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Certified Peer Support Specialist
Peer Support services emphasize personal safety, self-worth, confidence, and growth, connection to the community, boundary setting, planning, self-advocacy, personal fulfillment, and development of social supports, the helper principle, and effective communication skills. Services emphasize the acquisition, development, and expansion of rehabilitative skills needed to move forward in recovery. Peer Support Specialists will identify themselves as a person who has been diagnosed with an SPMI or as a recovering addict based on the Federal definitions.
Examples of specific interventions include:
● Self-Help
● System Advocacy
● Individual Advocacy
● Pre-Crisis and Post-Crisis Support
● Housing
● Education/Employment
● Meals and Social Activities
● Peer Support Whole Health Integration
● Wellness and Recovery Support
Qualifications
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Minimum of a High School diploma or a GED
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North Carolina Certified Peer Support Specialist credential
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Meet the provider qualification policies, procedures, and standards established by DMA
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Meet the provider qualification policies, procedures, and standards established by the Division of Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services (DMH/DD/SAS)
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Approved as a provider in the PIHP provider network
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Fulfill the requirements of 10A NCAC 27G
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Persons eligible to provide this service will achieve certification in the State of North Carolina as a Peer Support Specialist by satisfactorily completing the 40-hour state-approved training
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Must receive supervision from a Qualified Professional if the person is not themselves a Qualified Professional (paraprofessionals)