About the Woman:
Clene` S. Elder
PASSIONATE. EMPATHIC. SURVIVOR.
I’m Clene`. I am a writer, creative and a proud Peer Support Specialist (PSS). My passion is behavioral health. While conversations about behavioral health are slowly making their way into the mainstream. I believe, if we work together, we can bring greater exposure to the topic with the dignity it deserves.
Peer Support Specialists aren’t well known. But, the profession is important to healthcare. According to Peers for Progress*, a global authority on this topic:
It is important for Peer Support Specialists to self-disclose, sharing challenges and triumphs to build trust. Thus, mutuality and community are essential to working and healing - together.
Stay connected, live with love and compassion.
Love,
Peer Support Specialists aren’t well known. But, the profession is important to healthcare. According to Peers for Progress*, a global authority on this topic:
- “Peer support refers to support from a person who has knowledge from their own experiences with a condition.”
- Our services are in place to “complement, supplement and extend formal primary care services.”
- Peer support is important because “social support results in psychological and physical health benefits for both the receiver and provider.”
It is important for Peer Support Specialists to self-disclose, sharing challenges and triumphs to build trust. Thus, mutuality and community are essential to working and healing - together.
Stay connected, live with love and compassion.
Love,
