Empathy in Action: The Peer Support Revolution

About this episode

This episode discusses the role of Peer Support Specialists in providing empathetic support in mental health and substance use treatment.

Peer Support Specialists (PSS) play a vital role in California's mental health and substance use treatment sectors by leveraging their personal experiences to provide empathetic, non-clinical support to individuals facing similar challenges. As the demand for mental health services has surged, particularly after the COVID-19 pandemic, the accessibility of becoming a PSS—requiring just a high school diploma and completion of a training program—makes it an appealing career option for those look...

Topics covered

• mental health
• peer support
• substance use treatment
• career options
• empathy

Keywords

• Peer Support Specialists
• mental health
• substance use
• COVID-19
• career
• empathy
• support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: California's mental health and substance use treatment sectors

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