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SUMMARY:Intentional Peer Support Core Training (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Training Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays for ten half days : 8/2\, 8/4\, 8/9\, 8/11\, 8/16\, 8/18\, 8/23\, 8/25\, 8/30\, and 9/1\, 12:30pm – 4:30pm EST each day \nTraining facilitators: Rad (they/them)\, Vermont Statewide IPS Trainer\, J (they/them)\, Vermont Statewide IPS Trainer \nDescription: 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. \nBased on Shery Mead’s book\, Intentional Peer Support: An Alternative Approach\, our Core Training is a 5-day introduction to this innovative framework and is designed to have you practicing right away. In a highly interactive environment\, participants learn the tasks and principles of IPS\, examine assumptions about who they are\, and explore ways to create relationships in which power is negotiated\, co-learning is possible\, and support goes beyond traditional notions of “service.” IPS is all about opening up new ways of seeing\, thinking\, and doing\, and here we examine how to make this possible. \nVermont Residents: This training is generously sponsored by Vermont’s Peer Workforce Development Initiative – there is only a $100 fee per participant for IPS Core Materials. \nTo Register\, Click Here! \nPlease include an address for shipping when you register. We will contact you about payment once you’ve registered for the training.
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/intentional-peer-support-core-training-in-person-burlington-vt/
CATEGORIES:Online Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220802T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220802T150000
DTSTAMP:20260411T082858
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SUMMARY:Vermont Intentional Peer Support (IPS) Online Co-Reflections
DESCRIPTION:First and Third Tuesdays of every month 2:00pm – 3:00pm EST \nIPS is a way of thinking about and being in purposeful relationships. Co-reflection is a process that we can use to help each other reflect on our practice (how we’re doing what we say we want to be doing). Statewide IPS online co-reflections are facilitated through Zoom. Please click here to register and receive call in information!
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/vermont-intentional-peer-support-ips-online-co-reflections/
CATEGORIES:Co-Reflections,Online Webinar,Trainings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220803T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220803T160000
DTSTAMP:20260411T082858
CREATED:20210617T163928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220726T160551Z
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SUMMARY:Black\, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Peer Statewide Co-Reflections
DESCRIPTION:Description: This virtual co-reflection is a space for people to come together to reflect on the development of peer support relationships. This co-reflection space is for BIPOC individuals that identify as peers & or work in mental health & human services in Vermont. \nWhen: First and third Wednesday of each month at 3:00pm EST \nTo register in advance for this meeting\, click here (registration required). \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \nPlease email training@pathwaysvermont.org with any comments or questions.
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/black-indigenous-and-people-of-color-bipoc-peer-statewide-co-reflections/
CATEGORIES:Co-Reflections,Online Webinar,Trainings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220906T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220906T150000
DTSTAMP:20260411T082858
CREATED:20220823T172838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220823T173024Z
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SUMMARY:Vermont Intentional Peer Support (IPS) Online Co-Reflections
DESCRIPTION:First and Third Tuesdays of every month 2:00pm – 3:00pm EST \nIPS is a way of thinking about and being in purposeful relationships. Co-reflection is a process that we can use to help each other reflect on our practice (how we’re doing what we say we want to be doing). Statewide IPS online co-reflections are facilitated through Zoom. Please click here to register and receive call in information!
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/vermont-intentional-peer-support-ips-online-co-reflections-2/
CATEGORIES:Co-Reflections,Online Webinar,Trainings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220907T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220907T160000
DTSTAMP:20260411T082858
CREATED:20220823T173004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220913T170249Z
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SUMMARY:Black\, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Peer Statewide Co-Reflections
DESCRIPTION:This virtual co-reflection is a space for people to come together to reflect on the development of peer support relationships. This co-reflection space is for BIPOC individuals that identify as peers & or work in mental health & human services in Vermont. \nWhen: First and third Wednesday of each month at 3:00pm EST \nTo register in advance for this meeting\, click here (registration required). \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \nPlease email training@pathwaysvermont.org with any comments or questions.
