Code Recover Resources for Peer Support Specialists

The Peer’s Role in Patient Recovery
Written by Elizabeth Cairns, Mobilize Recovery Special Projects, and reviewed by Code Recover Peer Advisors, August 2026 Peer recovery support specialist Christy Reser talks about what peers do in her...

OUD Basics for Peers
Written by Elizabeth Cairns, Mobilize Recovery Special Projects, and reviewed by Code Recover Peer Advisors, August 2026 Peer recovery support specialist Greg Jacobs talks about language and stigma. Understanding the Disease...

Navigating Acute Care Culture
Written by Elizabeth Cairns, Mobilize Recovery Special Projects, and reviewed by Code Recover Peer Advisors, August 2026 Peer recovery support specialist Spencer Costello talks about working with clinicians in a busy...

HIPAA and Hospital Safety for Peers
Written by Elizabeth Cairns, Mobilize Recovery Special Projects, and reviewed by Code Recover Peer Advisors, August 2026 Privacy Protection is the Law Working in a hospital means you are entrusted with...

Motivational Interviewing 101
Written by Elizabeth Cairns, Mobilize Recovery Special Projects, and reviewed by Code Recover Peer Advisors, August 2026 Peer recovery support specialist Kara Trainor talks about what the peer brings to the...

Social Determinants of Health and Recovery Capital
Written by Elizabeth Cairns, Mobilize Recovery Special Projects, and reviewed by Code Recover Peer Advisors, August 2026 Clinical staff in the Emergency Department are often laser-focused on the biological side of...

The Warm Handoff
Written by Elizabeth Cairns, Mobilize Recovery Special Projects, and reviewed by Code Recover Peer Advisors, August 2026 Peer recovery support specialist Christy Reser talks about how a successful transfer of care...

Post-ED Follow-Up
Written by Elizabeth Cairns, Mobilize Recovery Special Projects, and reviewed by Code Recover Peer Advisors, August 2026 The Window of Risk and Opportunity The most critical period in a patient's recovery...

Talking to Patients about MOUD
Written by Elizabeth Cairns, Mobilize Recovery Special Projects, and reviewed by Code Recover Peer Advisors, August 2026 Changing the Narrative: Medicine for the Brain One of the biggest hurdles you will...

De-escalation in the ED
Written by Elizabeth Cairns, Mobilize Recovery Special Projects, and reviewed by Code Recover Peer Advisors, August 2026 Peer recovery support specialist Rob Banghart talks about the importance of connection when a...

Documentation Best Practices
Written by Elizabeth Cairns, Mobilize Recovery Special Projects, and reviewed by Code Recover Peer Advisors, August 2026 Peer recovery support specialist Spencer Costello talks about considerations for training new peers, protecting...

Protecting Your Own Recovery / Boundary Setting
Written by Elizabeth Cairns, Mobilize Recovery Special Projects, and reviewed by Code Recover Peer Advisors, August 2026 The paradox of being a recovery peer is that your lived experience is, at...

Sharing Lived Experience Safely
Written by Elizabeth Cairns, Mobilize Recovery Special Projects, and reviewed by Code Recover Peer Advisors, August 2026 Peer recovery support specialist Spencer Costello talks about how showing a patient you care...

Building Your Peer Network
Written by Elizabeth Cairns, Mobilize Recovery Special Projects, and reviewed by Code Recover Peer Advisors, August 2026 Working as a Peer Recovery Specialist in an Emergency Department can sometimes feel like...

RCOs and Connecting to Community
Written by Elizabeth Cairns, Mobilize Recovery Special Projects, and reviewed by Code Recover Peer Advisors, August 2026 Peer recovery support specialist Spencer Costello talks about his experience building a peer program...