Have questions? Email me at marjorieyates@lightworksrecovery.org
Are you ready for a career as Peer Recovery Specialist?
Lightworks is presenting the DBHDS 72-hour CPRS Training from 10/19-10/30/26. Do you hear the call?
are you ready for cprs training?
No, we don't stand in a circle and hold hands. But we DO become a peer community. We do this by sharing our lived experience and learning from each other.
We didn't recover alone, and we don't learn to do this work alone either.
Lightworks' motto is, "Words don't teach. Experiences do." Come have a learning EXPERIENCE with us. No PowerPoints. We promise.
Ethical decision making for the peer professinal, 11/26/25
November 26, 2025, 930am-430pm, 6 CEs, $85.00
This training satisfies the VCB's requirements for recertification. Want to know more? If you'd like a copy of the flyer, email me at marjorieyates@lightworksrecovery.org
journey to wellness: we're going deep this time!
Burnout and compassion fatigue are real.
Burnout and compassion fatigue are real.
Burnout and compassion fatigue are real.
We become so immersed in the role of helper that we forget that WE need help too.
Generic coping strategies won't cut it.
Burnout and compassion fatigue are real.
Burnout and compassion fatigue are real.
We need personalized, optimized self-care. We need strategies that resonate with who we are and what we believe.
Let's do this TOGETHER.
Burnout and compassion fatigue are real.
Let's do this TOGETHER.
Join us on Wednesdays from 10am to 11:30am for this revelatory new series featuring trainers from around the Commonwealth.
Maintaining a baseline of wellness...
Historically, mental and emotional self-care domains such as the those that are the focus of these trainings, were primarily the concern of those providing or receiving mental health recovery support. This is no longer the case. We have entered a new era where self-care is no longer a sidenote.
Today we know that ALL peer supporters, regardless of their pathways to wellness, must employ a vigorous wellness routine if we are to stay healthy and provide the highest level of care. After all, how can we promote what we do not practice?
some TOPICS we'll cover:
Cooling the Flames of Anger
Self-Care for Anxious Feelings
Depression and Finding the Healer Within
The Power of Concentration and Focus
Self-advocacy and Effective Communication
Grief and Healing
Food Cravings
Negative Thinking and Worry
Guidelines
The self-care domains covered in this training are universal. They apply to all Peer Supporters and Family Support Partners. Unlike other generic self-care trainings, however, the thrust of this training is to dig deep and to personalize wellness practices to suit individuals, not groups, and to create lifelong wellness routines. Certificates of completion will be issued only for those who are visible on camera and miss no more than ten minutes of each 90-minute training. As always, we look forward to learning, growing, and sharing our experiences with you!
This is why I train Peer Specialists:
you deserve a career that honors your recovery.
Peer Specialists are unique individuals who have chosen to share their pain and transformation to light the way for others. It's not a job. It's a calling.
