C4 Innovations Upcoming Courses

What stigmas do you or the communities with which you identify face and how do you survive them? When you see someone being stigmatized, how do you and your programs respond? These are some of the many questions we can help you address in this immersive, experience-based course on how and why stigmas are formed and what can be done to weaken and dismantle them in your selves, programs, agencies, and communities.

During this course, we will share our experiences of stigma, examine research and theories about stigma, and explore the psychological and social suffering stigmas cause. We will discuss ways to resist different forms of stigma and address individual and systemic factors. We will also examine case studies that include efforts to reduce the use of stigmatizing language, organize social movements that call out and fight against discrimination and oppression, and create community-wide shifts in knowledge and attitudes. Working with partners, participants will begin developing anti-stigma initiatives tailored to their organizations and communities.

If you want to learn more about how stigmas can impact recovery, join us for Power Hour: Addressing Stigma and Recovery, a free, interactive virtual conversation on January 21 from 2-3 pm ET.

Join this learning community on “Leading with Lived Experience” to build the capacity of your peer-run or recovery community organization. This learning community will support you in living your values, achieving your organization’s mission, and incorporating strategic thinking and strong business practices in everything you do.

Like all non-profits, peer-run and recovery community organizations face challenges to organizational growth and sustainability—particularly during times of great change and competing public health priorities. At the same time, recovery values and principles provide a uniquely empowering and grounding foundation. This learning community will support you in leading with the wisdom and strength of your own recovery experience and values. It will feature practical, engaging training; curated tools and resources; small group consultation and coaching; and connections with others facing similar challenges.