A SAMHSA sponsored webinar developed under contract by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) and presented by the National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery (NCMHR) took place Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 2:00pm Eastern Time called “Ways that Peers and Supervisors use Principles of Recovery to Improve Engagement of Adults in Crisis”.
Description: In this webinar we are proposing to describe the experience of peer workers and peer supervisors providing crisis services. We will cover the range of crisis services that peers are participating in from warmlines to crisis teams.
We explored ways that peers are uniquely suited to engaging persons in acute distress because their lived experience enables them to empathize at a deep level and to reduce the stigma which typical clinical services often represent. The workers will share how they use their peer experience to promote recovery. They will also describe how they work with their supervisors to balance the values of recovery with the expectations of the clinical team.
Mutuality for instance is a value of peer support, whereas in crisis situations the team often needs to take charge of the consumer’s decisions. Peers also find it important to focus on their self-care as crisis work at times triggers past traumas. Unique recruitment and training needs for peers planning to work in crisis services.
Participants of the webinar learned:
•Objective 1: The range of crisis services employing peers
•Objective 2: Ways that peers are uniquely suited to engaging persons in acute distress in services
•Objective 3: Ways that supervisors help peers balance their peer role with the clinical expectations of the system
•Objective 4: Ways that peers and supervisors facilitate self-care and supports enabling peers to build resilience and avoid burnout
•Objective 5: Unique recruitment and training needs for peers working in crisis services
Panelists:
•Rosie Corliss is a Program Coordinator for Recovery Institute of Southwest Michigan, overseeing operational function of classes, groups, and activities for the community.
•Sean Harris has been the Executive Director of Recovery Institute, a peer run organization, since 2010.
•David Measel is the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Peer Support Coalition and is a Pennsylvania Certified Peer Specialist (CPS), CPS Supervisor, and National Certified Peer Specialist.
•Jamie Burkes is a person with lived experience of recovery from MH and SUD issues.
Moderator:
•Daniel Fisher, PhD, MD, President of the National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery, and a professor at U. Mass Dept. of Psychiatry.
If you have any questions please contact Kelle Masten via email at kelle.masten@nasmhpd.org or at 703-682-5187.
**We do not offer CEU credits however letters of attendance are offered upon request.
***Closed-captioning is available for this webinar.