Bay Minette, AL7 days ago
Model self-advocacy skills; Teaching wellness management strategies and helping individuals develop their own self-management plans/tools to use in their personal lives; Connecting to support groups in the community to learn from other peers, to promote hope, to problem-solve through work situations, and to decrease social isolation; Providing education to other staff to increase their understanding of self-advocacy and peer support roles, and to promote a culture in which an individuals’ points of view and preferences are recognized, understood, respected, and integrated into service delivery; Providing resources and teaching transportation skills (teaching bus routes, etc.); Sharing his or her own personal story to model how to choose, obtain, and maintain stability; Supporting individuals in making informed decisions about treatment, housing, benefits, and building community connections; Provides individual and group peer support work with individuals. Knowledge of substance use disorders in the adult population; Knowledge of cultural diversity; Knowledge of psychiatric rehabilitation principles; Knowledge of available community resources; Knowledge of educational methods appropriate to adults with substance use disorders; Knowledge of twelve-step support groups such as AA, NA, CA, and other self-help groups; Knowledge of behavioral management, crisis intervention to patients with substance use disorders; Knowledge of medical and pharmaceutical resources in the treatment of addictive disease and other substance related disorders; and.