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Peer Support Specialist – UCSF Fresno

This program is only available inย the Central San Joaquin region, including Fresno, Madera, and Tulare counties. Programโ€™s courses will start in early 2025.

This program calls for applicants who have lived experience dealing with vulnerabilities and disparities such as, but not limited, to these: being an immigrant, LGBTQ+, trauma victim, and other trauma-related conditions. Peer support professionals assist clients in developing recovery objectives, practicing self-empowerment tactics, and taking meaningful actions toward establishing fulfilling, self-determined lives โ€“ and do so by sharing their own experiences and practical counsel. A peer support professional is someone who works with individuals who are in recovery to foster connectedness and optimism. Your role is to interact with clients in an accepting, understanding, and validating way to facilitate their recovery.

Available in:

CA

Length of Study

6 weeks of HTHC +16 weeks

Career Level

Entry Level/Upskilling

Delivery Type

Asynchronous (Online)
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Duties

Peer support professionals bring their knowledge of what it is like to live and thrive with mental health conditions and substance use disorders. They support people’s progress towards recovery and self-determined lives by sharing vital experiential information and actual examples of recovery power. The sense of mutuality created through thoughtful sharing of experience is influential in modeling recovery and offering hope.

Career Opportunities

Additional education and training career pathways include Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Addiction Counselor, Social Worker, and Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

Day in the Life

Inspire hope that people can and do recover. Walk with people on their recovery journeys and dispel myths about what it means to have a mental health condition, substance use disorder, or other trauma. Provide self-help education and link people to tools and resources; and support people in identifying their goals, hopes, and dreams.

Job Outlook

The demand for Peer Support Specialists is growing, driven by the need for Medi-Cal service support recipients.