Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist (CPRSS)

This training will dual certify participants as Community Health Workers and Peer Recovery Support Specialists. A CCHW is a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member of and/or has an unusually close understanding of the community served. This trusting relationship enables the CCHW to serve as a  liaison/link/intermediary between health/social services and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural competence or  service delivery.  They assist with care coordination and work with case managers in developing life skills in consumers.

Peer Recovery Support Specialists are individuals who are in recovery from substance use or co-occurring mental health disorders.  Their life experiences and recovery allow them to provide recovery support in such way that others can benefit from their experiences.  The purpose of the experiential-based National Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist Credential is to standardize the knowledge and competency of peer support to individuals with substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders.