Community Counseling Solutions Inc Community Counseling Solutions Inc. David Romprey Oregon Warmline and Intentional Peer Support (IPS) by Shery Mead Angel Prater 503-319-6671 chooserecovery@yahoo.com Angel@letsbridgetogether.com

Is all Peer Support the same? There are many different kinds of peer support and ways to practice peer support. Different ways of “doing” peer support bring about different outcomes.

Intentional Peer Support asks: What are we here to do? Not What are we here to stop?

What Is Intentional Peer Support? IPS is a purposeful way of being in relationship. It requires deep self-reflection (What’s my agenda? What’s my assumption/bias?) Curiosity and openness (How do you understand things? Honor other’s beliefs.) Expectation of learning from each other (We both have much to learn, rather than I’m here to help you.)

Intentional Peer Support is also… Purposefully focusing on Communication and Relationship. Support and Help go both ways in a mutual reciprocal relationship. Both individuals learn and grow. Each person is the ‘expert’ about themselves and together, in an IPS relationship, a new ‘story’ is created.

Traditional Crisis Response Crisis Stabilization = Moving Away from what you don’t want Crisis Respite = Resting Keeping people safe = Coercion Skills to cope = Dealing with & maintaining status quo. Problem Solving = Directing and advising

How can we change what we’re currently doing? Change our Fear Based conversations to conversations that are Hope Based Fear Based = Moving Away from what we don’t want. Hope Based = Moving Toward what we do want!

Fear-Based Response vs.. Hope- Based Response When we’re afraid we want to contain or control the situation. We want things to feel comfortable. When we respond out of fear we take power. Fear is sometimes generated by outside forces and stories (such as by our community). A hope-based response means that you and the other person see an opportunity to learn and grow. A hope-based response is contingent on both people’s needs

Learning Vs Help Assuming we are there to help assumes there is a problem (disconnect) Sometimes we “help” based on our own experience with help (worldview) Co-learning does not assume that either one is there to teach (mutuality) An emphasis on learning assumes growth (moving towards)

The 4 Tasks 1. Connection 2. Worldview 3. Mutuality 4. Moving Toward

Overview of IPS training Module 4 Working in challenging situations Self care Module 5 Co-supervision Final projects Module 6 (Oregon) Consumer/survivor/ex-patient Movement Charting Progress Notes Confidentiality & HIPAA Reporting Abuse & Neglect Module 1 Learning vs. helping The 4 tasks overview Module 2 Worldview Listening differently Module 3 Trauma informed peer support Mutual responsibility

Connection Authenticity Paying Attention Honesty Trust

Connection A sense of belonging We’re in it together Builds trust which leads to learning for both people Moves the focus away from the individual and into the relationship

13 Disconnects Ordering, directing Cautioning Wanting to make a difference Arguing or lecturing Telling people what they should do; moralizing Being unaware of your power Agreeing, approving, praising Over relating Interpreting or analyzing Reassuring or sympathizing Questioning or probing Withdrawing, joking or changing the subject Steering the conversation, or pushing your own agenda

WORLDVIEW Told Story: Icing What is said/seen= Truth

WORLDVIEW Untold Story: Cake Ingredients Contributors =Truth Ethnicity Birth-order Religion Culture etc.

Mutuality: Re-defining help Learning and growing together Moving away from a “service” type relationship It is only working if it is working for both of us

Doing Mutual Responsibility The relationship Shared Responsibility Me You 18

Moving Towards When we’re moving away from we’re focusing on problems When we’re moving towards, we’re creating what we want

Who is using IPS? Oregon-IPS is unique to other trainings in Oregon and has been trained in at least 28 Oregon counties for various positions. Many have adapted IPS as their leading training for Peers as well as many traditional service staff. For instance Clackamas County has trained many of their community members and clinical staff because it is known as a useful tool of communication in various areas of ones life (personal and professional).

People all over Oregon using IPS!! DROW IPS

Who is using IPS? (Cont) To name a few of the areas IPS is used in PDS are: All employees of the David Romprey Oregon Warmline Deschutes County- Hospital emergency rooms, peers centers and Warmline GOBHI region in various areas of PDS including but not limited to Warmline Telecare Corporation all crisis program staff Drop in centers WVP Health Authority Clinical staff and Peer Providers All IRON TRIBE members Portland State University Students NAMI members Crisis respite centers Youth programs (youngest trained thus far in Oregon is 13 years old) Senior programs Veterans Programs Faith based community programs Homeless and low income programs Addictions treatment programs Correctional programs And more…

Uses of IPS outside of Oregon IPS is used in at least 20 + US states and is a leading National and International recognized training. It has been trained in China, New Zealand, Australia, Canada and Japan to name a few. It has been used to help the United Nations communicate and move towards what they want. This is a perfect demonstration of how universal it is.

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