Peer and Family Career Academy Connection

Valley of the Sun NAMI Walk

“Each year, millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental health condition — but mental illness affects everyone directly or indirectly through family, friends or coworkers. That is why each year, during the first week of October, NAMI and participants across the country raise awareness, fight discrimination and provide support. This year’s theme is “Together We Care. Together We Share.” Don’t miss out on Arizona’s Valley of the Sun NAMI Walk.

PFCA Conference

We are sold out for this year's conference! We can't wait to see you all there!

Community Jobs

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Community Events

Check out these community events and trainings.

Upcoming Events 

• October 3rd from 9am-1pm Supervisor Course Join us for a course on how to provide optimal supervision for your Peer and Family Support staff that will help your program deliver extraordinary outcomes.
• October 18th from 9am-4pm PFCA Conference Embracing Hope: Rising Together
• October 25th from 1pm-3pm Helpers For Behavioral Health: Addressing Tobacco Use You can become an important part of the solution to this problem. Helpers for Behavioral Health was designed at the University of Arizona, College of Medicine. Our goal is to help behavioral health staff become better equipped to help persons who are interested in stopping or reducing their tobacco use.
• October 27th from 5:30-7pm Peer and Family Support Networking Mixer (Prescott) Rosas Pizzeria Together we are better! This networking mixer is a chance for Peer and Family Supports to connect on our shared experiences. Our goal is to build a sense of community with our Peer and Family support to support us in warm handoffs and referrals.

• October 30th from 9am-1pm Motivational Interviewing Together we will learn how MI can be used at each stage of change, from pre-contemplation and contemplation, to preparation, action and maintenance. You will learn how to apply the method of MI with your own clients, by harnessing their own internal motivations to change. Motivational Interviewing is an evidence based practice which is essential for peer and family support specialists.
• October 30th from 2pm-4pm Ethics and Boundaries Ethics and boundaries are essential protection for ourselves and the individuals we serve. Together we will navigate some professional ethics and boundaries to provide clarity in what can feel gray.
• October 31st from 9am-1pm Trauma Informed Care: Real World Technique This course will dive past the normal question of "what happened to you" to exploring other necessary questions, impact of our words and how to provide trauma informed care in the real world.