• Mad Movement Histories (Vermont Only)

    Mad Movement Histories (Vermont Only)

    DATES: Tues 6/11 and Thurs 6/13, 1230pm-430pm each day (*this is a two-day event*) DESCRIPTION: 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 at and discuss some primary sources, and there will be short assignments […]

  • Training – Conversations About Privilege & Oppression (Sold Out)

    As peer support workers, we are sometimes faced with difficult conversations around oppression and privilege. We may encounter a service recipient who expresses racist or misogynistic worldviews. A co-worker may make a homophobic or transphobic remark. We may encounter sanist and ableist ideologies within the mental health system. We may even face our own implicit […]

  • Training – Intentional Peer Support Core (Virtual)

    Virtual

    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 and challenge each other in trying new things. Based on Shery Mead’s book, Intentional Peer Support: An Alternative Approach, our virtual […]

  • Training – Disrupting the Institutional Circuit

    In this interactive virtual workshop, participants will learn about how Pathways Vermont utilized Housing First values to build a synergetic partnership with the Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC). Through this ever-evolving partnership, Pathways supports people leaving incarceration to reacclimate to independent living and reintegrate into their communities, including building – and sometimes reconnecting with – […]

  • Training – Relationship-First Approach to Extreme States

    In this interactive workshop, participants will gain insight into and practice an approach that centers personal connection, empathy, and mutuality when supporting people who experience extreme or unusual states and/or […]

  • Training – Harm Reduction: Autonomy, Choice, & Self-Determination

    Autonomy, Choice, & Self-Determination: Harm Reduction In this interactive workshop, participants will gain insight into applying harm reduction principles when supporting folks having a variety of experiences. Together we’ll explore […]

  • Training – Intentional Peer Support Core (5-day In-Person – 10/7 through 10/11/24, Burlington, VT)

    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 and challenge each other in trying new things. Based on Shery Mead’s book, Intentional Peer Support: An Alternative Approach, our in-person […]

    $100