Welcome to Where We Are At: provincial peer support worker training curriculum.
Where We Are At is a first of its kind, provincially approved curriculum that’s been guided and evaluated by existing peer support organizations and people with lived experience in the province – from start to finish. The training is made up of 16 modules that focus on the peer support worker role. It’s designed to enhance your support worker training and to ensure quality and consistency across British Columbia. In every module, the goal is the same: to help you internalize these important concepts so you can use them in your own work settings.
The Provincial Peer Support Training Curriculum course takes approximately 40 hours to complete. To receive a Certificate of Completion you must first register for the course on the Registration page to create an account.
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The Where We Are At peer support worker training curriculum is a resource we hope will continue to drive forward the innovations and best practices that lived experience workers have pioneered in B.C.
“Lived experience in the service of hope is the greatest expertise humans have.”
Anonymous, Peer Worker
This curriculum is free for all to use.
One of the key objectives for making mental health care and support for those who use substances better for people in B.C. is ensuring that when people seek services, ‘every door is the right door.’ We know that if the door people knock on is opened by someone who shares lived and living experience with you, then the likelihood that you’ll stay connected to care is greatly increased. The unique capacity of those with lived and living experience to create bonds of trust and encourage clients towards hope-inducing strategies is one the most powerful and effective interventions in our healthcare system.
As peer workers, you’re always that ‘right door.’
We welcome you as an individual peer learner to the Where We Are At provincial peer support worker training curriculum. On your learning journey as an individual peer learner, you’ll have access to all the same tools, resources and outcomes as those learning in a group. Since you’re taking part in this training as a solo learner, you’ll have a lot of freedom to engage with the material in whatever way suits you best. Your experience will be improved by knowing what your personal learning goals are.
We’re glad you are here to meet us where we are at. Let’s start the journey and get you to where you’re going. Click on the button above to begin.
As a facilitator working with peer learners, we welcome you to the Where We Are At provincial peer support worker training curriculum. This curriculum is considered to be living knowledge, so challenge the material, ask questions and incorporate the lived experience of your team and the community you serve into how you deliver this training. Whether you work through the curriculum or customize your own, we’ve provided you with the tools you need to meet your learning objectives.
We’re glad you are here to meet us where we are at. Let’s start the journey and get you to where you’re going. Click on the button above to begin.
“The fact that the modules were created by people with lived experiences makes it unique.”
T.S., Peer Worker
using this training
The modules in this training are designed to be stand alone, so feel free to move back and forth between modules as you go. There are reflection questions to work on, interactive knowledge check questions and other valuable resources within the material. You also have access to a Resource Library.
our partners in learning
For resources on hard skills training for service delivery focused peer work as well as leadership skills to equip peer workers with tools for professional success, we encourage you to explore the additional training resources from our learning partners: Vancouver Coastal Health and the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control.
The Employers Guide to Supporting & Engaging Peer Workers explores the role and needs of peer support workers. Peer support workers can be found in every facet of mental health and substance use services and provide invaluable care and advocacy to a range of communities and populations.
