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<strong>COSIG</strong> Co-Occurring Disorders Conference, Hershey PA, May 15-17, 2006<br />

OUTCOMES<br />

BENEFITS OF STAFF (Salzer & Liptzin Shear, 2002)<br />

Helper Therapy Principle<br />

Interviews with 14 peer staff:<br />

Great feeling of helping others<br />

They benefited from being able to practice their own recovery, and<br />

mentioned explicit features that helped them prentice recovery, such as<br />

learning about things to do when bored other than using drugs or<br />

alcohol, building their own positive support networks, improving their<br />

ability to behave responsibly, being active in the community as an<br />

antidote to boredom, and dealing with personal problem through selfdiscovery<br />

and skill development. “Embrace life and enjoy things”<br />

“Taught me to enjoy recovery”<br />

Keep Coming Back, Keep<br />

Trying A New Way<br />

Research Slides will be attached at<br />

presentation<br />

Juntos Podemos<br />

(Together We Can)<br />

COSP STUDY<br />

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