About me
Keith Scott is currently the Vice President of Peer Support and Self-Advocacy at Advocates, a private, non-profit human services agency in eastern Massachusetts. Keith has worked at Advocates since 1989 in a variety of positions including: direct care counselor, group home manager, cluster director, clinical director, Director of Recovery and Peer Support, and, most recently, as Vice President of Peer Support and Self-Advocacy, overseeing all non-clinical supports and responsible for the oversight of human rights for the entire agency. Keith was originally hired for his psychiatric lived experience and has been a life-long user of psychiatric services, both voluntarily and involuntarily, and in his current role is responsible for the Peer Specialist Team, the team of Recovery Coaches and all human rights related-issues.Keith has been certified as both a Peer Specialist and a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner and has been a member of the Advocates’ community as it has grown from a small residential agency to today's large, multi- service organization serving seventy cities and towns with over 2700 employees. Keith is passionate about the rights of people living with mental and emotional health difficulties, developmental and intellectual challenges, brain injuries and autism. He has worked to create environments that support the autonomy of people, amplify their voices, advocate for their rights and provide access to information and resources, particularly those resources available outside of the multiple systems in which Advocates operates. Keith graduated with a B.S. from Springfield College in 1998.
