G e o r g i a C e r t i f i e d P e e r S p e c i a l i s t P r o j e c t
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CPS JOB DESCRIPTION, RESPONSIBILITIES, STANDARDS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Under immediate to general supervision, the Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) provides peer support services; serves as a consumer advocate; provides consumer information and peer support for consumers in emergency, outpatient or inpatient settings. The CPS performs a wide range of tasks to assist consumers in regaining control over their own lives and over their own recovery process. The CPS will role model competency in recovery and ongoing coping skills.
1. Using the 10-step goal setting process the CPS will:
a.Assist consumers in articulating personal goals for recovery.b.Assist consumer in determining the objectives the consumer needs to take in order to reach his or her recovery goals.2. The CPS will document the following on the Individual Recovery Resiliency
(IRRP) by:
a.Assisting consumers in determining "Problems."b.Assisting consumers in identifying recovery goals.c.Assisting consumers in setting objectives.d.Determining interventions based on consumers recovery/life goals.e.Observing progress consumers make toward meeting objectives.f. Understanding and utilizing specific interventions necessary to assist consumers in meeting their recovery goals.3. Utilizing their specific training, the CPS will:
a.Lead as well as teach consumers how to facilitate Recovery Dialogues b.Assist consumers in setting up and sustaining self-help (mutual support) groups.c.Assist consumers in creating a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP).d.Utilize and teach problem solving techniques with individuals and groups.e.Teach consumers how to identify and combat negative self-talk.f. Teach consumers how to identify and overcome fears.g.Support the vocational choices consumers make and assist them in overcoming job-related anxiety.h.Assist consumers in building social skills in the community that will enhance job acquisition and tenure.i. Assist non-consumer staff in identifying program environments that are conducive to recovery; lend their unique insight into mental illness and what makes recovery possible.j. Attend treatment team meetings to promote consumer's use of self-directed recovery tools.4. Utilizing their unique recovery experience, the CPSs will:
a.Teach and role model the value of every individual's recovery experience.b.Assist the consumer in obtaining decent and affordable housing of his or her choice in the most integrated, independent, and least intrusive or restrictive environment.c.Model effective coping techniques and self-help strategies.5. The CPSs will maintain a working knowledge of current trends and
developments in the mental health field by reading books, journals and other
relevant material.
a.Continue to develop and share recovery-oriented material with other CPSs at the continuing education assemblies and on the CPS electronic bulletin board.b.Attend continuing education sessions when offered by the CPS Project.c.Attend relevant seminars, meetings, and in-service trainings whenever offered.6. The CPSs will serve as a recovery agent by:
a.Providing and advocating for effective recovery based services.b.Assist consumers in obtaining services that suit that individual's recovery needs. c.Inform consumers about community and natural supports and how to utilize
Inform consumers about community and natural supports and how to utilize these in the recovery process.
d.Assist consumers in developing empowerment skill through self-advocacy and the use of Human Experience Language to combat stigma.
