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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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86 +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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86 86  (% style="background:transparent" %)Chairing any meetings of the Peer Support Team;
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88 88  1. (((
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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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98 98  (% style="background:transparent" %)Other duties as assigned.
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101 101  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.
102 102  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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108 108  **AF 05_106 __Privacy and Confidentiality__**
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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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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.