GROWING THROUGHTM
Supporting others in life's
most difficult moments.

Growing Through is ...
 

  • a person-centered, strengths-based, trauma-informed approach to practices for supporting others at intensely difficult moments, such as those that are often, but not always, called “crisis”.

  • inspiring intensive skills training for crisis contact workers or volunteers, peer specialists and others with lived experience with mental ill-health and/or suicide, and a basic grounding in the fundamentals of the coaching, recovery and support services to people experiencing distress.

  • developed and provided by internationally recognized experts in mental health and suicide prevention

  • based in best practices of coaching, peer counseling, self-help, crisis intervention, and techniques derived from Mindfulness Meditation, Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Motivational Interviewing.

  • deeply informed by the recovery model, and the lived experience of people who have been through times of intensity and transformation themselves.
  • providing an expanding community of Allies that provides personal, professional, and technical support to enhance success for all those trained in the Growing Through model.


Making the choice for Growing Through

Growing Through is founded on the philosophy that every individual’s life journey is unique and valuable. For some people, the most significant moments of that journey include intense difficulty, distress and/or pain, including despair and thoughts of death. Sometimes these moments are called crisis.

Although the journey through these crucial experiences is one’s own, we are not alone in the experiences and challenges that accompany tough times. People who have been there are especially well-equipped to support others, as "Peer Allies,"– to reflect the dignity of change, assist with management of distress and intensity, and collaborate on visions of a positive future.

Growing Through gives people the skills and confidence to be effective “Peer Allies” for others in these times. Growing Through is deeply informed by the recovery model, and the lived experience of people who have been through times of intensity and transformation themselves. 


The Growing Through
Training Journey

Growing Through Intensive

Day 1 - Grounding in Growth

Day 2 - Being There

Day 3 - Finding Safety

Day 4 - The Heart of Suicide

Day 5 - Connecting to Hope


Growing Through Module Trainings  are available by special arrangement

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