Tate Marie C, Roy Amanda, Pinchinat Meinca, Lund Emma, Fox Judith B, Cottrill Sara, Vaccaro Annemarie, Stein L A R
University of Rhode Island, 130 Flagg Rd, Kingston, RI, 02881, USA.
Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals, 41 West Rd, Cranston, RI, 02920, USA.
Community Ment Health J. 2022 Jan;58(1):193-204. doi: 10.1007/s10597-021-00811-y. Epub 2021 Mar 6.
Peer recovery specialists are an important resource in community mental health settings. This study, which was part of a larger statewide assessment, evaluates how the role impacts work and personal lives of peers, with implications for improving the training and supervision of this service. The importance of peer work has been investigated through client outcomes, however less work has investigated outcomes on peers themselves, which impacts the work force and service delivery. Nine focus groups were conducted with peer recovery specialists. A two-stage qualitative analysis led to two overarching themes, work and personal, and six subthemes. Findings suggest being a peer presents unique benefits and challenges in work and personal life. Peers benefit from more training and supervision, consistency within the role, and maintaining boundaries. Additionally, work environment roles may be improved by attention to needs of supervisors in terms of skills for effective supervision and clarification of supervisory roles.
同伴康复专家是社区心理健康服务中的重要资源。本研究是一项更大规模的全州评估的一部分，旨在评估该角色如何影响同伴的工作和个人生活，并对改进这项服务的培训和监督具有启示意义。同伴工作的重要性已通过客户结果进行了调查，然而，较少有研究调查对同伴自身的影响，而这会影响劳动力和服务提供。对同伴康复专家进行了9个焦点小组访谈。两阶段定性分析得出了两个总体主题，即工作和个人，以及六个子主题。研究结果表明，作为同伴在工作和个人生活中带来了独特的益处和挑战。同伴受益于更多的培训和监督、角色内的一致性以及保持界限。此外，关注主管在有效监督技能和明确监督角色方面的需求，可能会改善工作环境角色。
