JMIR Mental Health, 2020 BackgroundPrior to the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), telemental health to support mental health services was primarily designed for individuals with professional clinical degrees, such as psychologists, psychiatrists, registered nurses, and
Fortuna, Karen L +5 more
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Peer support specialists' experiences of microaggressions. [PDF]
Psychol Serv, 2019 Microaggressions and their consequences have been observed among people with mental illness. However, little is known about ways in which peer support specialists, those with lived experience who also provide mental health services, experience ...
Firmin RL +3 more
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Key components of recovery predict occupational performance and health in peer support specialists. [PDF]
Psychiatr Rehabil J, 2021 Objective: The primary purpose of the study was to explore and identify how components of recovery are associated with occupational performance and health among peer support specialists.
Brooks JM +6 more
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Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth in Peer-Support Specialists: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesVicarious Posttraumatic Growth (VPTG) is a critical yet underexplored phenomenon among trauma-focused helping professionals. While secondary trauma (ST), compassion fatigue, and burnout are widely recognized negative aspects of working with trauma ...
Taryn C. Greene +5 more
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Actionable Items to Address Challenges Incorporating Peer Support Specialists Within an Integrated Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder System: Co-Designed Qualitative Study. [PDF]
J Particip Med, 2020 Background Peer support specialists offering mental health and substance use support services have been shown to reduce stigma, hospitalizations, and health care costs.
Almeida M +4 more
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Development and pilot study of a suicide prevention intervention delivered by peer support specialists. [PDF]
Psychol Serv, 2019 Suicide rates in the United States have been increasing in recent years, and the period after an inpatient psychiatric hospitalization is one of especially high risk for death by suicide.
Pfeiffer PN +10 more
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Risk and protective factors in relation to early mortality among people with serious mental illness: Perspectives of peer support specialists and service users. [PDF]
Psychiatr Rehabil J, 2022 OBJECTIVE Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) experience a 10-25-year reduced life expectancy when compared to the general population that is due, in part, to poor health behaviors.
Sippel LM +5 more
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National Practice Guidelines for Peer Support Specialists and Supervisors. [PDF]
Psychiatric Services, 2021 In 2017, the National Association of Peer Supporters (N.A.P.S.) leadership became aware of growing member concerns about supervision contradicting or conflicting with core peer support values. In response, N.A.P.S.
D. Foglesong +4 more
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Psychometric validation of the Job Satisfaction of Persons with Disabilities Scale in a sample of peer support specialists. [PDF]
Psychiatr Rehabil J, 2021 OBJECTIVE The primary purpose of the study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Job Satisfaction of Persons with Disabilities Scale in a sample of peer support specialists.
Brooks JM +7 more
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Testing assumptions about peer support specialists' susceptibility to stress.
Psychological Services, 2021 Peer support specialists (PSs) have mental health recovery experience and are hired to assist others with similar challenges. This study is among the first to characterize stress among PSs, compared to data on other groups. Seven hundred and thirty-eight
Stephania L. Hayes, Jennifer L. Skeem
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