North Carolina Peer Support Specialist Training Application Overview of Peer Support Specialist Training The content of Monarch’s Peer Support Specialist Training is a curriculum developed by • Cardinal Innovations Healthcare and has been approved by the Behavioral Healthcare Resource Program (BHRP) and North Carolina Division of Mental Health Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services (NC DMH/DD/SAS). Peer Support Specialist Training is a 40-hour training. Participants must be present and • participate for all scheduled 40 hours to be considered for certification. Participants are required to participate in the trainings through lectures, group activities, • and take-home activities. You will also be required to share your personal recovery story. Participants who were present for the entire training will be awarded a certificate of • completion. To be able to apply for your state certification, the trainee must pass the exam at the end of • the training. The trainee can request another opportunity, within a designated period, to take the exam if they do not pass the first time. Completion of this training does not guarantee that the participant will be hired as a Peer • Support Specialist. The participant will be responsible to apply and seek employment with applicable providers within their communities. Training topics include Role of Peer Support Specialist, Substance Abuse and Co-Occurring • Disorders, Recovery Tools, Cultural Diversity, Workplace Skills and Peer Support Code of Ethics. Maximum size is 11 participants. • Qualifications for Peer Support Specialist Training 18 years or older • Have lived experiences in recovery from a significant mental health or substance use disorder • Have been in recovery for at least 12 consecutive months • Have at least a high school diploma or equivalent • Cost of training: $250 Slots are limited so enroll today!
North Carolina Peer Support Specialist Training Application Overview of Peer Support Specialist Training • The content of Monarch’s Peer Support Specialist Training is a curriculum developed by Cardinal Innovations Healthcare and has been approved by the Behavioral Healthcare Resource Program (BHRP) and North Carolina Division of Mental Health Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services (NC DMH/DD/SAS). • Peer Support Specialist Training is a 40-hour training. Participants must be present and participate for all scheduled 40 hours to be considered for certification. • Participants are required to participate in the trainings through lectures, group activities, and take-home activities. You will also be required to share your personal recovery story. • Participants who were present for the entire training will be awarded a certificate of completion. • To be able to apply for your state certification, the trainee must pass the exam at the end of the training. The trainee can request another opportunity, within a designated period, to the exam if they do not pass the first time. • Completion of this training does not guarantee that the participant will be hired as a Peer Support Specialist. The participant will be responsible to apply and seek employment with applicable providers within their communities. • Training topics include Role of Peer Support Specialist, Substance Abuse and Co-Occurring Disorders, Recovery Tools, Cultural Diversity, Workplace Skills and Peer Support Code of Ethics. • Maximum size is 11 participants. Qualifications for Peer Support Specialist Training • 18 years or older • Have lived experiences in recovery from a significant mental health or substance use disorder • Have been in recovery for at least 12 consecutive months • Have at least a high school diploma or equivalent Cost of training: $250 Slots are limited so enroll today! take
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