Postcertification Wages Among Certified Peer Specialists Working in Peer Support and Other Occupations
The larger wage increases and shorter tenures characteristic of NP jobs, relative to PS positions, suggest that workers may have switched from PS jobs to other jobs to improve their financial and career mobility opportunities. CPSs are part of a trend in the general U.S. adult population of declining financial well-being, despite increased wages.
Authors
- Laysha Ostrow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3481-0565)
- Judith Α. Cook (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7851-0690)
- Morgan Pelot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6653-5505)
- Mark S. Salzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2108-1618)
- Jane K. Burke-Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5480-9433)
Institutions
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- Lear (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychiatric Services
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20240195
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.70