Comparison of Peer Specialist with other titles and roles

1999 ◽  
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Peer Specialist

Clarifying the role of the mental health peer specialist in Massachusetts, USA: insights from peer specialists, supervisors and clients

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Cabral ◽  
Heather Strother ◽  
Kathy Muhr ◽  
Laura Sefton ◽  
Judith Savageau
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Peer Specialists ◽  
Peer Specialist

scholarly journals Using Smartphone Apps to Promote Psychiatric Rehabilitation in a Peer-led Community Support Program (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nora E Mueller ◽  
Trishan Panch ◽  
Cathaleene Macias ◽  
Bruce M Cohen ◽  
Dost Ongur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Psychiatric Rehabilitation ◽  
Community Support ◽  
Support Program ◽  
Smartphone Apps ◽  
Persistent Mental Illness ◽  
Community Support Program ◽  
Peer Specialists ◽  
Peer Specialist

BACKGROUND Management of severe and persistent mental illness is a complex, resource-intensive challenge for individuals, their families, their treaters, and the healthcare system at large. Community based rehabilitation, in which peer specialists provide support for individuals managing their own condition, has demonstrated effectiveness, but has only been implemented in specialty centers. It remains unclear how the peer based community rehabilitation model could be expanded, given that it requires significant resources to both establish and maintain. OBJECTIVE Here, we describe the results from a study of one such program implemented within Waverley Place, a community support program at McLean Hospital emphasizing psychiatric rehabilitation for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. Key questions were whether the patients could and would successfully use the app. METHODS The smartphone app offered multiple features relevant to psychiatric rehabilitation, including daily task lists and text messaging with peer specialists. Thirteen patients downloaded the app and used it for up to 90 days. RESULTS Only two patients were not able to complete app installation. Five patients were able to use the app regularly as part of their daily lives. No demographic or clinical features predicted ability to use the app in this way, but receiving a message from the certified peer specialist on the first day after installing the app did. Reasons for success or failure were highly individualistic. CONCLUSIONS Smartphone apps may become a useful tool for psychiatric rehabilitation, addressing both psychiatric and co-occurring medical problems. Individualizing functions to each patient and facilitating connection with a certified peer specialist may be an important feature of useful apps.

The Development and Implementation of a Statewide Certified Peer Specialist Program

2010 ◽  
pp. 193-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily A. Grant ◽  
Nathan Swink ◽  
Crystal Reinhart ◽  
Scott Wituk
Keyword(s):  
Peer Specialist

Investigating the Degree of Reliable Change Among Persons Assigned to Receive Mental Health Peer Specialist Services

2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (12) ◽  
pp. 1238-1244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Chinman ◽  
Sharon McCarthy ◽  
Rachel L. Bachrach ◽  
Chantele Mitchell-Miland ◽  
Russell K. Schutt ◽  
...  
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Mental Health ◽  
Reliable Change ◽  
Specialist Services ◽  
Peer Specialist ◽  
To Receive

Pennsylvania Certified Peer Specialist initiative: Training, employment and work satisfaction outcomes.

2009 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 301-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark S. Salzer ◽  
Jason Katz ◽  
Betsy Kidwell ◽  
Matthew Federici ◽  
Carol Ward-Colasante
Keyword(s):  
Work Satisfaction ◽  
Peer Specialist

scholarly journals National Trends in Peer Specialist Certification

2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (10) ◽  
pp. 1049-1049 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Wolf
Keyword(s):  
National Trends ◽  
Peer Specialist

scholarly journals Predicting Engagement With Mental Health Peer Specialist Services

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 333-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Chinman ◽  
Sharon McCarthy ◽  
Chantele Mitchell-Miland ◽  
Rachel L. Bachrach ◽  
Russell K. Schutt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Specialist Services ◽  
Peer Specialist
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