Peer Listening
About Peer Listening
Peer Listening is a great option for students looking to actively strengthen their personal well-being and self-care strategies, identify campus resources, solve problems effectively, and work toward intentional change through one-on-one conversation.
Peer Listening is a free service offered by our Peer Educators for students at Colorado School of Mines. Through one-on-one conversations, the Peer Listeners will create an inclusive support system within a safe place free of judgment, provide resources on a variety of topics such as boundary-setting, drug and alcohol use, and self-care, and co-create an individualized action plan for participating students.
Peer Listening is not crisis intervention and should not replace counseling and/or medical services. Peer Listeners address and discuss difficult topics while providing students with mutual respect, privacy, and a plan of action.
Who are peer listeners?
Peer Listeners are current Peer Educators who go through additional, in-depth trainings and supervision to serve as a Peer Listener. Peer Listeners are Certified Peer Educators through NASPA. Peer Listeners can support students with topics such as smoking cessation, stress management, drug and alcohol use, self-care, and more.
how does it work?
Use the form below to schedule an appointment with a Peer Listener. Once you submit the form, an Outlook calendar invite with the time, location, and the Peer Listener you are meeting with will be sent to you within 5 to 7 business days.
We can’t wait to meet with you!
Kate Knudtsen
(She/Her/Hers)
Major: Environmental Engineering
Class: Junior
Email: katherineknudtsen@mines.edu
Training: Certified Peer Educator
Special Topics: Recovery and mental health concerns. Student lead for Mines for Recovery and Awareness.
Matthew mansfield
(He/Him/His)
Major: Mining Engineering
Class: Junior
Email: matthew_mansfield@mines.edu
Training: Certified Peer Educator
Special Topics: Anything
Ava O’Hara
(She/Her/Hers)
Major: Quantitative Biosciences and Engineering
Class: Senior
Email: aohara@mines.edu
Training: Certified Peer Educator
Special Topics: Anything
Interests/Personal: Skiing, hiking, Alpha Phi member, part of the American Medical Women’s Association.
GOALS OF THE PEER LISTENING
Students who participate in a one-on-one conversation with a Peer Listening can expect:
1. To identify the problem for which they are seeking support.
2. To articulate what support looks like for them.
3. To co-create 1-2 possible solutions or tangible next steps to implement to resolve their problem.
4. To identify 1-2 appropriate campus resources.
5. To be listened to, heard, and supported by Peer Listeners.
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM A PEER LISTENING SESSION
A Peer Listening session is a 30 to 45 minute collaborative process between you and your Peer Listener. Together you will identify current struggles and barriers to your success. Peer Listening provides a safe place to talk with a peer and fellow Mines student without judgement in order to develop self-awareness, skills, tools, and campus resources that will empower you in strengthening your well-being.
Please email PeerEducation@mines.edu with any questions.
