This training event will have two sessions with networking and refreshments at the midpoint. Come to either or both sessions. Certificates of attendance will be available after each.

3:30 PM Registration Begins

4 PM – 5:30 PM Journal Writing for Peer Support Specialists

Explore journal writing a a tool for wellness, recovery, and self-discovery. It is beneficial for both personal and professional growth.Come learn new techniques, and more about those you may already know, for yourself and the people you work with. No prior experience with journal writing is needed. Bring your journal and favorite pen! (We will have some spiral notebooks available as well.)

Presenter Bess Adams is a registered nurse who has worked in traditional and holistic medicine since 1978. She is certified in Journal Writing from the Center for Journal Therapy, is an energy-healing practitioner, and is certified in Holistic Nursing from Red Rocks Community Center. She is also the author of Sacred Lines, A Personal Journey from Darkness to Light.

5:30 – 6 PM Light Refreshments and Networking Time

6 PM – 7:30 PM Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP)® – What Makes It Click

Learn what makes WRAP® work and why it is a SAMHSA evidence based practice. The workshop will include a panel discussion with Peer Support Specialists and WRAP® Facilitators who will discuss how they use WRAP® in their own recovery and with those they serve.

Presenter and Panel Moderator, Jenny Hill is the Program Coordinator for “It Takes a WRAP” at the Office of Behavioral Health Strategies for the City and County of Denver. She is an Advanced Level WRAP Facilitator with 19 years of experience with WRAP.