Welcome to Own Your Story & Be a Resource for Change:
Youth MOVE National’s Youth Peer Support 101 course.
This course is meant to guide you through an experience that shows that lived experience can be used in a variety of meaningful ways, including creating career pathways! This two-part learning series is designed to show you that your story is powerful and can be used to make a change in the world!
Part of this activity will require you to write/type your thoughts on a topic. It may be handy to keep a writing utensil nearby as you progress through the course.
Learning Objectives:
- Explore different ways in which expertise is defined
- Recognize that your story has meaning and is a powerful, destigmatizing tool to make change
- Familiarize yourself with career pathways for youth with lived experience
- Identify opportunities for using your lived experience
Course Lessons
Before You Begin
Lessons
Before You BeginModule One: Own Your Story
Welcome to Own Your Story & Be a Resource for Change: Youth MOVE National’s Youth Peer Support 101 course. This course is meant to guide you through an experience that shows that lived experience can be used in a variety of meaningful ways, including creating career pathways! This two-part learning series is designed to show you that your story is powerful and can be used to make a change in the world!
Lessons
Introduction What Do You Know About Expertise? Defining Expertise Expressing Thoughts Around Expertise Reframing Thoughts Around Lived Experience Valuing Lived Experience Define Your ExpertiseModule Two: Be a Resource for Change
Welcome to Own Your Story & Be a Resource for Change: Youth MOVE National’s Youth Peer Support 101 course. This course is meant to guide you through an experience that shows that lived experience can be used in a variety of meaningful ways, including creating career pathways! This two-part learning series is designed to show you that your story is powerful and can be used to find opportunities to make a change in the world!