Topic: Peer Specialists

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What is the nature of the relationship between a peer support specialist and the people they serve?

Answered by:

Patrick Hendry, SMI Recovery and Peer-to-Peer Engagement Expert - Mental Health America

Date Answered: March 22, 2019

Tags: Complementary Approaches (CAM), Integrated Care, Outreach, Peer Engagement, Peer Navigators, Peer-led Interventions, Self-management, Wellness
Do peer support specialists encourage the people they serve in taking medications?

Answered by:

Patrick Hendry, SMI Recovery and Peer-to-Peer Engagement Expert - Mental Health America

Date Answered: March 22, 2019

Tags: Complementary Approaches (CAM), Integrated Care, Peer Engagement, Peer Navigators, Peer-led Interventions, Psychopharmacology, Self-management, Wellness
What is the role of a peer support specialist in assisting people in their efforts to communicate more effectively with their physicians?

Answered by:

Patrick Hendry, SMI Recovery and Peer-to-Peer Engagement Expert - Mental Health America

Date Answered: March 22, 2019

Tags: Advance Directive, Complementary Approaches (CAM), Peer Engagement, Peer Navigators, Peer-led Interventions, Self-management, Wellness
How are peer support services paid for? Is peer support Medicaid reimbursable?

Answered by:

Patrick Hendry, SMI Recovery and Peer-to-Peer Engagement Expert - Mental Health America

Date Answered: March 22, 2019

Tags: Alternative Payment Models Standards (APMS), Complementary Approaches (CAM), Federal, Financing, Health System, Local, Peer Engagement, Peer Navigators, Peer-led Interventions, Policy, Self-management, State, Wellness
Do peer support specialists require a specific model of supervision?

Answered by:

Patrick Hendry, SMI Recovery and Peer-to-Peer Engagement Expert - Mental Health America

Date Answered: March 22, 2019

Tags: Complementary Approaches (CAM), Federal, Health System, Integrated Care, Local, Peer Engagement, Peer Navigators, Peer-led Interventions, Practice, Self-management, State, Wellness
Is peer support an evidence-based practice?

Answered by:

Patrick Hendry, SMI Recovery and Peer-to-Peer Engagement Expert - Mental Health America

Date Answered: March 22, 2019

Tags: Complementary Approaches (CAM), Federal, Health System, Integrated Care, Local, Peer Engagement, Peer Navigators, Peer-led Interventions, State, Wellness
What is the “peer bridger” model of peer support?

Answered by:

Patrick Hendry, SMI Recovery and Peer-to-Peer Engagement Expert - Mental Health America

Date Answered: March 22, 2019

Tags: Alternatives to Hospitalization, Civil Commitment, Complementary Approaches (CAM), Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC), Crisis Management, Family Involvement, Health System, Local, Peer Engagement, Peer Navigators, Peer-led Interventions, Re-entry Programs, Self-management, State, Support of Families, Wellness, Wraparound Services
What type of certification do Certified Peer Specialists have?

Answered by:

Patrick Hendry, SMI Recovery and Peer-to-Peer Engagement Expert - Mental Health America

Date Answered: March 25, 2019

Tags: Health System, Integrated Care, Local, Peer Engagement, Peer-led Interventions, Policy, State, Workforce
Is peer support a valuable addition to services for people with SMI?

Answered by:

Patrick Hendry, SMI Recovery and Peer-to-Peer Engagement Expert - Mental Health America

Date Answered: March 25, 2019

Tags: Bipolar, Complementary Approaches (CAM), Crisis Management, Depression, Family Involvement, Health System, Integrated Care, Local, Outreach, Peer Engagement, Peer Navigators, Peer-led Interventions, Practice, PTSD, Schizophrenia, Self-management, Shared Decision Making, State, Stigma, Support of Families, Trauma-Informed Care, Wellness, Workforce, Wraparound Services
What do we do if, while providing peer support, the Certified Peer Specialist encounters a “trigger” that creates stress that may represent a danger to their own wellness?

Answered by:

Patrick Hendry, SMI Recovery and Peer-to-Peer Engagement Expert - Mental Health America

Date Answered: March 25, 2019

Tags: Family Involvement, Health System, Outreach, Peer Engagement, Practice, PTSD, Self-management, Stigma, Support of Families, Trauma-Informed Care, Wellness, Workforce
I work in community mental health in a small community. We are preparing to hire some peer support staff but we realize that because it is such a small community, the peers we can hire will likely know some of the people they will be working with. What is the best way to handle this?

Answered by:

Patrick Hendry, SMI Recovery and Peer-to-Peer Engagement Expert - Mental Health America

Date Answered: March 25, 2019

Tags: Complementary Approaches (CAM), Health System, Integrated Care, Level of Care, Local, Peer Engagement, Peer Navigators, Practice, Self-management, State, Wellness
Should a peer support group for individuals with SMI be facilitated, or at least co-facilitated, by a clinician?

