Veterans trained as Hawai'i certified peer specialists

2007 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Peer Specialists

Mental health recovery: Peer specialists with mental health and incarceration experiences.

2020 ◽  
Vol 90 (4) ◽  
pp. 479-488
Author(s):  
Stacey L. Barrenger ◽  
Katherine Maurer ◽  
Kiara L. Moore ◽  
Inhwa Hong
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Recovery ◽  
Peer Specialists

Evaluation of an online learning academy of peer specialists.

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy B. Spagnolo ◽  
Kenneth Gill ◽  
Rita Cronise ◽  
Annette Backs ◽  
Karen Richards ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Peer Specialists

Enacting lived experiences: Peer specialists with criminal justice histories.

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacey L. Barrenger ◽  
Emily K. Hamovitch ◽  
Melissa R. Rothman
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Peer Specialists

Enhancing Wellbeing for Older Adults With Serious Mental Illnesses: Co-Producing a Positive Psychology Course With Certified Older Adult Peer Specialists

2021 ◽  
pp. 104973232199204
Author(s):  
Lydia P. Ogden
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Peer Specialists ◽  
Psychology Course ◽  
Serious Mental Illnesses

Compared to peers in the general population, persons aging with serious mental illnesses (SMIs) face physical health disparities, increased isolation, and decreased subjective experiences of quality of life and wellbeing. To date, limited intervention research focuses on addressing specific needs of persons aging with SMIs and no interventions targeted for that population are informed by the theory and science of positive psychology. With the aim of co-producing a positive-psychology-based program to enhance wellbeing for older adults with SMIs, the author held a series of focus groups and individual interviews with six certified older adult peer specialists. Analysis of the data developed in-depth insights into helpful processes, values, and priorities of individuals aging with SMIs, as well as the creation of a wellbeing-enhancing course curriculum.

Exploring peer specialists’ experiences with spirituality in their work: Recommendations for future directions.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ofra Walter ◽  
Elizabeth C. Thomas ◽  
Mark S. Salzer
Keyword(s):  
Future Directions ◽  
Peer Specialists

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 experience of certified peer specialists in mental health

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 408-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurene Clossey ◽  
James Gillen ◽  
Heather Frankel ◽  
Jose Hernandez
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Peer Specialists

Clinical Applications and Investigation of the Acceptance of Mental Illness

2016 ◽  
pp. 146-158
Author(s):  
Lauren Mizock ◽  
Zlatka Russinova
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Culturally Diverse ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Clinical Applications ◽  
Barriers And Facilitators ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Potential Development ◽  
Peer Specialists ◽  
Diverse Groups

This chapter reviews the 14 key principles of the process of acceptance of mental illness among culturally diverse groups that emerged from the findings in this book. Each principle is accompanied by clinical recommendations for facilitating the process of acceptance of mental illness. Examples are provided as to how clinicians, peer specialists, and researchers might respond to issues of acceptance of mental illness to facilitate hope and recovery. A number of acceptance-related techniques and theories in clinical care are also discussed. To further understanding and promote the process of acceptance of mental illness among persons in recovery, areas of potential development for future research are reviewed. An “Acceptance of Mental Illness Checklist” with scoring information is provided to assess the dimensions of acceptance and barriers and facilitators among people with serious mental illness and to aid further clinical and research examination of this construct.

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