Boundaries and Self Care for Peers in Recovery Support

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Target Audience

Certified Peer Specialists (CPS), Certified Recovery Specialists (CRS), recovery coaches, and peer support workers.

Learning Objectives

• Define professional boundaries in peer-support relationships and articulate why they are essential for safety, trust, and ethical practice.
• Identify warning signs and risk factors for burnout, vicarious trauma, and compassion fatigue.
• Explore the unique vulnerability of peers who share lived experience with substance use recovery.
• Apply strategies to establish and maintain boundaries that protect both peer workers and clients.
• Develop a personalized self-care and support maintenance plan, that includes when and how to seek supervision or additional help.