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The first step in onboarding will be to completing the items on the &#8220;General Onboarding&#8221; tab on this site.<\/p>\n<h3>Initial Orientation and Training<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Overview of basics of FEP and CSC<\/li>\n<li>Guided overview of multidisciplinary coordinated care model (about one hour): Perhaps provided by their team lead (with materials that we provide to facilitate) or by EPI-NC staff (i.e. who do we serve, what is psychosis and FEP, why is intervening early important, what is CSC, etc.).\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healtheknowledge.org\/login\/index.php\">Training Link\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/epi-nc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/720\/2025\/03\/23-MH-8110-Understanding-Psychosis.pdf\">Understanding Psychosis<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Psychosis outside the box<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/diy\/psychosis-answer-share-explore\/?order=1\">Hear from others with psychosis\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeopro.com\/user23094934\/voices-of-recovery\/page\/1\">Voices of Recovery: 24 Vignettes with Peers and Families\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orygen.org.au\/Training\/Resources\/Peer-work\/Modules\">Youth Mental Health Peer Support 101\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/psmag.com\/magazine\/the-touch-of-madness-mental-health-schizophrenia\/\">The Touch of Madness<\/a>, and interview with Dr. Nev Jones<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/diy\/psychosis-answer-share-explore\/?order=1\">Hear from Others with Psychosis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Peer Support Specialist&#8217;s Roles and Responsibilities\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/epi-nc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/720\/2025\/03\/OnTrack-Peer-Specialist-Manual.pdf\">OnTrack Peer Specialist Manual<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Role within CSC team &#8211; interacting with other team members, peers, family, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Intentional Peer Support for FEP (overview and in-depth training)<\/li>\n<li>Programmatic Knowledge Topics include:\n<ul>\n<li>EPI-Nc Fidelity Guideline Criteria<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Attend EPI-NC PSS Trainings by PSS Coordinator &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:alabama_stone@med.unc.edu\">Alabama Stone<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>PSS Specific Knowledge and Skills\n<ul>\n<li>History of PSS<\/li>\n<li>Scope of Practice<\/li>\n<li>Boundaries<\/li>\n<li>Relationship Building<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/epi-nc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/720\/2025\/03\/NCCPSS_Program_Code_of_Ethics_10-23.pdf\">NC Code of Ethics for PSS<\/a><\/li>\n<li>NC Service Definition of PSS<\/li>\n<li>Illness Story vs Recover Story<\/li>\n<li>Do&#8217;s and Don&#8217;ts of Disclosure<\/li>\n<li>Self-Care for PSS<\/li>\n<li>Supervision &amp; Support &amp; Documentation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Programmatic Knowledge topics include:\n<ul>\n<li>EPI-NC Fidelity Guideline Criteria<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Ongoing Consultation and Training<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Biweekly PSS Peer to Peer Supervision\/Continuing Education (Facilitated by PSS Director)<\/li>\n<li>Individual meetings with PSS Director as needed<\/li>\n<li>Trainings via EPI-NC (Copeland Center, PSS Speaker Series, etc.) and ongoing consultation, as appropriate<\/li>\n<li>Utilize links to other materials of potential interest (EPI-NC website)<\/li>\n<li>Project ECHO<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to EPI-NC First Episode Psychosis Programs! 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