HK 113: Peer Education Facilitation and Harm Reduction Skills

Course Description

Best practices for prevention and outreach services include the growing utilization of peer education. Students will gain hands-on foundational experience in these skills and will examine common harm reduction and health promotion theories. Common substance use trends on a college campus will also be explored. This course will help students prepare for NASPA’s Certified Peer Educator test, opening the opportunity to serve as a Harm Reduction Peer volunteer or for a variety of other campus leadership positions, if so desired.