Common use of Peer Support Services Clause in Contracts

Peer Support Services. Peer Support Services are culturally competent individual and group services that promote recovery, resiliency, engagement, socialization, self- sufficiency, self-advocacy, development of natural supports, and identification of strengths through structured activities such as group and individual coaching to set recovery goals and identify steps to reach the goals. Peer Support services include the following: i. Provided by a Certified Peer Support Specialist. Peer Support Specialists must provide services under the direction of a Behavioral Health Professional in accordance with applicable state licensure and regulation requirements. ii. May be provided face-to-face, by telephone, or by telehealth with the beneficiary or significant support person(s) and may be provided anywhere in the community. iii. Based on a plan of care that includes specific individualized goals. iv. Can include contact with family members or other people supporting the beneficiary (defined as collaterals) if the purpose of the collateral’s participation is to focus on the treatment needs of the beneficiary by supporting the achievement of the beneficiary’s treatment goals. There may be times when, based on clinical judgment, the beneficiary is not present during the delivery of the service, but remains the focus of the service. v. Educational Skill Building Groups, Engagement and Therapeutic Activity services as defined below: a. Educational Skill Building Groups: Educational Skill Building Groups means providing a supportive environment in which beneficiaries and their families learn coping mechanisms and problem-solving skills in order to help the beneficiaries achieve desired outcomes. These groups promote skill building for the beneficiaries in the areas of socialization, recovery, self-sufficiency, self- advocacy, development of natural supports, and maintenance of skills learned in other support services.

Peer Support Services. Peer Support Services are culturally competent individual and group services that promote recovery, resiliency, engagement, socialization, self- sufficiency, self-advocacy, development of natural supports, and identification of strengths through structured activities such as group and individual coaching to set recovery goals and identify steps to reach the goals. Peer Support services include the following: i. Provided by a Certified Peer Support Specialist. Peer Support Specialists must provide services under the direction of a Behavioral Health Professional in accordance with applicable state licensure and regulation requirements. ii. May be provided face-to-face, by telephone, or by telehealth with the beneficiary or significant support person(s) and may be provided anywhere in the community. iii. Based on a plan of care that includes specific individualized goals. iv. Can include contact with family members or other people supporting the beneficiary (defined as collaterals) if the purpose of the collateral’s participation is to focus on the treatment needs of the beneficiary by supporting the achievement of the beneficiary’s treatment goals. There may be times when, based on clinical judgment, the beneficiary is not present during the delivery of the service, but remains the focus of the service. v. Educational Skill Building Groups, Engagement Engagement, and Therapeutic Activity services as defined below: a. Educational Skill Building Groups: Educational Skill Building Groups means providing a supportive environment in which beneficiaries and their families learn coping mechanisms and problem-solving skills in order to help the beneficiaries achieve desired outcomes. These groups promote skill building for the beneficiaries in the areas of socialization, recovery, self-sufficiency, self- advocacy, development of natural supports, and maintenance of skills learned in other support services.

Peer Support Services. Peer Support Services are culturally competent individual and group services that promote recovery, resiliency, engagement, socialization, self- sufficiency, self-self advocacy, development of natural supports, and identification of strengths through structured activities such as group and individual coaching to set recovery goals and identify steps to reach the goals. Peer Support services include the following: i. Provided by a Certified Peer Support Specialist. Peer Support Specialists must provide services under the direction of a Behavioral Health Professional in accordance with applicable state licensure and regulation requirements. ii. May be provided face-to-face, by telephone, or by telehealth with the beneficiary or significant support person(s) and may be provided anywhere in the community. iii. Based on a plan of care that includes specific individualized goals. iv. Can include contact with family members or other people supporting the beneficiary (defined as collaterals) if the purpose of the collateral’s participation is to focus on the treatment needs of the beneficiary by supporting the achievement of the beneficiary’s treatment goals. There may be times when, based on clinical judgment, the beneficiary is not present during the delivery of the service, but remains the focus of the service. v. Educational Skill Building Groups, Engagement and Therapeutic Activity services as defined below: a. Educational Skill Building Groups: Educational Skill Building Groups means providing a supportive environment in which beneficiaries and their families learn coping mechanisms and problem-solving skills in order to help the beneficiaries achieve desired outcomes. These groups promote skill building for the beneficiaries in the areas of socialization, recovery, self-sufficiency, self- advocacy, development of natural supports, and maintenance of skills learned in other support services.