Peer Conferences, Events, and Training Seminars There is no fee to list an event. If you know of an event that ought to be listed here, please email: Rey Carr. For events that focus exclusively on mentoring, visit our Mentor Seminars and Conferences page. For events that focus exclusively on coaching, visit our Coaching Seminars and Conferences page.
Current Events Featuring Peer Assistance:
There will also be an Adult Leadership Training prior to conference (October 7-8) at the same location with Stewart Coulson from Charles City Middle School (641) 257-6530. Staff/Graduate Credit (1 Hour) will be available on site. Cost: $130, an extra $20/$85 for credit (Drake).
-members: $380.00. All meals, materials, and recreation included.
Events are listed by date. Previous events are included for information and contact purposes.
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February 16-17, 2010
Orange County Department of Education, 200 Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa, California
pal.ocde.us/
(714) 966-4358
epetras@ocde.us
March 2-3, 2010
Orange County Department of Education, 200 Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa, California
pal.ocde.us/
(714) 966-4358
epetras@ocde.us
March 4-5, 2010
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Morley, Western Australia
youthcare.org.au
(08) 9376 5000
john@youthcare.org.au
March 24-27, 2010
McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, California
http://nslc.nylc.org/
(800) 366-6952
nslcreg@nylc.org
April 6-8, 2010
St. Charles, Missouri
www.peerprogramprofessionals.org
(888) 691-1088
nappp@peerprogramprofessionals.org
April 10-11, 2010
West St Paul, Minnesota
www.peerministry.org
(952) 405-7306
peermin@peerministry.org
April 30-May 2, 2010
Eaglewood Resort and Spa, Itasca, Illinois (suburb of Chicago)
http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=events_conference2010
(800) 826-3632
programs@dbsalliance.org
May 3-7, 2010
Eaglewood Resort and Spa, 1401 Nordic Road, Itasca, Illinois (suburb of Chicago)
http://www.dbsalliance.org/PeerSpecTrngApp09_09.v4.pdf
(800) 826-3632
programs@dbsalliance.org
May 17, 2010
PeerNet BC, 411 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver, British Columbia
http://www.peernetbc.com/
(604) 733-6186
info@peernetbc.com
June 2-3, 2010
Venue to be confirmed, Morley, Western Australia
youthcare.org.au
(08) 9376 5000
john@youthcare.org.au
June 14-15, 2010
Conference Centre Wallenberg, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
catherine.gillo@gu.se
June 14-17, 2010
Provincetown, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
www.GlobalYouthJustice.org
(202) 468-3790
DrYouthCourt@AOL.com
June 29-30, 2010
National FFA Organization, Indianapolis, Indiana
www.GlobalYouthJustice.org
(202) 468-3790
DrYouthCourt@AOL.com
July 10-11, 2010
University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
www.peer.ca
(250) 595-3503 or (800) 567-3700
info@peer.ca
July 12-16, 2010
University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
www.peer.ca
(250) 595-3503 or (800) 567-3700
info@peer.ca
August 12-13, 2010
Minneapolis, Minnesota
www.peerministry.org
(952) 405-7306
peermin@peerministry.org
September 2-3, 2010
Venue to be confirmed, Morley, Western Australia
youthcare.org.au
(08) 9376 5000
john@youthcare.org.au
November 24-25, 2010
Venue to be confirmed, Morley, Western Australia
youthcare.org.au
(08) 9376 5000
john@youthcare.org.au
December 7-9, 2010
Las Vegas, Nevada
www.GlobalYouthJustice.org
(202) 468-3790
DrYouthCourt@AOL.com
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February 2-3, 2010
Orange County Department of Education, 200 Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa, California
pal.ocde.us/
(714) 966-4358
epetras@ocde.us
January 18-22, 2010
Manitoulin Island, Ontario
(807) 474-1485
cmackay@nan.on.ca
January 20, 2010
St. Charles, Missouri
www.peerprogramprofessionals.org
(888) 691-1088
nappp@peerprogramprofessionals.org
January 20, 2010
St. Charles, Missouri
www.peerprogramprofessionals.org
(888) 691-1088
nappp@peerprogramprofessionals.org
January 21-22, 2010
St. Charles, Missouri
www.peerprogramprofessionals.org
(888) 691-1088
nappp@peerprogramprofessionals.org
January 20-22, 2010
St. Charles, Missouri
www.peerprogramprofessionals.org
(888) 691-1088
nappp@peerprogramprofessionals.org
January 21-22, 2010
St. Charles, Missouri
www.peerprogramprofessionals.org
(888) 691-1088
nappp@peerprogramprofessionals.org
January 21-22, 2010
St. Charles, Missouri
www.peerprogramprofessionals.org
(888) 691-1088
nappp@peerprogramprofessionals.org
December 7-8, 2009
461 6th Avenue, San Francisco, California
www.peerresourcetraining.com
(415) 282-5298 or (888) 238-6048
peersira@aol.com
December 10, 2009
Peer Resources, Victoria, British Columbia
www.peer.ca
(800) 567-3700 or (250) 595-3503
rcarr@peer.ca
December 7-11, 2009
Thunder Bay Ontario
(807) 474-1485
cmackay@nan.on.ca
December 7-11, 2009
Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, Illinois
http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=media_eupdate1109#peer
(800) 826-3632
programs@dbsalliance.org
October 29-30, 2009
Indianapolis, Indiana
www.peerprogramprofessionals.org
(888) 691-1088
nappp@peerprogramprofessionals.org
November 12-13, 2009
Indianapolis Marriott East, Indianapolis, Indiana
www.isca-in.org/development/index.html
(888) 691-1088
nappp@peerprogramprofessionals.org
September 14-18, 2009
Lakeland, Florida
www.psctlt.org/edLAB/training_schedule.cfm
pcinfo@psctlt.org
August 6, 2009
A pre-conference workshop of the Association for Psychological Type International Conference (August 5-9, 2009)
Fairmont Hotel, Dallas, Texas
www.aptinternational.org
(800) 847-9943
info@aptinternational.org
August 13-14, 2009
461 6th Avenue, San Francisco, California
www.peerresourcetraining.com
(415) 282-5298 or (888) 238-6048
peersira@aol.com
August 16-19, 2009
Camp Ta Ta Pochon, Barton Flats Area of the San Bernadino, California
www.PreventionImpact.com
(714) 505-4692
drbeacham@cox.net
July 27-31, 2009
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
www.psctlt.org/edLAB/training_schedule.cfm
pcinfo@psctlt.org
August 1-2, 2009
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Burnsville, Minnesota
www.peerministry.org
(952) 405-7306
peermin@peerministry.org
July 4-5, 2009
University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
www.peer.ca
(250) 595-3503 or (800) 567-3700
info@peer.ca
July 6-7, 2009
University of Oxford Caeers Centre, 56 Banbury Road, Oxford, U.K.
