Peer Mental Health Advocate (PMHA) Training
NOTE: This course is ONLY for folks accepted as a PMHA by Project LETS.
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NOTE: This course is ONLY for folks accepted as a PMHA by Project LETS.
Your Instructor
Stefanie Lyn Kaufman-Mthimkhulu (she/they) is the Founder and Executive Director of Project LETS (Let’s Erase the Stigma); a national grassroots organization and movement led by and for folks with lived experience of mental illness/madness, Disability, trauma, and neurodivergence. Their work specializes in building peer support collectives and community mental health care structures outside of state-sanctioned systems of “care” -- grounded in principles of anti-racism and Disability/Transformative/Healing Justice. They are an active community organizer, invested in disrupting multiple systems which disproportionately discriminate, harm, and kill mentally ill, Disabled, and neurodivergent folks worldwide.
Course Curriculum
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StartIntroduction
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StartFrameworks of Understanding; The Fight for Freedom; Role of a Peer Mental Health Advocate (PMHA) (184:01)
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StartDiagnosis, Self-Image, and Community Identity; Barriers and Stigma (14:27)
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StartBasics of Healing and Recovery; Power and Language (41:10)
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StartOur Identities; Hope and Empowerment (30:52)
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StartBasics of Counseling; Building a Relationship; Effective Communication Skills (42:51)
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StartMental Illness Experiences; Psychiatric Medications; Trauma; Crisis Situations (352:43)
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StartEthics and Logistics; Know Your Rights (66:30)
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StartConcrete PMHA Skills; Advanced Communication Skills; Building Coping Skills (54:28)