Promotinh the integration of peer support specealists into the healthcare team /
Promotinh the integration of peer support specealists into the healthcare team /
Tammy M. Slaterm Tamar Rodneym & Deborah S. Finnell
- Hagerstown, MD : Wolters Kluwer, 2023
- Vol 53 (2) : pages 50-55
ABSTRACT : The 21st century cures act to address the opioid crisis spurred the expansion of the peer support specialist (PSS) workforce. Nurses are in key positions to promote the successful integration of the PS into the healthcare team. This article describes the role of the PSS, including key functions that overlap with those of nurses and ways they can help mitigates sigma, which remains a significant barrier to patients' access to treatment.
Peer support specialist
ABSTRACT : The 21st century cures act to address the opioid crisis spurred the expansion of the peer support specialist (PSS) workforce. Nurses are in key positions to promote the successful integration of the PS into the healthcare team. This article describes the role of the PSS, including key functions that overlap with those of nurses and ways they can help mitigates sigma, which remains a significant barrier to patients' access to treatment.
Peer support specialist