+44 (0)1865 270300
reception@counserv.ox.ac.uk
July 6-10, 2009
University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
www.peer.ca
(250) 595-3503 or (800) 567-3700
info@peer.ca
June 10-12, 2009
Cathedral High School, Indianapolis, Indiana
www.peerprograms.org
(877) 314-7337
napp@peerprograms.org
June 11, 2009
Orange County Department of Education, 200 Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa, California
(714) 505-4692
drbeacham@cox.net
June 11-12, 2009
Cathedral High School, Indianapolis, Indiana
www.peerprograms.org
(877) 314-7337
napp@peerprograms.org
June 22-23, 2009
461 6th Avenue, San Francisco, California
www.peerresourcetraining.com
(415) 282-5298 or (888) 238-6048
peersira@aol.com
June 27-30, 2009
Camp Ta Ta Pochon, Barton Flats Area of the San Bernadino, California
www.PreventionImpact.com
(714) 505-4692
drbeacham@cox.net
June 2-3, 2009
Orange County Department of Education, 200 Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa, California
pal.ocde.us/
(714) 966-4358
epetras@ocde.us
June 9-10, 2009
Orange County Department of Education, 200 Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa, California
pal.ocde.us/
(714) 966-4358
epetras@ocde.us
May 7-8, 2009
Waterloo, Ontario
www.thrivecanada.ca
(519) 725-1170 or Toll-Free: (800) 265-2680
pat@thrivecanada.ca
April 23-24, 2009
Delta Toronto East, 2035 Kennedy Road, Scarborough, Ontario
www.ciocan.ca/events/peer_forum
(604) 904-5777
admin@ciocan-national.ca
March, 2009
La Mesa Police and Fire Peer Support Team
http://californiapeersupport.org/website/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=47&Itemid=105
(619) 667-1447
mlynch@ci.la-mesa.ca.us
March 30-31, 2009
Cuyahoga Community College, Eastern Campus Highland Hills (near Cleveland), Ohio
http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/node/19738
(216) 987-3075
Jennifer.Batton@tri-c.edu
February 5-6, 2009
Orange County Department of Education, 200 Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa, California
pal.ocde.us/
(714) 966-4358
epetras@ocde.us
February 10-11, 2009
Orange County Department of Education, 200 Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa, California
pal.ocde.us/
(714) 966-4358
epetras@ocde.us
February 19, 2009
Pomona First Baptist Church, 601 Garey Avenue, Pomona, California
www.pusd.org/education/dept/dept.php?sectionid=99
(909) 865-5017
mike.russo@pusd.org
February 23-27, 2009
St. Louis, Missouri
http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=events_eventsmain
(312) 988-1155
peersupport@DBSAlliance.org
December 11-12, 2008
461 6th Avenue, San Francisco, California
www.peerresourcetraining.com
(415) 282-5298 or (888) 238-6048
peersira@aol.com
November 20, 2008
St. Charles, Missouri
www.peerprograms.org
(877) 314-7337
napp@peerprograms.org
November 20-21, 2008
St. Charles, Missouri
www.peerprograms.org
(877) 314-7337
napp@peerprograms.org
November 20-21, 2008
Orange County Department of Education, 200 Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa, California
pal.ocde.us/
(714) 966-4358
epetras@ocde.us
November 20-22, 2008
St. Charles, Missouri
www.peerprograms.org
(877) 314-7337
napp@peerprograms.org
November 21, 2008
St. Charles, Missouri
www.peerprograms.org
(877) 314-7337
napp@peerprograms.org
November 21, 2008
St. Charles, Missouri
www.peerprograms.org
(877) 314-7337
napp@peerprograms.org
November 22, 2008 (Half-Day)
St. Charles, Missouri
www.peerprograms.org
(877) 314-7337
napp@peerprograms.org
November 22, 2008
St. Charles, Missouri
www.peerprograms.org
(877) 314-7337
napp@peerprograms.org
November 22, 2008
St. Charles, Missouri
www.peerprograms.org
(877) 314-7337
napp@peerprograms.org
October 23-24, 2008
Candlewood Suites, 4034 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada
www.peerresourcetraining.com
(415) 282-5298 or (888) 238-6048
peersira@aol.com
October 1-4, 2008
Memphis, Tennessee
Call for papers until April 30, 2008 to kranft@jointcommission.org
www.nclca.org/
(952) 405-7300
October 3-4, 2008
Vancouver, British Columbia
www.selfhelpresource.bc.ca/
(604) 733-6186
shra@telus.net
October 14-15, 2008
Orange County Department of Education, 200 Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa, California
pal.ocde.us/
(714) 966-4358
epetras@ocde.us
October 21-22, 2008
Orange County Department of Education, 200 Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa, California
pal.ocde.us/
(714) 966-4358
epetras@ocde.us
September 26-27, 2008
Vancouver, British Columbia
www.selfhelpresource.bc.ca/
(604) 733-6186
shra@telus.net
Pre-conference: September 8&9 (Basic Peer Support-Individual Crisis Intervention or CISM Group Crisis Intervention
Conference: September 10-12, 2008
Four Points by Sheraton Ventura Harbor, 1050 Schooner Drive, Ventura, California
www.californiapeersupport.org
August 18-19, 2008
La Quinta Hotel LAX, 5249 West Century Blvd
www.peerresourcetraining.com
(415) 282-5298 or (888) 238-6048
peersira@aol.com
July 20-25, 2008
Sponsored by the Youth and Family Institute
Lee Valley Ranch, Black Hills of South Dakota
peerministry.org/youth_training/
(952) 405-7300
July 5-6, 2008
University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
www.peer.ca/trng.html
(800) 567-3700 or (250) 595-3503
Email
July 7-11, 2008
University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
www.peer.ca/trng.html
(800) 567-3700 or (250) 595-3503
Email
June 16-17, 2008
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, Massachusetts
www.amsa.com/symposium/2008/index.cfm?WT.mc_id=inside
(800) 999-9080 ext 4207
nmeehan@amsa.com
June 21-24, 2008
Camp Ta Ta Pochon, San Bernadino, California
www.PreventionImpact.com
(714) 505-4692
drbeacham@cox.net
June 28-July 1, 2008
Camp Ta Ta Pochon, San Bernadino, California
www.PreventionImpact.com
(714) 505-4692
drbeacham@cox.net
June 22-27, 2008
University of San Diego, San Diego, California
www.peerprograms.org
(877) 314-7337
napp@peerprograms.org
May 15-16, 2008
La Mesa Fire Departmet, 8844 Dallas Street, La Mesa, California 91942
www.CaliforniaPeerSupport.org
(619) 667-1447
mlynch@ci.la-mesa.ca.us
April 11, 2008
