WRAP of DC
WRAP and Peer Support
WRAP and Peer Support
Throughout history, peer support has helped people achieve health and wellness. The consumer-operated service model of peer support is now being recognized nationally and internationally, the facilitators of WRAP of DC in partnership with our friends at DC DBH has posted this web page in the hope that our informational links will be a helpful resource to Certified Peer Specialists and all stake holders in the recovery community. If you would like to learn more about how Certified Peer Specialists are "Helping Consumers Help Themselves", please carefully read this page and then click on the links associated with this page.
A peer Specialist is a person with a mental health and/or co-occurring condition, who has been trained and certified to help others with these conditions, identify and achieve specific life and recovery goalp
A Certified peer specialist is a model for personal recovery and performs a wide range of tasks to assist individuals to regain control over their lives and their own recovery process
What is a Certified Peer Specialist ?
What is a Certified Peer Specialist ?
A peer Specialist is a person who is actively engaged in his/her own recovery, and who volunteers or is hired to provide peer support services to others engaged in mental health treatment
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A Certified peer specialist is an individual living in recovery with mental illness and/or substance use disorder or a family member who has been trained and certified by their local Department of Behavioral Health to assist others in recovery and wellness.
