Employment Status Following Peer Specialist Certification: Results of a 3-Year Multistate Survey.

IF 3.3 3区医学 Q1 HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES

Psychiatric services Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI:10.1176/appi.ps.20240166

Laysha Ostrow, Judith A Cook, Morgan Pelot, Kila Robinett, Mark S Salzer, Jane K Burke-Miller

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Abstract

Objective: A cohort of certified peer specialists (CPSs) was surveyed to investigate factors affecting postcertification employment and retention.

Methods: Survey data were collected in 2020, 2021, and 2022 from 591 CPSs in four states (North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Texas). The data were analyzed via percentages, means, and multilevel regression models.

Results: Postcertification employment remained high: 76% (N=448 of 591) in 2020, 73% (N=329 of 448) in 2021, and 77% (N=279 of 364) in 2022. However, the proportion working in peer support positions declined significantly-from 73% (N=325 of 448) in 2020 to 63% (N=175 of 279) in 2022-despite the significantly higher job satisfaction, greater access to job benefits, and longer average job tenure reported by those working in peer support versus nonpeer jobs.

Conclusions: Although the individuals who completed certification appeared to remain employed, a significant proportion appeared to leave peer support for other work. These trends should be monitored to evaluate investments in peer certification and service capacity.

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Psychiatric services 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

5.80

自引率

7.90%

发文量

295

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Psychiatric Services, established in 1950, is published monthly by the American Psychiatric Association. The peer-reviewed journal features research reports on issues related to the delivery of mental health services, especially for people with serious mental illness in community-based treatment programs. Long known as an interdisciplinary journal, Psychiatric Services recognizes that provision of high-quality care involves collaboration among a variety of professionals, frequently working as a team. Authors of research reports published in the journal include psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacists, nurses, social workers, drug and alcohol treatment counselors, economists, policy analysts, and professionals in related systems such as criminal justice and welfare systems. In the mental health field, the current focus on patient-centered, recovery-oriented care and on dissemination of evidence-based practices is transforming service delivery systems at all levels. Research published in Psychiatric Services contributes to this transformation.