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 3 more trainings left in our
2025-2026 Peer Support Leadership Training Series:
(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.
