North Dakota’s Peer Community Comes Together
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The PSAND Peer Support Summit is one high-energy day of connection, learning, celebration, and peer voice. Peer supporters and allies from across North Dakota come together to build relationships, earn continuing education, share experiences, exchange ideas, and strengthen the future of peer support in our state.
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Expect relevant, engaging sessions focused on the real work of peer support—along with plenty of opportunities to network, learn from one another, celebrate the peer community, and make your voice heard.
Who Should Attend?
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If you’re connected to peer support—or simply interested in learning more—you belong at the Summit!
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The Summit is designed for certified Peer Support Specialists, individuals who have completed peer support training, people considering or interested in peer work, supervisors and employers of peers, behavioral health professionals who work alongside peers, and others who support the growth and advancement of peer support in North Dakota.
Come learn. Connect. Share your voice. Celebrate. Leave energized.
Learning Objectives
Andrea Hochhalter
Title:
Advancing Peer Support Together
Learning Objective:
1. Identify emerging trends shaping the future of peer support nationally and in North Dakota.
2. Recognize workforce and organizational factors that support effective peer practice and retention.
3. Identify opportunities to strengthen and advance peer support within organizations, communities, and systems.
John Campbell
Jessica Fischer
Charlotte Armstrong
​Beth Beckers & Mychal Cook
Tamra Huesers
Title:
Different Settings. One Practice.​
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Veteran Voices: Vets' Experiences and Thoughts on Peer Support​
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Defining the Role of Peer Support in ND Crisis Services
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Together Is Better: The Case for Parent, Caregiver and Family Peer Support Alongside Individual Peer Support
Title:
Building Brain Injury Informed Peer Support Specialists​
Learning Objective:
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Peer Recovery Support Services (PRSS) is grounded in core principles that remain consistent across all settings, with peer specialists maintaining distinct roles separate from clinical providers by leveraging lived experience through strength-based, recovery-oriented practices.
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The profession's integrity depends on protecting against role drift through clear standards, ethical boundaries, and advocacy that advances peer support as a respected discipline within integrated systems of care.
Learning Objective:
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Learn more about veteran/military culture.
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Gain a greater understanding of how veterans experience peer support.
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Learn ways to better serve veterans in their own peer practice.
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Understand the nationwide effort to expand and improve crisis services.
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Learn how to remain authentic in stressful, fast moving situations.
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Hear personal experiences about working on Multi-disciplinary treatment teams and tips for creating a positive team dynamic.
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Identify the growth of Peer Support in ND crisis services and hear about exciting changes in the works.
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Understand the distinct roles of individual, parent, caregiver, and family peer support by examining how story choice, perspective, and boundaries shift depending on the role, and how clarity strengthens safety and effectiveness.
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Practice intentional story sharing by learning how to choose stories that support caregivers, avoid harm, and stay aligned with peer support principles, rather than revisiting childhood narratives that belong in individual peer support.
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Strengthen caregiver support skills by understanding how parenting changes across developmental stages, recognizing messaging that limits growth, and adopting communication approaches that promote autonomy, connection, and whole family recovery.
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Identify common signs of brain injury in vulnerable populations.
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Understand how brain injury impacts recovery, mental health, and justice involvement.
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Apply practical, ethical peer strategies to support brain-injured peers Navigate resources and next steps after a positive brain injury screening