When facilitating groups becomes part of your world.
Peer Support Group Facilitator Training
November 23, 25, 27
12 hour course
Times (Check your Time Zone):
9am to 11am and noon to 2pm Central Standard Time
Times (Check your Time Zone):
9am to 11am and noon to 2pm Central Standard Time
This three‑day interactive training is designed for Peer Supporters who want to facilitate groups with confidence, clarity, and heart.
Across the three days, we explore the structure and flow of peer support groups, the unique role of the facilitator, and how to stay grounded in peer values while supporting your own mental health. You’ll learn the difference between peer support groups and peer‑led groups, practice facilitation skills, and build comfort leading conversations rooted in lived experience.
Through hands‑on activities, reflection, and multiple learning modalities, you’ll leave feeling prepared to create safe, values‑aligned spaces for peers and families.
All training materials incorporate the following:
- Peer Support Canada Knowledge Matrix requirements related to peer support delivery
- Mental Health Commission of Canada’s (MHCC) peer support values (as outlined in the Guidelines for the Practice and Training of Peer Supporters)
- Principles of trauma informed support; and
- Integration of mental health, family-based, addiction-based, and other related peer support discussions (e.g. specific to the participants in the group).
The training incorporates discussions related to:
- Peer support values and staying true to them in group settings
- The distinction between peer-led versus peer support groups
- Bias and diversity
- Managing stress, our own wellness
- Fundamentals of facilitating a group:
- how do I set them up?
- safety
- boundaries
- welcomes and introductions
- virtual or in-person groups
- How to manage different groups (inclusive of adjusting styles dependent upon where the participants are coming from).
Online on Zoom.
Cost $300.00 US dollars