State of Addiction: Goodwill offering Adult Peer Specialist certification across Kentucky

WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION. AFTER A WHILE, I JUST DUG INTO THE FACT THAT I WAS TIRED AND WANTED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS DUANE BRADLEY. WHILE HE DESCRIBES HIS BATTLE WITH DRUG ADDICTION AS A LONG ONE, I END UP GOING TO PRISON SEVERAL TIMES OR STABBED TWICE, SHOT FOUR TIMES, HE SAYS. THOSE EXPERIENCES NO LONGER DEFINE HIM. HE맥스카지노�S NOW SEVEN YEARS SOBER AND WORKING AS AN ADULT PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST FOR GOODWILL, A JOB THAT ALLOWS HIM TO MENTOR PEOPLE WHO ARE RECOVERING FROM ADDICTION. BEST PERSON TO TALK ABOUT IT IS SOMEONE WHO맥스카지노�S TRAVELED IN THEIR SHOES. YOU KNOW, IT맥스카지노�S HARD TO TELL SOMEBODY ABOUT SOMETHING IF YOU HAVEN맥스카지노�T EXPERIENCED IT FOR YOURSELF. SO I WAS JUST ON BOARD WITH IT, AND I맥스카지노�M GRATEFUL THAT I DID. BRADLEY HAS BEEN PROVIDING SUPPORT TO PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR YEARS, BUT RECENTLY WAS ABLE TO GET OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED THROUGH GOODWILL맥스카지노�S ADULT PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM. FOLKS THAT GO THROUGH IT HAVE TO HAVE A BACKGROUND IN EITHER SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER OR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, THINGS LIKE THAT. IN ORDER TO QUALIFY, THEN THEY GO THROUGH OUR 30 HOUR CURRICULUM. GOODWILL OFFERS THE STATE CERTIFIED COURSE FREE OF CHARGE EVERY OTHER MONTH. IT맥스카지노�S HELD ONLINE AND TAKES A WEEK TO COMPLETE. THEN PARTICIPANTS MUST PASS THE CERTIFICATION TEST. A LOT OF TIMES, THE FOLKS THAT WE맥스카지노�RE CERTIFYING WILL GET EMPLOYED AT A RECOVERY CENTER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND THEY맥스카지노�LL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THERAPISTS THERE. BRADLEY NOW WORKS FOR GOODWILL맥스카지노�S ASPIRE PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES JOB SKILL TRAINING TO INMATES IN PRISONS ACROSS THE STATE. BRADLEY SAYS HE맥스카지노�LL NOW BE ABLE TO OFFER EVEN MORE SUPPORT TO THOSE IN NEED. GREATEST FEELING FOR ME IS NOT MONEY. IT맥스카지노�S NOT GOING ON VACATIONS. IT맥스카지노�S HELPING ANOTHER HUMAN BEING, ESPECIALLY GO GET THROUGH WHAT I맥스카지노�VE BEEN THROUGH. EACH CLASS TAKES UP TO 30 APPLICANTS, SO IF YOU맥스카지노�RE INTERESTED IN BECOMING AN ADULT PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST, HEAD OVER TO OUR WEBSITE, 비바카지노 Viva.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION FRO

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Goodwill is now offering a certification course to those who want to become a certified adult peer support specialist.If you're already a client of Goodwill, the course is free to take. If you are not a client of Goodwill, then it costs $200. Anyone is welcome to take the course. An adult peer support specialist is someone who mentors people who are going through addiction recovery. They typically work in an addiction recovery center, aiding therapists. They also are typically someone who has gone through addiction recovery themselves."A lot of times, going down that path by yourself, there's a lot of relapse that happens, and that will still happen sometimes with a peer support. But it really gives you someone who's already gone through the things you're going through that really understand the struggles that you're having every day," said Angie Kerrick, Goodwill's director of training and development.The course is held entirely online. It takes one week to complete, and then participants must pass a state certification test.To qualify for the program, you must have gone through an addiction recovery program or have a diagnosis of a mental health disorder, be at least 18 years old, and have a high school diploma or GED. For more information on the program, or to sign up for the next class, click here.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

Goodwill is now offering a certification course to those who want to become a certified adult peer support specialist.

If you're already a client of Goodwill, the course is free to take. If you are not a client of Goodwill, then it costs $200. Anyone is welcome to take the course.

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An adult peer support specialist is someone who mentors people who are going through addiction recovery. They typically work in an addiction recovery center, aiding therapists. They also are typically someone who has gone through addiction recovery themselves.

"A lot of times, going down that path by yourself, there's a lot of relapse that happens, and that will still happen sometimes with a peer support. But it really gives you someone who's already gone through the things you're going through that really understand the struggles that you're having every day," said Angie Kerrick, Goodwill's director of training and development.

The course is held entirely online. It takes one week to complete, and then participants must pass a state certification test.

To qualify for the program, you must have gone through an addiction recovery program or have a diagnosis of a mental health disorder, be at least 18 years old, and have a high school diploma or GED.

For more information on the program, or to sign up for the next class, .

State of Addiction: Goodwill offering Adult Peer Specialist certification across Kentucky

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