Peer Bridger/Mentor-(OMH) SS Queens Adult Homes

• Assist with the outreach, engagement, and acculturation  of program participants struggling with issues of mental illness, homelessness, and substance abuse
• Provide crisis intervention services and supportive counseling within capability and training to assist participants to reduce/eliminate self-destructive behaviors;
• Assist in building up the esteem and self confidence of participants, by engaging them in activities of mutual interest, accompanying participants to view apartments, or to appointments to aide in obtaining entitlements
• Encourage participants to learn about and access specialized and natural community support
• Using Peer Mentor Training and other skills to assist participants to appreciate and attain better mental and physical health, sobriety or harm reduction, services to help them manage mental illness issues and strive to attain and maintain independent living.
• Assist clients in teaching/learning activities of daily living skills. 
• Peer Mentors will collaborate with case management staff on the needs of the client.
• Conduct groups to promote socialization skills and promote recovery.
• Documentation of interaction.

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