Peer Advocacy and Wellness

Catalog description

Students will prepare for peer mentor roles in behavioral health settings while completing the 80-hour training requirement associated with the Cal-MHSA Peer Certification examination. The course examines the role of peer providers, including the use of lived recovery experience combined with formal training to support recovery, self-advocacy, resilience, and whole-person wellness. Topics include recovery principles, ethical peer support practice, and service delivery within behavioral health systems. Concurrent enrollment in ADS-138 (1 unit) is required to complete 25 hours of supervised agency-based experience.