{"id":14,"date":"2014-07-25T17:45:01","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T17:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/counseling\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2025-01-28T19:18:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T19:18:38","slug":"peer-health-educators","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/counseling\/peer-health-educators\/","title":{"rendered":"Peer Health Educators"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-14\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-14-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-14-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-14-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"big-text panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-14-0-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peer Counseling services are offered through the Counseling Center. If students are interested, they may come to the Counseling Center located in Margaret Brent Hall during walk-in hours from 1pm-3pm, Monday &#8211; Friday to meet with a peer counselor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peer Health Educators play a vital role in promoting wellness among St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland students.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-14-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-14-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-14\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/154\/2024\/10\/0CS_5171-300x224.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/154\/2024\/10\/0CS_5171-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/154\/2024\/10\/0CS_5171-1024x763.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/154\/2024\/10\/0CS_5171-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/154\/2024\/10\/0CS_5171-1536x1145.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/154\/2024\/10\/0CS_5171-2048x1527.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"Photo by Chuck Steenburgh\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-14-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-14-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-14-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The\u00a0 Peer Health Educators work collaboratively with the Wellness Center to promote the safety, health and well-being of the campus community. The PHE\u2019s present a wide range of health programs, plan campus-wide wellness events, and develop marketing campaigns to educate the St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland campus community. Topics include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Nutrition<\/li>\n<li>Relationship Violence<\/li>\n<li>Sexual Health, Consent and Communication<\/li>\n<li>Sleep\/Stress Management<\/li>\n<li>Alcohol and Other Drugs education<\/li>\n<li>Eating disorders and body image<\/li>\n<li>Mental wellness\/suicide prevention<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our Peer health Educators are Nationally Certified through NASPA BACCHUS initiative and certified in Adult Mental Health First Aid.<\/p>\n<p>The Peer Health Educators (PHEs) are Çï¿ûÊÓƵ students dedicated to raising awareness on campus around issues such as mental and physical wellness, suicide prevention, alcohol and drug safety, and sexual health and safety.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the start of each academic year, the PHEs attend a week of intensive training on campus wellness issues, peer counseling, and peer education.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-14-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-14-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-14-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-14\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/154\/2024\/08\/PHEs-Heading-the-Take-Back-the-Night-walk.jpg\" width=\"2047\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/154\/2024\/08\/PHEs-Heading-the-Take-Back-the-Night-walk.jpg 2047w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/154\/2024\/08\/PHEs-Heading-the-Take-Back-the-Night-walk-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/154\/2024\/08\/PHEs-Heading-the-Take-Back-the-Night-walk-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/154\/2024\/08\/PHEs-Heading-the-Take-Back-the-Night-walk-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/154\/2024\/08\/PHEs-Heading-the-Take-Back-the-Night-walk-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/154\/2024\/08\/PHEs-Heading-the-Take-Back-the-Night-walk-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2047px) 100vw, 2047px\" title=\"Photo by Chuck Steenburgh\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-14-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-14-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h2>Programming and Events<\/h2>\n<p>The Peer Health Educators host a variety of formal and informal programming throughout the academic year on issues of sexual health and safety, mental wellness, alcohol and drug safety, and physical wellness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-14-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-14-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-14-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>Get Involved<\/h2>\n<h3><em>Time Commitment<\/em><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Attend PHE Training Week, held\u00a0 during the week prior to the start of the semester.<\/li>\n<li>Involvement in planning and running campus events.<\/li>\n<li>Attend weekly Wednesday afternoon meetings for debriefing and planning of upcoming events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><em>Expectations<\/em><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Maintain a GPA of 2.5 or higher.<\/li>\n<li>Contribute to event planning and be a reliable team member.<\/li>\n<li>Maintain an acceptable degree of conduct, on and off duty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Connect With Us<\/h2>\n<h4>E-mail us at <a href=\"mailto:peerhealth@smcm.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">peerhealth@smcm.edu<\/a> or find us on social media <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/peerhealthsmcm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@peerhealthSMCM<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<p><!-- Monthly Newsletter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/wellness-new\/smcm-peer-health-educators-monthly-newsletter\/\">https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/wellness-new\/smcm-peer-health-educators-monthly-newsletter\/<\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peer Counseling services are offered through the Counseling Center. If students are interested, they may come to the Counseling Center located in Margaret Brent Hall during walk-in hours from 1pm-3pm, Monday &#8211; Friday to meet with a peer counselor. 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