Module 1.1 Orientation

For RCPS Volunteers and Staff:

Before beginning the training course, please join our slack workspace if you haven't already and join the rcps-comprehensive- training channel at:

Helpful Learning Tips:

(The Microsoft Edge browser supports the "Read Aloud" feature which will read the text of any webpage to you using Control+Shift+U. We find this to be a valuable tool to aid in our learning process)

Another helpful tip while taking the training course is to use a highlighter tool you can find as an addon or extension in your browser.

You can also use the Zoom feature in your browser to make the text and content and larger depending on your specific needs and comfort.

Introduction:

Our first learning objective is exploring our website and having a solid foundation of our mission and our values, who we are as a peer support organization, and the work we do through our programs and services. Please take some time to thoroughly read all of our About Us and Our Programs and Services pages.

Next: Let's watch the RCPS Comprehensive Training Course Welcome video below:

Now that we have watched the welcome video let's now watch this TedxTalk video by Amy Edmondson who talks about the power of teamwork, and how we as individuals bring unique talents and skills to the work we do together as a team:

Why are we learning about cultural competency, cultural humility, and intersectionality?

These concepts, terms, and practices help us understand who we are as unique individuals made up of our many identities and helps us understand our relationships with other people and their identities and further helps us understand the social dynamics and relationships between different people and different groups of people.

Our mental health is influenced and impacted by our identities and the identities of other people and other groups of people.

As we learn about cultural competency, humility, and intersectionality we learn more about ourselves, other people and groups, and sets the foundation and framework for working with different people and groups of people in the scope of our work in providing peer mental health support.