• Non-clinical crisis support, especially after periods of hospitalization or incarceration

• Educating program participants about various modes of recovery

• Accompanying clients to medical appointments

• Raising awareness of existing social and other support services

• Linking participants to formal recovery supports

• Assisting with applying for benefits

• Empowerment Services – Peer Support (Peer Support) are non-clinical, peer-delivered services with focus on rehabilitation, recovery, and resilience. They are designed to promote skills for coping with and managing behavioral health symptoms while facilitating the utilization of natural supports and community resources. 

Peer Support must include the identified goals or objectives in the individual’s ISP, with interventions tailored to the individual. These goals should promote utilization of natural supports and community services, supporting the person’s recovery and enhancing the quality of their personal and family life. The intentional, goal-directed activities provided by this service emphasize the opportunity for peers to model skills and strategies necessary for recovery, thereby developing the individual’s skills and self-efficacy. These services are provided through the perspective of a shared personal experience of recovery, enhancing the individual’s sense of empowerment and hope.

Location(s) where services are provided:

Buffalo area-Provided in the home, community, and telehealth

Pay Rate:

$40.00 per hour