CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST (CPS)
CPS Program
The purpose of the peer support program is to link individuals with a peer mentor who serves as a role model and demonstrates that recovery is possible.
Peer mentors serve as role models in recovery who encourage individuals to seek treatment, when necessary, maintain wellness, take an active role in their own treatment plans and attend self-help groups (AA, NA, and other consumer run support groups.)
Peer support services are available only to individuals diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illness (DSM-V). Referral must be signed by a physician. Call to request a referral.
If you think you might benefit from the Roads To Recovery Peer Support Program, contact us.
Why choose us for Peer Support?
Our Certified Peer Support Program focuses on cooperation and shared responsibility. We help our peers set and reach our goals aimed at their recovery. We provide advocacy, empowerment and opportunity for personal growth and recovery.
Our mentors have been on a personal recovery journey, and this allows them to share their experiences and recovery tools with our peers. The Peer/Mentor relationship is built on equality and trust, brought about by establishing rapport and agreement on what the peer needs. We link peers to services such as housing, transportation, medical, education, and crises as well as other social, spiritual and recovery supports.
We operate within a supportive and cooperative network with other agencies like doctors, therapists, and blended case managers. Our peers are at the center of that network, driving the effective improvement of their own lives.
Program Requirements
Must be resident of Clearfield, Jefferson, or Clarion counties, ages 14 and above, have a mental health diagnosis with a functional diagnosis with a functional impairment/skill deficit. If you have any questions regarding requirements, please call our Clearfield office at (814) 765-0302.
Confidentiality
In furtherance of its mission and consistent with its values, Roads To Recovery endeavors to improve the quality of member’s care and the health status of the community, while protecting the confidentiality and privacy of persons served. It is very important to Roads To Recovery that we maintain the confidentiality of the individuals we serve.
When consent is given and information is released, the information is confidential and not be shared with anyone else.
Locations
Clearfield Office – 108 South Front Street Clearfield, PA 16830
Clarion Office – 214 South 7th Avenue Clarion, PA 16214
Nondiscrimination in Services:
Admissions, the provisions of services, and referrals of clients shall be made without regard to race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin (including limited English proficiency), age or sex. Program services shall be made accessible to eligible persons with disabilities through the most practical and economically feasible methods available. These methods include, but are not limited to, equipment redesign, the provision of aid, and the use of alternative service delivery locations. Structural modifications shall be considered only as a last resort among available methods. Any individual/client/patient/student(and/or their guardians) who believes they have been discriminated against, may file a complaint of discrimination with:
Roads To Recovery Inc.
108 South Front Street
Clearfield, PA 16830
Department of Public Welfare
Bureau of Equal Opportunity
Western Regional Office
301 Fifth Avenue
Suite 410, Piatt Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15222