| Designed for mental health providers and those who refer clients for mental health services, this training explains the unique value of peer support professionals on mental health teams. Attendees will hear about ethical challenges of teams with peers, how critical pitfalls are avoided, and learn to effectively include peer support services as part of a multidisciplinary treatment team.
As a result of this training, participants will:
- Gain awareness of the various roles peer support professionals play within mental health teams.
- Understand the differences between mental health provider roles.
- Learn common ethical dilemmas in the field of peer support and compare them to traditional mental health therapy dilemmas.
- Know ethical pitfalls professionals must avoid to bring quality care to shared clients.
- Process considerations to enhance one’s own ethical practice as part of a multidisciplinary treatment team.
This training will be led by three presenters and will feature a panel of peers from diverse backgrounds who work at Oaklawn. Presenters are:
Anisa Carter, CPSP CCPC CCPSC MHFA, is the Orientation and Training Specialist for Peer Support Staff at Oaklawn. Anisa provides leadership and development of our peer staff as well as providing peer services to our peers as they navigate working in the mental health and addictions field. Along with using her lived experience in substance use and incarceration, Anisa has significant experience in working with adults with severe mental illness in both case management and crisis capacities.
Kaylene Ediger, MA Ed, is the Family Peer Coordinator at The SOURCE. She has 30 years of parenting a son with autism and a son with mental health challenges and has worked to navigate the educational, behavioral health, and disability systems. Before joining The SOURCE, she worked as an educator for 30 years.
Brooke Marshall, MSW, LCSW, LCAC is the Manager of Adult Addictions at Oaklawn, where she provides leadership and oversight for therapists, skills trainers, case managers, and peer support staff. Brooke has significant clinical experience working with individuals experiencing substance use disorders, mental health disorders, and co-occurring conditions. |
