1. Calling All Certified Peer Specialists!
The Pennsylvania Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) is initiating the first Pennsylvania statewide survey of trained Certified Peer Specialists to better understand your CPS training and employment experiences with the assistance of the University of Pennsylvania Collaborative on Community Integration (www.upennrrtc.org) and the Pennsylvania Peer Support Coalition (http://www.pmhca.org/?page=coal).
The survey is intended for individuals with the following characteristics:
4) A Pennsylvania resident
5) A certified peer specialist who was trained in Pennsylvania
6) 18-years of age or older
The survey is open to anyone, regardless of your current work status (i.e., unemployed, employed full- or part-time, volunteer) or the types of position you are in (e.g., peer specialist/peer support, case manager, advocacy, policy advisor, county administrator, etc.).
The survey was designed to be completed online in about 15-20 minutes. Your answers will be completely anonymous. This means that nobody will know how you responded to the questions. Taking the survey is completely voluntary. You can choose to answer only those questions that you want to answer, however, more complete surveys will better help us understand your experiences. Only Dr. Mark Salzer (mark.salzer@uphs.upenn.edu) and his staff at the University of Pennsylvania will have direct access to the data.
The data are to be used for OMHSAS planning purposes, but may be used in public presentations and publications. Again, you will not be able to be identified in any way.
Please only complete the survey one time.
Any questions about the survey can be directed to a University of Pennsylvania staffperson at 215-746-1759. Any questions about your rights as a survey participant can be directed to the UPenn Office of Regulatory Affairs at 215-898-2614.
Proceeding to the next page to begin the survey indicates that you are a Pennsylvania resident, are a CPS who was trained in Pennsylvania, are 18-years-old or older, and have read and understand the above statement.