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/black-indigenous-and-people-of-color-bipoc-peer-statewide-co-reflections-2/
CATEGORIES:Co-Reflections,Online Webinar,Trainings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T082858
CREATED:20240301T134754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240301T141740Z
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SUMMARY:Decolonizing Conversations About Death & Suicide
DESCRIPTION:As our society is working towards equity and social justice\, we must commit to working toward further access and inclusion. Anti-racism and racial justice require continuous work of daily action\, reflection\, confronting inequities\, and challenging narratives. We acknowledge the importance of holding a space that is not dominated by white culture. In this training\, we seek to hold a space where we can talk about death and suicide in ways that highlight the complex and nuanced experiences of BIPOC community members. \nThis training is free to participants and made possible through the Center for Health and Learning from funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. \n*Note: this training\, facilitated by BIPOC community members\, is exclusively for BIPOC community members.*
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/decolonizing-conversations-about-death-suicide/
LOCATION:Main Street Landing Film House\, 60 Lake Street\, Burlington\, VT\, 05401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240301T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T082858
CREATED:20240301T142707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240301T142830Z
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SUMMARY:Drop-In Peer Support\,  Monday through Friday 10 am to 1 pm
DESCRIPTION:The Community Center is open every day 10am-1pm offering drop-in peer support with our various staff. Swing by to connect with our staff or other community members.
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/drop-in-peer-support-monday-through-friday-10-am-to-1-pm/
LOCATION:Pathways Vermont Community Center\, 279 North Winooski Ave\, Burlington\, VT\, 05401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Peer Support Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240423T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240423T100000
DTSTAMP:20260411T082858
CREATED:20240419T195303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240419T195303Z
UID:10000082-1713862800-1713866400@www.pathwaysvermont.org
SUMMARY:Overdose Prevention Training
DESCRIPTION:Join Pathways Vermont Nurse Team Lead Skylar Kelley\, RN\, BSN\, for an overdose prevention training. Learn how to use Narcan\, understand harm reduction principles\, recieve tips for preventing drug overdose\, and more. Open to all members of the public. Questions? Reach out to pvcc@pathwaysvermont.org.
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/overdose-prevention-training/
LOCATION:Pathways Vermont Community Center\, 279 North Winooski Ave\, Burlington\, VT\, 05401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Peer Support Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240424T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240424T200000
DTSTAMP:20260411T082858
CREATED:20240421T145200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240421T145345Z
UID:10000100-1713981600-1713988800@www.pathwaysvermont.org
SUMMARY:Community Cooking
DESCRIPTION:Want to cook food with a friendly group of folks and work together to fight hunger in our community? Join us for Community Cooking every Wednesday from 6-8 pm at the Pathways Vermont Community Center (279 N. Winooski Ave\, Burlington). \nEvery week\, we cook up a big\, healthy meal. The food we make is shared among the chefs\, Community Center members\, and attendees of the Food Not Bombs free lunch. No prior cooking experience necessary! For more information\, you can contact April at: aprilf@pathwaysvermont.org.
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/community-cooking/2024-04-24/
CATEGORIES:Peer Support Center
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240501T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240501T200000
DTSTAMP:20260411T082858
CREATED:20240421T145200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240421T145345Z
UID:10000101-1714586400-1714593600@www.pathwaysvermont.org
SUMMARY:Community Cooking
DESCRIPTION:Want to cook food with a friendly group of folks and work together to fight hunger in our community? Join us for Community Cooking every Wednesday from 6-8 pm at the Pathways Vermont Community Center (279 N. Winooski Ave\, Burlington). \nEvery week\, we cook up a big\, healthy meal. The food we make is shared among the chefs\, Community Center members\, and attendees of the Food Not Bombs free lunch. No prior cooking experience necessary! For more information\, you can contact April at: aprilf@pathwaysvermont.org.
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/community-cooking/2024-05-01/
CATEGORIES:Peer Support Center
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240507T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240507T120000
DTSTAMP:20260411T082858
CREATED:20240421T030614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240421T030829Z
UID:10000085-1715076000-1715083200@www.pathwaysvermont.org
SUMMARY:Relationship-First Approach to Extreme States
DESCRIPTION: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 have extraordinary beliefs. Participants will explore ways to negotiate boundaries and disparate needs while maintaining values of choice\, transparency\, equality\, community\, and possibility. Topics include navigating fear and discomfort\, avoiding/minimizing control and coercion\, and navigating multiple truths when supporting people having experiences that might be labeled as psychosis. \nThis training will be held virtually via zoom. We recommend that folks join via laptop\, desktop\, or tablet as smart phones are harder to navigate for this kind of interactive training. \nThis training is for folks who live and/or work in Vermont. This training is free of charge to participants and sponsored by Vermont’s Peer Workforce Development Initiative. \nContact peerworkforce@pathwaysvermont.org with any questions.
