Youth Peer Support Training @ Shuswap Family Resource Center with Patti

We are getting certified! This will be an official certification you can put on your resume and use in the future!

Most important: CONFIDENTIALITY (breaking this is the only way to disappoint Patti and get yourself fired).

Tool you can bring to the peer support table:

• Instruments and music
• Games
• Crafts
• Building (in all capacities)
• Art
• Outdoor shoes for outdoor activities
• FOOD!

What you are responsible for:

• being present
• being kind
• being unbiased and non-judgemental

What you are not responsible for:

• someone else’s well-being
• someone else’s story
• someone else’s outcome
• “fixing” anyone

Patti’s 4 Important Things:

Resilience (perseverance and strength) – highlights our gifts and talents; a trauma brain is heightened and busy.

Decisions: Take ownership over your decisions; make sure you “hold space” when supporting others (be unbiased, own your own life and your choices but respect the differences you see in others).

Quality of Life: What do YOU bring to the table and what brings you comfort (boundaries, truth, people, safety, things)

Advocates for Change:

• SPEAK UP!
• Demand more from others/society
• Be accountable
• Be a role model
• Explain and educate others on why you make the choices you do.