Congratulations to Lynn Prestwood at The Other Door in Viroqua for passing the WI State Peer Specialist exam!
Lynn is now a Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) and will continue to provide peer support to people receiving services related to mental health and/or substance use challenges.
A Certified Peer Specialist is a person who has his/her own lived experience of mental health and/or substance use challenges and has completed formal training and certification in the peer specialist model of mental health and substance use-oriented peer support. They use their unique set of lived experiences and recovery in combination with comprehensive skills training, including continuing education, to support people living with mental health and/or substance use challenges. The specialists actively center peer support and associated principles in their work while operating under a clearly defined role and collaborate in a complementary fashion as part of an agency’s team support structure.