Peer specialist definition
Peer specialist means a person who has been in
Peer specialist means an employed team member who is a mental health certified peer specialist according to section 256B.0615 and also a former children's mental health consumer who:
Peer specialist means an employee who has experienced serious and persistent mental illness, and who provides direct services, including social and emotional support, coupled with instrumental support, to persons receiving mental health services. A peer specialist promotes recovery through training, role modeling and sharing experiences, and facilitates recovery by providing hope, encouragement, self-determination, validation, and connection to the community.
Examples of Peer specialist in a sentence
Peer specialist services will be billed under their supervising clinician’s NPI, using HCPCS code H0038 – Self-help/peer services.
Peer specialist will work to accommodate their visit schedule with member availability and needs.
More Definitions of Peer specialist
Peer specialist means an employed team member who is a certified peer specialist and also a former children's mental health consumer who:
Peer specialist means a person who is or has been a recipient of services for serious mental illness or substance use disorder treatment, who is credentialed by the Department or a national accrediting organization, and employed by a provider. The term encompasses other titles including recovery coach, recovery specialist, job coach, peer wellness coach, peer mentor, and peer advocate.
Peer specialist means a person who has been in recovery from a substance use disorder or mental illness for at least 2 years and who uses his or her personal experience to provide services in behavioral health settings, supporting others in their recovery; or a person who has at least 2 years of experience as a family member or caregiver of an individual who has a substance use disorder or mental illness. The term does not include a qualified professional or a person otherwise certified under chapter 394 or chapter 397.
Peer specialist means an individual certified by the department to provide supportive services on the basis of such individual's personal, lived experience of mental illness or addiction and recovery.
Peer specialist means a person who is or has been a recipient of mental health services for serious mental illness and/or substance use/addiction treatment, who is credentialed by the Division and employed by a provider. The purpose of a peer specialist is to advance a sense of hope, assist a client to direct their own recovery, to maximize the utilization of available community resources and provide expertise and consultation to the entire treatment team to promote a culture in which each client's point of view and preferences are recognized, understood, respected, and integrated.
Peer specialist means a person who has been in recovery from a substance