Palm Springs Police Department, Room C, 200 S. Civic Drive, Palm Springs, California
(760) 778-8412
CTEAMSPITZ@aol.com
April 12-13, 2008
Holiday Inn, Barrie, Ontario
www.canadiantherapists.com/TrishMcCracken/
(705) 323-5402
STRS@bellnet.ca
April 17, 2008
Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
cssi.spudmurphy.ie/index.php
peer@tcd.ie
May 1-2, 2008
Kamloops, British Columbia
Call for Proposals: www.thrivecanada.ca/section.asp?catid=139&subid=163&pageid=108
(800) 265-2680 or (519) 725-1170
March 1-3, 2008
Marriott Hotel and Spa, Newport Beach, California
www.prponline.net/nsac05/main.asp
March 16-19, 2008
Wiezmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
www.perach.org.il
972-8-9378310
nppeerach@weizmann.ac.il
February 5-6, 2008
San Francisco, California
www.sapconference.org
ecoll@freemason.org
February 12, 2008
Pomona First Baptist Church, 601 Garey Avenue, Pomona, California
www.pusd.org/peer
(909) 630-3440
mike.russo@pomona.k12.ca.us
Cindy Wynn (Establish a Peer Helping Program - 3 days)
Gayle Horn (Become a Trainer of Peer Helpers - 2 days)
Judith Tindall (Evaluation: Evidence for Success - 1 day)
Judith Tindall (Peer Leaders as Partners in Crisis Prevention and Support - 1 day)
Marilyn Bader (NAPP Peer Program Standards and Ethics Tool Kit - 1/2 day)
Judith Tindall (Zero Tolerance for Underage Drinking and Driving Peer Training - 1 day)
Gayle Horn (Peer Delivered Services through Grade Nine Academic Lab: Character Education and Peer Tutoring - 1 day)
January 24-26, 2008
St. Charles, Missouri
www.peerprograms.org
(877) 314-7337
napp@peerprograms.org
December 3, 2007
Peer Resources, Victoria, British Columbia
www.peer.ca
(800) 567-3700 or (250) 595-3503
rcarr@peer.ca
November 3-6, 2007
Zambro Lutheran, Rochester, Minnesota
www.peerministry.org
(952) 405-7306
peermin@peerministry.org
November 29-30, 2007
461 6th Avenue, San Francisco, California
www.peerresourcetraining.com
(415) 282-5298 or (888) 238-6048
peersira@aol.com
October 10-14, 2007
Hilton at the Ballpark, St. Louis, Missouri
www.alternatives2007.org/registration.html
(800) 776-1286
October 15-16, 2007
Candlewood Suites, 4034 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada
www.peerresourcetraining.com
(415) 282-5298 or (888) 238-6048
peersira@aol.com
October 25-27, 2007
Clarion Riverside Hotel, Rochester, New York
www.nycounseling.org
(877) 692-2462
October 26-27, 2007
Clarion Riverside Hotel, Rochester, New York
www.nycounseling.org
(877) 692-2462
October 26-27, 2007
Clarion Riverside Hotel, Rochester, New York
www.nycounseling.org
(877) 692-2462
October 26-27, 2007
Clarion Riverside Hotel, Rochester, New York
www.nycounseling.org
(877) 692-2462
September 27-29, 2007
Sheraton, Providence Airport Hotel, Providence, Rhode Island
www.peerprograms.org
(617) 451-0049
Email
September 28, 2007
Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel, Marlborough, Massachusetts
www.mamhtransformation.org
(508) 856-8423
September 12-14, 2007
Sheraton 4 Points, 1050 Schooner Drive, Ventura, California
www.californiapeersupport.org
August 11-14, 2007
St. Luke's, Bloomington, Minnesota
www.peerministry.org
(952) 405-7306
peermin@peerministry.org
August 20-21, 2007
La Quinta Hotel LAX, 5249 West Century Blvd, Los Angeles, California
www.peerresourcetraining.com
(415) 282-5298 or (888) 238-6048
peersira@aol.com
June 12-15, 2007
Palace Conference, Brunnsparken, Göteborg (Sweden)
www.utbildning.gu.se/student/studentstod/peerhelpprogramme/
+46 31 786 5242
catherine.gillo@qu.se
June 21-22, 2007
461 6th Avenue, San Francisco, California
www.peerresourcetraining.com
(415) 282-5298 or (888) 238-6048
peersira@aol.com
July 7-8, 2007
University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
www.peer.ca/trng.html
(800) 567-3700 or (250) 595-3503
Email
July 9-13, 2007
University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
www.peer.ca/trng.html
(800) 567-3700 or (250) 595-3503
Email
July 10, 2007
Oregon Graduate Institute School of Science (Wilson Clark Center), Beaverton, Oregon
www.cpd.ogi.edu/courseSpecific.asp?pam=2171
(503) 748-1219
toddhudson@maverickinstitute.com
July 23, 2007
Marten House Hotel and Lilly Conference Center, Indianapolis, Indiana
www.doe.state.in.us/sservices/conference_summerinstitute.html
plewis@doe.state.in.us
June 5-6, 2007
Orange County, California
www.ocde.us/pal
Tel: (714) 966-4358
E-mail: eshattuck@ocde.us
Sponsored by the California Peer Support Association
April 12-13, 2007
Santa Clara Police Department, 601 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, California
www.californiapeersupport.com
(619) 667-1447
mlynch@ci.la-mesa.ca.us
February 1-2, 2007
Green Valley Baptist Church, 1815 Patton Chapel Road, Hoover, Alabama
www.alabamahelpers.org
February 9, 2006
Pomona First Baptist Church, 601 Garvey Avenue, Pomona, California
w86.pusd.org/peer/2007program.html
(909) 397-5060 ext 3723
mike.russo@pusd.org
February 13-14, 2007
Orange County, California
www.ocde.us/pal
Tel: (714) 966-4358
E-mail: eshattuck@ocde.us
February 13-15, 2007
Seattle, Washington
www.cruinstitute.org
(800) 922-1988 or (425) 869-4041
February 20-21, 2007
Orange County, California
www.ocde.us/pal
Tel: (714) 966-4358
E-mail: eshattuck@ocde.us
February 27-28, 2007
Orange County, California
www.ocde.us/pal
Tel: (714) 966-4358
E-mail: eshattuck@ocde.us
December 1, 2006
Peer Resources, Victoria, British Columbia
www.peer.ca/trng.html
Tel: (800) 567-3700 or (250) 595-3503
The National Association of Peer Programs (NAPP) will hold its annual Conference and Training Institute from November 8-12 at the Sheraton Hotel, in Providence, Rhode Island. The training insitute will include sessions on Establishing a Peer Helping Program, 3 days; Becoming a Trainer of Peer Helpers, 2 days; Evaluation: Evidence for Success, 2 days; Peer Assistance and Leadership (PAL/WAP), 2 days; Leadership Skills in Using Assets in Peer Training, 1 day; Peer Leaders as Partners in Crisis Prevention and Support, 1 day; Cultural Diversity, 1 day; and NAPP Programmatic Standards & Ethics Tool Kit, 1/2 day. Check the NAPP website for exact dates and details about the conference and training institute offerings.
