Learning Objectives:
1. Define ethical principles relevant to peer support, including respect, boundaries, integrity, and confidentiality.
2. Identify and analyze ethical dilemmas peer specialists commonly face, using values-based decision-making frameworks.
3. Understand and differentiate between compassion fatigue, secondary traumatic stress, burnout, and moral injury, and how they affect personal well-being and professional functioning.
4. Recognize early warning signs of emotional distress and ethical compromise in themselves and others.
5. Apply practical strategies to mitigate the effects of emotional strain and re-center in alignment with their core values.
6. Develop a sustainable, personalized self-care plan that includes physical, emotional, and professional strategies to maintain wellness and ethical clarity.
7. Strengthen communication, boundary-setting, and self-advocacy skills for use in peer relationships and workplace environments.