Answered by:

Patrick Hendry, SMI Recovery and Peer-to-Peer Engagement Expert - Mental Health America

Date Answered: March 25, 2019

Tags: Complementary Approaches (CAM), Health System, Integrated Care, Level of Care, Local, Peer Engagement, Peer Navigators, Practice, Self-management, State, Wellness
Peer Services Toolkit: A Guide to Advancing and Implementing Peer-run Behavioral Health Services

Publisher: ACMHA: The College for Behavioral Health Leadership; Optum

Year of Publication: 2015

Tags: Peer Engagement, Peer-led Interventions
Core Competencies for Peer Workers in Behavioral Health Services

Publisher: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Year of Publication: 2018

Tags: Peer-led Interventions
Consumer-Operated Services Evidence-Based Practices (EBP) KIT

Publisher: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Year of Publication: 2011

Tags: Peer-led Interventions
Peer Support Toolkit

Publisher: City of Philadelphia- Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAability Services (DBHIDS)

Year of Publication: 2017

Tags: Local, Peer-led Interventions
Cultural Competency in Mental Health Peer-Run Programs and Self-Help Groups: A Tool to Assess and Enhance Your Services

Publisher: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI); University of Illinois at Chicago National Research and Training Center on Psychiatric Disability

Year of Publication: 2010

Tags: Cultural Competency, Peer-led Interventions
Peer Support

Answered by:

Lisa B. Dixon, MD, MPH, Editor of Psychiatric Services
Rachel Robitz, MD

Date Answered: April 1, 2019

Publisher: American Psychiatric Association

Year of Publication: 2019

Tags: Integrated Care, Peer Engagement, Peer Navigators, Peer-led Interventions
Peer Support Master Classes

Answered by:

Patrick Hendry, SMI Recovery and Peer-to-Peer Engagement Expert - Mental Health America

Date Answered: April 4, 2019

Publisher: Mental Health America

Year of Publication: 2018

Tags: Financing, Health System, Peer Engagement, Peer Navigators, Peer-led Interventions, Practice, Self-management, Shared Decision Making, Trauma-Informed Care, Wellness, Wraparound Services
National Practice Guidelines for Peer Supporters

Publisher: International Association of Peer Supporters

Year of Publication: 2013

Tags: Peer Engagement, Peer-led Interventions

Topic: Peer Specialists

What is the nature of the relationship between a peer support specialist and the people they serve?

Do peer support specialists encourage the people they serve in taking medications?

What is the role of a peer support specialist in assisting people in their efforts to communicate more effectively with their physicians?

How are peer support services paid for? Is peer support Medicaid reimbursable?

Do peer support specialists require a specific model of supervision?

Is peer support an evidence-based practice?

What is the “peer bridger” model of peer support?

What type of certification do Certified Peer Specialists have?

Is peer support a valuable addition to services for people with SMI?

What do we do if, while providing peer support, the Certified Peer Specialist encounters a “trigger” that creates stress that may represent a danger to their own wellness?

I work in community mental health in a small community. We are preparing to hire some peer support staff but we realize that because it is such a small community, the peers we can hire will likely know some of the people they will be working with. What is the best way to handle this?

Should a peer support group for individuals with SMI be facilitated, or at least co-facilitated, by a clinician?

Peer Services Toolkit: A Guide to Advancing and Implementing Peer-run Behavioral Health Services

Core Competencies for Peer Workers in Behavioral Health Services

Consumer-Operated Services Evidence-Based Practices (EBP) KIT

Peer Support Toolkit

Cultural Competency in Mental Health Peer-Run Programs and Self-Help Groups: A Tool to Assess and Enhance Your Services

Peer Support

Peer Support Master Classes

National Practice Guidelines for Peer Supporters

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Topic: Peer Specialists

What is the nature of the relationship between a peer support specialist and the people they serve?

Do peer support specialists encourage the people they serve in taking medications?

What is the role of a peer support specialist in assisting people in their efforts to communicate more effectively with their physicians?

How are peer support services paid for? Is peer support Medicaid reimbursable?

Do peer support specialists require a specific model of supervision?

Is peer support an evidence-based practice?

What is the “peer bridger” model of peer support?

What type of certification do Certified Peer Specialists have?

Is peer support a valuable addition to services for people with SMI?

What do we do if, while providing peer support, the Certified Peer Specialist encounters a “trigger” that creates stress that may represent a danger to their own wellness?

I work in community mental health in a small community. We are preparing to hire some peer support staff but we realize that because it is such a small community, the peers we can hire will likely know some of the people they will be working with. What is the best way to handle this?

Should a peer support group for individuals with SMI be facilitated, or at least co-facilitated, by a clinician?

Peer Services Toolkit: A Guide to Advancing and Implementing Peer-run Behavioral Health Services

Core Competencies for Peer Workers in Behavioral Health Services

Consumer-Operated Services Evidence-Based Practices (EBP) KIT

Peer Support Toolkit

Cultural Competency in Mental Health Peer-Run Programs and Self-Help Groups: A Tool to Assess and Enhance Your Services

Peer Support

Peer Support Master Classes

National Practice Guidelines for Peer Supporters

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