November 13-14, 2006
Orange County, California
www.ocde.us/pal
Tel: (714) 966-4358
E-mail: eshattuck@ocde.us
November 15-16, 2006
Orange County, California
www.ocde.us/pal
Tel: (714) 966-4358
E-mail: eshattuck@ocde.us
September 27-29, 2006
St. Andrew's College, Dublin, Ireland
www.peermediation-marisela.com
Tel: 01-288-2785
Peer Helping/Peer Counseling/Peer Education Workshop to be held September 28-29, 2006 in Las Vegas at the Mardi Gras Hotel and Casino, 3500 Paradise Road. This two-day session will focus on training trainers and will be led by Ira Sachnoff, a world-leader in peer training, the Founding President of the National Peer Helpers Association, and the former director of San Francisco Peer Resource Program. The workshop will help participants to (1) develop a site plan for starting a program; (2) experience a student-training curriculum to teach helping skills; (3) learn how to select and recruit students for a successful program; and (4) learn how to get support for your program. The training will cover how to engage peer helpers in tobacco prevention, peer tutoring, freshman transition, peer mediation, peer education on AIDS and drugs, peer counseling, working with new students, violence prevention, and dropout prevention. The cost of the two-day workshop is $250 per participant. This includes all training materials (including curriculum). We strongly urge you to bring a "team" from your site. Registration is limited to the first 35 people to enroll. To reserve a place, send a $100 deposit (or purchase order). Your deposit is fully refundable if you cancel two weeks before the workshop. A confirmation letter (including hotel information) will be sent upon receipt of your registration. For overnight accommodations in San Francisco, call Ira Sachnoff for suggestions. Continuing Education Units are available. For more information, call Ira Sachnoff at 415-282-5298, or toll free at: (888) 238-6048, or email at peersira@aol.com. Register at www.peerresourcetraining.com; mail check or P.O. to: Ira Sachnoff, Peer Resource Training and Consulting, 2009 Castro Street, San Francisco, California 94131. (Peer Resources Network members receive a ten percent discount on the registration fee and this must identify themselves as members when they register.)
October 10-11, 2006
Orange County, California
www.ocde.us/pal
Tel: (714) 966-4358
E-mail: eshattuck@ocde.us
October 17-18, 2006
Orange County, California
www.ocde.us/pal
Tel: (714) 966-4358
E-mail: eshattuck@ocde.us
Peer Ministry Adult Facilitator Training, September 9-10, 2006 sponsored by the Youth and Family Institute to be held at Covenant Lutheran, Houston, Texas. Registration is limited to 20 persons. Tel: (952) 698-3988 or email: peermin@theinstitutefrw.org.
September 12-13, 2006
Holiday Inn, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
www.pro-a.org
(717) 545-8929
September 21, 2006
555 Seymour Street (BCIT), Vancouver, British Columbia
www.selfhelpresource.bc.ca
(604) 733-6186
Peer Ministry Adult Facilitator Training, September 27-30, 2006 sponsored by the Youth and Family Institute to be held at Zumbro Lutheran, Rochester, Minnesota. Registration is limited to 20 persons. Tel: (952) 698-3988 or email: peermin@theinstitutefrw.org.
Peer Helping/Peer Counseling/Peer Education Workshop to be held June 21-22, 2006 in San Francisco, California at 461 6th Avenue. This two-day session will focus on training trainers and will be led by Ira Sachnoff, a world-leader in peer training, the Founding President of the National Peer Helpers Association, and the former director of San Francisco Peer Resource Program. The workshop will help participants to (1) develop a site plan for starting a program; (2) experience a student-training curriculum to teach helping skills; (3) learn how to select and recruit students for a successful program; and (4) learn how to get support for your program. The training will cover how to engage peer helpers in tobacco prevention, peer tutoring, freshman transition, peer mediation, peer education on AIDS and drugs, peer counseling, working with new students, violence prevention, and dropout prevention. The cost of the two-day workshop is $250 per participant. This includes all training materials (including curriculum). We strongly urge you to bring a "team" from your site. Registration is limited to the first 35 people to enroll. To reserve a place, send a $100 deposit (or purchase order). Your deposit is fully refundable if you cancel two weeks before the workshop. A confirmation letter (including hotel information) will be sent upon receipt of your registration. For overnight accommodations in San Francisco, call Ira Sachnoff for suggestions. Continuing Education Units are available. For more information, call Ira Sachnoff at 415-282-5298, or toll free at: (888) 238-6048, or email at peersira@aol.com. Register at www.peerresourcetraining.com; mail check or P.O. to: Ira Sachnoff, Peer Resource Training and Consulting, 2009 Castro Street, San Francisco, California 94131. (Peer Resources Network members receive a ten percent discount on the registration fee and this must identify themselves as members when they register.)
Peer Ministry Adult Facilitator Training, August 14-17, 2006 sponsored by the Youth and Family Institute to be held at St. Luke's Lutheran, Bloomington, Minnesota. Registration is limited to 20 persons. Tel: (952) 698-3988 or email: peermin@theinstitutefrw.org.
Peer Helping/Peer Counseling/Peer Education Workshop to be held August 17-18, 2006 in Los Angeles at the La Quinta Hotel LAX, 5249 W. Century Blvd. This two-day session will focus on training trainers and will be led by Ira Sachnoff, a world-leader in peer training, the Founding President of the National Peer Helpers Association, and the former director of San Francisco Peer Resource Program. The workshop will help participants to (1) develop a site plan for starting a program; (2) experience a student-training curriculum to teach helping skills; (3) learn how to select and recruit students for a successful program; and (4) learn how to get support for your program. The training will cover how to engage peer helpers in tobacco prevention, peer tutoring, freshman transition, peer mediation, peer education on AIDS and drugs, peer counseling, working with new students, violence prevention, and dropout prevention. The cost of the two-day workshop is $250 per participant. This includes all training materials (including curriculum). We strongly urge you to bring a "team" from your site. Registration is limited to the first 35 people to enroll. To reserve a place, send a $100 deposit (or purchase order). Your deposit is fully refundable if you cancel two weeks before the workshop. A confirmation letter (including hotel information) will be sent upon receipt of your registration. For overnight accommodations in San Francisco, call Ira Sachnoff for suggestions. Continuing Education Units are available. For more information, call Ira Sachnoff at 415-282-5298, or toll free at: (888) 238-6048, or email at peersira@aol.com. Register at www.peerresourcetraining.com; mail check or P.O. to: Ira Sachnoff, Peer Resource Training and Consulting, 2009 Castro Street, San Francisco, California 94131. (Peer Resources Network members receive a ten percent discount on the registration fee and this must identify themselves as members when they register.)
PEER COACHING IN THE WORKPLACE - A seminar to be held in Victoria, British Columbia, December 2, 2005. Unlike traditional coaching, peer coaching has at its core the principle of mutuality, where individuals learn how to coach each other. Participants learn a step-by-step, simple model which coaches, educates and empowers all at the same time. Attention to how to use the model in a variety of workplace settings in included. Demonstrations of the model along with opportunities to directly experience the model as both coach and partner are essential components of this course. Space is limited to 12 participants. The fee for this workshop is $749.00. Discounts available to members of the Peer Resources Network. For more information or to register online, go to www.peer.ca/trng.html or call toll-free: 1.800.567.3700.
