Iowa Peer Network

05/09/2024

If you are a recipient or provider of mental health services, fill out this survey!

If you need or use 🏠 home or community-based services or are a caregiver, service provider, case manager, advocate or community member, we want your feedback on improving these services in Iowa.

Your feedback will support waiver changes to better meet the needs of Iowans. https://mathematica.questionprogov.com/a/TakeSurvey?tt=Fu1wIGHp1YA%3D

05/01/2024

Nick Barnett is an amazing Peer Support Specialist who has founded his own non-profit to support men. Check out his amazing podcast, which really highlights the values of peer support!

In this episode, Nick delves into empathy and emotional management with special guest John Church. Throughout the conversation, John challenges conventional notions of discipline, highlighting the transformative impact of nurturing emotional intelligence within family dynamics.

Join Nick and John on "The Domestic Dad: Cleaning Up The Mess” for an enlightening discussion that explores the profound importance of empathy and emotional awareness in the journey of fatherhood and marriage.

In this engaging episode of “Domestic Dad: Cleaning Up The Mess,” host Nick delves into empathy and emotional management with special guest John Church. John...

03/27/2024

Live in Johnson County? You can help!

Help officers practice skills to help people in crisis by volunteering to role-play during their Crisis Intervention Training!

Officers are often the first responders when there's a mental health crisis. This week-long training teaches them about active listening, de-escalation, and resources they can draw upon like mobile crisis. Peer Support Specialists and speakers from NAMI make up part of this training. If you're interested in helping, they're looking for volunteers to role-play. Sign up here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0945A4A829A6FCCE9-citrole #/

03/26/2024

Legislation is going through in Iowa to change how mental health services are organized and funded in Iowa. Join our Zoom on Tuesday, April 9th to hear from Marissa Eyanson, Director of the Iowa Division of Behavioral Health, as she explains what this means and answers your questions on how this will affect your work!

https://iowapeernetwork.org/event/monthly-workshop-future-of-mental-health-in-iowa/

03/19/2024

Whoever needs this reminder today, here it is!

Reminder: You are worthy just as you are.

You don't need to prove anything to anyone. Never forget how much value you bring to the world just by existing. 💜⭐

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01/03/2024

Have questions about peer support certification? Join us on Tuesday, January 9th from 11-12:30 as the Iowa Board of Certification answers your questions about certification. We'll discuss the certification exam, supervision, continuing education requirements, and how to find relevant trainings.

https://iowapeernetwork.org/event/monthly-workshop-certification-and-training/

12/22/2023

12/21/2023

Check out this excellent free training to respond to people in distress!

Learn how to provide immediate support and comfort to those in distress with Psychological First Aid. No cost to attend - 4 CEUs.

12/20/2023

Recovery Coach in the Iowa City area looking for a job?

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Department of Psychiatry is seeking a Behavioral Health Coordinator to serve as a member of the UI Addiction and Recovery Collaborative (UI ARC) team providing peer recovery support services to patients seeking or currently receiving addiction treatment for a substance use disorder including opioid, alcohol and stimulant use disorders.

https://www.ziprecruiter.com/c/The-University-Of-Iowa/Job/Behavioral-Health-Coordinator-Department-of-Psychiatry-Addiction-and-Recovery/-in-Iowa-City,IA?jid=15a3e6a0e58ba988

Easy 1-Click Apply University Of Iowa Behavioral Health Coordinator - Department Of Psychiatry - Addiction And Recovery job in Iowa City, IA. Apply now!

12/19/2023

🎨 Beth Evans

12/18/2023

December 22nd we'll study addiction and Motivational Interviewing! Do you know the stages of change? Do you know the do's and don'ts of Motivational Interviewing? Can you define "enabling?" You'll be able to answer these questions and more after joining our study group this week!

https://iowapeernetwork.org/event/study-group-2-2/2023-12-22/

12/18/2023

Mental illness, parenting, and the holidays... It's wild, but if you're on this particular journey, you're not alone. If you like a little comedy and foul language while talking about mental health and finding meaning in life, check out the latest episode of the Duncan Trussell Family Hour.

https://www.duncantrussell.com/episodes/2023/12/16/david-stuart-maclean

David Stuart MacLean , author and one of Duncan's oldest friends, re-joins the DTFH! You can find David's books everywhere you buy your books! Check out The Answer to the Riddle Is Me: A Memoir of Amnesia and keep an eye out for David's new collection of essays, coming soon! Interested in writ

12/16/2023

Do you provide support for people with mental health or substance use issues? You deserve to be supported, too! Come join our group and decompress with others who understand your journey!

https://iowapeernetwork.org/event/support-group/2023-12-20/

12/15/2023

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12/14/2023

SENDING LOVE TO ALL WHO ARE

12/14/2023

Do you have questions about Peer Support certification? Join us on Tuesday, January 9th from 11-12:30 as the Iowa Board of Certification answers all of your questions. We'll discuss the certification exam, supervision, continuing education and how to find training. Bring your questions!

https://iowapeernetwork.org/event/monthly-workshop-certification-and-training/