{"id":3246,"date":"2024-08-19T15:45:19","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T19:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/?post_type=idfive-person&p=3246"},"modified":"2025-02-13T16:36:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T21:36:27","slug":"kim-ross","status":"publish","type":"idfive-person","link":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/kim-ross\/","title":{"rendered":"Kim Ross"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\"A\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Kim Ross<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Family Member\/Caregiver Peer Support Lead Liaison<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
  • \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
    Shepherd Center Main Campus<\/address>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
    Family & Peer Support<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t
    \n\t
    \n\t\t

    Journey to the peer support program<\/h2>\n

    My son was at Shepherd Center in 2019 after sustaining a TBI in a car accident. While he was inpatient, I attended classes led by Peer Support that taught me caregiving skills. I learned to recognize and handle my emotions, and that self-care is necessary, not selfish. I quickly realized I wanted to one day offer these insights to others in a similar situation. I wanted to share my family’s experience to give back what was given to us and to show there is hope and quality of living after injury!<\/p>\n

    Role and tenure<\/h2>\n

    I have been a Peer Support Liaison since January 2022. I connect with others new to caregiving, offering support and sharing my real-life experiences.<\/p>\n

    Favorite thing about the program<\/h2>\n

    My favorite part of this program is supporting caregivers through a tough transformative time in their lives by sharing my personal experiences with them on their journey.<\/p>\n