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/relationship-first-approach-to-extreme-states/
CATEGORIES:Online Webinar,Trainings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240508T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240508T113000
DTSTAMP:20260411T082858
CREATED:20240421T030743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240421T030743Z
UID:10000086-1715162400-1715167800@www.pathwaysvermont.org
SUMMARY:Intentional Peer Support Virtual Overview (90 minutes)
DESCRIPTION:“As peer support in mental health proliferates\, we must be mindful of our intention: social change. It is not about developing more effective services\, but rather about creating dialogues that have influence on all of our understandings\, conversations\, and relationships.” – Shery Mead\, Founder of IPS \nIntentional Peer Support is a way of thinking about and inviting transformative relationships. It provides a powerful framework for creating relationships where both people learn and grow together. IPS is used across the world in community\, peer support\, and human services settings\, and is a tool for community development with broad appeal to people from all walks of life. \nWhy IPS? Peers come together around shared experiences and often a desire to change lives. But without a new framework to build upon\, people frequently re-enact “help” based on what was done to them. IPS offers a foundation for doing something different. We come from a history of grassroots alternatives that focus on building relationships that are mutual\, explorative\, and conscious of power. \nIn this 90-minute online overview\, participants will learn about the history of IPS as well as the tasks and principles of this transformational framework. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and have interactive discussions with the facilitators and other participants. \nPlease log in from a quiet\, undisturbed location for this event as there are interactive sessions with discussions\, not webinars. \nThis training is for people who work and/or live in Vermont. This training is free of charge to participants and generously sponsored by the Peer Workforce Development Initiative. \nContact peerworkforce@pathwaysvermont.org with any questions.
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/intentional-peer-support-virtual-overview-90-minutes/
CATEGORIES:Online Webinar,Trainings
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240516T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240516T150000
DTSTAMP:20260411T082858
CREATED:20240421T031306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T193528Z
UID:10000089-1715864400-1715871600@www.pathwaysvermont.org
SUMMARY:Pathways Vermont's Relationship-First Practice
DESCRIPTION:In this interactive workshop\, participants will explore ways to tolerate and embrace discomfort in their relationships with service recipients while learning about the values of Pathways Vermont’s Relationship-First Practice: humanity\, authenticity\, collaboration\, humility\, curiosity\, and hope. Through this practice\, service providers vulnerably embrace and investigate their discomfort\, deepen their practice of empathy\, and build powerful\, meaningful connections. \nThis training is for folks who live and/or work in Vermont. This training is free of charge to participants and sponsored by Vermont’s Peer Workforce Development Initiative. \nContact peerworkforce@pathwaysvermont.org with any questions.
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/pathways-vermonts-relationship-first-practice/
CATEGORIES:Online Webinar,Trainings
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240521T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240521T163000
DTSTAMP:20260411T082858
CREATED:20240421T031551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240421T031551Z
UID:10000090-1716294600-1716309000@www.pathwaysvermont.org
SUMMARY:A Harm Reduction Approach to Psychiatric Drugs (Vermont Only)
DESCRIPTION:Training schedule: Tues 5/21 and Thurs 5/23 \, 1230-430pm each day (this is a two-day workshop) \nAs 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 position to advocate with prescribers\, friends\, and family members to support someone’s self-determination. \nThis two-day participatory workshop introduces a model for thinking about psych drugs as neither good nor bad\, but as chemicals that can have benefits and also come with risks. A harm reduction approach meets people where they’re at without judgment\, supports flexibility\, and honors neurodiversity. Through sharing personal stories and opening up dialogue\, we can educate and support each other to make more informed choices with less harm. \nThis training will be held virtually via zoom. We recommend that folks join via laptop\, desktop\, or tablet as smart phones are harder to navigate for this kind of interactive training. \nThis training is for folks who live and/or work in Vermont. This training is free of charge to participants and sponsored by Vermont’s Peer Workforce Development Initiative. \nFacilitators: Calvin Moen (he/him) and J Helms (they/them) \nContact peerworkforce@pathwaysvermont.org with any questions.
