Communities of Practice

“Holding Space Without Losing Yourself: Boundaries, Regulation, and Relational Integrity in Peer Support” with Paula Buege

February 19, 2026    |    1:30PM – 3:00PM    |    Virtual – Zoom

A workshop that blends skill‑building, reflection, and practice designed to strengthen the core relational muscles peers rely on every day.

Paula Buege

Paula Buege (CPS, CPPS) is a Community and Systems Innovation Strategist, Certified Peer Specialist, and Certified Parent Peer Specialist. She trains both the CPS and CPPS curricula for Wisconsin and has contributed to shaping the development of each program. In addition to her statewide and federal child welfare work, Paula provides direct CPS and CPPS support to families across Wisconsin, grounding her systems work in real world practice and lived experience. Her work strengthens the peer and parent peer support workforce, advances family driven and healing centered approaches, and supports practitioners and organizations in building accountable, relationship based systems of care.

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“Trauma informed Care in Leadership (Part 2)” with Michael King

February 26, 2026    |    1:30PM – 3:00PM    |    Virtual – Zoom

Join us in this Part 2 in leading communities deep in the depths of substance use and behavioral health, trauma is so often an ongoing component in the dynamic. It is critical for leaders in these worlds to come to terms with trauma and lead from a place of responsibility:

• What impact does trauma have on communities?
• What is our responsibility as leaders in these communities?
• What is the opportunity to build leadership in these moments?

Michael King

Michael King is a leadership trainer and coach, the Director and Creator of The Communities Project, and the Managing Principal of Impact Leadership Training & Coaching, LLC. He spent over a decade in the political arena, working on Presidential, Gubernatorial, U.S. Senate, and local campaigns, from county to state legislative efforts. He is a past Campaign Director, Field Director, Communications Director for the Washington State Democratic Party, and the former Executive Director of the Washington State Senate Democratic Campaign Committee.

The former National Director of Outreach & Engagement for Facing Addiction with NCADD, Michael is also a co-founder of a Washington state-based not-for-profit organization that empowers young people to engage in the political process. He is an alumnus of JustLeadershipUSA’s Leading with Conviction program and a graduate of the Rockwood Leadership Institute’s online Art of Leadership program.

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Continuing Education Hours and Recordings

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Note:
Starting with Community of Practice gatherings from September 2021 and beyond, you will be able to watch the recording and fill out an evaluation link for continuing education hours (CEUs), if you do so within two weeks of the recorded community of practice date.

Accessibility Note:
Starting in August 2021, we strive to ensure each Community of Practice gathering has ASL interpretation and live captioning. If you have reasonable accommodations requests regarding our Communities of Practice, click here to submit reasonable accommodations requests at least a week before the gathering.

More Information

• Privacy note: Community of Practice gatherings may be recorded for later on-demand viewing.
• CEHs: Attendance at the CPS & CPPS Community of Practice and some Supervisors of CPS & CPPS Community of Practice gatherings and completion of post-gathering evaluations will earn you 1.5 hours of continuing education credit good for recertification purposes in Wisconsin. The evaluation will be sent to the email with which you register to attend a Community of Practice gathering.

Like the community of practice gatherings in Wisconsin? Want to expand your learning in a national context?

Please check out the communities of practice hosted by the Peer Recovery Center of Excellence (click here), which are structured very similarly to the ones in Wisconsin.

This website is managed and maintained by staff at Access to Independence working on the Wisconsin Peer Specialist Employment Initiative. The words, views, and values presented herein are not necessarily representative of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.