Certified Peer Specialists

The next Certified Peer Training Session is June 7-11 in St. Paul.

Applications are now being accepted.

To become a Certified peer Specialist, participants must be accepted into the program, attend all 80 hours of training and pass a final examination.

Deadline to apply is May 14th.

To learn more about the CPS program guidelines and eligibilty, please download the application at the bottom of this page.

A Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) is a paid staff person with a mental health diagnosis who has successfully completed training and certification to help her/his peers identify and achieve specific life goals. A CPS works within Assertive Community Treatment, Intensive Residential Treatment and Adult Mental Health Rehabilitative programs.

A CPS promotes self-determination, personal responsibility and empowerment inherent in recovery, and assists people with psychiatric diagnoses to regain control over their lives and their recovery process.

The Program

The CPS training curriculum is designed with recovery as the core value. The training provides an atmosphere that is conducive to learning core philosophies, helper attitudes, concepts, and skills related to recovery and peer support. Training sessions are designed to provide a “hands-on” experience translating concepts and skills into practice. Sessions provide an experiential process (small-group work) to parallel Certified Peer Specialist practice expectations. The curriculum is designed to help solidify learning by relating each session of the training encounter to the participant’s personal experience of recovery. By participating in the training, it is expected that participants will:

• Gain new knowledge
• Develop new skills
• Increase personal awareness
• Enhance their personal recovery

SAVE THE DATE

MN Dept of Human Services: Certified Peer Specialist Employer ITV Information Session.

Friday, March 12, 1:00-4:00pm

OR

Tuesday, March 23, 9:00am – 12:00pm

Download the PDF below for more information.