Lively Dynamic Discussions

Meaningful Friendships

Exciting “Hands On” Learning Activities

Fun “Strange but True” Trivia Games

Teamwork for Grand Prizes

Cool Comedy Theatre

Light Fitness Activities, Including Dancing, Yoga, Tai Chi, etc.

Delicious Healthy Snacks

Fascinating Wellness Field Trips, Including Scavenger Hunts and Wellness Walks.

Opportunity to Further Develop Your Facilitation and Presentation Skills

Career Exploration and Opportunities to Give Back to Others

Peer Support: Transformative outcomes can be greatly enhanced when the person is inspired, encouraged and empowered by a person who has also “been there!”

Adult Learning Patterns: When instruction is designed to accommodate how adults learn and retaininformation, then learning transfer and outcomes will be maximized!

% of what they learn through a lecture

% of what they learn through reading

% of what they learn through audio visual presentations

% of what they learn through demonstration

% of what they learn through discussion

% of what they learn through practice by doing

% of what they learn through immediate use of learning and teaching others

ZZZzAdults retain:Adults retain:

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90

Based on research by the American Society of Training and Development (ASTD)

Adults will retain 90 % of what they learn

through immediate use of learning and

teaching others

The graduates of the seven week Facing Up course will

be encouraged and prepared to co-facilitate the

next seven-week Facing Up course!

Drafting a Wellness Vision Statement

Taming our self sabotaging wild animal within

Preparing to select and meet with a Primary Health Physician

Completing a health screening to include checking blood pressure and, blood sugar, calculating body mass indicator (BMI), etc.

Developing productive ways to deal with stress

Learning how to use positive energy for better health and wellness

Building good relationship skills, including boundary

setting and conflict resolution skills

Gaining personal expertise in nutrition, including key

knowledge about calories, sugars and fats

Gaining some basic practice and skill in reading

food labels and planning a healthy diet

Learning the secrets to physical activity and good rest

Identifying three whole health goals to include in the

treatment plan

Building spiritual competencies and resources to

contribute to overall wellness

Preparing to co-facilitate the next Facing Up class

The workshop consists of two three-hour classroom

sessions each week and one three-hour special

physical / learning activity each week. One popular

course schedule is Mon, Wed and Fri.

The Facilitator workshop is one week.

The overall length of the workshop is seven weeks.

The Facing Up workshop is highly interactive, fun

and skill oriented. The instructional layout is centered

on adult learning principles, maximizing adult retention

rates.

The instructional components include

power points, video clips, music, edu-dramas

and scheduled physical activities

I would certify Peer Support Specialists as facilitators in a one-week facilitator certification workshop so they can then facilitate the seven-week Facing Up workshops.

Based upon our agreement with ROC,their facilitator agreements will be tiedto their given agency.

People being served (including staff) getting healthier and living longer

Delivers a fundamental move toward integration of the whole health and wellness initiative in an expansive way

Begins first important steps in workforce development, including potential career ladder step for Peer Support Specialists as facilitators.

Gives providers a value added billing service and program which will result in retention of people served

Provides certification training for peers.

Increases occurrences of direct recovery service (billing) by the peer and family who are facilitators

ROC deliver one-week Facing Up Certification Course

Participants Participantsgraduate as Facing Up Facilitators

1 Week

Facing Up Facilitators

7 Weeks

Peers

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Facilitate

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Recruit Class Members (Done through site visits, presentations, personal contact and phone calls)

Hold Orientation

Deliver Class (3 class sessions per week for 7 weeks)

Hold Graduations

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