Rita Cronise

Biographic Data

ID5420480
NAMERita Cronise
GIVEN NAMESRita
FAMILY NAMECronise
SIGNATURECRONISE R
AFFILIATIONSRutgers, the State University of New Jersey
ORCID0000-0002-9335-2886
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS3
WORKS AS AUTHOR4
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Peer Support Supervision Competencies

    Open AccessJonathan P Edwards, Amy B Spagnolo et al.ARTICLECommunity Mental Health Journal2026

    Peer Support Specialists (PSS) are a rapidly expanding workforce in behavioral healthcare, with over 100,000 practitioners currently active in the U.S. Despite the evidence-base for peer services, supervision remains a significant challenge, often leading to role confusion when managed by non-peer supervisors. This study sought to identify specific supervision competencies that account for unique considerations of PSS. This study utilized a multi…

  • Peer Employment Learning Center (Pelc) Pilot Project

    Open AccessLori Ashcraft, Patty Blum et al.ARTICLECommunity Mental Health Journal2026

    PURPOSE: The Peer Employment Learning Center (PELC) was developed to train individuals under conservatorship in locked settings to work as Peer Support Specialists (PSS) in the same facility where they receive mental health treatment. Simultaneously, leaders and staff are trained in recovery practices to facilitate culture change. METHODS: A convergent mixed methods design was used to evaluate the feasibility of the PELC program to accomplish its…

  • The Competencies of Telehealth Peer Support

    Open AccessAmy B Spagnolo, Carlos W Pratt et al.ARTICLECommunity Mental Health Journal2022References: 15

  • Perceptions of Supervisors of Peer Support Workers (PSW) in Behavioral Health

    Open AccessDana Foglesong, Amy B Spagnolo et al.ARTICLECommunity Mental Health Journal2021Cited by: 3References: 25