CAPS presents a free training that integrates practical neuroscience of addiction with emotional intelligence skills to help peer specialists understand how brain changes, stress, and emotions influence substance use, relapse, and recovery. Participants will learn how addiction affects the brain’s reward, stress, and decision-making systems, why emotions often drive behavior, and how emotionally regulated peer relationships support healing. The session emphasizes stigma reduction, trauma-informed engagement, and sustainable peer practice in rural and community settings. Register here.