Peer Recovery Support Specialist
Feb. 4 – May 7, 2022
6 – 8 p.m. (Fridays) | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. (Saturdays)
WVU Parkersburg Class
$2000
Description
This 75-hour course includes showing/internship experience. The training explores active listening, cultural competency, appropriate self-disclosure, ethics, certification testing and other important skills essential to achieving the Peer Recovery Support Specialist Certification through the West Virginia Certification Board for Addiction and Prevention Professionals (WVCBAPP). The services a Peer Recovery Support Specialist offers can effectively extend the reach of treatment beyond the clinical setting into the everyday environment of those seeking a successful, sustained recovery process.
Peer Recovery Support Specialists:
• Advocate for people in recovery
• Share resources & build skills
• Build a community & relationships
• Lead recovery groups
• Mentor and set goals
• Provide services and/or training
• Supervise peer workers
• Develop resources
• Administer programs or agencies
• Educate the public and policymakers
Call 304.424.8275 or email Martha.Leeson@wvup.edu to register today!
Requirements
• Must have a High School Diploma/GED
• Completion of the 75-hour course:
– Advocacy: 10 hours
– Mentoring/Education: 10 hours
– Recovery Support/Wellness: 10 hours
– Ethical Responsibility: 16 hours
– Practicum/Portfolio/Testing: 29 hours