What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Peer Specialist - Behavioral Health- Austin Manor position at Thrive Behavioral Network?
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The People:
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Responsibilities:
A mental health certified peer specialist under the treatment supervision of a mental health professional or certified rehabilitation specialist must provide individualized peer support to each client, promote a client's recovery goals, self-sufficiency, self-advocacy, and development of natural supports, and support a client's maintenance of skills that the client has learned from other services. The ability to share personal recovery experiences and to develop authentic peer-to-peer relationships is essential to effective CPS performance. Consequently, CPS must hold the following beliefs and demonstrate the following qualities:
- A personal belief in recovery.
- A genuine hope and optimism that their peers will succeed.
- A sincere interest in the welfare of their peers, including the ability to see each person as a unique individual.
- A willingness to share their own recovery experience.
- An ability to flexibly engage people based on their level of receptivity and individual needs, acknowledging that even the same person may need different types of peer-based services at different points in their recovery process.
Qualifications:
- Must be or have been a consumer of behavioral health services.
- Must be certified as a Peer Specialist by Department of Human Services.
- A Mental Health Certified Peer Specialist must be at least 18 years old and qualify as stated in 245I.04 Subdv.10(1-3).