Peer Talk is a short presentation to inspire, educate and spark conversations around innovative ideas, while sharing knowledge and fostering dialogue.
To receive 1.5 CEs for this session, you must attend all three Peer Talks. Partial CEs will not be awarded.
How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Can Make Peer Work Easier and More Empowering
AI can feel overwhelming, but it does not replace the heart of peer support. This peer talk makes AI simple and shows how it can support healing, connection, and daily wellness tools. The presenter will share how their journey led her to peer support and then to exploring AI as a way to lighten the load for herself and others. Participants will learn how basic AI tools can help with organizing thoughts, reducing stress, supporting goal settings, and helping peers reflect on barriers in a safe and empowering way. This peer talk is designed for beginners.The goal is to help peers feel confident using technology as a tool that supports recovery and strengthens human connection.
Presented By:
Katonya Jones – CPSS
Your Ripple Effect – The Power of Trauma
This peer talk will discuss understanding the power of trauma and how to use your experiences, lessons, and trauma to heal, help, and inspire. Typically, one bad experience will lead you to another because we carry energy from one moment to the next, but the power is in the breakthrough. One drop of hope can cause a ripple effect bigger than the initial occurrence of our trauma, if we let it.
Presented By:
Gabriel Gibson – CPRC
Transforming Barriers into Breakthroughs in Recovery-Oriented Practice
This peer talk explores how barriers commonly faced in recovery and helping roles can become powerful opportunities for growth, leadership, and impact. Drawing from lived experience and professional practice, this presentation focuses on recognizing challenges such as stigma, burnout, self-doubt, boundary concerns, systemic inequities, and responding to them with intention and purpose. Participants will be encouraged to reflect on how personal experiences shape their approach to supporting others and how those moments can strengthen empathy, credibility, and effectiveness.
Presented By:
Tamesha Little – CPRC, CADC-DP, AA, CPRM, CHW