Date & Time
Monday, September 15, 2025, 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Speakers
Session Type
Panel
Intended Audience
Peers, housing providers
Level of Experience
Intermediary -- Attendees should be familiar with basic aspects of topic and/or recovery housing.
Description
Peer support is the heartbeat of recovery housing. In this powerful session, a diverse panel of peer supporters will share their lived experience and explore what it means to provide high-quality, ethically grounded peer support within housing environments. From navigating boundaries to fostering trust, panelists will reflect on the unique opportunities and challenges of walking alongside residents in their recovery journeys. This conversation will highlight how lived experience—when supported with training, ethics, and care—can transform not only individual lives but entire housing communities.
Objectives
1. Understand how lived experience enhances the peer role and supports recovery housing environments.
2. Discuss ethical considerations and boundary-setting in peer support roles within housing.
3. Identify how peer support contributes to housing stability, empowerment, and community culture.
2. Discuss ethical considerations and boundary-setting in peer support roles within housing.
3. Identify how peer support contributes to housing stability, empowerment, and community culture.
Counselor Skill Group
Not Applicable