Peer Specialist Resume Examples

Peer Specialist

• Served as a Peer Specialist managing a caseload of individuals with severe mental health and substance use, while providing intensive peer support and relapse intervention to promote community stability.
• Established interagency relationship to advocate and obtain community resources to clients.
• Facilitated structured peer support groups for Crisis Stabilization Unit, Forensics, and Family Services. and Lead peer groups in CSU, Forensic and Family Services.
• Aided with peer support, including advocacy for community reintegration, for clients in Circuit 8 and Mental Health Court.

Peer Specialist

• Provided individualized peer support services to a case load of 40 residents living with dual diagnosis of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders
• Facilitated psycho-educational groupson a range of topics including recovery from mental illness, substance use, readiness for employment, education, and self-advocacyand management of medical, psychiatric, and holistic care
• Adapted and developed existing group education curricula to better meet the needs of clients
• Documented services including progress notes, referrals, follow-ups, and group notes.

Certified Peer Specialist

Collaborated with consumers to identify goals and objectives

• Attended staff meetings and presented cases as necessary
• Provided linkages, referrals and case coordination with other services including mental health, education, medical, social and financial services
• Assisted consumers in becoming better self-advocates
• Facilitated group meetings, workshops and training sessions which included sharing my own recovery experiences with consumers
• Maintained administrative, program and consumer records in a timely, complete and organized manner using the AWARDS software program

Certified Peer Specialist

• Provided resources to an average of 4 clients in crisis daily
• Strived to answer questions, solved needs, and communicated sincerely to people in crisis
• Built relationships and encouraged co-workers
• Optimistic problem solver

Case Manager/ Peer Specialist - Internship

• Assisted families by resolving the crises and problems leading to the parent(s) seeking a PINS petition.
• Provided intensive, home-based case management and crisis intervention to help families reach stability.
• Provided peer support to juveniles, including home visits, telephone reassurance, advocacy and encouragement for clients support to families in crisis struggling with problems such as substance abuse.
• Completed written reports and progress notes in a timely manner regarding clients' progress.

Peer Specialist Volunteer

• Organized peer social activities (walks, lunches, parties).
• Coached and encouraged positive lifestyles for participants coming out of addiction.
• Counseled participants coming out of incarceration.

Peer Specialist

Counselor and aided individuals requiring assistance dealing with substance abuse problems

• Interviewed clients, review records and conferred with other professionals to evaluate condition of client
• Formulated program for treatment and rehabilitation of client, using knowledge of drug and alcohol abuse problems and counseling and treatment techniques
• Group Facilitator

Peer Specialist Intern

Provided support to patient

• Facilitated Peer support and Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP )group
• Co-facilitated spirituality, wellness and women's group
• Translated for family, one-on-one and community meetings
• Attended and participated in interdisciplinary team meetings

CST Recovery Counselor- Peer Specialist

• Assisted client's with understanding the impact of traumatic experiences on mental health by utilizing motivational interviewing and implementing harm reduction techniques.
• Facilitated the achievement of client's recovery goals through advocacy, assessment, planning, communication, education, resource management, and service facilitation.
• Provided services such as: case management, counseling/therapy, individual skills training, medication training, crisis intervention, and treatment planning.

Coordinator Administrative Assistant, Peer Specialist/wellness Program

• Assisted Peer Wellness Coach Coordinator in various administrative duties
• Assisted fellow Peers in program preparing for job searches, and interviews
• Prepared educational materials for Peers on Social Security Income
• Applied for, and was accepted to internship at The Kent Center in July 2012
• Assisted Coordinator in bi-weekly meetings preparation and execution
• Submitted payroll hours to NAMI for all Peers on a bi-weekly basis