Peer Helping/Peer Counseling/Peer Education Workshop to be held December 7-8, 2005 in San Francisco, California at 461 6th Avenue. This two-day session will focus on training trainers and will be led by Ira Sachnoff, a world-leader in peer training, the Founding President of the National Peer Helpers Association, and the former director of San Francisco Peer Resource Program. The workshop will help participants to (1) develop a site plan for starting a program; (2) experience a student-training curriculum to teach helping skills; (3) learn how to select and recruit students for a successful program; and (4) learn how to get support for your program. The training will cover how to engage peer helpers in tobacco prevention, peer tutoring, freshman transition, peer mediation, peer education on AIDS and drugs, peer counseling, working with new students, violence prevention, and dropout prevention. The cost of the two-day workshop is $250 per participant. This includes all training materials (including curriculum). We strongly urge you to bring a "team" from your site. Registration is limited to the first 35 people to enroll. To reserve a place, send a $100 deposit (or purchase order). Your deposit is fully refundable if you cancel two weeks before the workshop. A confirmation letter (including hotel information) will be sent upon receipt of your registration. For overnight accommodations in San Francisco, call Ira Sachnoff for suggestions. Continuing Education Units are available. For more information, call Ira Sachnoff at 415-282-5298, or toll free at: (888) 238-6048, or email at peersira@aol.com. Register at www.peerresourcetraining.com; mail check or P.O. to: Ira Sachnoff, Peer Resource Training and Consulting, 2009 Castro Street, San Francisco, California 94131. (Peer Resources Network members receive a ten percent discount on the registration fee and this must identify themselves as members when they register.)
Peer Helping/Peer Counseling/Peer Education Workshop to be held January 18-19, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Budget Suites (3684 Paradise Road). This two-day session will focus on training trainers and will be led by Ira Sachnoff, a world-leader in peer training and the Founding President of the National Peer Helpers Association. The workshop will help participants to (1) develop a site plan for starting a program; (2) experience a student-training curriculum to teach helping skills; (3) learn how to select and recruit students for a successful program; and (4) learn how to get support for your program. The training will cover how to engage peer helpers in tobacco prevention, peer tutoring, freshman transition, peer mediation, peer education on AIDS and drugs, peer counseling, working with new students, violence prevention, and dropout prevention. The cost of the two-day workshop is $250 per participant. This includes all training materials (including curriculum). We strongly urge you to bring a "team" from your site. Registration is limited to the first 35 people to enroll. To reserve a place, send a $100 deposit (or purchase order). Your deposit is fully refundable if you cancel two weeks before the workshop. A confirmation letter (including hotel information) will be sent upon receipt of your registration. For overnight accommodations in Las Vegas, call Ira Sachnoff for suggestions. Continuing Education Units are available. For more information, call Ira Sachnoff at 415-282-5298, or toll free at: (888) 238-6048, or email at peersira@aol.com. Register at www.peerresourcetraining.com; mail check or P.O. to: Ira Sachnoff, Peer Resource Training and Consulting, 2009 Castro Street, San Francisco, California 94131. (Peer Resources Network members receive a ten percent discount on the registration fee and this must identify themselves as members when they register.)
Peer Helping/Peer Counseling/Peer Education Workshop to be held March 23-24, 2006, in Los Angeles, California at the Clarion Hotel LAX (5249 W. Century Blvd.). This two-day session will focus on training trainers and will be led by Ira Sachnoff, a world-leader in peer training and the Founding President of the National Peer Helpers Association. The workshop will help participants to (1) develop a site plan for starting a program; (2) experience a student-training curriculum to teach helping skills; (3) learn how to select and recruit students for a successful program; and (4) learn how to get support for your program. The training will cover how to engage peer helpers in tobacco prevention, peer tutoring, freshman transition, peer mediation, peer education on AIDS and drugs, peer counseling, working with new students, violence prevention, and dropout prevention. The cost of the two-day workshop is $250 per participant. This includes all training materials (including curriculum). We strongly urge you to bring a "team" from your site. Registration is limited to the first 35 people to enroll. To reserve a place, send a $100 deposit (or purchase order). Your deposit is fully refundable if you cancel two weeks before the workshop. A confirmation letter (including hotel information) will be sent upon receipt of your registration. For overnight accommodations in Las Vegas, call Ira Sachnoff for suggestions. Continuing Education Units are available. For more information, call Ira Sachnoff at 415-282-5298, or toll free at: (888) 238-6048, or email at peersira@aol.com. Register at www.peerresourcetraining.com; mail check or P.O. to: Ira Sachnoff, Peer Resource Training and Consulting, 2009 Castro Street, San Francisco, California 94131. (Peer Resources Network members receive a ten percent discount on the registration fee and this must identify themselves as members when they register.)
Peer Helping/Peer Counseling/Peer Education Workshop to be held June 20-21, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Budget Suites (3684 Paradise Road). This two-day session will focus on training trainers and will be led by Ira Sachnoff, a world-leader in peer training and the Founding President of the National Peer Helpers Association. The workshop will help participants to (1) develop a site plan for starting a program; (2) experience a student-training curriculum to teach helping skills; (3) learn how to select and recruit students for a successful program; and (4) learn how to get support for your program. The training will cover how to engage peer helpers in tobacco prevention, peer tutoring, freshman transition, peer mediation, peer education on AIDS and drugs, peer counseling, working with new students, violence prevention, and dropout prevention. The cost of the two-day workshop is $250 per participant. This includes all training materials (including curriculum). We strongly urge you to bring a "team" from your site. Registration is limited to the first 35 people to enroll. To reserve a place, send a $100 deposit (or purchase order). Your deposit is fully refundable if you cancel two weeks before the workshop. A confirmation letter (including hotel information) will be sent upon receipt of your registration. For overnight accommodations in Las Vegas, call Ira Sachnoff for suggestions. Continuing Education Units are available. For more information, call Ira Sachnoff at 415-282-5298, or toll free at: (888) 238-6048, or email at peersira@aol.com. Mail check or P.O. to: Ira Sachnoff, Peer Resource Training and Consulting, 2009 Castro Street, San Francisco, California 94131. (Peer Resources Network members receive a ten percent discount on the registration fee and this must identify themselves as members when they register.)
Peer Helping/Peer Counseling/Peer Education Workshop to be held June 23-24, 2005 in San Francisco, California at 461 6th Avenue. This two-day session will focus on training trainers and will be led by Ira Sachnoff, a world-leader in peer training, the Founding President of the National Peer Helpers Association, and the former director of San Francisco Peer Resource Program. The workshop will help participants to (1) develop a site plan for starting a program; (2) experience a student-training curriculum to teach helping skills; (3) learn how to select and recruit students for a successful program; and (4) learn how to get support for your program. The training will cover how to engage peer helpers in tobacco prevention, peer tutoring, freshman transition, peer mediation, peer education on AIDS and drugs, peer counseling, working with new students, violence prevention, and dropout prevention. The cost of the two-day workshop is $250 per participant. This includes all training materials (including curriculum). We strongly urge you to bring a "team" from your site. Registration is limited to the first 35 people to enroll. To reserve a place, send a $100 deposit (or purchase order). Your deposit is fully refundable if you cancel two weeks before the workshop. A confirmation letter (including hotel information) will be sent upon receipt of your registration. For overnight accommodations in San Francisco, call Ira Sachnoff for suggestions. Continuing Education Units are available. For more information, call Ira Sachnoff at 415-282-5298, or toll free at: (888) 238-6048, or email at peersira@aol.com. Mail check or P.O. to: Ira Sachnoff, Peer Resource Training and Consulting, 2009 Castro Street, San Francisco, California 94131. (Peer Resources Network members receive a ten percent discount on the registration fee and this must identify themselves as members when they register.)
