Welcome to the third in a series of webinars for peer supporters.
The content of these webinars is drawn from the Recovery to
Practice (RTP) project, a SAMHSA-funded project to foster
recovery in behavioral health professions.
This webinar series is presented by the International Association
of Peer Supporters (iNAPS) with the generous assistance of
OptumHealth, without whom this series would not be possible.
iNAPS is solely responsible for the content of the webinars.
The third webinar in the series, Peer Support Roles and Values,
will begin at noon, Eastern Time Zone.
Thank you for your participation!
WEBINAR 3:
Peer Supporter Roles and Values
Putting Principles into Practice
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Gladys DeVonne Christian
President, International Association of
Peer Supporters (iNAPS)
Community Outreach and Education
Specialist - Centerpoint Human
Services
Rita Cronise
Instructional Design Consultant –
International Association of Peer
Supporters (iNAPS)
Recovery to Practice for working peer
supporters curriculum
Peter Ashenden
Director of Consumer Affairs
OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions
Contact Information
T +1 612-632-2963
F +1 877-309-8548
Peter.ashenden@optum.com
www.optum.com
GOAL:
To understand
ethical standards
and boundaries
for peer
supporters
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Objectives
To be able to…
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Define values, ethics, and integrity.
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Identify how recovery
values relate to peer
supporter practices.
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Describe why boundaries
may be different for peer
supporters than other
helping professionals.
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What are….
“Doing the right thing because it
is the right thing to do.”
~ Dick Kovacevich
Integrity
Values (beliefs) = Behaviors (actions)
Recovery Values
As peer supporters,
we strive to promote recovery values
However, people receiving services may
have come to believe that recovery is not
possible.
Most treatment professionals work from a
disease framework.
SAMHSA Recovery Principles
SAMHSA 10 Guiding Principles of Recovery
(Updated in 2011 )
Evolving Ethics
What is a Boundary?
A boundary is a dividing line you create
between you and anyone else to define how
others can and cannot treat you.
It can be physical or emotional or both.
Why Are Boundaries
Important?
• Boundaries set expectations so people know
how to behave around you.
• Boundaries make you feel safe and healthy.
• Boundaries make others feel safe around you.
• Boundaries help build trust.
Different Types of Boundaries
• Role Boundaries
• Personal Boundaries
• Professional
Boundaries
Ethics
Ethics
Ethics Are…
≠ Boundaries
Boundaries Are…
Non-negotiable expectations
that include…
Formal and informal interactions
between…
• Codes of conduct
• Staff and recipient
• Rules
• Staff and colleagues
• Behaviors
• Consumers and peers
• Professional performance
• Consumers and their family
Power and control
Professional distance
Self-disclosure
Friendship vs. friendly behavior
(Adapted from Townsend 2008)
Boundary Issues
• Unspoken, unclear, or shifting
• Confidentiality
• Dual relationships
• Inevitable
Are not the same as
boundary violations
Examples of Boundary
Violations
With people who are being supported:
• Sexual relationship
• Using drugs or alcohol
• Venting personal issues and problems
• Intimidating, threatening, harassing, using undue
influence, physical force, verbal abuse, or coercion.
• Sharing confidential information without
permission in any instance other than a threat of
harm to self (including domestic abuse) or others.
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Peer Supporter Roles
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Outreach
Engagement
Cheerleader
Problem-solver
Advocate
Role model
Mentor
Educator
Life coach
Consultant / guide
Can you think of other roles?
Intimacy Continuum
McShin Recovery Coach Manual
Ethical Decision-Making
Three Steps to Recovery-Based
Ethical Decisions
Step 1: Could this action result in a risk of harm
to self or others? (Does it pass the evening news
test?)
Step 2: Do the recovery principles offer guidance
about this action?
Step 3: Are there any policies, practice
standards, or laws that apply to this action?
If so, are they consistent with the spirit of human
rights and recovery?
McShin Recovery Coach Manual
“Doing the right thing because it
is the right thing to do.”
~ Dick Kovacevich
Summary
Are you able to…

Define values, ethics, and integrity?

Identify how recovery
values relate to peer
supporter practices?

Describe why boundaries
may be different for peer
supporters than other
helping professionals?
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Overall RTP Project
www.samhsa.gov/recoverytopractice
Resource Library
www.dsgonline.com/rtp/resources.html
Peer Supporter Discipline
www.naops.org link to www.rtp4ps.org
Wounded Healer Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orxEawi9qro
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Gladys Christian, CPS
President, International Association of Peer Supporters (iNAPS),
Community Outreach & Education Specialist,
Centerpoint Human Services
gladys@naops.org
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Rita Cronise, MS
Instructional Design Consultant, iNAPS Recovery to Practice
rita@naops.org | (585) 797-4641
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