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Best Practices Identified for Peer Support Programs
www.mhanational.orgPeer support is assistance provided by a person who shares commonalities with the target population, for example, direct experience in a particular situation or event, familiarity with a particular stressor, or other shared characteristics.1 Currently, peer support is widely used in
Michigan Certified Peer Support Specialist Program ...
www.michigan.govThe peer support liaison provides the application to supervisors of peer specialists within the CMHSP 3. Supervisor provides the application to the peer hired by the agency, who meets the Medicaid Provider Manual requirements and has been working for a minimum of 90 days 4. The peer specialist completes the written application
WHAT IS PEER SUPPORT? - SAMHSA
www.samhsa.govPeer support encompasses a range of activities . and interactions between people who share similar experiences of being diagnosed with mental health conditions, substance use disorders, or both. This mutuality—often called “peerness”—between a peer support worker
Guidelines for the Practice and Training of Peer Support
www.mentalhealthcommission.caPeer support is rooted in the knowledge that “hope is the starting point from which a journey of recovery must begin.” 8 Peer support workers can inspire hope and demonstrate the possibility of recovery. They are valued for their authenticity because
What Is Peer Support and What Is NOT Peer Support?
www.pathwaysrtc.pdx.eduA youth peer support specialist (YPSS) works with young people transitioning to adulthood, who are usually involved in a child-serving system (e.g., foster care, mental health) or experiencing a unique challenge. YPSSs are typically close in age with the young people they work with. YPSSs use their own lived
National Practice Guidelines for Peer Specialists and ...
www.peersupportworks.orgpeer support including a short description of each value in practice. Unlike earlier rules trying to fit peer support workers into traditional roles and settings with a focus on deficits (avoiding relapse) and rules about what peer workers can’t do, these guidelines focused on strengths
Supervision of Peer Workers - Substance Abuse and Mental ...
www.samhsa.gov•The nature of peer support means that boundary issues can be very nuanced and may require opportunities to reflect with a more experienced colleague. Supervisors Advocate for the Integration of Peer Workers in the Work Place •Supervisors educate others in …
Peer Support - What is it and does it work? - National Voices
www.nationalvoices.org.ukPeer support is of interest to UK policy makers, statutory services and the voluntary and community sector.17,18 For example, NHS England’s Five Year Forward View refers to peer support as one of the ‘slow burn, high impact’ interventions that should be …