Funding Peer Support Services in Ohio
Funding Peer Support Services in Ohio
Funding Peer Support Services in Ohio
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The draft rule <strong>in</strong>cluded below will be vetted with stakeholders before fil<strong>in</strong>g and will be<br />
subject to opportunities for public comment consistent with the rule-mak<strong>in</strong>g practices of<br />
the State of <strong>Ohio</strong>.<br />
*** DRAFT <strong>Ohio</strong> Service Rule - Not for Fil<strong>in</strong>g – <strong>in</strong>cludes AOD/MH peer support***<br />
<strong>Peer</strong> support service.<br />
(A) <strong>Peer</strong> support service (PSS) consists of structured activities that promote recovery, selfdeterm<strong>in</strong>ation,<br />
self-advocacy, well-be<strong>in</strong>g, and enhancement of community liv<strong>in</strong>g skills.<br />
PSS is <strong>in</strong>dividualized, recovery-focused and based on a relationship that supports a<br />
person’s ability to promote their own recovery.<br />
PSS assists <strong>in</strong> the acquisition, development, and expansion of skills needed to move<br />
forward <strong>in</strong> recovery. This is built on the unique relationship between the peer support<br />
specialist and a person seek<strong>in</strong>g or susta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g recovery and other essential persons as<br />
requested by the person seek<strong>in</strong>g or susta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g recovery. <strong>Peer</strong> support specialists def<strong>in</strong>e,<br />
model, and mentor recovery values, attitudes, beliefs, and personal actions <strong>in</strong> order to<br />
encourage well-be<strong>in</strong>g and resilience.<br />
(B) PSS activities promote self-directed recovery by assist<strong>in</strong>g an <strong>in</strong>dividual <strong>in</strong>:<br />
(1) Explor<strong>in</strong>g their possibilities of recovery.<br />
(2) Identify<strong>in</strong>g their strengths to support well-be<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
(3) Emphasiz<strong>in</strong>g hope and well-be<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
(4) Develop<strong>in</strong>g and work<strong>in</strong>g toward achievement of personal recovery goals as identified<br />
<strong>in</strong> their personal recovery plan (PRP).<br />
(5) Promot<strong>in</strong>g acceptance of personal responsibility for their recovery.<br />
(6) Advocat<strong>in</strong>g for the person's express <strong>in</strong>terest <strong>in</strong> achiev<strong>in</strong>g their goals.<br />
(C) PSS activities are supported through:<br />
(1) Teach<strong>in</strong>g and model<strong>in</strong>g self-advocacy skills.<br />
(2) Assist<strong>in</strong>g a person <strong>in</strong> develop<strong>in</strong>g a network of contacts for <strong>in</strong>formation and develop<strong>in</strong>g<br />
collaborative help<strong>in</strong>g relationships with others.<br />
(3) Assist<strong>in</strong>g a person who has decided to take medications to develop strategies to<br />
support appropriate and consistent use of the medications.<br />
(4) Facilitat<strong>in</strong>g self-help skills to manage side effects of medications.<br />
(5) Develop<strong>in</strong>g natural supports which may <strong>in</strong>clude peers, family members and<br />
community.<br />
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