Trainings

The CAFE TA Center is pleased to present its newest online training, Peer Supervision. As peer support services continue to grow in use and popularity, peer specialists find themselves working within all manner of settings. It can be a challenge for peers to stay true to their values and the principles of recovery as they work […]

The CAFE TA Center is pleased to present its newest online training,  Peers as Professionals: Workplace Success. There are many challenges for people with lived experience when it comes to engaging with the behavioral health workforce. Peer professionals want to remain true to the principles of recovery, help those they work with build on their strengths

At the 2013 Alternatives conference in Austin, TX, The CAFE TA Center invited people with lived experience to share their thoughts on recovery. Dozens of people chose to participate, and offered their reflections on the recovery process, how the concept of recovery has changed their perspective on mental health, and what public policy makers and

The CAFE TA Center is pleased to present its newest online training,  Conflict Resolution: Challenging Organizational Change and Growth. As consumer organizations grow and change, they can experience internal conflict about the path they will take through that growth. Advocates within organizations can share convictions about the importance of mental health, while disagreeing vehemently about how

The CAFE TA Center is pleased to present its newest online training,  Workforce Development:  Advocating for Peer Support Specialist Positions. While the many benefits of peer support are well-known in the peer specialist community, they are less understood in the healthcare system and among the general public. Workforce Development:  Advocating for Peer Support Specialist Positions provides

The CAFE TA Center is pleased to present its newest online training,  Board to Death: Wake Up Your Board of Directors. One of the big challenges in operating a consumer-run organization is keeping a Board of Directors up and running. What are the Board’s responsibilities? What do Board members need to know? How can an organization

The CAFE TA Center is pleased to present its newest online training,  Re-Organizing the Organization. Many organizations start out with a strong mission, a core of committed leaders, and genuine enthusiasm for making a tangible difference in the lives of the people it serves. It can be a real challenge to get an organization up

The work of systems change can be daunting. People with behavioral health needs and their advocates know what they would like the service delivery system to look like, but getting to that reality can be a real challenge. Fortunately, behavioral health advocates are not alone in facing that challenge. There are individuals with all types

Consumer organizations are constantly seeking ways to obtain revenue, expand their operations and ensure their long-term sustainability. One way to meet those needs is to enter into contracts to provide specific services. But how can a consumer organization go about entering into a contract? And what do they need to know about how contracts work?

The CAFE TA Center is pleased to present its newest online training, Emerging Adults on Governance Boards. Many consumer operated organizations recognize the need to reach out to youth and emerging adults and to include them as part of the consumer movement. At the same time, it can be a challenge to identify youth participants,