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/a-harm-reduction-approach-to-psychiatric-drugs-vermont-only/
CATEGORIES:Online Webinar,Trainings
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240521T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240523T163000
DTSTAMP:20260411T082858
CREATED:20240301T141341Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240301T141419Z
UID:10000063-1716294600-1716481800@www.pathwaysvermont.org
SUMMARY:A Harm Reduction Approach to Psychiatric Drugs (2-day training)
DESCRIPTION: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 position to advocate with prescribers\, friends\, and family members to support someone’s self-determination. \nThis two-day participatory workshop introduces a model for thinking about psych drugs as neither good nor bad\, but as chemicals that can have benefits and also come with risks. A harm reduction approach meets people where they’re at without judgment\, supports flexibility\, and honors neurodiversity. Through sharing personal stories and opening up dialogue\, we can educate and support each other to make more informed choices with less harm. \nThis training will be held virtually via zoom. We recommend that folks join via laptop\, desktop\, or tablet as smart phones are harder to navigate for this kind of interactive training. \nThis training is free of charge to participants and sponsored by Vermont’s Peer Workforce Development Initiative. \nFacilitators: Calvin Moen (he/him) and J Helms (they/them)
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/a-harm-reduction-approach-to-psychiatric-drugs-2-day-training/
CATEGORIES:Trainings
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240522T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240522T140000
DTSTAMP:20260411T082858
CREATED:20240421T031801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240421T031801Z
UID:10000092-1716372000-1716386400@www.pathwaysvermont.org
SUMMARY:Intentional Peer Support Overview Training (4-hour)
DESCRIPTION:“As peer support in mental health proliferates\, we must be mindful of our intention: social change. It is not about developing more effective services\, but rather about creating dialogues that have influence on all of our understandings\, conversations\, and relationships.” – Shery Mead\, Founder of IPS \nIntentional Peer Support is a way of thinking about and inviting transformative relationships. It provides a powerful framework for creating relationships where both people learn and grow together. IPS is used across the world in community\, peer support\, and human services settings\, and is a tool for community development with broad appeal to people from all walks of life. \nWhy IPS? Peers come together around shared experiences and often a desire to change lives. But without a new framework to build upon\, people frequently re-enact “help” based on what was done to them. IPS offers a foundation for doing something different. We come from a history of grassroots alternatives that focus on building relationships that are mutual\, explorative\, and conscious of power. \nIn this 4-hour online overview\, participants will learn about the history of IPS as well as the tasks and principles of this transformational framework. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and have interactive discussions with the facilitators and other participants. \nPlease log in from a quiet\, undisturbed location for this event as there are interactive sessions with discussions\, not webinars. \nThis training is for people who work and/or live in Vermont. This training is free of charge to participants and generously sponsored by the Peer Workforce Development Initiative. \nContact peerworkforce@pathwaysvermont.org with any questions.
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/intentional-peer-support-overview-training-4-hour/
CATEGORIES:Online Webinar,Trainings
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240603T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240607T163000
DTSTAMP:20260411T082858
CREATED:20240301T141004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240301T141705Z
UID:10000064-1717405200-1717777800@www.pathwaysvermont.org
SUMMARY:Intentional Peer Support Core (In-Person - Burlington\, VT)
DESCRIPTION: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. \nBased on Shery Mead’s book\, Intentional Peer Support: An Alternative Approach\, our in-person Core Training is a 5-day introduction to this innovative framework and is designed to have you practicing right away. In a highly interactive environment\, participants learn the tasks and principles of IPS\, examine assumptions about who they are\, and explore ways to create relationships in which power is negotiated\, co-learning is possible\, and support goes beyond traditional notions of “service.” IPS is all about opening up new ways of seeing\, thinking\, and doing\, and here we examine how to make this possible.
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/intentional-peer-support-core-in-person-burlington-vt/
CATEGORIES:Trainings
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240611T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240611T163000
DTSTAMP:20260411T082858
CREATED:20240421T032725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240421T032805Z
UID:10000097-1718109000-1718123400@www.pathwaysvermont.org
SUMMARY:Mad Movement Histories (Vermont Only)
DESCRIPTION:DATES: Tues 6/11 and Thurs 6/13\, 1230pm-430pm each day (*this is a two-day event*) \nDESCRIPTION: 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 in advance of our sessions. \n* including ex-patients\, psychiatric survivors\, psychiatrically labeled/disabled\, neurodivergent\, experiencing extreme states\, marginalized by sanism\, and many more self-described identities \nPlease note: Training participants will be asked to watch an hourlong documentary (free on YouTube) outside of training. \nThis training is for people who work and/or live in Vermont. This training is free of charge to participants and generously sponsored by the Peer Workforce Development Initiative. \nFacilitators: Calvin Moen (he/him) and J Helms (they/them) \nContact peerworkforce@pathwaysvermont.org with any questions.
