SummitPEERS
SummitPEERS
The Summit County Peer Recovery Supporters network is a group of Ohio Certified Peer Recovery Supporters (PRS) living and/or working in Summit County, Ohio.
We have bi-monthly meetings to network and share information, training and job opportunities and work to develop and advance our competencies of peer work.
To recertify as a peer, 30 continuing education hours every 2 years. To find free or low cost options for obtaining these hours see our training opportunities page.
Meetings
2024 Meeting Dates - 3rd Tuesday - 4-5:30pm
January 16, 2024
February 20, 2024
March19, 2024
April 16, 2024
May 21, 2024
June 18, 2024
July 16, 2024
August 20, 2024
September 17, 2024
October 15, 2024
November 19, 2024
No December Meeting
Saturday, December 16, 2023 from 11am until 6pm
Agenda
11-12 - Intro & Welcome
12-1:30 Catered Lunch from Totally Cooked Catering
1:30-2 Sound Bath by John Nimmo
2-3:30 Equity talk about peer work pre-pandemic and how it's changed post-pandemic.
also from 2-5 (sign ups every 20 minutes)
2-5 Chair massage from Restorative Massage & Wellness
2-5 Assisted stretching from StretchLab Hudson
3:30-4:15 Running2BWell Health & Wellness in Recovery talk and short outdoor walk
4:15-5:30 Talk about what best practice peer work and workforce would look like
5:30-6pm Closing and depart
Technical Assistance for PRS with Certification or Recertification
Five peer organizations have partnered with OhioPRO and OhioMHAS to create technical assistance call centers for peers. These centers will be staffed by certified peer recovery supporters who will be available to answer any questions regarding the new eLicensing platform. They have received training so that they can provide information and answer any questions related to peer recovery supporter certification or recertification.
If you have any questions regarding eLicensing, certification, or recertification, please contact any of the individuals below.
Emily Werner at (419)901-6558 or ehubsupport@artisansrecovery.org; Sandusky Artisans
Ashley Smithson at (937)528-6399 or certificationassistancehub@gesmv.org; Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley
Andrea McCrate at (513)579-5416 or prscertification@recoverycenterhc.org; The Recovery Center of Hamilton County
Richard Otto at (740)592-2690 or gatheringplace45701@gmail.com; The Gathering Place
Gary Krafthefer at (614)453-4841 or gkrafthefer@thepeercenter.org; The PEER Center
Each of the individuals above will be available to respond to questions from Monday through Friday from 10 am – 2pm.
If you have any questions about contacting these individuals/organizations, please contact Michael J. Krause, Executive Director of OhioPRO, at mkrause@ohio-pro.com