The Pier 360
Academy

​​The Pier 360 Academy will begin operating in 2025, there will be two tracks: Peer Participants and Peer Supporters.
 

Peer Participants Track

This track will offer peers opportunities to develop life skills, gain access to practical tools, and be empowered to achieve success. The types of courses and workshops will be:
 

• Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)

• Buried in Treasures

• Nurturing Parenting

• Rent Well

• Financial Wellness

• Mental Health Advanced Directives

• and, more….
   

Peer Supporters Track
 

The Peer Supporters track supports skills development of peer supporters. Peer supporters participating in learning cohorts or communities, or attending topical workshops will gain practical and useful skills. This track is for developing Pier 360 team members and other peer supporters in the region.

The topics will include:
 

• Managing the “fixer”

• Boundaries and ethics

• Power of intentional language

• Group facilitation

• Working from a trauma-informed perspective

• Cultural awareness and humility

• Supporting self-advocacy

• Self-care as a priority

• Work ethics and professionalism

• and, more….
   

Be on the look out for upcoming announcements…