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1		-AF05 Peer Support
	1	+DRAFT AF05 - Peer Support Program

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1		-XWiki.sdobson
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5	5	Policy Manual
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8		-Volume: AF Health and Safety
	8	+Volume: AF
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10		-Chapter: 05 Peer Support
	10	+Health and Safety
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	12	+Chapter: 05
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13		-Replaces and/or Supersedes: None
	14	+Peer Support Program
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15		-Approved Date: 11/17/2022
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	17	+Replaces and/or Supersedes:
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	19	+None
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	21	+Published:
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	23	+10/15/2020
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	25	+Review Date:
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	27	+10/15/2020
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	30	+Sheriff Cory C. Pulsipher
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	32	+Undersheriff James Standley
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18	18	__**TABLE OF CONTENTS**__
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20	20	AF 05_101 Definitions
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60	60	**AF 05_104 __Services__**
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62	62	1. Policy:
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65		-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:
	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 not limited to:
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67	67	1. Loss of a loved one;
68	68	1. Officer-Involved Shooting;
69	69	1. Work Injury, or;
70		-1. Significant life changes (Retirement, Divorce, etcetera.)
	88	+1. Large life changes (Retirement, Divorce, etcetera.)
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74	74	Rationale:
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76		-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 desirable to the employee. Peer support offers an intermediate level of confidential support.
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80	80	**AF 05_105 __Administration__**
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84		-Under the direction of the Sheriff or designee, the peer support program will be administered by a Peer Support Coordinator. The Peer Support Coordinator will be responsible for:1. (((
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	104	+1. Policy:
	105	+11. Under the direction of the Sheriff or designee, the peer support program will be administered by a Peer Support Coordinator. The Peer Support Coordinator will be responsible for:
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86	86	(% style="background:transparent" %)Chairing any meetings of the Peer Support Team;
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90	90	(% style="background:transparent" %)Assisting in the selection and removal of Peer Support Team members.(% style="display:none" %) (%%);
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94	94	(% style="background:transparent" %)Making recommendations for modifications to the program and providing appropriate information to the Sheriff’s Office administration, and;
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98	98	(% style="background:transparent" %)Other duties as assigned.
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101		-1. (% 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.
102		-1. (% 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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	122	+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.
	123	+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.
104	104	1. (% style="background:transparent" %)Rationale:
105		-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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108	108	**AF 05_106 __Privacy and Confidentiality__**
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	131	+1. Policy:
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113	113	In accordance with Utah State Code 78B-5-901 “Public Safety Peer Counseling” all information discussed in a Peer Support Role is confidential except for the following situations:
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115	115	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;
116	116	1. The information received by a Peer Support Team Member is indicative of actual or suspected child abuse, or actual or suspected child neglect;
117		-1. The person receiving peer support is a clear and immediate danger to themself or others;
	138	+1. The person receiving peer support is a clear and immediate danger to the person’s self or others;
118	118	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;
119	119	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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123	123	Peer Support Team members will make no written record of the details of support sessions. Employees who seek assistance through the Peer Support Program must be made aware that Peer Support Team members will maintain confidentiality by not disclosing any information developed in Peer Support sessions, except in accordance with this policy.
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128	128	Rationale:
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130		-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.
	150	+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.
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