1. Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment SAPT + County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California March 25 – 26, 2015

2.  2006 Peer Support Specialists begin working in RCDMH Clinics  Today nearly 200 Peer Support Specialists in designated positions of “lived experience”  Largest Peer Support workforce in the State

3.  Placed in every clinic and program County wide  Provide support in the group setting and one-on-one  Being the evidence  Promote recovery concepts and skills  Bill for services

4. Peer Support Specialist Volunteer 2 hour weekly commitment Limited duty statement Peer Support Specialist Intern 20 hour weekly commitment 6-month rotation Educational track with specific Peer Support curriculum Stipend paid to assist in transportation cost Full duty statement Peer Support Career Ladder

5. Peer Support Specialist Trainee Full time employee – 6 month probation Full duty statement Union representation (LIUNA) Full Benefits Peer Support Specialist Journeyman First step increase Full time employee Peer Support Career Ladder

6. Senior Peer Support Specialist Full time employee – 2 years as a PSS Supervisory Role – Collaborator with Clinic Supervisor Mentors all Peer Support line staff Program specific placement Models professionalism Speak at conferences Leadership at events Provide trainings to all staff in recovery concepts Peer Support Career Ladder

7.  Mature Adults  Children’s Services - TAY  Recovery Learning Center Desert  Recovery Learning Center West  “New Life”  Substance Use Education  The Family Room  Research & Technology  Vocational Services

8. “The Peer Support Specialist contributes their personal experience, appropriate self-disclosure, and empathy to outreach, network, support and engage with consumers of the agency…...”

9.  Facilitation of recovery and education groups  Link members to community recovery & self help groups  Support members in life skill building  Build trusting mutual relationships  Reduce stigma of mental health  Provide individualized support and coaching

10. Shannon McCleerey-Hooper Consumer Affairs Program Manager Riverside County Department of Mental Health 3801 University Ave., Ste. 400 Riverside, Ca 92501 (951) 955-7117 shooper@rcmhd.org