The Dream Continues
I am back for another semester of college and continuing my work as a
peer support specialist. I am excited because a young man in my wellness class is using the tools he learned from my class to help... people with
mental illnesses. I printed out my resume and am feeling very confident. This weekend...crap
A Place Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Peer support is an incomparable asset that speeds one’s recovery. In February 2002, I joined... out of the NAMI Care
peer support model, which has been updated and refined and is now called NAMI Connection... if it has a
peer support group or you could start one. Two of the principles that are foremost in my mind...crap
Body Positive: A History Of Service
who understood. Finding Body Positive and the
peer support they offer changed my life and helped me gain... became clearer: Provide information and
support. Use
peers -- people living with or affected by HIV..., with
support from the New York City Department of
Health.
That same year, the United Hospital Fund recognized...crap
peer led support groups
I am working on a project where we are putting together a manual for
peer run
support groups for individuals with HIV/AIDS who are also
mental health consumers. I want to locate organizations that are currently involved in
peer run
support groups to find out what kind of training,
support they are providing...crap
California: Volunteers Sought to Lead Bay Area HIV Support Groups
Friday, Jan. 7 is the application deadline for persons wishing to become facilitators of
peer-led
support groups with the University of California-San Francisco's AIDS
Health Project. Qualified volunteers will participate in a weekend-long training session in late January that explores the fundamentals of
support group...crap
The Dreaded Peer Pressure
I wanted to talk a little about
peer pressure today. I feel that this is one of the hardest...'ve been sharing comments back and forth with a few
HealthCentral users and the conversation has turned to alcohol... was to give up all alcohol for one month, as a way to test myself and my commitment to
health. For me, drinking leads...crap
Peer-to-Peer Healthcare
at Stanford University. With a scholarship from Stanford and further
support from
HealthCentral, I was able... about
health.”
Peer-to-peer healthcare assumes that any of us have knowledge that we can share... media for
support with our
health problems. People like you and me. That’s why we’re here at
Health...crap
Part-time Paid Peer Facilitator Positions in NYC
, and skills necessary to improve their
health,
support their immune system, increase treatment adherence, reduce risk behaviors, and develop
health supporting routines.
Peer Facilitators... will receive a stipend.
In Fall 2011, the New York City Department of
Health and
Mental...crap
The Working Life On the Job: Peer Advocate
for people with
mental illnesses. Her experiences could inspire you to consider this field.
A
peer... the legal end.
On the spectrum of jobs in the
mental health field, you could also be a social worker or...
For this "On the Job:
Peer Advocate" entry, I interviewed someone who works at Baltic Street AEH...crap
Breaking News: Peer-Run Respite Care
in cost to a vacation: in terms of
mental health care, her program would be Hampton Beach rather than Bermuda.
The Department of
Mental Health, the coveted source of $300,000 for the first three-bed center... in a hospital or by
peers at a respite center? Daniel B. Fisher, a psychiatrist in Massachusetts...crap