Taking Action for Whole Health and Wellbeing is an evidence-based practice used worldwide by people dealing with mental health or general health challenges. Our goal is to attain the highest possible levels of wellness.
WE ADHERE TO CORE SET OF VALUES AND ETHICAL GUIDELINES
PEERS provides quality Taking Action orientations, workshops, and training. Since our inception in 2001, we have dedicated ourselves to offering evidence-based practices in a variety of formats and agendas.
Introductory Orientations
Introductory Orientations are for anyone interested in learning more about Taking Action and for anyone considering attending the weekly support group. This is also a good way to get ideas for your own Recovery Action Plan.
Join us for our monthly introductory orientations the fourth Thursday of most months* , 10 am – 12 pm Pacific Time
* Please check the Calendar for the most recent updates.
Weekly Groups (Level 1)
Participants will have the opportunity to learn how to develop their Action Plans as a personalized system to achieve their own wellness goals.
Weekly Taking Action Groups are for anyone who wants to incorporate Taking Action into their lives to improve personal wellness and achieve an improved quality of life. They are designed to be highly interactive and encourage participation and sharing from all participants. This workshop also lays a broad foundation for building a peer workforce.
Participants will have the opportunity to learn how to develop their a self-directed personalized system to achieve their own wellness goals.
Here are the current groups and meeting times. Check our Calendar for the most up to date times.
Facilitator Training
Level 2 Co-Facilitator Training
Facilitator Training is five (5) intensive days that prepares participants to facilitate support groups and equips them with the skills and materials to facilitate groups in their community and organization. It is for people who have completed a Level 1 Taking Action course. This training provides an environment based on experiential, mutual learning and self-determination. Participants will be expected to participate in interactive learning activities and demonstrate their own experience with Taking Action.
Level 2 Refresher Course
This training is three (3) intensive days and is for Taking Action facilitators who have been trained within but not exceeding two (2) years. This training provides an environment based on experiential, mutual learning and self-determination. Participants will be expected to participate in interactive learning activities and demonstrate their own experience with Taking Action.
This training is appropriate for anyone who would like to lead Level 1 Taking Action groups, work with others to develop their own Action Plans and give presentations on mental health recovery-related issues to groups or organizations. Attendees are expected to have a solid working knowledge of Taking Action and share their experiential knowledge of how it can work.
To maintain active certification status, certified Taking Action Facilitators are expected to go through a three (3) day refresher every two (2) years. If the certified Facilitator has not been actively running groups, the Copeland Center and PEERS strongly recommend that they attend a full Level 2 five (5)-day Taking Action Facilitator Certification Training.
Seminar 3 Wellness Mentor Course
The Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery provides this training each year and PEERS sponsors ten (10) eligible participants to attend. Participants will build on, enhance, and advance their experience as Copeland Center Co-Facilitators using various educational curricula to conduct Copeland Center train-the-trainer courses and 1:1 mentorship in their community or agency. Certification requires demonstration of prior co-facilitation experience via submission of evaluations, successful completion of a knowledge assessment, and mentoring. This workshop is for individuals seeking to advance their skills, knowledge, and practices in promoting wellness, peer support, and community inclusion. The course includes how to train co-facilitators in the new Taking Action for Whole Health and Wellbeing curriculum based on SAMHSA recovery materials.
Applicants shall have significant prior experience in co-facilitating groups following the values and ethics, and process a strong knowledge based on wellness, recovery, peer support, and community inclusion.
Mentoring and Technical Assistance
We offer a monthly Facilitator Mentoring Meeting as an opportunity for continued learning and hands-on practice for newly trained and those wanting to maintain up to date on the latest in facilitating Taking Action.
Mentoring and technical assistance ensures fidelity to the Taking Action model and consistency in groups. Post-training, candidates are encouraged to complete mentoring to enhance their learning and have an opportunity to practice. Mentoring is open to all facilitators, including those who are newly trained and those who would like to refresh their skills.
Behavioral health systems that are committed to the promotion of recovery through Taking Action create and support networks where trained Facilitators and Certified Wellbeing Mentors (Level 3) Facilitators can receive support around on-going barriers and challenges that emerge and change according to the environment where they work. Facilitating networking sessions reduces feelings of Facilitator isolation and fragmentation and increases the exchange of ideas between Facilitators to achieve great fidelity.
Join us for our monthly facilitator meeting the third Thursday of each month, 3 pm – 4:30 pm Pacific Time
Please check the Calendar for the most recent updates.
Facilitator Registry
As a certified facilitator that completed the Taking Action Co-Facilitator Training with PEERS your Name and City of Residence will appear here on our Facilitator Registry. This is a way to create networking and collaboration opportunities among facilitators that maintain active certification. This can also be found on the ACBH website.