Florida

Yes.

No.

Certified Recovery Peer Specialists must hold a high school diploma, GED or higher.

Applicants must attest to the type of lived experience that makes them eligible to serve as a peer to others. This attestation determines the endorsement(s) applied to the CRPS credential. Applicants must select a primary endorsement and must complete at least 50% of the required work experience with others with a similar lived experience. • CRPS-A: Applicants have lived experience as an adult diagnosed with a mental health condition or substance use disorder and are currently living a wellness and recovery-oriented lifestyle for a minimum of two years. • CRPS-F: Applications have lived experience as a family member or caregiver to a child or adult diagnosed with a mental health condition or substance use disorder. Individuals with the “family” endorsement have lived experience assisting adult or child family members to navigate the behavioral health services necessary to achieve a wellness and recovery-oriented lifestyle. • CRPS-V: Applicants have lived experience as a veteran of the armed forces who have been diagnosed with a mental health condition or substance use disorder and are currently living a wellness and recovery-oriented lifestyle for a minimum of two years. • CRPS-Y: Applicants are currently between the ages of 18 and 29; have lived experience with a significant life challenge(s)* during the ages of 14-25; and are currently living a wellness and recovery-oriented lifestyle for a minimum of two years. * Examples of significant life challenge(s) include but are not limited to: substance use disorder; mental health condition; involvement in any child serving human services agency or public system such as the Department of Juvenile Justice or the Department of Children and Families; or any hardship condition that puts the individual at risk of a mental health condition or substance use disorder.

N/A

40 total clock hours of training divided among the following content areas: CORE REQUIREMENTS – MINIMUM 28 HOURS • Advocacy: 4 hours minimum • Mentoring: 6 hours minimum • Recovery Support: 6 hours minimum • Cultural and Linguistic Competence: 2 hours minimum • Motivational Interviewing: 4 hours minimum • Vicarious Trauma/Self-Care: 2 hours minimum CRPS Standards and Requirements • Professional Responsibility: 4 hours minimum Whole Health:8-16 HOURS Applicants must complete one of the following whole health training programs: • WRAP (16 hours), OR • WHAM (8 hours), OR • Peer Support Whole Health and Resiliency (between 8 to 16 hours, depending on provider), OR • A training program equivalent to WRAP, WHAM or Peer Whole Health and Resiliency. Please ask FCB to review and approve the training before completing it for certification purposes. ELECTIVES – 0-4 HOURS • The number of electives required depends on the curriculum completed for the Whole Health domain. • The content for elective training hours may relate to any of CRPS performance domains/training topics listed above. Eligible training must be taken from an FCB Approved Education Provider within the last 10 years (no time limit on college coursework taken as part of a degree program). FCB Eligible Training Guidelines and Providers are listed online on FCB’s website www.flcertificationboard.org under Education & Training.

Varies

Individual

N/A

"Certified Recovery Peer Specialist Exam: The Florida Certified Recovery Peer Specialist (CRPS) exam is a 100-item, multiple-choice test. The test is designed to measure applicant’s competency in the following performance domains: 1. Advocacy 2. Mentorin

* Three (3) professional letters of recommendation for certification. ** Individual providing the recommendation completes and submits the Professional Recommendation for Certification Form directly to the FCB. For the full certification, the following work experience and supervision is required. The provisional certification allows for a 12 month timespan to gain the work and supervision hours. * 500 hours of supervised work and/or volunteer experience. At least 250 hours of experience must be specific to providing peer support to others with similar lived experience as indicated by your primary endorsement selection. Work and/or volunteer experience must be directly related to the core competencies of the credential and must have occurred within the last 5 years. ** Employer completes and submits related work experience on the Work Experience Verification Form. Employers must attach a position description on agency letterhead specifying all related duties. On-the-Job Supervision 16 hours of on-the-job supervision of the applicant’s performance of peer support services in paid or volunteer capacity. Of the 16 hours, a minimum of 4 hours of supervision must be provided and documented in each of the following categories. 1. Advocacy 2. Mentoring 3. Recovery Support 4. Professional Responsibility ** Supervisor completes and submits On-the-Job Supervision Verification Form directly to the FCB.

Statute requires all applicants to pass a Level 2 Background Screening that is conducted thru the Department of Children and Families. However, if the background screening is returned as ""Not Eligible"" the peer may be able to apply for an exemption. (https://www.myflfamilies.com/programs/backgroundscreening/exemption-fro… ) Regardless, some crimes are a permanent barrier to employment.

Certified Recovery Peer Specialist (CRPS) $100 Certified Recovery Peer Specialist Provisional (CRPS-P) $165 Fee includes $100 for application and $65 for exam Certified Recovery Peer Specialist Provisional (CRPS-P) Upgrade $50



Certified Recovery Peer Specialist Provisional (CRPS-P) Upgrade $50

Yes

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10 hours per year. Training content must be related to at least one of the CRPS performance domains (Advocacy, Mentoring, Recovery Support, Professional Responsibility). Continuing education credits must be earned from a FCB recognized and/or approved CE training provider.

The certified professional is responsible for maintaining CE documentation for a minimum of 3 years. Valid documentation includes certificates of completion, official employer training transcripts, or college/university transcripts that provide all requir

Supervision must be provided by a qualified supervisor. Qualified supervisors for CRPS applicants include the applicant’s immediate supervisor, trainer, mentor, quality assurance staff, officer or director of the agency.



The FCB indicates lived experience through the use of endorsements, which are added to the CRPS credential. The FCB currently offers four categories of lived experience: • CRPS-A: Applicants have lived experience as an adult diagnosed with a mental health condition or substance use disorder and are currently living a wellness and recovery-oriented lifestyle for a minimum of two years. • CRPS-F: Applicants have lived experience as a family member or caregiver to a child or adult diagnosed with a mental health condition or substance use disorder. Individuals with the “family” endorsement have lived experience assisting adult or child family members to navigate the behavioral health services necessary to achieve a wellness and recovery-oriented lifestyle. • CRPS-V: Applicants have lived experience as a veteran of the armed forces who have been diagnosed with a mental health condition or substance use disorder and are currently living a wellness and recovery-oriented lifestyle for a minimum of two years. • CRPS-Y: Applicants are currently between the ages of 18 and 29; have lived experience with a significant life challenge(s)* during the ages of 14-25; and are currently living a wellness and recovery-oriented lifestyle for a minimum of two years. * Examples of significant life challenge(s) include but are not limited to: substance use disorder; mental health condition; involvement in any child serving human services agency or public system such as the Department of Juvenile Justice or the Department of Children and Families; or any hardship condition that puts the individual at risk of a mental health condition or substance use disorder.

Yes





Yes.

The Peer Support Coalition of Florida, Inc. (PSCFL) is a peer-run nonprofit organization and the statewide network of peers, peer specialists, family members and friends of peers, and community partners who are dedicated to advancing peer support in Florida through peer specialist workforce development, promoting full integration of peer and recovery-oriented services, and collaborating for social and systems transformation.

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