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| The Certified Peer Specialist Program |
10 days |
| Cost: A fee is charged for the Certified Peer Specialist training course. For a specific quote, contact the Institute for Recovery and Community Integration. |
Teaches participating consumers specific skills relevant to providing peer support, creating a new standard for consumers providing peer support services in systems of care where credentialing requirements have traditionally excluded consumers from staff positions. As �certified provider staff,� peer specialists work to help other consumers with skill building, recovery/life goal setting, problem solving, establishing self-help groups, utilizing self-help recovery tools (e.g. WRAP), and serve as a model for personal recovery.
Note: The training is geared towards behavioral health systems and organizations looking to sponsor a group of 20 for certification and are interested in systems transformation to implement CPS services. |
| Audience: Administrative Staff, Consumers, Provider Staff |
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