Virtual Advocacy Academy

Advocacy Academy prepares KY peers to start Advocacy groups.

November 28 and 29; and December 6, 7, and 15 / 1-4 PM ET

Training consists of the following:

• Five (5) Day on-line/virtual training

• November 28th, 29th and December 6th, 7th and 15th from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).

• The training will include participatory instruction, group work, and idea sharing about advocacy, covering how to form an advocacy organization, run meetings, and identify and advocate for issues.

• Participants should attend on a laptop or desktop computer in a location where they can focus and be on camera.

• Training participants will divide into work groups to advocate around shared interests.

• Fifteen CEs will be issued to Peer Specialists who complete the entire Advocacy Training program. Space is limited.

In this interactive training, you will:

• learn how to advocate for yourself and for what is important to you.

• learn how to form a workgroup and maintain an organization.

• become familiar with running a meeting, forming an agenda, and developing goals.

• graduate with the knowledge of how to organize within your community to confront issues and make needed changes.

Qualifications:

• ·Must be a certified Adult Peer Support Specialist

• Must be working as an Adult Peer Support Specialist in Kentucky and have your Supervisor's permission to participate in this Training.

Registration deadline is Monday, November 20, 2023. Register here.

For more information contact Susan Turner.