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/mad-movement-histories-vermont-only/2024-06-11/
CATEGORIES:Online Webinar,Trainings
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240613T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240613T163000
DTSTAMP:20260411T082858
CREATED:20240421T032725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240421T032805Z
UID:10000098-1718281800-1718296200@www.pathwaysvermont.org
SUMMARY:Mad Movement Histories (Vermont Only)
DESCRIPTION:DATES: Tues 6/11 and Thurs 6/13\, 1230pm-430pm each day (*this is a two-day event*) \nDESCRIPTION: 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 in advance of our sessions. \n* including ex-patients\, psychiatric survivors\, psychiatrically labeled/disabled\, neurodivergent\, experiencing extreme states\, marginalized by sanism\, and many more self-described identities \nPlease note: Training participants will be asked to watch an hourlong documentary (free on YouTube) outside of training. \nThis training is for people who work and/or live in Vermont. This training is free of charge to participants and generously sponsored by the Peer Workforce Development Initiative. \nFacilitators: Calvin Moen (he/him) and J Helms (they/them) \nContact peerworkforce@pathwaysvermont.org with any questions.
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/mad-movement-histories-vermont-only/2024-06-13/
CATEGORIES:Online Webinar,Trainings
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240713T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240713T150000
DTSTAMP:20260411T082858
CREATED:20240416T135800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240416T135915Z
UID:10000081-1720872000-1720882800@www.pathwaysvermont.org
SUMMARY:2024 Vermont Mad Pride Day March and Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join us on July 13\, 2024\, in Burlington for Vermont Mad Pride\, a march and celebration organized by psychiatric survivors\, consumers\, mad people\, and folks the world has labeled “mentally ill.” It’s about shedding shame\, challenging discrimination\, advocating for rights\, affirming mad identities\, remembering and participating in mad history\, and having fun.
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/2024-vermont-mad-pride-day-march-and-celebration/
LOCATION:Battery Park\, Battery Park Extension\, Burlington\, VT\, 05401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,In Person
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240807T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240807T163000
DTSTAMP:20260411T082858
CREATED:20240716T185201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240716T191021Z
UID:10000107-1723033800-1723048200@www.pathwaysvermont.org
SUMMARY:Training - Conversations About Suicide (2-Day Workshop: 8/7 & 8/8)
DESCRIPTION:Schedule: \nThis is a two-day\, eight-hour virtual training. We will meet on Wednesday 8/7 and Thursday 8/8 from 12:30-4:30pm ET each day. We will take two 15-minute breaks during each training session. Participants must attend each session in full to receive a certificate of completion. \nDescription: \nIn this participatory workshop\, we’ll explore ways to practice empathy and prioritize autonomy when engaging in conversations about suicide. We’ll spend time unpacking suicide as a language of pain\, then consider ways to support folks who are thinking about dying. Through sharing personal stories\, opening up dialogue\, and practicing difficult conversations\, we will educate and support each other to remain curious\, lean into discomfort\, and center mutuality. \nThis training is fairly interactive\, so think about what you’ll need to stay present and engaged throughout each session. We ask that participants have cameras on for the majority of the time\, though understand if you need to be off camera for a short amount of time. If you have any accessibility needs\, please let us know on the registration form. \nObjectives: \n+Practice empathy for people considering suicide \n+Increase comfort with talking about suicide \n+Practice having conversations about suicide \n+Explore suicide as a social justice issue \n+Deepen awareness of why people consider suicide \n+Consider ways to restore dignity to crisis \nAudience: \n+ Peer support workers and other service providers working in a variety of social services settings \n+Medical professionals and emergency responders \n+Community members who want to provide better support to people considering suicide \n+Family and friends of people considering suicide \n+People with lived experience of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts \nPlatform: \nWe will be using Zoom for the training sessions. The link will be shared with you via email prior to the training. Please arrive on time each day so that we can start each session promptly. There will be a waiting room and we will open the room at the start time. \nThis offering from Pathways Vermont Training Institute is sponsored by Vermont’s Peer Workforce Development Initiative and free of charge to participants. Please contact peerworkforce@pathwaysvermont.org with any questions.
