Aaron Foster

Aaron Foster, MA, LAC, CRC, CRSS

Aaron Foster is RI’s Vice President of Peer and Crisis Development and Training.  Mr. Foster is the Chair of RI's Peer Leadership Council.  Mr. Foster is Certified Recovery Support Specialist (2011) and a Licensed Associate Counselor (2017).  Mr. Foster is the co-author of the competencies chapter for The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association’s textbook, Best Practices in Psychiatric Rehabilitation, 2nd Edition, and has assisted in the successful execution of two Psychiatric Rehabilitation courses offered at the University of Arizona.  Aaron is an advocate and consultant for the inclusion of peers in the mental health services field and collaborates with institutions of higher education to develop research to support the workforce development of peer support roles.