Courage to Caregivers is an Ohio Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) Certified Peer-Run organization providing Peer Recovery Services (Family Peer Support). We are a nonprofit organization, and are committed to the ongoing support of caregivers to those living with behavioral health needs. We are peer support professionals ourselves with lived experience caring for a family member living with behavioral health needs.
We have received a grant from DBH to provide twenty-one virtual one hour trainings designed especially for Ohio Certified Peer Recovery Specialists - CPRS, FYPS, and CFPS - and their Supervisors. Each training will provide 1 to 1 .5 hours of continuing education for peer supporters. Each training is one hour and you must stay for the entire training to receive 1 CE. There will be optional 30 minute professionally facilitated breakout rooms following each training, if you stay for the breakout rooms, and remain engaged, you will receive 1.5 CE.
You may register via links for each individual session below - note, space is limited! Once you register, you will receive the Zoom link and access to a calendar invite for each session. Please be courteous and don’t register if you can’t attend and remember to cancel if your schedule changes! All trainings are led by the Courage to Caregivers team unless otherwise noted below.
Courage to Caregivers is also certified to provide Prevention Services, and provides Question Persuade Refer/QPR Suicide Prevention Training MONTHLY on the last Thursday of each month from 7-9 pm.
Register Here for 2025 dates OR Register Here for 2026 dates
QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help.
Peer Support CE Topic Areas: Behavioral health knowledge (may include recovery and resiliency), Trauma Informed Care
Just 7 more trainings left in our 2025-2026 Peer Support Leadership Training Series:
(15) Thursday, June 4 from 11 am to 12:30 pm - Not What You Think: The Truth About Human Trafficking, Trauma, and Healing - Register Here
Most people think they understand human trafficking—but what they’ve been taught is often incomplete, oversimplified, or just wrong. This training challenges common myths and dives into the realities peer supporters encounter every day: exploitation that doesn’t always look like force, trauma that doesn’t always look like trauma, and survivors who don’t always identify as victims. Participants will learn how trafficking intersects with poverty, relationships, and systemic vulnerability—and why traditional “rescue” narratives fall short. The session also introduces a trauma-informed framework for understanding behavior and healing, grounded in The Survivor’s Journey, a model that moves beyond crisis response toward long-term transformation. This is not just about recognizing trafficking—it’s about knowing how to respond in ways that actually support healing, autonomy, and trust.
Peer Support CE Topic Areas: Human trafficking, Trauma-informed care
(16) Thursday, June 25, 2026 from 11 am to 12:30 pm - Supporting the Whole Person: Mental Health, Symptoms, and Co-Occurring Disorders - Register Here
Supporting the Whole Person: Mental Health, Symptoms, and Co-Occurring Disorders provides peer supporters with foundational behavioral health knowledge to better understand the complexities of mental health conditions and substance use disorders. This training emphasizes the importance of seeing beyond a diagnosis by focusing on the individual’s strengths, challenges, and lived experience. Participants will learn how to recognize symptoms, appreciate the unique impact of co-occurring disorders, and establish healthy boundaries while offering compassionate support. By integrating knowledge with clear boundary practices, peer supporters can walk alongside peers in ways that promote safety, empowerment, and holistic recovery.
Peer Support CE Topic Areas: Behavioral health knowledge, Boundaries, Ethics
(17) Thursday, July 16, 2026 from 11 am to 12:30 pm - The Peer Support Lifecycle: Moving Toward Empowerment and Growth - Register Here
The Peer Support Lifecycle: Moving Toward Empowerment and Growth introduces peer supporters to the natural progression of support, from initial engagement to fostering long-term empowerment. This training emphasizes the principles of coaching as applied to peer services, equipping supporters with tools to guide peers in setting goals, building resilience, and celebrating progress along the way. Participants will also explore system navigation and care coordination strategies that help peers access resources and supports at each stage of the lifecycle. By combining coaching skills with navigation expertise, peer supporters can walk alongside peers as they move toward empowerment, recovery, and personal growth.
Peer Support CE Topic Areas: Principles of coaching as applied to the delivery of peer services, System Navigation and care coordination
(18) Thursday, August 6, 2026 from 11 am to 12:30 pm - Professionalism: The Glow-Up You Didn’t Know You Needed - Register Here
Professionalism: The Glow-Up You Didn’t Know You Needed introduces peer supporters to the essential role of professionalism in building credibility, trust, and long-term career growth. Through the lens of coaching principles, this training highlights how professionalism is not just about appearance or rules, but about communication, accountability, boundaries, and modeling recovery-oriented values. Participants will explore practical strategies to strengthen their professional presence, navigate workplace expectations, and use coaching skills to support their own growth as well as those they serve. By embracing professionalism as part of their peer support journey, participants can elevate their practice, enhance collaboration, and create stronger outcomes for peers and communities.
Peer Support CE Topic Areas: Principles of coaching as applied to the delivery of peer services
(19) Thursday, August 27, 2026 from 11 am to 12:30 pm - C.A.R.E. to Connect™: A Trauma-Informed Framework for Transformative Engagement - Register Here
This interactive session introduces the C.A.R.E. to Connect™ Framework — a trauma-informed, relationship-centered approach to fostering authentic community engagement across systems. Participants will explore how trust, emotional safety, and lived experience influence participation and learn practical, adaptable techniques to build partnerships rooted in empathy and mutual respect.
Peer Support CE Topic Areas: Diversity and inclusion/cultural sensitivity, Trauma-Informed Care
(20) Thursday, September 10, 2026 from 11 am to 12:30 pm - From Role to Career: Building Professional Pathways in Peer Support - Register Here
From Role to Career: Building Professional Pathways in Peer Support helps participants move beyond seeing peer support as a role and begin envisioning it as a long-term professional pathway. Rooted in coaching principles, this training explores how self-reflection, intentional goal setting, and continuous skill development can create sustainable careers in peer support. Participants will learn how to leverage supervision, training, and networking as tools for growth while maintaining the unique values of lived experience. By integrating coaching strategies, peer supporters can chart individualized career pathways that support both their own professional advancement and the empowerment of those they serve.
Peer Support CE Topic Areas: Principles of coaching as applied to the delivery of peer services
(21) Thursday, September 24, 2026 from 11 am to 12:30 pm - The Art of Showing Up (and Not Burning Out) - Register Here
The Art of Showing Up (and Not Burning Out) explores how peer supporters can consistently be present and effective while prioritizing their own health and wellness. This training highlights the basic principles of self-care, stress management, and balance as essential foundations for sustaining long-term peer support practice. Participants will learn strategies to recognize early signs of burnout, create realistic self-care routines, and maintain boundaries that protect both their personal well-being and their professional effectiveness. By embracing wellness as a core part of peer support, participants can “show up” authentically for others without sacrificing themselves in the process.
Peer Support CE Topic Areas: Basic principles related to health and wellness
Made possible by a grant from the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health.
