Elevate Your Career as a Peer Professional
Find the training, resources, and support you need to be successful and thrive in the peer workforce.
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CORE Peer Specialist Training (Mar. 7 - 9, 2025)
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Recovery Support Peer Specialist Training (Mar. 10 - 14, 2025)
| CORE Peer Specialist Training (Mar. 7 - 9, 2025) | Recovery Support Peer Specialist Training (Mar. 10 - 14, 2025)
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What is a Peer Specialist?
Peer Certification 101
Find a Path that Best Fits You
Available Texas Certifications
Recovery Support Peer Specialist (RSPS) Certification
If you are interested in utilizing your lived experience with substance use recovery to start a career as a Peer Professional, supporting others with similar challenges, this path is for you.
Note: It is possible to become both, a Recovery Support Peer Specialist (RSPS) and a Mental Health Peer Specialist (MHPS).
Mental Health Peer Specialist (MHPS) Certification
If you are interested in utilizing your lived experience with mental health recovery to start a career as a Peer Professional, supporting others with similar challenges, this path is for you.
Note: It is possible to become both, a Mental Health Peer Specialist (MHPS) and a Recovery Support Peer Specialist (RSPS).
Peer Specialist Supervisor (PSS) Certification
This is a 2-day training, that will explore the fundamental basics of the peer supervisor role, principles, values, and ethical practices.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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A Peer Specialist is a person with personal lived experience with mental health and/or substance use challenges. Peer Specialists hold a formal credential to support individuals with similar challenges.
Mental Health Peer Specialists (MHPS) typically have lived-experience with mental health challenges.
Recovery Support Peer Specialists (RSPS) typically have lived-experience with substance use challenges.
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Peer Specialists support individuals in a wide range of non-clinical activities including advocacy, navigation and linkage to resources, sharing of experience, social support, community and relationship building, group facilitation, skill building, mentoring, goal setting, and more.
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You are Generally Required to:
Be At Least 18 Years of Age
Have Lived Experience with Mental Health and/or Substance Use Challenges
Have a High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma
Be Willing to Share Your Recovery Experience with Others
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Yes! We typically offer scholarships that you may be eligible for.
The best way to know whether you would be eligible is to let us know your interest in receiving a scholarship when prompted while completing the training registration form.