Peer Counselor - Psychiatry Dr. Habersham

Job description

The Peer Counselor provides support through listening, encouraging, coaching, empowering, and connecting peers to resources that suit their individual recovery needs. Responsibilities include respectful treatment of others, modeling self-responsibility, developing relationships, advocating, team participation, and outreach within the community. The Peer Recovery Specialist will take responsibility for personal recovery at all times and will complete training requirements. This role also involves peer navigation—assisting patients in making necessary appointments for health and recovery—and outreach to community. - Develop relationships by providing support and encouragement to enhance the patient’s ability to take action against problems instead of being controlled by them. - Respect the rights and dignity of everyone at all times. - Develop empowerment skills through self-advocacy. - Take responsibility for personal recovery at all times and model self-responsibility. - Participate and assist with patient recruitment for Bridge Program in-person and virtual support groups in collaboration with program Social Workers. - Participate in-person at weekly Bridge Clinic days and complet...