Ali Gold
Training Associate
Ali Gold, BS, CPS, is a Training Associate at the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation in the College of Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College at Boston University. Ali, a Sargent College graduate, joined the services division team in the Spring of 2024 as an instructor and coach for the College Mental Health Education Programs (CMHEP) and Adult Recovery Education Program. Ali oversees the PASS: Peer Academic Supports for Success program at BU and supervises the Peer Academic Coaches that work one-on-one with other BU students who are living with a mental health challenge. Ali also teaches FY103: Self-Efficacy Seminar, which is a wellness and academic seminar helping BU students learn strategies for academic success, explore values and goals, access campus supports and develop skills for healthy interpersonal relationships
Ali is extremely passionate about the mental health field – both personally and professionally – and is grateful for the opportunity to utilize her own learned, lived and living experiences to support and empower others on their wellness and/or recovery journeys. She has worked in a variety of mental health settings, including at the MA Department of Mental Health, where she co-trained and supported Young Adult Peer Mentors statewide and facilitated spaces to amplify the voices of young people with mental health experiences. Ali is also a fierce advocate and has been invited to share her story at conferences, classes and events. Ali is dedicated to promoting awareness and reducing prejudice and discrimination around mental health. Ali’s personal mantra is “Inspire and Be Inspired” and she’s so thankful and excited to be in a place that she’s able to do so.
Ali is notably passionate in cultivating hope, inclusivity and non-judgmental spaces to ensure that students feel that they matter while integrateing peer support to empower and support students in progressing towards their goals.