Ethical Considerations in Peer-Assisted Recovery

Designed for individuals who work as peers in recovery support services to provide knowledge and understanding of ethical decision making.
About this Event

Emphasis is placed on understanding the similarities and differences between values, norms, principles, morals and ethics as well as on learning how to make ethical decisions. Areas of knowledge explored include: understanding the ethical standards for the delivery of peer recovery services in a peer's jurisdiction as well as the possibility of differing ethical standards given the location of service delivery including federally qualified health centers, jails/prisons, hospitals/emergency settings, recovery community organizations, etc. The training features presentations, exercises and experiential learning techniques.

The curriculum development was funded in part by Kennebunk Savings Bank through a grant awarded to SOS Recovery Community Organization.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

Define ethics, principles and morals

Describe where to find the ethical standards already developed in their jurisdiction

Discuss a format for making ethical decisions.

Examine and discuss personal values and their connection to ethical decision-making

Examine one’s own self-care

Discuss further professional development needs

Set a personal goal regarding using material from this course.

This course has been approved by SOS Recovery Community Organization, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #185051.

SOS Recovery Community Organization is responsible for all aspects of the programming.

LADC/MLADC Categories of Competence: 12

CRSW Performance Domains: 2

This class is pre-approved for 12 hours of ethics requirements for CRSW, LADC, MLADC

No refunds within 30 days of class. Individuals must complete both days in entirety to receive CEUs.