Episode 8: Arielle Discusses Her Passion as a Peer Counselor

24/06/2020 50 min
Episode 8: Arielle Discusses Her Passion as a Peer Counselor

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Arielle discusses the successes of the Opioid Use Reduction and Recovery (OURR) Alliance program at Willapa Behavioral Health. Arielle serves as a peer counselor at Willapa Behavioral Health, serving under the umbrella of the OURR program. She helps remove barriers for people who seek employment opportunities and connect people to resources: transportation to job interviews, notebook computers to search for jobs and write resumes, money for gas, child care opportunities, interview clothes, and even haircuts. Her work is inspirational. Arielle ends the show with her goal of starting a non-profit in the future.