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Certified Peer Specialist, Adult Crisis Intervention And Stabilization Team
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- POSITION SUMMARY: As a member of the Crisis Intervention Response Team Outreach Team (CIRT-OT), the Certified Peer Specialist/Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS/CRS) provides outreach to individuals receiving crisis supports and, following assessment/intervention by the Crisis Intervention Response Team (CIRT), assists individuals by providing appropriate resources with the goal that the individual sees the crises in the context of a larger story of hope.
- The CPS plays an integral role in the interdisciplinary team including but not limited to providing continued engagement after a CIRT encounter, peer support, social determinants of health screening and referrals, community engagement, and linking individuals to other services to meet their immediate and long-term needs.
- Coordinate needed services, including but not limited to substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment, community food resources, shelters, etc., and provide transportation when the situations warrant
- Remain involved until the individual (and/or their families) are no longer interested in assistance or until they are connected with other resources and supports including but not limited to substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment, shelters, community food resources, etc.
- Increase awareness of, and support participation in, self-help programs, advocacy organizations and the use of natural supports to promote recovery by engaging individuals in discussion and engaging clinical staff and outside resources, as needed
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