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/conversations-about-suicide-2-day-workshop-2/
CATEGORIES:Online Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240813T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240813T140000
DTSTAMP:20260411T082858
CREATED:20240421T032935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240716T192655Z
UID:10000099-1723543200-1723557600@www.pathwaysvermont.org
SUMMARY:Training - Conversations About Privilege & Oppression (Sold Out)
DESCRIPTION: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 biases. \nThis participatory workshop is intended to support ourselves\, fellow staff\, and service recipients to engage in conversations about oppression and privilege. We’ll spend time unpacking oppression\, privilege\, and bias\, then consider why\, when\, and how to respond. Through sharing personal stories\, opening up dialogue\, and practicing difficult conversations\, we will educate and support each other to engage in conversations consistent with anti-bias values. \nThis training will be held virtually via zoom. We recommend that folks join via laptop\, desktop\, or tablet as smart phones are harder to navigate for this kind of interactive training. \nThis training is for folks who live and/or work in Vermont. This training is free of charge to participants and sponsored by Vermont’s Peer Workforce Development Initiative. \nContact peerworkforce@pathwaysvermont.org with any questions.
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/conversations-about-privilege-oppression/
CATEGORIES:Online Webinar,Trainings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240813T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240813T141500
DTSTAMP:20260411T082858
CREATED:20240806T193733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T190029Z
UID:10000111-1723554900-1723558500@www.pathwaysvermont.org
SUMMARY:PVCC - Insomnia Support Group
DESCRIPTION:This event is a support group for individuals who have experienced insomnia to connect with others who have shared this experience. All facilitators of this event will also have shared experience with navigating difficulty sleeping. As a one time event offering we hope you’ll consider joining us if this topic resonates with you\, and feel free to email pvcc@pathwaysvermont.org or use our suggestion box at drop-in if you’d like to see more events like this!
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/insomnia-support-group/
LOCATION:Pathways Vermont Community Center\, 279 North Winooski Ave\, Burlington\, VT\, 05401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Peer Support Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240816T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240816T160000
DTSTAMP:20260411T082858
CREATED:20240813T183044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T190010Z
UID:10000113-1723816800-1723824000@www.pathwaysvermont.org
SUMMARY:PVCC - Dance Party
DESCRIPTION:Dance party at the Pathways Vermont Community Center! Contact pvcc@pathwaysvermont.org with any questions.
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/pvcc-dance-party/
LOCATION:Pathways Vermont Community Center\, 279 North Winooski Ave\, Burlington\, VT\, 05401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Peer Support Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240820T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240820T160000
DTSTAMP:20260411T082858
CREATED:20240301T140639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240717T133057Z
UID:10000065-1724155200-1724169600@www.pathwaysvermont.org
SUMMARY:Training - Intentional Peer Support Core (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION: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. \nBased on Shery Mead’s book\, Intentional Peer Support: An Alternative Approach\, our virtual Core Training is a 10-day introduction to this innovative framework and is designed to have you practicing right away. In a highly interactive environment\, participants learn the tasks and principles of IPS\, examine assumptions about who they are\, and explore ways to create relationships in which power is negotiated\, co-learning is possible\, and support goes beyond traditional notions of “service.” IPS is all about opening up new ways of seeing\, thinking\, and doing\, and here we examine how to make this possible. \nThis is a virtual training and we’ll be using Zoom as the platform. You’ll receive the joining information via email prior to the training. \n\nTuesdays and Wednesdays for 10 days: 8/20\, 8/21\, 8/27\, 8/28\, 9/3\, 9/4\, 9/10\, 9/11\, 9/17\, and 9/18\n12:00 – 4:00pm each day (with short breaks)\n\nFacilitators: \nJ Helms (they/them)\, Vermont Statewide IPS Trainer \nAlexander Ferguson (he/him)\, Vermont Statewide IPS Trainer \nAmey Dettmer (she/her) \, Vermont Statewide IPS Trainer \nCost: \nThis training is generously sponsored by Vermont’s Peer Workforce Development Initiative – there is only a $120 fee per participant\, which includes the cost for IPS Core Materials (a book). Please include an address for shipping when you register.
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/intentional-peer-support-core-virtual/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Online Webinar,Trainings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240822T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240822T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T082858
CREATED:20240813T185652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T185652Z
UID:10000114-1724324400-1724331600@www.pathwaysvermont.org
SUMMARY:Arts & Crafts @ PVCC
DESCRIPTION:Join us for arts and crafts at the Pathways Vermont Community Center! Email pvcc@pathwaysvermont.org with any questions.
