This is a training that has been approved by DPS and POST.

This training meets the 30 hour requirement for anyone wanting to become a public safety peer to peer counselor in MN and receive the protections of the related statute. The in-person portion of this training will be held on two consecutive days: May 29th and 30th. The online portion will be provided ahead of the in-person training and available to attend at your convenience (prior to the in-person course). There are a final 2 hours of online content following the in-person portion on June 3rd at 2pm.

Online content will be provided starting May 1st. If an attendee can’t make the final 2 hour scheduled online session, a recorded version will be available.

Location: Fridley Police Department 7071 University Ave NE Fridley, MN 55432

Cost Per Attendee: $450 (Discount for groups of 3 or more: see below)

Group discount: If you have 3 or more attendees you can receive a group discount of $150 (Discount code: GROUP3), for groups of 6 or more, you can receive a discount of $225 (Discount code: GROUP6).

From this training, attendees will:

●Understand their role and responsibilities of a peer support worker and enhance their communication, interaction, decision-making, and support skills

●Be able to assess their own level of resilience and understand ways to enhance resiliency, be a model of wellness, and avoid burnout in this role

●Have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to be most effective in helping peers move towards recovery

●Have basic awareness to recognize signs of mental health challenges and how to provide peer support and access professional care

●Learn additional crisis management training, gain knowledge of how to identify and safely manage a crisis situation with a peer

Feedback From Recent Training Attendees:

“This training is excellent; very thorough and complete, some of the best training I have ever attended!”

“This training was engaging and kept me interested - even with some of it being online”

“The best peer support training around!”

“Marie is sincere, this training was fantastic.”

“Marie is very knowledgeable and presents in a great way”

“We just conducted another debrief after a double fatal this last weekend and it went well. I attribute your training and the manner in which you helped us understand the debrief process as a reason for the positive results we have seen”

*Please note: Anyone who has taken a POST approved Peer Support Training prior to Nov. 1, 2020 is grandfathered in as a Peer Support Team Member, regardless of the number of hours taken in the past. That being said, you are always welcome to attend this training as a refresher!