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Consumers as Providers Training Program - Wisconsin
03/18/2011 | Requests *Summary
An exciting new trend in community mental health services is the increasing use of "Peer Specialists" on treatment teams serving people with mental illness. Peer Specialists use their own recovery experiences, along with specialized mental health training, to provide services that are strengths based and recovery oriented. To learn more, explore the attached presentation, article, and mentoring plan.
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Keywords
Medicaid Buy-In; Consumers as Providers; Train the Trainer; Educational Support Group
Topic
Medicaid Infrastructure Grant, Mental Health, Peer Supports, Psychiatric Disabilities/Mental Illness
Type/Tool
Archived conference materials / Presentations, Policy alerts, briefs, letters & papers, Promising practices
Source
Grantee produced, Wisconsin
State
Wisconsin, All States/Territories
Date Created
03/18/2011
Contact
The MIG Team
TheMIGTeam@ascellon.com
240-487-3032
TheMIGTeam@ascellon.com
240-487-3032
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