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Peer
to Peer Recovery Supports
(including service categories and examples*)
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Type of Support
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Service Categories and Examples
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| Emotional Support |
Peer-led Support
Groups
Examples: Non-12-Step recovery; recovery support
with HIV, Hepatitis C, PTSD, mental illness; culture-and gender-specific; (family
members; parents, women)
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Peer-led Recovery Mentoring
(coaching) projects: One-on-one |
| Informational Support |
Peer-led Resource
Connector programs
Examples: assistance with: housing, employment,
public assistance, emergency relief, benefits and entitlements, legal services,
citizen restoration, educational applications and financial aid, vocational
rehabilitation and training
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Life Skills classes and workshops
Examples: financial management, nutrition and
meal planning, parenting, relationship skills, home management, time
management, citizen restoration
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Health and Wellness
classes and workshops
Examples: relapse prevention, stress management,
personal growth, anger management, reproductive health, HIV and Hepatitis C
prevention and management, smoking cessation, dance, yoga, and other exercise,
mental health strategies, self care
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Education and Career
Planning classes and workshops
Examples: ESL; GED; reading and study skills,
career aptitude, workforce preparation and readiness, computer skills and
resume writing.
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Leadership Development
classes and workshops
Examples: workforce skills, personal
development, communication and conflict resolution, peer ethics, cultural
competency, facilitation and group process, burnout prevention, supervision
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| Instrumental Support |
Direct Instrumental
Examples: child care, transportation, clothing
services, food banks, emergency services
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| Affiliational Support |
AOD-Free
Social/Recreational activities
Substitution of addiction oriented social networks with pro-recovery networks and communities of affiliation.
Examples: family-centered events, leisure interest
development, conferences, speaker events, educational forums, community and cultural
events, sport team events, health and information fairs, Recovery Month events |
*Note that service categories do not always fall
neatly into the four types of support and there can be considerable
overlapping. Many service categories
are a blend of support types. For example:
1) Resource Connector programs often include Emotional, Informational and
Instrumental components; 2) Recovery Centers provide Affiliational support, but
encompass all of the four support areas; and 3) Leadership Development, key to
the success of peer support services, is classified as Informational support
but is not an easy fit into this, or any, area.
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