Peer Helping/Peer Counseling/Peer Education Workshop to be held June 29-30, 2005, in Los Angeles, California at the Clarion Hotel LAX (5249 W. Century Blvd.). This two-day session will focus on training trainers and will be led by Ira Sachnoff, a world-leader in peer training and the Founding President of the National Peer Helpers Association. The workshop will help participants to (1) develop a site plan for starting a program; (2) experience a student-training curriculum to teach helping skills; (3) learn how to select and recruit students for a successful program; and (4) learn how to get support for your program. The training will cover how to engage peer helpers in tobacco prevention, peer tutoring, freshman transition, peer mediation, peer education on AIDS and drugs, peer counseling, working with new students, violence prevention, and dropout prevention. The cost of the two-day workshop is $250 per participant. This includes all training materials (including curriculum). We strongly urge you to bring a "team" from your site. Registration is limited to the first 35 people to enroll. To reserve a place, send a $100 deposit (or purchase order). Your deposit is fully refundable if you cancel two weeks before the workshop. A confirmation letter (including hotel information) will be sent upon receipt of your registration. For overnight accommodations in Las Vegas, call Ira Sachnoff for suggestions. Continuing Education Units are available. For more information, call Ira Sachnoff at 415-282-5298, or toll free at: (888) 238-6048, or email at peersira@aol.com. Mail check or P.O. to: Ira Sachnoff, Peer Resource Training and Consulting, 2009 Castro Street, San Francisco, California 94131. (Peer Resources Network members receive a ten percent discount on the registration fee and this must identify themselves as members when they register.)
Peer Ministry Adult Facilitator Training, September 29-October 2, 2004 sponsored by the Youth and Family Institute to be held at Zumbro Lutheran Church in Rochester, Minnesota. Registration is limited to 20 persons. Tel: (952) 698-3988 or email: peermin@theinstitutefrw.org.
Peer Ministry Adult Facilitator Training, October 20-23, 2004 sponsored by the Youth and Family Institute to be held at Midland College, Freemont, Nebraska. Registration is limited to 20 persons. Tel: (952) 698-3988 or email: peermin@theinstitutefrw.org.
Peer Helping/Peer Counseling/Peer Education Workshop to be held October 28-29, 2004 in San Francisco, California at 461 6th Avenue. This two-day session will focus on training trainers and will be led by Ira Sachnoff, a world-leader in peer training and the Founding President of the National Peer Helpers Association. The workshop will help participants to (1) develop a site plan for starting a program; (2) experience a student-training curriculum to teach helping skills; (3) learn how to select and recruit students for a successful program; and (4) learn how to get support for your program. The training will cover how to engage peer helpers in tobacco prevention, peer tutoring, freshman transition, peer mediation, peer education on AIDS and drugs, peer counseling, working with new students, violence prevention, and dropout prevention. The cost of the two-day workshop is $250 per participant. This includes all training materials (including curriculum). We strongly urge you to bring a "team" from your site. Registration is limited to the first 35 people to enroll. To reserve a place, send a $100 deposit (or purchase order). Your deposit is fully refundable if you cancel two weeks before the workshop. A confirmation letter (including hotel information) will be sent upon receipt of your registration. For overnight accommodations in San Francisco, call Ira Sachnoff for suggestions. Continuing Education Units are available. For more information, call Ira Sachnoff at 415-282-5298, or toll free at: (888) 238-6048, or email at peersira@aol.com. Mail check or P.O. to: Ira Sachnoff, Peer Resource Training and Consulting, 2009 Castro Street, San Francisco, California 94131. (Peer Resources Network members receive a ten percent discount on the registration fee and this must identify themselves as members when they register.)
Peer Helping/Peer Counseling/Peer Education Workshop to be held December 2-3, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Budget Suites (3684 Paradise Road). This two-day session will focus on training trainers and will be led by Ira Sachnoff, a world-leader in peer training and the Founding President of the National Peer Helpers Association. The workshop will help participants to (1) develop a site plan for starting a program; (2) experience a student-training curriculum to teach helping skills; (3) learn how to select and recruit students for a successful program; and (4) learn how to get support for your program. The training will cover how to engage peer helpers in tobacco prevention, peer tutoring, freshman transition, peer mediation, peer education on AIDS and drugs, peer counseling, working with new students, violence prevention, and dropout prevention. The cost of the two-day workshop is $250 per participant. This includes all training materials (including curriculum). We strongly urge you to bring a "team" from your site. Registration is limited to the first 35 people to enroll. To reserve a place, send a $100 deposit (or purchase order). Your deposit is fully refundable if you cancel two weeks before the workshop. A confirmation letter (including hotel information) will be sent upon receipt of your registration. For overnight accommodations in Las Vegas, call Ira Sachnoff for suggestions. Continuing Education Units are available. For more information, call Ira Sachnoff at 415-282-5298, or toll free at: (888) 238-6048, or email at peersira@aol.com. Mail check or P.O. to: Ira Sachnoff, Peer Resource Training and Consulting, 2009 Castro Street, San Francisco, California 94131. (Peer Resources Network members receive a ten percent discount on the registration fee and this must identify themselves as members when they register.)
Peer Coaching in the Workplace - A seminar to be held in Victoria, British Columbia, December 1, 2004. Unlike traditional coaching, peer coaching has at its core the principle of mutuality, where individuals learn how to coach each other. Participants learn a step-by-step, simple model which coaches, educates and empowers all at the same time. Attention to how to use the model in a variety of workplace settings in included. Demonstrations of the model along with opportunities to directly experience the model as both coach and partner are essential components of this course. Space is limited to 12 participants. The fee for this workshop is $749.00. Discounts available to members of the Peer Resources Network. For more information or to register online, go to www.peer.ca/trng.html or call toll-free: 1.800.567.3700.
Peer Helping/Peer Counseling/Peer Education Workshop to be held December 9-10, 2004 in Los Angeles, California at the Quality Hotel LAX (5249 West Century Blvd). This two-day session will focus on training trainers and will be led by Ira Sachnoff, a world-leader in peer training and the Founding President of the National Peer Helpers Association. The workshop will help participants to (1) develop a site plan for starting a program; (2) experience a student-training curriculum to teach helping skills; (3) learn how to select and recruit students for a successful program; and (4) learn how to get support for your program. The training will cover how to engage peer helpers in tobacco prevention, peer tutoring, freshman transition, peer mediation, peer education on AIDS and drugs, peer counseling, working with new students, violence prevention, and dropout prevention. The cost of the two-day workshop is $250 per participant. This includes all training materials (including curriculum). We strongly urge you to bring a "team" from your site. Registration is limited to the first 35 people to enroll. To reserve a place, send a $100 deposit (or purchase order). Your deposit is fully refundable if you cancel two weeks before the workshop. A confirmation letter (including hotel information) will be sent upon receipt of your registration. For overnight accommodations in Los Angeles, call Ira Sachnoff for suggestions. Continuing Education Units are available. For more information, call Ira Sachnoff at 415-282-5298, or toll free at: (888) 238-6048, or email at peersira@aol.com. Mail check or P.O. to: Ira Sachnoff, Peer Resource Training and Consulting, 2009 Castro Street, San Francisco, California 94131. (Peer Resources Network members receive a ten percent discount on the registration fee and this must identify themselves as members when they register.)
