Peer support specialist

A Peer Support Specialist uses their lived experience to support others in their recovery journey. Keep reading to learn what they do.

Our Older Adult Peer Services Include: Individual Meetings, Support Groups, Addiction Recovery Support, Older Adult Specific Trainings, and more.

Originally posted on PhD Balance social media platforms on 10/28/2020.Mental health distress and illness are multidimensional - each condition is different, and the same condition can present differently in two individuals. However, some signs are similar, including disrupted sleep or appetite, inability to cope with daily issues, social withdrawal, and inability to concentrate. Mental health distress can also present more subtly depending on the individual - but subtle cues don’t equate to…

Learn about the key requirements, duties, responsibilities, and skills that should be in a peer support specialist job description.

It’s not easy to train in new skills to support our mental health when the race has already begun. We are all going to cycle out of the green zone many times, regardless of our practice of self-care. We need each other right now to provide peer support to help each of us notice when we’re moving to the right of the stress continuum and pause or pace ourselves so we can complete this marathon together.

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