Covington Who's Who Selects Gayle M. Myers as an Honored Member of the Executive and Professional Registry
The selection recognizes Gayle M. Myers's commitment to excellence in Healthcare.
- Detroit, MI (1888PressRelease) December 03, 2014 - Gayle M. Myers, Michigan Certified Peer Support Specialist at MDCH, has been selected as an Honored Member of the Covington Who's Who Executive and Professional Registry.
Gayle M. Myers began her career in 2002 as a PATH Housing Intake Worker at a local non-profit mental health agency for the mentally ill and homeless. Remaining in that position for nearly eight years, Ms. Myers then accepted a position as a Michigan Certified Peer Support Specialist at MDCH.
In her current role, Ms. Myers conducts in-person and telephone intakes and assists consumers in building trust and rapport with service providers, understanding and managing their illness and symptoms, and linking them to community supports, contacts them on behalf of case managers, assures protection of consumer rights and confidentiality, maintains detailed documentation, and performs data entry tasks in the HMIS database.
"I was once homeless back in 2002," Ms. Myers admits. "Being able to tell my story to the mentally ill and homeless so that they understand that they are never alone is important in my role."
Being able to get back into the workforce, Ms. Myers learned a lot during her time spent as a PATH Housing Intake Worker and continues to in her present position. Her hopes is to someday have her manuscript published, entitled 'Understanding of the Mentally Ill and Homeless'.
Ms. Myers holds an Associate's Degree in Computer Information Systems through the School Craft Community College and is a certified peer support specialist through the state of Michigan. She is an active member with the Michigan Department of Community Health since 2007, was nominated for a Hero Award through Community Mental Health of Oakland County, and earned several awards for her expertise in the field, including a Keys to Total Health Award in 2013 and a Rights and Advocacy Award, also in 2013.
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