The role of a Peer Advocate is to provide a bridge between providers and clients that facilitate the medical and psychological care of the client. While the duties vary based on the needs of the facility, the following are certain core duties listed on the Peer Advocate Resume – working in a team setting as one component of the client coordinated care, maintaining with the client the fosters trust and understanding distinct from a provider role, serving as a role model who provide reliable information, appropriate referrals, and emotional support, helping clients in accessing services and accompanying clients to appointments and arranging for transportation as needed.
Summary of skills that highlight a resume is – a good understanding of issues related to living with HIV or AIDS; familiarity with medical services provided in the city; honesty and genuine compassion for individuals suffering from diseases; good telephone skills, the ability to maintain good judgment regarding confidentiality issues. A degree is commonplace among job applicants.
Headline : To obtain a Peer Advocate position where I can utilize my skills and experience while offering an opportunity for professional growth and advancement. Also to assist in the profitability of the company.
Skills : Dedicated and loyal, Passionate about helping people, Personable, Great Listener, Punctual and Organized, Growth-minded, Research, Data-keeping, Computer.
Description :
Contacted people who were in the Mental Health Crisis Unit within 48 hours to help them get.
Set up out patient treatment.
Led the I'm the Evidence Campaign.
Attended all County meetings that involved mental health consumers.
Proved that someone with a mental health challenge can actually work.
Connected many people to much needed services.
Provided resources to many different programs that are available.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Bachelor Of Arts In Psychology
Peer Advocate Resume
Objective : Seeking a company where I can use my experience in customer service, sales and marketing to help the company meet and surpass its goals.
Skills : Microsoft Powerpoint, Prezi, Individual Counseling, Group Counseling.
Description :
Advocated for people with physical and mental disabilities in seventeen counties and provided support in achieving their goals, such as housing and employment.
Advised and taught clients about public assistance, SSI, Access-A-Ride, Medicaid, Access-A-Ride fair hearings, and assist with help in applying for SSI disability.
Gave speeches at local Universities, community groups about the importance of disability rights and how vital it is that people with disabilities have access to transportation and education.
Responsible for informing interested publics, including other agencies, organizations, and individuals, of NWVCIL activities and programs.
Established and maintained effective working relationships with communications counterparts.
Wrote, edited, and prepared news releases and programs for press, radio, and television.
Developed and maintained an effective working relationship with media representatives.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Executive
Education
B.A In Criminal Justice
Peer Advocate Resume
Headline : To obtain a responsible Peer Advocate position with a growing organization where my experience and teamwork skills benefits my employer through work productivity.
Skills : Microsoft Office, Adobe Illustrator.
Description :
Enhanced community understanding and acceptance of individuals with mental illness through community presentations.
Provided service delivery to people with emergency, crisis and long-term dysfunctional behaviors with the ability to deal with consumers on an equal level.
Met with consumers to obtain economic, health, housing, employment, natural supports and will listen, ask, learn and serve the consumer, stay abreast of current treatment options and collaborate with existing Mental Health Associations to gain consumer participation.
Monitored recipient rights violations and complies with recipient rights reporting requirements established by the Mental Health code and procedures of Community Mental Health Services Board.
Met with consumers to accurately portray consumers input and encourage consumers participation in programs in the agency, community at large and the state.
Assisted Program Director and program Coordinator in evaluating effectiveness of current programming and makes suggestions for improvement.
Maintained contacts with local congressional offices and responds to inquiries from their offices.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
AA In Psychology
Peer Advocate Resume
Objective : Highly motivated team player, seeking a counselor position where my skills and professionalism will be effectively beneficial to your company. I believe my life experiences give me a special insight a client's lives and situations.
Skills : Public Speaking, Spanish Speaking, Strong Documentation,Training & Supervise Interns/ Volunteers Great Organization Title 22/Drug Medi-Cal Knowledgeable Gender-Specific Treatment Modalities Evidence Based Practice Self - Starter Team Player.
Description :
Facilitated Men's, Housing, and recovery group for consumers who suffered from mental illness, both on-site and off-site.
Completed intake for homeless and victims of domestic violence clients.
Maintain & protected confidential nature of client information while counseling & assisting consumers obtaining entitlement benefits.
Taught, model principles & share personal recovery experience/story to motivate & guide consumer toward self advocacy, individual recovery planning & self-empowerment.
Completed over 15 approved 2010e HRA applications for consumers seeking supportive housing.
Housed several consumers while submitting over 45 S.P.O.A housing referrals to CUCS and over 80 housing applications to several housing agencies.
Completed consumer intake, referral & eligibility process for advocacy, employment & housing services.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Executive
Education
B.S. In Business Administration
Peer Advocate Resume
Headline : To secure a Peer Advocate position utilizing current and future education, skills and training. Demonstrate an effective impact towards the goals of the organization desired results. Utilize ability to settle customer concerns through positive communication. Work in a team environment and communicate with all levels within the organization. Training/Areas of Expertise CCAR Peer Advocacy Training Ethical Responsibility CCAR Train the Trainer Training Naloxone Administrator Training.
