The Peer Health Educator Program is currently recruiting for the 2024/2025 Academic Year

 

Program Overview:

The Sarah Lawrence College Peer Health Educator Program is a volunteer opportunity provided by SLC’s Health & Wellness Center. It uses the NASPA CPE training program, which is a comprehensive, 8-hour training curriculum. The program is designed to empower students with the core training to educate, intervene, listen to, and help their peers make healthy lifestyle choices. The training will provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to plan programming and educational events on campus, as well as to educate members of the campus community on options to improve their health. After successfully completing the training, students will be lifetime Certified Peer Educators (CPE).  Once training is complete and students have taken and passed a short CPE certification exam, they will be able to officially participate in creating and facilitating programming on campus working with the Health & Wellness Center.

 

Peer Health Educators (PHE) Requirements:

Submit application by Sept. 13th by 5 p.m.

1 year commitment

Attend 8 hours of Training (Sept. 24th and Oct. 1st 1 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.)

Pass the CPE Certification Exam, (Certification never expires)

Attend monthly PHE meetings

Support at least one project in partnership with the Health & Wellness Center

Develop one project independently or with a group to implement during the academic year

Remain in good academic standing at the College

 

After reviewing the expectations and requirements, interested parties should apply below for a limited number of positions for Fall 2024. Application deadline is September 13rd, 2024 at 5 p.m.

Complete the application (link is below) and submit it to phe@sarahlawrence.edu by September 13th, 2024 at 5 p.m.

 

Application decisions will be announced by email by September 20th, 2024.

 

Click here to access the PHE Application

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  • 914-395-2350 

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  • 914-395-2222 (emergency)
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24 hour Hotlines:

  • National Suicide and Crisis Hotline:  988
  • National Mental Health Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
  • NYC Well (24 hr Mental Health Support): 1-888-692-9355
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    • Nurse Hotline: 1-800-634-7629
    • Behavioral/Mental Health Hotline: 1-888-857-5462
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