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Jan 20, 2021, 11:19 AM
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Does anyone here work as a peer support specialist? Any advice you can give me? I'm starting training in March.
 I'm especially looking for advice on getting a job. |
 Fuzzybear
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Jan 20, 2021, 03:20 PM
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Hi KD1980,
I haven't done much since I completed my training, mostly because of COVID, but I did Family/Peer Support Specialist Training through NAMI. Who are you doing the training with? Usually part of the program is to help put you in a position.
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 What if I fall? Oh, my dear, but what if you fly? Primary Dx: C-PTSD and Severe Chronic Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder Secondary Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild Agoraphobia. Meds I've tried: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Remeron, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Abilify, Prazosin, Paxil, Trazadone, Tramadol, Topomax, Xanax, Propranolol, Valium, Visteril, Vraylar, Selinor, Clonopin, Ambien Treatments I've done: CBT, DBT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Talk therapy, psychotherapy, exercise, diet, sleeping more, sleeping less... |
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Jan 20, 2021, 08:37 PM
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Jan 20, 2021, 09:02 PM
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Can you check with them to see if they have placement services? If they don't, check with your NAMI affiliate to see if they can recommend or connect you to organizations that are hiring.
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What if I fall? Oh, my dear, but what if you fly? Primary Dx: C-PTSD and Severe Chronic Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder Secondary Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild Agoraphobia. Meds I've tried: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Remeron, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Abilify, Prazosin, Paxil, Trazadone, Tramadol, Topomax, Xanax, Propranolol, Valium, Visteril, Vraylar, Selinor, Clonopin, Ambien Treatments I've done: CBT, DBT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Talk therapy, psychotherapy, exercise, diet, sleeping more, sleeping less... |
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Jan 21, 2021, 12:24 PM
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Definitely. I was also looking for advice on what to expect from the job, and ways to be more helpful to people I'll be working with.
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Jan 22, 2021, 10:12 PM
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I accidentally let my certification expire but I am a trained adult peer support specialist. It’s an amazing job!!!
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schizoaffective bipolar type PTSD generalized anxiety d/o haldol, prazosin, risperdal and prn klonopin and helpful cogentin |
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Feb 08, 2021, 12:59 PM
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This is an old thread. You probably should not post your reply to it, as the original poster is unlikely to see it.|
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