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Janet S Walker1, Celeste Seibel1, Sharice Burnett1
1School of Social Work, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon (Walker, Seibel, Baird); private practice, Portland, Oregon (Burnett); mental health services consultant, Pacific Northwest (Welch).
Abstract:
This column reports on a study that investigated a skills enhancement and role clarification training intervention for young adult peer support specialists (YPSSs). Young adults who had received intensive mental health services—including young adults who had experience as YPSSs—were partners in developing the intervention and in completing all aspects of the study. Study participants were YPSSs who were already providing one-on-one, person-centered planning in community settings before the study. The results, based on YPSSs’ self-reports and rated video recordings of YPSSs’ practice, showed postintervention gains in participants’ skills and confidence in providing person-centered planning to the young people they worked with as well as reduced job-related anxiety and high training satisfaction.
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