Online Group: Peer Mentor Development
March 27, 2023, 3:00 PM-4:00 PM Eastern
This development session is offered quarterly to TAPS Peer Mentors.
TOPIC: Self Disclosure - Knowing how and when to share your story.
The TAPS Peer Mentor Team invites you to join Deb Lucey, Director of Operations, Survivor Support as she hosts an interactive conversation about knowing when and how much of your story is appropriate to share when you are mentoring another survivor. Deb will explore the benefits and potential drawbacks of using self disclosure in conversations with a mentee.
Presenter
Debra Lucey, MSW, LCSW, FT
As the Director of Operations, Survivor Support for TAPS, Debra oversees the specific support provided to families and individuals through TAPS Survivor Services, providing consultation regarding the most complex survivor care situations to ensure that staff and survivors have the most appropriate care. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in social work and an associate degree in early childhood education. Debra has earned a human service certificate and is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. She is trained in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) and Crisis Response Planning (CRP), has completed advanced training in death, dying, and bereavement through the Association for Death Education and Counseling resulting in her Fellow in Thanatology (FT), and is a licensed clinical social worker. Her lived and professional experience has assisted Deb in obtaining her lifelong dream of helping others in need of support. Through her work with TAPS, Debra is grateful to honor the memory of her brother, Corporal Jeffrey Michael Lucey (USMC Reserves), who died by suicide on June 22, 2004.
About the TAPS Peer Mentor Program
The TAPS Peer Mentor Program equips survivors, at least 18 months past their loss, with the tools and skills needed to serve as a mentor to fellow survivors looking for support from someone who truly understands the unique aspects of military tragedy and who has walked in their shoes. A peer mentor is there to listen when you need someone to talk to, to be a friend when you're feeling lonely, and to celebrate the personal triumphs in your grief journey.
If you are an adult survivor at least 18 months beyond the loss of your own loved one and ready to comfort and give hope to another bereaved person, consider becoming a TAPS Peer Mentor.
QUESTIONS?
Contact us at 800-959-TAPS (8277) or peermentors@taps.org.