Wisconsin Peer Specialist Employment Initiative

10/31/2025

📣IMPORTANT REMINDER📣

CPPS Recertification is due January 31, 2026, which is 3 MONTHS away!

🔶For more information about recertification, here is the link: https://www.wicps.org/recertification/

🔶Any questions, please contact Kaeden, Peer Specialist Workforce Development Coordinator, at kaedenw@accesstoind.or

10/18/2025

Due to the ongoing federal government shutdown and its impact on funding, the Wisconsin Peer Specialist Employment Initiative (WIPSEI) staff are temporarily furloughed from the initiative contract and the Community Networking Groups will be canceled until further notice.

For your peer-specialist related questions, please contact the Department of Health Services at DHSDCTSPeerSpecialist@dhs.wisconsin.gov.

09/25/2025

❗️REMINDER: Sept.'s Supervisor Community of Practice❗️

“Power: Decoding Power in Society, the Workplace, and You” with Cai Saint Logan is TODAY from 1:30PM-3PM!

👉Register: https://bit.ly/SCoPS

✨Sept.'s Supervisor Community of Practice✨

“Power: Decoding Power in Society, the Workplace, and You” with Cai Saint Logan

Power is everywhere — shaping relationships, organizations, and systems. But often it operates through unspoken or shadow rules that can be hard to see, name, or navigate. This 90-minute interactive presentation for peer specialists will motivate participants to think more about power and how it shows up in our work.

Participants will:
• Examine different types of power — personal, positional, relational, resource, and systemic.
• Reflect on the unspoken and shadow rules of power.
• Explore real-world scenarios and practice identifying ethical uses of power.
• Leave with strategies to notice, name, and shift power dynamics in ways that support both staff and those we serve.

This session blends reflection, discussion, and applied practice, giving peer specialist supervisors tools to better navigate the complex realities of power in their role.

📌Thursday, September 25, 2025
📌Time: 1:30PM - 3PM

👉Register: https://bit.ly/SCoPS

09/19/2025

✨We’re excited to share a community-funded opportunity to apply for a Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) training serving Milwaukee County!✨

Applications are now open and will close on Monday, September 22nd at 12PM (noon) — or once 50 applications are received, whichever comes first.

🟩For more info: https://bit.ly/110425CPST

09/17/2025

✨Sept.'s Supervisor Community of Practice✨

“Power: Decoding Power in Society, the Workplace, and You” with Cai Saint Logan

Power is everywhere — shaping relationships, organizations, and systems. But often it operates through unspoken or shadow rules that can be hard to see, name, or navigate. This 90-minute interactive presentation for peer specialists will motivate participants to think more about power and how it shows up in our work.

Participants will:
• Examine different types of power — personal, positional, relational, resource, and systemic.
• Reflect on the unspoken and shadow rules of power.
• Explore real-world scenarios and practice identifying ethical uses of power.
• Leave with strategies to notice, name, and shift power dynamics in ways that support both staff and those we serve.

This session blends reflection, discussion, and applied practice, giving peer specialist supervisors tools to better navigate the complex realities of power in their role.

📌Thursday, September 25, 2025
📌Time: 1:30PM - 3PM

👉Register: https://bit.ly/SCoPS

09/16/2025

📣IMPORTANT REMINDER📣

CPS Recertification is due September 30, 2025, which is 2 WEEKS away!

Please note: That the deadline for recertification this year is September 30th. Even if your current certificate says a different date, you have until September 30th to submit all recertification documentation.

🔶For more information about recertification, here is the link: https://www.wicps.org/recertification/

🔶Any questions, please contact Kaeden, Peer Specialist Workforce Development Coordinator, at kaedenw@accesstoind.org

09/15/2025

🔥Join us on zoom TODAY for the WIPSEI Community Networking Group🔥

Tuesday, September 16th, 2025
3:oopm-4:30pm

This space is intended for current Certified Peer Specialists and Certified Parent Peer Specialists to build community, debrief different experiences, and receive other peer support updates!

Register Here: https://bit.ly/CommunityNetGroup

09/12/2025

🔷Upcoming Certified Parent Peer Specialist Training🔷

VIRTUAL Certified Parent Peer Specialist (CPPS) Training coming up in December for: Residents of Milwaukee County

🔓Applications Open: Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025 at 12PM (Noon)
🔒Application Deadline: Tuesday, October 21st, 2025 at 12PM (Noon) or when the maximum is reached at 50 applications.

👉For More Information: https://bit.ly/120225CPPST

To find more upcoming trainings, follow this link: https://www.wicps.org/events/

09/10/2025

✨Sept. CPS/CPPS Community of Practice✨

“Ethics and Boundaries Dilemmas” with Clem Richardson

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

🟩Learn from historical context about how systemic barriers influence some individuals to turn to drugs and alcohol.

🟩Learn how to build rapport with clients, so that they feel more comfortable talking about cultural differences.
Discuss some of the ethical delima’s that is impacting our profession.

🟩Gain a broad perspective by learning from clients while growing awareness of unconditional positive regard.

🟩Learning how post pandemic influence non- traditional client care and counseling approaches.

🟩Learn how to set boundaries at the beginning of a professional relationship and define your roles and responsibilities.

📌Thursday, September 18, 2025
📌Time: 1:30PM-3PM

👉Register: https://bit.ly/SCoP