The ASU Peer Academy provides advanced professional development and expanded resources for Recovery/Peer Support Specialists who have been identified by their organizations as current or emerging leaders in their organizations. The ASU Peer Academy uses a hybrid model that includes in-person immersion training combined with live webinars to create a dynamic learning experience suitable for all learning styles.

This course will explore multiple dimensions of leadership skills that are important to successfully leading a team, with a focus on supervision of peer support teams; including transferable skills to other kinds of leadership and supervisory roles.

The five core supervisory areas addressed in this training are: Inspiring interpersonal skills for supervisors, management tools for leaders, communication skills for all situations, managing conflict, and developing budgets and creating programs.