Kelly Jackson

About Kelly Jackson

Compassionate and understanding Certified Peer Support Specialist with a solid understanding of mental health and substance use disorders. I also have a unique perspective to living with a dual diagnosis and maintaining a successful recovery. Will also bring experience as well as a Bachelor’s Degree and full certification as a Peer Support Specialist as well as NCI and CPR/First Aid certified.

Experience

1. Vocational Specialist Qualified Professional Peer Support Specialist

   Monarch

   Dec 2019 — Present · Winston-Salem, NC, US

   Facilitate the vocational services to each individual receiving ACTT services who is interested in work. • Assist in the development of natural support networks. • Plan and develop activities that foster socialization and employment within the community to integrate individuals into society. • Provide monitoring and/or long-term follow-up for persons placed in employment and their employers. • Coordinate efforts with other providers of services as the North Carolina Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, LME staff, benefits counselors and family members to support the rehabilitation process. • Provide a variety of activities needed by the individual to develop the skills, behaviors and responsibilities necessary to live, work, learn, play and socialize in the community with the greatest possible degree of independence. • Teach specialized skill development to the individual in such areas as budgeting, cooking, shopping, dressing appropriately, bathing, using the telephone, writing letters, arranging appointments, developing leisure skills and recreational skills, and medication selfadministration. • Function as a member of a multi-disciplinary team to develop and implement treatment goals. • Coordinate services with the program, staff, inpatient facilities, and detoxification facilities and establish linkage to residential programs, self-help programs and community resources.

Education

• Monroe Consulting

  Certificate, Peer Support Specialist

  2016 — 2016

• WRAP

  Certificate, Wellness Recovery Action Plan

  2016 — 2017

• CPR/First Aid

  Certificate

  2019 — 2021

• University of North Carolina at Greensboro

  B.S., Psychology

  1998 — 2002

• North Carolina Intervention

  Certificate, NCI

  2016