What it Takes: Wisdom from Peer Support Specialists and Supervisors (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798367242355)

This book is about the practice of peer support from its origins in self-help to its continuing evolution as a profession. It provides some history, research, values, and guidelines of peer support brought together from conference presentations from real-world practitioners. Written by NAPS members for NAPS members and others, it aligns with foundational memes: "Nothing about us without us" and "Each one Teach one". Each chapter contains information from the front-line practitioners and peer support allies who are crafting the profession on a daily basis. The purpose of this edition is to provide one of the first guides to peer support work from a peer-led authoritative source. The field has grown rapidly with a need to provide the basic information for those entering its ranks. The book is intended to provide the latest information on a philosophy and profession that is at the forefront of the transformation of behavioral health services from a medical model satisfied with symptom relief and stability to a recovery model determined to inform those with a diagnosis of mental illness that a quality life is possible and doable.

Author: Rita Cronise
ISBN-10: 8367242351
ISBN-13: 9798367242355
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 01/03/2023
Pages: 442
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d