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Mental Health Association of South Central Kansas Certified Peer Specialist in Wichita, Kansas
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POSITION OVERVIEW: The Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) is responsible for utilizing his/her own recovery story to help consumers to develop skills necessary to recovery. The goal of peer support is for the consumer to regain control of his/her own life and recovery process by helping consumers to develop a network for information/support, assisting consumers to regain the ability to make independent choices and take a proactive role in treatment, and assisting consumers with identification and response to precursors/triggers of mental health symptoms. The CPS will demonstrate competency in recovery and the ability to self-manage symptoms with on-going coping skills. The CPS will be expected to provide the majority of consumer contact in community locations that concur with where the consumer lives, works, attends school, and/or socializes.
ESSENTIAL POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides services in order to maintain required productivity/billing standard set by the department.
- Meets deadlines and ensures accuracy of various reports/paperwork, mileage sheets, and electronic timesheets.
- Provides peer support (PSI) services in accordance with the consumers treatment plan goals.
- Maintains accurate and timely documentation of service provision. Completes progress notes in a manner that individualizes each note, reflecting appropriate interventions and progress towards goals.
- Submits required progress notes/billing information in a timely manner as per agency, MCO/Medicaid, and COMCARE guidelines and contracts.
- Assists consumers in communicating and setting personal goals and objectives for recovery for their individual treatment plan.
- Assists consumers in obtaining or sharing information in a group or individual (one- on-one) setting to aid in the recovery process.
- Assists consumers in developing or using a recovery plan, i.e. Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP). The plan will include utilizing and teaching problem-solving techniques, building social skills, learning to combat negative self-talk, and learning to identify and overcome precursors and triggers that can impair daily function.
- Assists and teaches consumers to communicate, advocate, and make informed choices in all areas of their lives which include, but are not limited to: medications, diagnosis, treatment, housing, employment, and education.
- Models effective coping skills and self-help strategies.
- Provides consistency in services to consumers by arriving on time to scheduled appointments and/or notifying consumers in the event of tardiness.
- Observes and notifies supervisor of changes in consumer condition.
