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Why Best Practices?
Best practices in peer support are crucial for ensuring effective, ethical, and impactful services. Following best practices helps build trust, maintain professional boundaries, and promote positive outcomes for individuals receiving support. These practices ensure that peer support remains a distinct and valuable approach within behavioral health and other support systems.
The Recovery Model
The recovery model emphasizes that recovery from mental health and substance use conditions is a journey of change towards improved health and wellness, self-directed living, and reaching one's full potential. It's not a one-time event, but a process characterized by hope, empowerment, and personal responsibility. The model highlights the importance of holistic approaches that address the individual's mind, body, spirit, and community, as well as the need for culturally relevant and trauma-informed care
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