Yes, the Certified Recovery Support Practitioner is for mental health consumers who are working or seeking to work in the mental health and /or co-occurring fields.
Yes, Mental Health Peer Support Specialists are called "Recovery Support Practitioners" and SUD peers specialists are called "Peer Recovery Specialist".
* Completion of the 108 hour CORE training courses from Consumer Connections program. (Certification of completion must be included with the application)
* Completion of an 18 hour Wellness and Recovery Action Plan from Consumer Connections. (Certificate of completion must be included with the application)
Minimum of 500 hours of mental health work related experience. Experience can be paid, volunteered, or a combination of both. Work experience must be within three (3) years from the date of submission of this application.
Completion of a qualified 110 hour Supervised Practicum within a program licensed or state funded, to provide Mental Health Services taken within five (5) years from the date of submission of this application.
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The Certification Board of New Jersey
180 A Tices Lane #205
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
https://www.mhanj.org/consumer-connections/
Consumer Connections (training program): Chrissy Schayer, Director, at (732) 451-4457 Ext. 950
Mental Health Association of New Jersey: Consumer Connections is a nationally recognized program which recruits, trains, and supports consumers of mental health services working to become providers of mental health services. The program works with mental health providers in New Jersey to expand employment opportunities for consumer providers. Consumer Connections offers courses which meet the educational requirements and lead to Certification as a Recovery Support Practitioner (CRSP).
https://www.mhanj.org/consumer-connections/
For more information on Consumer Connections please email [email protected]; or contact Chrissy Schayer, Director, at (732) 451-4457 Ext. 950
* 24 hours of community mental health related continuing education every two years. Hours must fall within the two-year period between recertifications.
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For those providers enrolling peer recovery support specialists with one (1) year lived experience or having worked in the addictions field for 2 to 4 years, but lacking certification as a CPRS, CRSP, NCPRSS or certification by the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC) with a credential in peer recovery, the 7/1/20 requirement for peers having obtained one of these certifications shall be temporarily suspended until January 1, 2021 to allow peers who are pending certification time to complete the certification class room and/or testing requirements.
https://certbd.org/covid-19-and-certification-of-peer-recovery-support/