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/arts-crafts-pvcc/
LOCATION:Pathways Vermont Community Center\, 279 North Winooski Ave\, Burlington\, VT\, 05401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Peer Support Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240826T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240826T143000
DTSTAMP:20260411T082858
CREATED:20240806T193902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T185731Z
UID:10000112-1724670000-1724682600@www.pathwaysvermont.org
SUMMARY:Charlie the Barber Does Free Haircuts @PVCC
DESCRIPTION:For folks in need of a haircut who might not have other opportunities\, join us on Monday as Charlie donates their time to cut hair! Available to anyone 18+ in the community who might not otherwise have access. There will only be 6 slots available and haircuts will be offered on a first-come first-serve basis.
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/charlie-the-barber-does-free-haircuts/
LOCATION:Pathways Vermont Community Center\, 279 North Winooski Ave\, Burlington\, VT\, 05401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Peer Support Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240829T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240829T150000
DTSTAMP:20260411T082858
CREATED:20240716T184249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240717T132829Z
UID:10000105-1724936400-1724943600@www.pathwaysvermont.org
SUMMARY:Training - Disrupting the Institutional Circuit
DESCRIPTION: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 – natural supports. We’ll discuss common challenges people face when leaving incarceration and reintegrating into the community\, including the impact of institutionalization on mental health and the importance of balancing personal autonomy with accountability to one’s community. \nIf the cost of the ticket is inaccessible to you\, please reach out to training@pathwaysvermont.org to explore possibilities for discounted tickets.
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/disrupting-the-institutional-circuit/
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240920T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240920T120000
DTSTAMP:20260411T082858
CREATED:20240421T031002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240830T180517Z
UID:10000087-1726826400-1726833600@www.pathwaysvermont.org
SUMMARY:Training - Relationship-First Approach to Extreme States
DESCRIPTION: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 have extraordinary beliefs. Participants will explore ways to negotiate boundaries and disparate needs while maintaining values of choice\, transparency\, equality\, community\, and possibility. Topics include navigating fear and discomfort\, avoiding/minimizing control and coercion\, and navigating multiple truths when supporting people having experiences that might be labeled as psychosis. \nThis training will be held virtually via zoom. We recommend that folks join via laptop\, desktop\, or tablet as smart phones are harder to navigate for this kind of interactive training. \nThis training is for folks who live and/or work in Vermont. This training is free of charge to participants and sponsored by Vermont’s Peer Workforce Development Initiative. \nContact peerworkforce@pathwaysvermont.org with any questions.
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/relationship-first-approach-to-extreme-states-2/
CATEGORIES:Online Webinar,Trainings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240923T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240923T163000
DTSTAMP:20260411T082858
CREATED:20240830T181205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240830T182116Z
UID:10000091-1727094600-1727109000@www.pathwaysvermont.org
SUMMARY:Training - A Harm Reduction Approach to Psychiatric Drugs (Vermont Only)
DESCRIPTION:Training schedule: Monday 9/23/24 and Wednesday 9/25/24 \, 1230-430pm each day (this is a two-day workshop) \nAs peer support workers\, we are sometimes discouraged from having conversations about psych drugs. We 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 position to advocate with prescribers\, friends\, and family members to support someone’s self-determination. \nThis two-day participatory workshop introduces a model for thinking about psych drugs as neither good nor bad\, but as chemicals that can have benefits and also come with risks. A harm reduction approach meets people where they’re at without judgment\, supports flexibility\, and honors neurodiversity. Through sharing personal stories and opening up dialogue\, we can educate and support each other to make more informed choices with less harm. \nThis training will be held virtually via zoom. We recommend that folks join via laptop\, desktop\, or tablet as smart phones are harder to navigate for this kind of interactive training. \nThis training is for folks who live and/or work in Vermont. This training is free of charge to participants and sponsored by Vermont’s Peer Workforce Development Initiative. \nFacilitators: Calvin Moen (he/him) and J Helms (they/them) \nContact peerworkforce@pathwaysvermont.org with any questions.
URL:https://www.pathwaysvermont.org/event/a-harm-reduction-approach-to-psychiatric-drugs-vermont-only-2/
CATEGORIES:Online Webinar,Trainings
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