Co-owner and director of mental health recovery media development support servicesMetaphor Media GroupMental Health Care industryWe are a new wife and husband partnership specializing in the creation, design and production of professional media support services. Our work is informed by our own lived experience of severe mental illness and recovery. Our professional backgrounds include filmmaking, web development, interactive media design, book and periodical writing and editing, nationally-certified peer support, crisis intervention counseling and targeted life event marketing. Our college educational backgrounds include creative writing, film and broadcast media production, book and magazine publishing, interactive multimedia and web design and content development. Our degrees, continuing education credits, volunteer positions and certifications include biological psychology, child development, neuroscience, community mental health services, crisis counseling and theater arts.Specialties: Peer Support SpecialistState of Illinois Dept. of Rehab Services Div. of Mental HealthMental Health Care industry• Helped create the new position of Peer Support Specialist for the State of Illinois, Department of Rehabilitation Services, Division of Mental Health, as part of the Illinois Evidence-Based Supported Employment Program (Individual Placement and Support).• Participated in the development and initial roll-out of the Peer Support Specialist component for IL
Listed skills include Crisis Intervention, Writing, Mental Health, Counseling, and 4 others.