    Life outside Shepherd Center<\/h2>\n

    My favorite thing to do is shop! I also enjoy getting my nails done, being outdoors, and spending time with my family (especially my two grandbabies).<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Kim Ross is the Peer Support Lead Liaison. Discover her inspiring journey to the Peer Support Program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3692,"template":"","role":[18],"specialty":[],"class_list":["post-3246","idfive-person","type-idfive-person","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","role-peer-support"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nKim Ross | Shepherd Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Kim Ross is the Peer Support Lead Liaison for families of patients at Shepherd Center. Discover her inspiring journey to the Peer Support Program and learn why she is passionate about being a part of it.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/kim-ross\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kim Ross\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Kim Ross is the Peer Support Lead Liaison for families of patients at Shepherd Center. Discover her inspiring journey to the Peer Support Program and learn why she is passionate about being a part of it.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/kim-ross\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Shepherd Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shepherdcenter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-13T21:36:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kim-ross.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"289\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"289\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t \"@graph\": [\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/kim-ross\/\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/kim-ross\/\",\n\t \"name\": \"Kim Ross | Shepherd Center\",\n\t \"isPartOf\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/#website\"\n\t },\n\t \"primaryImageOfPage\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/kim-ross\/#primaryimage\"\n\t },\n\t \"image\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/kim-ross\/#primaryimage\"\n\t },\n\t \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kim-ross.jpg\",\n\t \"datePublished\": \"2024-08-19T19:45:19+00:00\",\n\t \"dateModified\": \"2025-02-13T21:36:27+00:00\",\n\t \"description\": \"Kim Ross is the Peer Support Lead Liaison for families of patients at Shepherd Center. Discover her inspiring journey to the Peer Support Program and learn why she is passionate about being a part of it.\",\n\t \"breadcrumb\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/kim-ross\/#breadcrumb\"\n\t },\n\t \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t \"potentialAction\": [\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t \"target\": [\n\t \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/kim-ross\/\"\n\t ]\n\t }\n\t ]\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/kim-ross\/#primaryimage\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kim-ross.jpg\",\n\t \"contentUrl\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kim-ross.jpg\",\n\t \"width\": 289,\n\t \"height\": 289,\n\t \"caption\": \"Headshot of Kim Ross\"\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/kim-ross\/#breadcrumb\",\n\t \"itemListElement\": [\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t \"position\": 1,\n\t \"name\": \"Home\",\n\t \"item\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/\"\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t \"position\": 2,\n\t \"name\": \"Kim Ross\"\n\t }\n\t ]\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/#website\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/\",\n\t \"name\": \"Shepherd Center\",\n\t \"description\": \"\",\n\t \"publisher\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/#organization\"\n\t },\n\t \"potentialAction\": [\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t \"target\": {\n\t \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t },\n\t \"query-input\": {\n\t \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t }\n\t }\n\t ],\n\t \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/#organization\",\n\t \"name\": \"Shepherd Center\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/\",\n\t \"logo\": {\n\t \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/shepherd-vertical-logo.png?ver=1741123227\",\n\t \"contentUrl\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/shepherd-vertical-logo.png?ver=1741123227\",\n\t \"width\": 981,\n\t \"height\": 1163,\n\t \"caption\": \"Shepherd Center\"\n\t },\n\t \"image\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"\n\t },\n\t \"sameAs\": [\n\t \"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shepherdcenter\",\n\t \"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/shepherd-center\",\n\t \"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/ShepherdCenter\"\n\t ],\n\t \"description\": \"Shepherd Center\u2019s mission is to help people with a temporary or permanent disability caused by injury or disease rebuild their lives with hope, independence, and dignity, advocating for their full inclusion in all aspects of community life while promoting safety and injury prevention.\",\n\t \"email\": \"hello@shepherd.org\",\n\t \"telephone\": \"404-352-2020\",\n\t \"legalName\": \"Shepherd Center\",\n\t \"foundingDate\": \"1975-08-18\",\n\t \"numberOfEmployees\": {\n\t \"@type\": \"QuantitativeValue\",\n\t \"minValue\": \"1001\",\n\t \"maxValue\": \"5000\"\n\t },\n\t \"publishingPrinciples\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/about\/\",\n\t \"ownershipFundingInfo\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/policies\/price-transparency\/\",\n\t \"actionableFeedbackPolicy\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/policies\/\",\n\t \"correctionsPolicy\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/policies\/terms-conditions\/\",\n\t \"ethicsPolicy\": \"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/policies\/code-of-ethics\/\"\n\t }\n\t ]\n\t}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Kim Ross | Shepherd Center","description":"Kim Ross is the Peer Support Lead Liaison for families of patients at Shepherd Center. Discover her inspiring journey to the Peer Support Program and learn why she is passionate about being a part of it.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/kim-ross\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Kim Ross","og_description":"Kim Ross is the Peer Support Lead Liaison for families of patients at Shepherd Center. Discover her inspiring journey to the Peer Support Program and learn why she is passionate about being a part of it.","og_url":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/kim-ross\/","og_site_name":"Shepherd Center","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shepherdcenter","article_modified_time":"2025-02-13T21:36:27+00:00","og_image":[{"width":289,"height":289,"url":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kim-ross.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/kim-ross\/","url":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/kim-ross\/","name":"Kim Ross | Shepherd Center","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/kim-ross\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/kim-ross\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kim-ross.jpg","datePublished":"2024-08-19T19:45:19+00:00","dateModified":"2025-02-13T21:36:27+00:00","description":"Kim Ross is the Peer Support Lead Liaison for families of patients at Shepherd Center. Discover her inspiring journey to the Peer Support Program and learn why she is passionate about being a part of it.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/kim-ross\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/kim-ross\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/kim-ross\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kim-ross.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kim-ross.jpg","width":289,"height":289,"caption":"Headshot of Kim Ross"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/staff-directory\/kim-ross\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Kim Ross"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/","name":"Shepherd Center","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/#organization","name":"Shepherd Center","url":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/shepherd-vertical-logo.png?ver=1741123227","contentUrl":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/shepherd-vertical-logo.png?ver=1741123227","width":981,"height":1163,"caption":"Shepherd Center"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shepherdcenter","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/shepherd-center","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/ShepherdCenter"],"description":"Shepherd Center\u2019s mission is to help people with a temporary or permanent disability caused by injury or disease rebuild their lives with hope, independence, and dignity, advocating for their full inclusion in all aspects of community life while promoting safety and injury prevention.","email":"hello@shepherd.org","telephone":"404-352-2020","legalName":"Shepherd Center","foundingDate":"1975-08-18","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"1001","maxValue":"5000"},"publishingPrinciples":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/about\/","ownershipFundingInfo":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/policies\/price-transparency\/","actionableFeedbackPolicy":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/policies\/","correctionsPolicy":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/policies\/terms-conditions\/","ethicsPolicy":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/policies\/code-of-ethics\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/idfive-person\/3246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/idfive-person"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/idfive-person"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"role","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/role?post=3246"},{"taxonomy":"specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=3246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}