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Changes for page AF 05 Peer Support

Last modified by Spencer Dobson on 2022/11/17 19:40
From version 2.1
edited by Ryan Larkin
on 2020/10/07 20:09
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To version 2.3
edited by Ryan Larkin
on 2020/10/13 18:11
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76 -The Peer Support Program is designed for employees to assist fellow employees in dealing with stress, emotional difficulties, or other personal circumstances. These circumstances could have an impact on the employee, and in some cases could present a danger to the welfare and safety of the employee, his or her family, the public, and other employees. Peer Support Team Members are trained to be effective listeners and provide feedback to employees, clarify issues, and assist employees in identifying options for problem resolution.
73 +1. The Peer Support Program is designed for employees to assist fellow employees in dealing with stress, emotional difficulties, or other personal circumstances. These circumstances could have an impact on the employee, and in some cases could present a danger to the welfare and safety of the employee, his or her family, the public, and other employees. Peer Support Team Members are trained to be effective listeners and provide feedback to employees, clarify issues, and assist employees in identifying options for problem resolution.
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83 83  1. Policy:
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86 -Peer Support Team members are to be easily accessible to employees who need their services. A list of members will be made available to all employees. Peer Support sessions will be confidential. Examples of where Peer Support may be utilized may include but not limited to:
83 +Peer Support Team members are to be easily accessible to employees who need their services. A list of members will be made available to all employees. Peer Support sessions will be confidential. Examples of where Peer Support may be utilized may include but is not limited to:
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88 88  1. Loss of a loved one;
89 89  1. Officer-Involved Shooting;
90 90  1. Work Injury, or;
91 -1. Large life changes (Retirement, Divorce, etcetera.)
88 +1. Significant life changes (Retirement, Divorce, etcetera.)
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94 +1. Employees might need to speak in confidence to someone to deal with issues arising from unexpected trauma. The use of a professional may not always be necessary or desireable to the employee. Peer support offers an intermediate level of confidential support.
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123 123  (% style="background:transparent" %)Other duties as assigned.
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125 -11. (% style="background:transparent" %)Peer Support Team members will be selected based upon their character, integrity, interpersonal communication skills, and a history of solid decision making and wisdom. Upon successful completion of training hours candidates will serve as Peer Support Team members. These members will then be involved in ongoing training and supervision under the direction of the Peer Support Coordinator.
126 -11. (% style="background:transparent" %)Peer Support Team members will be removed from the program for failure to maintain the standards for team members set forth by the Sheriff. An example of this would be if a team member breaches the confidentiality required of a peer support member.
122 +11. (% style="background:transparent" %)Peer Support Team members will be selected by the (%%)Sheriff or designee (% style="background:transparent" %)based upon their character, integrity, interpersonal communication skills, and a history of solid decision making and wisdom. Upon successful completion of training hours candidates will serve as Peer Support Team members. These members will then be involved in ongoing training and supervision under the direction of the Peer Support Coordinator.
123 +11. (% style="background:transparent" %)Peer Support Team members will be removed from the program for failure to maintain the standards set forth by the Sheriff. An example of this would be if a team member breaches the confidentiality required of a peer support member.
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125 +11. To be effective the peer support program must be operated in a known and consistent fashion. The Peer Support Coordinator provides a liaison between the program and the Sheriff's Office Administration,
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129 129  **AF 05_106 __Privacy and Confidentiality__**
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137 137  1. A Law Enforcement Peer Support Team Member was a witness or a party to the incident that prompted the delivery of peer support services;
138 138  1. The information received by a Peer Support Team Member is indicative of actual or suspected child abuse, or actual or suspected child neglect;
139 -1. The person receiving peer support is a clear and immediate danger to the person’s self or others;
138 +1. The person receiving peer support is a clear and immediate danger to themself or others;
140 140  1. The communication to a Peer Support Team Member establishes reasonable cause for the Peer Support Team Member to believe that the person receiving peer support services is mentally or emotionally unfit for duty, or;
141 141  1. The communication to the Peer Support Team Member provides evidence that the person who is receiving the peer support services has committed a crime, plans to commit a crime, or intends to conceal a crime.
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151 -1. In order for a peer support program to be effective employees seeking peer support must believe that the information they provide will be confidential.
150 +1. In order for a peer support program to be effective employees seeking peer support must understand that the information they provide will be confidential.
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