PEERS
A Model of Supervision for Peer Support Workers
About Micah Hillis, MSW, LCSW
Micah Hillis, MSW, LCSW, is a social worker with extensive experience with community and prison-based services that focus on peer support worker initiates, outreach, and case management.
Micah has special skills with at-risk populations including the recently incarcerated, chronically homeless, veterans, and individuals struggling with substance abuse and mental health challenges.
Micah has also developed an expertise in supervision and program development with a particular focus on utilizing a framework for supervising peer support workers.
Additionally, Micah has years of experience providing individual and family therapy through in-home counseling and his private practice, Illuminate Behavioral HealthCare.
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An example of a peer support program Micah currently supervises for Rutgers UBHC is featured in the video below:
Presentations and Publications
Conferences
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Tri-State Chapter of The American Academy of Psychiatry and Law - 46th Annual Conference - Medication, Peer Navigators and Attendance of Substance Use Appointments by Released Inmates with Opioid Use Disorder
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NJAMHAA 2021 Presentation – Intensive Peer Supervision: A Model for the Provision of Quality Supervision to Peer Support Workers
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14th Academic and Health Policy Conference on Criminal Justice Health – Program Evaluation of Peer-driven Re-entry Services
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National Conference on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) - Co-presented with the Pew Foundation on Peer Model for Re-entry Services
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New Jersey Hospital Association – Opioid Stewardship Workshop – Peer Model for Re-entry Services Program Presentation
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NJAMHAA 2019 Presentation - An Intensive Recovery Treatment Support Model for People Leaving Prison Seeking Addiction Treatment