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Peer Support Specialist

Freedom House Recovery Center Inc
place Roxboro, 27573
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Full Time
Experience:
Avoidant Personality Disorder
ECT
Peer Support
Victims of Crime/Abuse (VOC/VOA)
Aviation/Transportation
Racial Justice Allied

About Job

Provide interventions that promote the consumer?s personal safety, self-worth, confidence, and growth, connection to the community, boundary setting and planning, self-advocacy, personal fulfillment and development of social supports, and effective communication skills. Specifically:

  • Assist and support consumers with transition from crisis, inpatient or medical setting to appropriate outpatient treatment settings.
  • Work with clinician, QP or discharge planners to develop and implement treatment plan.
  • Provide intervention strategies to consumers and their supports in accordance with the treatment plan.
  • Engage consumers in activities aimed to assist in a wide range of skill development, symptom management, wellness education and work readiness when appropriate.
  • Initiate and maintain contact with consumers to facilitate transition between services.
  • Provide or assist with transportation to initial appointments.
  • Maintain and submit accurate and timely documentation requirements and assist with service authorizations as needed.
  • Maintain confidentiality and comply with service definition.
  • Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by immediate supervisor.

Professional Field

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Patient Focus

Diagnoses

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Age Groups

Preteens/Tweens (11-13)

Therapeutic Approach

Methodologies

ECT

Practice Specifics

Populations

Peer Support
Victims of Crime/Abuse (VOC/VOA)
Aviation/Transportation
Racial Justice Allied

Settings

Partial Hospitalization (PHP)
Home Health/In-home