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The Competencies of Telehealth Peer Support: Perceptions of Peer Support Specialists and Supervisors During the COVID-19 Pandemic. [PDF]

Community Ment Health J, 2022
This report assesses the competencies and technology needed for the provision of Telehealth Peer Support by Peer Support Specialists . The online survey assessed access to technology, core competencies required for the delivery of ThPS, and resources needed by the workforce to deliver ThPS.
Spagnolo AB, Pratt CW, Jia Y, DeMasi M, Cronise R, Gill K.   +5 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Critical Issues in Leadership Development for Peer Support Specialists. [PDF]

Community Ment Health J, 2020
This paper is a qualitative analysis of perspectives on leadership development among working peer support specialists and highlights the challenges, needs and efficacy these individuals experience in their work settings. Six participants engaged in a 2 h semi-structured focus group.
Jenkins GT, Shafer MS, Janich N.
europepmc   +4 more sources

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 microaggressions or the impacts of these experiences.
Firmin RL, Mao S, Bellamy CD, Davidson L.   +3 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Effectiveness of a Digital Peer Support Training Program Designed for Rapid Uptake Among Peer Support Specialists Pilot Study. [PDF]

Psychiatr Q, 2022
Peer telemental health recently became Medicaid reimbursable during the COVID-19 crisis, increasing the need for standardized training on digital peer support (DPS) services. DPS has the potential to reduce barriers to services and expand the reach of peer support specialists.
Fortuna KL, Brooks JM, Myers A, Sivakumar B, Lebby SR.   +4 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

A Recovery-Oriented Suicide Prevention Program Led by Peer Specialists for Veterans With Serious Mental Illness: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

JMIR Research Protocols
BackgroundVeterans with serious mental illness (SMI) have significantly elevated suicide risk compared to those without SMI. This group may also experience cognitive and functional impairments that complicate suicide prevention ...
Samantha Chalker, Jillian Carter, Yuki Imai, Colin Depp, Matthew Chinman   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

National Practice Guidelines for Peer Support Specialists and Supervisors [PDF]

Psychiatric Services, 2022
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. established a work group that revised the association's 2013 National Practice Guidelines for Peer Supporters to include specific guidance ...
Dana, Foglesong, Kelsey, Knowles, Rita, Cronise, Jessica, Wolf, Jonathan P, Edwards   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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. Methods: One hundred and twenty-one peer support specialists were recruited from statewide peer certification training programs and the International Association of ...
Brooks JM, Wu JR, Umucu E, Storm M, Chiu CY, Walker R, Fortuna KL.   +6 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Introduction to the Coproduction of Supervision Standards for Digital Peer Support: Qualitative Study

JMIR Human Factors, 2023
BackgroundDigital peer support enhances engagement in mental and physical health services despite barriers such as location, transportation, and other accessibility constraints. Digital peer support involves live or automated peer
Caroline Collins-Pisano, Michael Johnson, George Mois, Jessica Brooks, Amanda Myers, Deanna Mazina, Marianne Storm, Maggie Wright, Nancy Berger, Ann Kasper, Anthony Fox, Sandi MacDonald, Sarah Schultze, Andrew Bohm, Julia Hill, Karen Fortuna   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Employment Trajectories of Recently Certified Peer Support Specialists: A Longitudinal Qualitative Analysis. [PDF]

Subst Use Addctn J
Background: Recent work has highlighted the challenges and benefits that certified peer specialists (CPSs) experience in the workforce. While their work can lead to personal fulfillment and financial independence for CPSs, and improved mental health and substance use recovery outcomes for their clients, little is known about ...
Siantz E, Pelot M, Ostrow L.
europepmc   +3 more sources

“As soon as I start trusting human beings, they disappoint me, and now I am going to get on an app that someone could hack. I really do not want to take that chance”: barriers and facilitators to digital peer support implementation into community mental health centers

Frontiers in Digital Health, 2023
BackgroundCertified peer support specialists often use technologies such as smartphone applications to deliver digital peer support in community mental health centers.
Karen L. Fortuna, Shreya Divatia, Sudeep Neupane, Pamela Geiger, Andrew Bohm   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source