Kaiser Permanente Peer Support Specialist
Current• Certified Peer Support Specialist & Traditional Health Worker, skilled in providing trauma informed care to Kaiser community members seeking co-occuring mental health & substance use support.• Working effectively on an interdisciplinary team at Kaiser alongside therapists and psychiatrists within Mental Health & Addiction Medicine.• Monitoring peer support data & reports, providing feedback to improve peer support systems & workflows.• Leading groups, presentations, and facilitating discussions for adults wanting peer support & wellness tools.• Trained to support people in crisis situations as appropriate, while honoring each person's lived experience.• Compassionately offering peers from diverse backgrounds one on one support, with opportunities to access community resources both in person and virtually.