Advanced Advocacy Skills

$10.00

CEU Units available: 1

This course provides Peer Support Specialists with an opportunity to explore methods of encouraging consumers to engage in systemic advocacy. Utilizing principles of self-advocacy and individual advocacy, the Peer Support Specialist will be introduced to relevant information, approaches, and strategies that can be used to empower the consumer to seek

systems-level changes. Leaners will be introduced to different methods of systemic advocacy, the role of the peer support specialist in systemic advocacy and be introduced to concepts that aim to increase the leaner’s confidence in supporting a consumer who is interested in engaging in systemic advocacy.

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Objectives: 

  1. Upon completion of the course, learners will accurately identify at least 3 different methods of systemic advocacy, as evidenced by the post-test.
  2. Upon completion of the course, learners will identify the role of the peer support specialist in systemic advocacy, as evidenced by the post-test.
  3. Upon completion of the course, learners will report an increase in confidence in supporting a consumer who is interested in engaging in systemic advocacy, as evidenced by the post-test.