Peer Helping/Peer Counseling/Peer Education Workshop to be held August 11-12, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada at Candlewood Suites (4034 South Paradise Road). This two-day session will focus on training trainers and will be led by Ira Sachnoff, a world-leader in peer training and the Founding President of the National Peer Helpers Association. The workshop will help participants to (1) develop a site plan for starting a program; (2) experience a student-training curriculm to teach helping skills; (3) learn how to select and recruit students for a successful program; and (4) learn how to get support for your program. The training will cover how to engage peer helpers in tobacco prevention, peer tutoring, freshman transition, peer mediation, peer education on AIDS and drugs, peer counseling, working with new students, violence prevention, and dropout prevention. The cost of the two-day workshop is $250 per participant. This includes all training materials (including curriculum). We strongly urge you to bring a "team" from your site. Registration is limited to the first 35 people to enroll. To reserve a place, send a $100 deposit (or purchase order). Your deposit is fully refundable if you cancel two weeks before the workshop. A confirmation letter (including hotel information) will be sent upon receipt of your registration. For overnight accommodations in San Francisco, call Ira Sachnoff for suggestions. Continuing Education Units are available. For more information, call Ira Sachnoff at 415-282-5298, or toll free at: (888) 238-6048, or email at peersira@aol.com. Mail check or P.O. to: Ira Sachnoff, Peer Resource Training and Consulting, 2009 Castro Street, San Francisco, California 94131. (Peer Resources Network members receive a ten percent discount on the registration fee and this must identify themselves as members when they register.)
Peer Helping/Peer Counseling/Peer Education Workshop to be held August 16-17, 2004 in San Francisco, California at 461 - 6th Avenue. This two-day session will focus on training trainers and will be led by Ira Sachnoff, a world-leader in peer training and the Founding President of the National Peer Helpers Association. The workshop will help participants to (1) develop a site plan for starting a program; (2) experience a student-training curriculm to teach helping skills; (3) learn how to select and recruit students for a successful program; and (4) learn how to get support for your program. The training will cover how to engage peer helpers in tobacco prevention, peer tutoring, freshman transition, peer mediation, peer education on AIDS and drugs, peer counseling, working with new students, violence prevention, and dropout prevention. The cost of the two-day workshop is $250 per participant. This includes all training materials (including curriculum). We strongly urge you to bring a "team" from your site. Registration is limited to the first 35 people to enroll. To reserve a place, send a $100 deposit (or purchase order). Your deposit is fully refundable if you cancel two weeks before the workshop. A confirmation letter (including hotel information) will be sent upon receipt of your registration. For overnight accommodations in San Francisco, call Ira Sachnoff for suggestions. Continuing Education Units are available. For more information, call Ira Sachnoff at 415-282-5298, or toll free at: (888) 238-6048, or email at peersira@aol.com. Mail check or P.O. to: Ira Sachnoff, Peer Resource Training and Consulting, 2009 Castro Street, San Francisco, California 94131. (Peer Resources Network members receive a ten percent discount on the registration fee and this must identify themselves as members when they register.)
Peer Ministry Adult Facilitator Training, August 16-19, 2004 sponsored by the Youth and Family Institute to be held at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Registration is limited to 20 persons. Tel: (952) 698-3988 or email: peermin@theinstitutefrw.org.
Peer Helping/Peer Counseling/Peer Education Workshop to be held August 19-20, 2004 in Los Angeles, California at the Quality Hotel LAX (5249 West Century Blvd). This two-day session will focus on training trainers and will be led by Ira Sachnoff, a world-leader in peer training and the Founding President of the National Peer Helpers Association. The workshop will help participants to (1) develop a site plan for starting a program; (2) experience a student-training curriculm to teach helping skills; (3) learn how to select and recruit students for a successful program; and (4) learn how to get support for your program. The training will cover how to engage peer helpers in tobacco prevention, peer tutoring, freshman transition, peer mediation, peer education on AIDS and drugs, peer counseling, working with new students, violence prevention, and dropout prevention. The cost of the two-day workshop is $250 per participant. This includes all training materials (including curriculum). We strongly urge you to bring a "team" from your site. Registration is limited to the first 35 people to enroll. To reserve a place, send a $100 deposit (or purchase order). Your deposit is fully refundable if you cancel two weeks before the workshop. A confirmation letter (including hotel information) will be sent upon receipt of your registration. For overnight accommodations in San Francisco, call Ira Sachnoff for suggestions. Continuing Education Units are available. For more information, call Ira Sachnoff at 415-282-5298, or toll free at: (888) 238-6048, or email at peersira@aol.com. Mail check or P.O. to: Ira Sachnoff, Peer Resource Training and Consulting, 2009 Castro Street, San Francisco, California 94131. (Peer Resources Network members receive a ten percent discount on the registration fee and this must identify themselves as members when they register.)
Peer Coaching in the Workplace sponsored by peersira@aol.com. Mail check or P.O. to: Ira Sachnoff, Peer Resource Training and Consulting, 2009 Castro Street, San Francisco, California 94131. (Peer Resources Network members receive a ten percent discount on the registration fee.)
Third Annual National Peer Support Conference for volunteers and service coordinators will be held at the Student Union Building of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia from January 23 to January 25, 2003. For additional information call (604) 822-9246; email: speak@ams.ubc.ca.
Peer Ministry Certified Facilitator Training, October 22-25, 2003 sponsored by the Peer Ministry to be held at Omaha, Nebraska. Registration is limited to 20 persons. Tel: 612-418-5572 or email: peermin@theinstitutefrw.org.
Advanced Training for Peer Trainers - Sponsored by Peer Resources, July 7-8 in Victoria, British Columbia Register online or call 1.800.567.3700.
Peer Ministry Training for Youth, July 6-11, 2003. A camp sponsored by the Peer Ministry to be held at Lee Valley Ranch just outside Custer, South Dakota. Tel: 612-418-5572 or email: peermin@theinstitutefrw.org.
Peer Coaching in the Workplace sponsored by Advanced Training for First Nations Peer Trainers - Sponsored by Peer Resources, July 10-11 in Victoria, British Columbia Register online or call 1.800.567.3700.
Peer Ministry Certified Facilitator Training, August 18-21, 2003 sponsored by the Peer Ministry to be held at St. Paul, Minnesota. Registration is limited to 20 persons. Tel: 612-418-5572 or email: peermin@theinstitutefrw.org.
Ontario Peer Helpers Association Student Conference - To take place in Orillia, Ontario, May 5. For more information, e-mail: peerhelping@hotmail.com or call 1.905-372-7275.
Advanced Training for Peer Trainers - Sponsored by Peer Resources, May 15-16 in Santa Fe, New Mexico Closed to New Registrations or call 1.800.567.3700.