Skills : Effective interpersonal communication Works well independently.
Description :
Supported the Recovery Corps initiative By creating capacity building of diverse, alternative support systems that were relevant to the unique needs and characteristics of individuals living within Baltimore City.
Linked residents to various recovery capitals such as, housing, educational trainings, entitlements and recovery activate and events Encourage resident to sustain their Mental and physical wellness by linking them to primary care doctors and assisting with applying for affordable safe permanent housing.
Conducted individual recovery planning session.
Recorded and file all documentation showing clients linkage to services, recruitments, engagements and re-engagements.
Maintained documentation to measure outcomes.
Assisted in expanding the community outreach services.
Facilitate specialized women's Veteran groups and women with children support group.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
GED
Peer Advocate Resume
Objective : Actively seeking a Peer Advocate position with an organization that promotes positive relationships with clients, allows for personal and professional growth as well as the use of effective skills rooted in project coordination and relative areas of competence.
Skills : Computer Proficiency, Administrative Assistant , Customer Service , MS Word/Excell/Powerpoint.
Description :
Ability to speak Urdu,hindi and English language.
Provided information to client regarding recovery support, self-help meetings and other opportunities for relapse prevention.
Created and facilitated community base specialized peer recovery support groups and workshops.
Trained staff and housing residents on Advocacy, Recovery Wellness, Mentoring, Education, and Ethical Responsibilities Housing eighty homeless clients over the age of 65 years old with affordable housing.
Collaborated with clients to discuss goals, objectives & progress while updating their service plans.
Conducted monthly ILP's.
Completed 40+ hour training on sexual assault, dating/domestic violence, stalking, and educated on resources on the Ohio University campus.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Associate's
Peer Advocate Resume
Headline : Seeking a Peer Advocate profession with an outstanding career opportunity that will offer a rewarding work environment along with a winning team that will fully utilize management skills.
Skills : Computer Skills, Planning Skills.
Description :
Assisted with community outreach and client recruitment for HCOTP project.
Participated in orientation, intakes, and assessments.
Assisted clients with identifying employment trainings, gainful employment and or education opportunities.
Provided services in accordance with the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team approach.
Participated in development, facilitation, and coordination of post treatment supports and services.
Provided peer support and life skills techniques to client.
Followed up with client on weekly basis to ensure stability.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Associate Of Arts
Peer Advocate Resume
Summary : Obtain a career that will allow me to apply and develop learned innovative management techniques and the opportunity to demonstrate my added value to the organization. Highly motivated business major with great decision-making experience.
Assisted mentally ill patients establish services that will benefit their mental health status as well as their over all well being.
Taught clients life skills that will help improve their quality of life.
Helped establish housing and a stable income.
Helped client's fill out applications for housing, benefits, and jobs.
Helped clients become independent and become reintegrated into society.
Improved client's quality of life by helping clients establish themselves in the community as employees, students, or volunteers.
Used Effective communication skills a well as active listening.
Experience
10+ Years
Level
Senior
Education
GED
Peer Advocate Resume
Headline : Responsible for CA Assisting members in daily activities, provide peer support for members when needed, organizes and facilitates self-improvement groups, member follow ups, and communicates with members to encourage socialization.
Provided guidance, advice, and assistance for students -new and/or returning- to college.
Informed students of available resources and assisted with registering for classes.
Aided students with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and other financial aid documents.
Streamlined the internal database created to track the students' progress.
Up-dated continuously with information from the University's Banner program and personal interactions.
Drafted weekly reports for the programs' current standings.
Communicated orally and in writing.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
GED
Peer Advocate Resume
Headline : To obtain a full-time Peer Advocate position with the Community Action Organization of Erie County, utilizing my skills and Experience from past positions.
Skills : Harm Reduction, Crisis Case Management, HIV Pre And Post Test CounselorSpanish Language, Intake Assessment And Re-assessment Computer Literacy.
Description :
Florida Provided intensive, fast-paced, and team-based family support as a member of the Family Intensive Treatment Team (FITT) to families in the child welfare system with parental substance use.
Included helping create a strengths-based, consumer-driven plan to facilitate support to parents as they move into early recovery while being involved with the child welfare system.
Offered supportive counseling, parenting skill techniques and training, and strong advocacy to parents/caretakers struggling with substance use/mental health issues.
Worked collaboratively with CPS, ChildNet, case managers, therapists, schools, and other providers to ensure continuity of care.
Provided crisis intervention with 24/7 on-call intervention.
Participated as a public speaker to mental health care professionals and have helped facilitate high-fidelity wraparound training.
CA Communicated with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.
Assisted in preparing food and serving meals and refreshments to children.
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