You have completed a 60 hour COPA approved training. Not yet? Click here for AFRC’s training page to find out more.

You need 500 hours of work experience and 25 hours of supervision

You intend to take the COPA CPFS Exam.

20 Hours weekly (Avg)

Paid at $20 hour

1099 Contractor Work (Important Information from the IRS)

No guarantee of a job post internship

6 Months minimum commitment

It’s your calling.

You want to cultivate your authentic self.

You want to be part of the peer movement.

My 6-month internship with Advocates For Recovery Colorado (AFRC) was a deeply transformative professional experience. I gained essential skills, learning how to effectively listen to participants, ask them relevant questions, and empathetically teach concepts to diverse groups of individuals. Leveraging my own lived experience, I applied these skills by facilitating Eight Dimensions of Wellness content at various Denver non-profits, including the Denver Rescue Mission. My role also expanded to providing crisis support at a local hospital, which I found to be incredibly impactful, planning and executing events and facilitating All Recovery Meetings. This valuable internship confirmed my path toward becoming a Certified Peer and Family Support Professional.  I would wholeheartedly recommend this program because of the supervisor's intentional training and amazing coordination of the intern team, which created an unparalleled supportive environment. AFRC taught me how to harness my lived experience with SUD and translate it into genuine, impactful support for others. -Becky B. (Intern Graduate)

Who is the Supervisor?

Check out Jody Gamel’s bio here.

What is the schedule?

Initially the schedule is Monday 10-4:30 Tuesday 10-5:30 Wednesday 10-5:30

This is the schedule for the first 4-6 weeks then the ability to flex your schedule opens up based off the opportunities you would like to take advantage of based off your interests and the needs of AFRC.

Is it work from home?

No, the internship is located primarily in Westminster office with exceptions for the remote offices. You would still work in a office even if it is one of our remote offices.