested in entering the field are welcome to attend. Advocacy Unlimited hosts webinars frequently. For a full schedule of our trainings, visit our Calendar.
Seminars
Our seminars offer an in-person space for discussion and learning, centered on creating inclusive environments that support recovery and personal growth. Participants can engage with expert speakers, participate in workshops, discover new tools and strategies, and deepen their understanding of key recovery and peer support topics. Our seminars equip participants with the resources needed to advance their careers in peer services while fostering lasting connections with others in the field. We design these training sessions for individuals working in peer recovery services. However, those interested in entering the field are welcome to attend. Advocacy Unlimited hosts seminars frequently. For a full schedule of our trainings, visit our Calendar.
Advocacy Training for People in Recovery and Allies
Our advocacy training fosters a community-building space, allowing participants to learn and grow together while supporting multiple mental health and addiction recovery pathways. This training provides participants with techniques for navigating trauma, integrative health practices, and ways to influence human services across Connecticut. View the main topics of this training below. For a full schedule of our trainings, visit our Calendar.
Main Topics
- Communication: Strengthen your communication skills for effectively speaking up and informing change.
- Holistic Stress Management: Identify holistic stress management practices to support your advocacy efforts and daily life.
- Clarifying Areas of Growth: Review the multi-layered systems of oppression within social and human services to clarify areas of necessary growth.
Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)
The Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP®) is a personalized wellness and recovery system born out of and rooted in the principle of self-determination. WRAP® is a wellness and recovery approach that helps people to:
- Decrease and prevent intrusive or troubling feelings and behaviors;
- Increase personal empowerment;
- Improve quality of life; and
- Achieve their own life goals and dreams.
Working with a WRAP® can help individuals to monitor uncomfortable and distressing feelings and behaviors and, through planned responses, reduce, modify, or eliminate those feelings. A WRAP® also includes plans for responses from others when an individual cannot make decisions, take care of him/herself, and/or keep him/herself safe. Created by Mary Ellen Copeland www.copelandcenter.com
Schedule: Offered in the fall, spring, and summer.
Email Jennifer; [email protected], for details, or for upcoming course offerings, visit our Calendar.