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Pathlight Mentor Certification: limited access

Lead with Empathy. Support with Strength. Grow with Purpose.

Length: 3-hour certification course | Tools: Mentor handbook, boundary-setting scripts, scenario worksheets, and reflection guide | Access: Included in Achiever Plus and HR Basic memberships

Great mentors don’t fix people - they walk beside them.
The Pathlight Mentor Certification is a competency-based training designed to prepare peer mentors to guide others through growth, recovery, and transition with integrity, boundaries, and emotional awareness. You’ll learn how to support without rescuing, listen without judgment, and model the habits that build trust and self-reliance.

This isn’t theory - it’s mentorship you can use in the real world, with real people.

Who It’s For

  • Peer mentors supporting individuals in recovery or re-entry.

  • Community members stepping into mentorship or facilitation roles.

  • Program graduates preparing to mentor others in the Pathlight model.

  • Volunteers, staff, and lived-experience mentors guiding others through change.

  • Anyone ready to lead from experience while maintaining professional and emotional balance.

Why It Works

Because mentorship without boundaries becomes rescue, not recovery.

The Pathlight Mentor Certification helps peer leaders turn empathy into action - not overextension. Every lesson connects emotional intelligence, ethics, and accountability to the daily reality of helping others grow. You’ll finish ready to lead with confidence, compassion, and clarity.

What You’ll Learn

  • How to build trust and accountability through clear, consistent boundaries.
  • How to identify and manage emotional triggers - yours and theirs.
  • How to use active listening and trauma-informed communication.
  • How to model emotional regulation and problem-solving in real time.
  • How to collaborate with program staff, case managers, and directors.
  • How to stay grounded and effective without burnout or overreach.

You can’t stop every storm.
But you can be the calm that changes how it ends.

The Pathlight Mentor Certification Journey

  1. Introduction – What This Workbook Is

    4 lessons
    1. About This Series and Platform
    2. What This Workbook Is and What It’s For
    3. The Essence of Inner Leadership
    4. The Power of Self-Reflection

  2. The Role of a Pathlight Mentor

    1 lesson
    1. The Role of a Pathlight Mentor

  3. The Language of Emotional Literacy

    1 lesson
    1. The Importance of Presence

  4. Trauma-Informed Presence

    1 lesson
    1. Presence

  5. Session Design & Story-Centered Flow

    1 lesson
    1. Story-Centered

  6. Feedback, Boundaries & Repair

    1 lesson
    1. Feedback, Boundaries & Repair

  7. Boundaries, Ethics & Red Flags

    1 lesson
    1. Recognize Red Flags

  8. The Role of the Mentor Portal

    1 lesson
    1. The Role

  9. Measuring Growth and Impact

    1 lesson
    1. Growth and Impact

  10. Certification Readiness & Growth Reflection

    2 lessons
    1. Readiness & Growth
    2. FINAL PRACTICE QUIZ

  11. Bonus Section: Appendix & Wrap-Up

    0 lessons
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