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The NM Peer Support Coalition is a group of Certified Peer Support Workers and allies throughout New Mexico who have come together to share common experiences and work together to provide support, advocacy, and education to others in the field of peer support.

 

The primary goal of a NM Peer Support Coalition is to empower NM Certified Peer Support Workers with lived experience to help one another through sharing knowledge, experience, and practical advice. The NM Peer Support Coalition also aims to reduce stigma and increase awareness of the role of peer support in the recovery field.

 

The work of the NM Peer Support Coalition includes organizing events, trainings and meetings, creating an online community, offering mentoring or coaching, and advocating for policy changes that benefit the peer community. Members of NM Peer Support Coalition offer support to one another through active listening, sharing experiences, and providing emotional support.

 

NM Peer Support Coalition is a resource for individuals who are managing their recovery while working or volunteering in the community as Certified Peer Support Workers and will help to foster a sense of community, education and support that is be essential in balancing recovery and professional growth.

The NM Peer Coalition is currently in development so sign up today to get on our mailing list to hear about upcoming listening sessions, peer groups and more.

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So You’re Ready to Work, Now What?

Finding and maintaining employment is an essential part of recovery and life in the community for people with lived experience of serious mental health conditions, but those individuals face unique challenges in getting the right job and succeeding in the workplace. CAFÉ TAC’s 12-part interactive employment training series is designed to address those challenges, by equipping peers with the skills and strategies they need to find and maintain employment! This series is recovery-centered and strengths-based, examining the process of finding, applying for, and succeeding in a job through the lens of recovery, helping attendees to identify strengths and skills, align the job-seeking and employment experience with their personal recovery path, and providing opportunity for discussion in a peer-centered space. The series will be facilitated by Elise Padilla of Rebel Leadership Group, LLC, an individual with lived experience, an extensive history of working in the peer support community, and a strong understanding of recovery-oriented practices in job-seeking and employment. Each of the 12 parts in the series will include webinar to explore a specific employment-related topic and introduce a resource guide with relevant information, websites, community contacts, and best practices on that session’s topic. Topics to be addressed in the series will include: Resume Writing, Cover Letters  Skill Identification  Self-Care while Seeking Employment  The Job Search Process  Explaining Lived Experience  Interviewing  Professionalism  Communicating Effectively  Conflict Resolution Mental Health Check-Ins  Self-Care while Working It’s Not Working Out-How to Leave a Job Gracefully  Completion of the 12-part series will result in a certificate of completion that can be listed on a resume or shared with employers to show acquired knowledge in having developed the skills to obtain and maintain employment. 

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