The Certified Peer Specialist The Certified Peer Specialist Service in Franklin/Fulton Service in Franklin/Fulton

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Getting Started…Getting Started…

Step OneStep One

The Franklin/Fulton (F/F) The Franklin/Fulton (F/F) County Administration County Administration

will send out an RFP for will send out an RFP for agencies to respond to.agencies to respond to.

Step TwoStep Two

The Planning Team and The Planning Team and the County the County

Administration will select Administration will select an agency to oversee the an agency to oversee the

CPS service.CPS service.

Step ThreeStep Three

The selected agency will The selected agency will hire a CPS Supervisor.hire a CPS Supervisor.

Step FourStep Four

The selected agency and the The selected agency and the planning team will develop job planning team will develop job descriptions.descriptions.– Job descriptions will be develop Job descriptions will be develop

based on consumer needs in the based on consumer needs in the area.area.

– Technical assistance is available-Technical assistance is available-contact Gina Calhoun, Certified Peer contact Gina Calhoun, Certified Peer Specialist Trainer or Pam Howard, Specialist Trainer or Pam Howard, Mont. Co. CPS program director.Mont. Co. CPS program director.

Step FiveStep Five

Jobs will be advertisedJobs will be advertised

Applications will be acceptedApplications will be accepted

Interviews will be conductedInterviews will be conducted

Agency will select candidates to Agency will select candidates to participate in training.participate in training.– Candidates recommended by Candidates recommended by

agency will have first priority.agency will have first priority.

Step SixStep SixApplications to participate in the Applications to participate in the CPS training will go out.CPS training will go out.– All candidates, including those All candidates, including those

recommended by agency must fill recommended by agency must fill out a training application.out a training application.

– Applications will be reviewed by Applications will be reviewed by two members of the planning team two members of the planning team and two State Certified Peer and two State Certified Peer Specialist Trainers.Specialist Trainers.

Applications are submitted to the Applications are submitted to the planning team and/or The Institute for planning team and/or The Institute for Recovery; these applications are not Recovery; these applications are not reviewed by the agency.reviewed by the agency.

Step Six, continuedStep Six, continued

The first training is a The first training is a combined training with combined training with York/Adams Counties. York/Adams Counties. – Nine people will be chosen from F/F Nine people will be chosen from F/F

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Step SevenStep Seven

The F/F CPS supervisor The F/F CPS supervisor will receive 12 hours of will receive 12 hours of training.training.– This training is offered by The This training is offered by The

Institute for Recovery and Institute for Recovery and endorsed by the State Plan endorsed by the State Plan Amendment.Amendment.

Step EightStep Eight

Upon completion of the Upon completion of the CPS training selected CPS training selected candidates will be candidates will be hired.hired.– Other candidates will be Other candidates will be

Certified and available for hire Certified and available for hire when the service grows.when the service grows.

Step ElevenStep Eleven

A CPS support group will be A CPS support group will be established.established.

A regional CPS support will also A regional CPS support will also be available.be available.

The F/F CPS supervisor will join The F/F CPS supervisor will join with the four-five CPS with the four-five CPS supervisors in Y/A Counties for a supervisors in Y/A Counties for a support group.support group.

ConsiderationsConsiderations

While the primary site of While the primary site of the CPS will be at one the CPS will be at one agency, the CPS will agency, the CPS will

serve his/her peers as a serve his/her peers as a link/connection to other link/connection to other

services and the services and the community.community.

Considerations/ExamplesConsiderations/Examples

A CPS can offer support to A CPS can offer support to individuals in crisis by being a individuals in crisis by being a friend during emergency room friend during emergency room waits.waits.

A CPS can be a companion on first A CPS can be a companion on first visits to doctors and programs.visits to doctors and programs.

A CPS may run small group WRAP A CPS may run small group WRAP and PADS workshops within the and PADS workshops within the agency awarded the bid.agency awarded the bid.

Considerations/ExamplesConsiderations/Examples

The CPS will encourage The CPS will encourage community integration.community integration.– He/she can be a friend to go He/she can be a friend to go

shopping with, participate in social shopping with, participate in social activities with…activities with…

– He/she can plan activities to occur He/she can plan activities to occur within the agency…i.e., dances, within the agency…i.e., dances, workshops of interest, etc…workshops of interest, etc…

ConsiderationsConsiderationsThe CPS will model the recovery The CPS will model the recovery concepts within the agency they are concepts within the agency they are employed, with their peers and in the employed, with their peers and in the community agencies they have community agencies they have contact with.contact with.The CPS will have the support of the The CPS will have the support of the other CPS because they are all other CPS because they are all employed at one site.employed at one site.Medicaid reimbursement will be less Medicaid reimbursement will be less complicated because the supervisor complicated because the supervisor and the CPS are at one primary site.and the CPS are at one primary site.

The Certified Peer SpecialistThe Certified Peer Specialist

Don’t walk in front of me, Don’t walk in front of me, I may not follow.I may not follow.

Don’t walk behind me, I Don’t walk behind me, I may not lead.may not lead.

Walk beside me and be Walk beside me and be my friend.my friend.

The Certified Peer SpecialistThe Certified Peer Specialist

Doing for someone is not Doing for someone is not the same as being with the same as being with

someone.someone.