Citation

Kuhn W, Bellinger J, Stevens-Manser S, Kaufman L. Community Ment. Health J. 2015; 51(4): 453-458.

Affiliation

Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health, School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA, wendy.brooks@austin.utexas.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10597-015-9841-0

PMID

25672842

Abstract

Peer specialists are people in recovery employed to share their experiences to promote the recovery of others affected by mental illness. Examining workplace integration indicators that predict the job satisfaction of peer specialists employed in a variety of behavioral health settings is critical to ensure the retention and effectiveness of this viable workforce. A survey of Texas Certified Peer Specialists (n = 86) examined workplace integration indicators.

RESULTS suggest that supervisor's understanding of the peer specialist job role has a significant impact on job satisfaction. Better workforce integration may be achieved through targeted efforts to educate supervisors about peer specialist job roles.

Language: en