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SUD Conference 2010 September 13, 2010

SUD Conference 2010 September 13, 2010. Clyde Sims Certified Peer Support Specialist Touchstone innovare Lynn Konczal Certified Peer Support Specialist Salvation Army Curtis Bryant Arbor Circle Corporation . Recovery Oriented System of Care. ROSC Elements

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SUD Conference 2010 September 13, 2010

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  1. SUD Conference 2010September 13, 2010 Clyde Sims Certified Peer Support Specialist Touchstone innovare Lynn Konczal Certified Peer Support Specialist Salvation Army Curtis Bryant Arbor Circle Corporation

  2. Recovery Oriented System of Care ROSC Elements • Commitment to peer recovery support services • Inclusion of the voices and experiences of recovering individuals

  3. Successful Integration of Peer Supports into the Workforce • Journey • What peer supports bring to an organization • Challenges of working in an organization • Boundaries • How to keep recovery first • What can we do to support peers in the workforce?

  4. The Journey • A little bit about how we got here • What makes somebody want to be a peer support? • What is the best thing about being a peer support?

  5. What Peers Supports Bring to an Organization • Keeping it Real • Inspiration to clients • Increase client engagement • Testimony that “Recovery Works” • Cost effective

  6. Challenges of Working as a Peer Support • Isolation-the only peer in an organization • Slow acceptance by other staff • High expectations of self, high expectations of others

  7. Boundary Issues • Rules need to be explained by the employer • Give examples of what is inappropriate • Multiple “hats”-sponsor, friend, etc. • Peers need to ask for extra support when it is needed • Protections need to be in place

  8. How to Keep Recovery First • Use other peers supports as your support • Employer needs to be “in tune” with the recovery needs of the peer supports • Take care of your self, do what you need to do • Get some “you time”

  9. What can we do to support peers? • Listen to their needs • Create a safe environment • Don’t assume anything • Honest conversation - both ways • Prepare staff prior to bringing peer into the agency • Include peers in the orientation when new peers are hired

  10. Comments and Questions Thank You!

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