National Peer Helpers Association Conference - June 20-25 in Atlanta, Georgia More information
Peer Coaching in the Workplace sponsored by Peer Ministry to be held at Naperville, Illinois. Registration is limited to 20 persons. Tel: 612-418-5572 or email: peermin@theinstitutefrw.org.
Peer Ministry Certified Facilitator Training, March 3-6, 2003 sponsored by the Peer Ministry to be held at St. Paul, Minnesota. Registration is limited to 20 persons. Tel: 612-418-5572 or email: peermin@theinstitutefrw.org.
Peer Ministry Certified Facilitator Training, August 19-22, 2002 sponsored by the Youth and Family Institute at Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55454; Tel: (612) 330-1598.
One-Day Peer Programs in Secondary Schools Conference sponsored by the Ontario Peer Helping Association for students and teachers involved in leadership or peer support programs, October 15, 2002. Contact Maureen Weekes at peerhelping@hotmail.com, Tel: (905) 372-7275; Fax: (905) 372-9332.
Ninth Elementary Program Peer Helper Conference sponsored by the Ontario Peer Helping Association to take place at the Ontario Educational Leadership Centre, October 16-18, 2002. Contact Maureen Weekes at peerhelping@hotmail.com, Tel: (905) 372-7275; Fax: (905) 372-9332.
Peer Ministry Certified Facilitator Training, October 28-31, 2002 sponsored by the Youth and Family Institute at Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55454; Tel: (612) 330-1598.
Peer Coaching in the Workplace sponsored by Advanced Training for Peer Trainers - Sponsored by Peer Resources, May 15-17, 2002 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Register online or call 1.800.567.3700.
The National Peer Helpers Association Annual Conference will be held at the Turf Valley Conference Center in Baltimore, Maryland, June 20-22 (preconference events) and June 23-25, 2002. For more information on the conference, visit the NPHA website.
Peer Ministry Summer Leadership Conference, August 5-9, 2002 sponsored by the Youth and Family Institute at Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55454; Tel: (612) 330-1598. Dr. Barbara Varenhorst will be a keynote speaker and workshop leader.
Peer Ministry Certified Facilitator Training, March 8-11, 2002 sponsored by the Youth and Family Institute will take place in Duluth, MN; Tel: (612) 330-1598.
Peer Coaching Group Training. A three-day
workshop on customizing and facilitating peer coaching groups. The
groups are based on the action learning process and each member gets coached by other members. Participants will learn to: 1. design and customize high-performance, peer coaching groups for almost any application, including coaching, networking, training, problem solving and support; 2. market programs to leaders, managers, employees, clients, learners and members; 3. teach group members about the Action Learning-based, peer coaching group process; 4. facilitate highly focused peer coaching group meetings and programs; and 5. evaluate for high-quality group meetings, learning and problem solving. The next series of workshops are March 14-16, 2002 from 8 am to 5 pm. The fee is $810(US) and more information is available at: Authenticity Consulting or call Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD: (763) 971-8890 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
11th Annual Middle School Peer Program Conference, March 15, 2002 taking place at Glenkirk Presbyterian Church, Glendora, California. For more information contact the California Association of Peer Programs (CAPP) P.O. Box 50725, Pasadena, California 91115; Tel: (626) 564-0099; Fax (626) 796-9629; Email: Info@CAPPEER.org.
Peer Ministry Certified Facilitator Training, April 8-11, 2002 sponsored by the Youth and Family Institute at Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55454; Tel: (612) 330-1598.
The 15th Annual PAL Leadership Conference for High School PALs and Peer Helpers will take place January 25-26, 2002 at Charles Akins High School in Austin, Texas. This is a two-day event that takes place early each winter. It is a time when high school peer helpers and their sponsors can come together to share their experiences, learn new peer helping skills, and have a great time. Students and sponsors have the opportunity to attend a variety of workshops that enhance and strengthen their peer helping skills. Sponsors can choose workshops from many topics such as the latest research information regarding peer helping, substance abuse prevention, and curbing school violence. The students also meet in family groups in which they enact new leadership skills and share information with other peer helpers from around the state and region. For more information contact: Susan D. Adams, Conference Director, Youth and Community Services, Workers Assistance Program, Inc., 3410 Far West Blvd., Suite 250, Austin, TX 78731; Tel: (512) 343-9595 ext. 128; Fax: (512) 343-0276; e-mail: sadams@workersassistance.com.
Peer Ministry Certified Facilitator Training, January 21-24, 2002 sponsored by the Youth and Family Institute at Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55454; Tel: (612) 330-1598.
18th Annual California Statewide Peer Program Conference, February 28-March 2, 2002 serving high school students, college students and peer program professionals, taking place at the Hyatt Regency Orange County, Garden Grove, California. For more information contact the California Association of Peer Programs (CAPP) P.O. Box 50725, Pasadena, California 91115; Tel: (626) 564-0099; Fax (626) 796-9629; Email: Info@CAPPEER.org.
The 12th Annual PAL Leadership Conference for Middle School PALs and Peer Helpers will take place on October 6, 2001 at Charles Atkins High School in Austin, Texas. This is an all day conference celebrating and enhancing the experience of being a PAL. PALs from all over the state of Texas will come together as they participate in networking, meeting new PALs in their family groups and a wide variety of workshops that enhance and strengthen their peer helping skills. For more information contact: Susan D. Adams, Conference Director, Youth and Community Services, Workers Assistance Program, Inc., 3410 Far West Blvd., Suite 250, Austin, TX 78731; Tel: (512) 343-9595 ext. 128; Fax: (512) 343-0276; e-mail: sadams@workersassistance.com.
Workplace Peer Coaching - Sponsored by Peer Resources, October 16-17, 2001 in Victoria, British Columbia. Register online or call 1.800.567.3700.
The Ontario Peer Helpers Association Eighth Elementary Peer Helper Conference. October 17-19, 2001 to be held at the Ontario Educational Leadership Centre, Longford Mills, Ontario (near Orillia). Cost $125 per person and organizers suggest a ratio of 6 peer helpers and one adult supervisor. For more information contact: Sid Allcorn, RR1, Picton, ON, K0K 2T0; Tel/Fax: (613) 393-1744.
Peer Ministry Certified Facilitator Training, October 8-11, 2001 sponsored by the Youth and Family Institute at Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55454; Tel: (612) 330-1598.
The Maryland Peer Helpers Association Conference to take place in Ocean City, Maryland, December 5-7, 2001. The theme of the conference is Students Helping Students to Make Courageous Decisions. For additional information contact Richard Scott, (410) 767-0288; e-mail: rscott@msde.state.md.us.
The Peer Assistance Coalition of Texas (PACT) holds their 2nd Annual Adult Institute, September 14-15, 2001 at the Holiday Inn Town Lake & Paredes Middle School in Austin, Texas. The purpose of the Institute is to enhance the knowledge, skills, advocacy, and networking capabilities of adults involved with the Peer Assistance and Leadership (PAL) program and related peer assistance efforts in Texas. For more information contact PAL, 3410 Far West Blvd., Suite 250, Austin, TX 78731; Tel: 800-522-0550; e-mail: palcoord@palusa.org.