Open AccessTo Help Others, We Must Care for Ourselves: The Importance of Self-Care for Peer Support Workers in Substance Use Recovery
Author(s) -
Christian Williams
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
addiction and addictive disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2578-7276
DOI - 10.24966/aad-7276/100071
Subject(s) - peer support , psychology , substance use , peer review , social support , health care , self care , nursing , medicine , psychiatry , social psychology , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Peer support workers, using their shared lived experience, have been recognized in the medical and behavioral health fields as having positive contributions to the well-being and recovery of individuals who are in early stages of recovery or illness management.
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