BAS BUREAU OF ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT Utah Department Of HUMAN SERVICES
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Dept of Human Services Division of Substance Abuse & Mental Health (DSAMH)
ATTN Roy Castelli
195 North 1950 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Fax Number
1-801-538-9892

Guiding Principals

Peer specialists are fully integrated members of a treatment team who provide highly individualized services in the community and promote client self-determination and decision-making. Peer specialists also provide essential expertise and consultation to the entire treatment team to promote a culture in which each client’s point of view and preferences are recognized, understood, respected, and integrated into treatment, rehabilitation, and community self-help activities. The need for the services is negotiated between the consumer and clinician in the treatment planning process and will be listed on individuals recovery plan as is any other needed services is required to do so.

Certified Peer Specialists are employees of community mental health/substance abuse centers and their subcontractors, Utah State Hospital, Veteran Administration, and DSAMH. CPS employees are subject to the same employment process and responsibilities as any other employee. They are subject to job announcements, job descriptions, hiring practices, probationary periods, supervision, disciplinary actions, code of conducts etc… as is customarily practice by the agency they work for. They are also subject to all benefits, incentives, protections, and advancements as any other employee in the agency.

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