Well-Being Peers
Become a Well-Being Peer
Get involved, build friendships, improve your communication and facilitation skills and gain experience with event planning and marketing — all while working to create a better, healthier Mizzou. Let us know you’re interested today through our interest form or email us at mizzouwellness@missouri.edu for more information.
Who We Are
Mission: The Well-Being Peers empower University of Missouri students to make intentional, informed, and individual decisions related to their overall well-being by providing a non-judgemental environment to learn, relate, and discuss specific topics and be informed of available resources.
Vision: The Well-Being Peers are creating a campus culture where students can create interpersonal connections and achieve balanced well-being.
What You'll Gain
- Demonstrate reliability as peer educators while practicing self-care.
- Utilize evidence-based practices to promote positive behavioral change.
- Develop active listening and referral skills for effective peer support.
- Enhance program development, presentation, and communication skills.
- Improve personal health literacy and confidently educate others.
- Recognize the impact of identity on development and respect diverse perspectives.
- Adhere to shared group values, mission, and vision for success.
- Identify and respond to crises or unsafe behaviors appropriately.
Outreach Events
Some of our past events have included Love Yourself workshops, Fueling for Finals destressing, mocktail alcohol education events and more involving harm reduction strategies for common events.
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