Peer Recovery Specialist Certification

SAMHSA specifies 4 major dimensions that support a life in recovery. Health, home, purpose, & community Health Managing ones disease(s) as well as living as well as living in a physically & emotionally healthy way. Home A stable & safe place to live. Community Relationships & social networks that provide support, friendship, love , and hope. Purpose Meaningful daily activities, such as job school volunteerism, family care-taking, or creative endeavors, and the independence, income and resources that participate in society. Guiding principles of recovery RECOVERY EMERGES FROM HOPE. The belief that recovery is possible provides the essential and motivating message of a better future. That people can and do overcome the internal and external challenges, barriers, and obstacles that confront them. Guiding Principles of recovery RECOVERY IS PERSON DRIVEN. Recovery is self determined & self directed, with individuals defining their own life goals and designing their own unique path to recovery. Guiding Principles of recovery RECOVERY OCCURS VIA MANY PATHWAYS. Individuals are unique with distinct needs, strengths, preferences, goals, culture, and backgrounds that affect and determine their individual pathways to recovery. Guiding Principles of recovery RECOVERY IS HOLISTIC. recovery encompasses an individuals whole life, including mind, body, spirit and community. Guiding Principles of recovery RECOVERY IS SUPPORTED MY PEERS AMD ALLIES. Mutual support and mutual aid groups, including he sharing of experiential knowledge and skills, plan an invaluable role in recovery. Guiding Principles of recovery RECOVERY IS SUPPORTED THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS AND SOCIAL NETWORKS. An important factor in the recovery process is the presence and involvement of people who: believe in a persons ability to recover, offer hope