Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist (CPRSS)

Instructors

Keny Chapman
CCHW-CT, BSBA

Bilingual Program Coordinator

Michele Glenn
BS, CCHW-CT

Outreach Coordinator

Patty Langley
CCHW-CT, CPSP, CPRSS

Training Instructor II

Luna Avila
CCHW-CT, CPSP, CPRSS

Bilingual Training Instructor II

Lacey Lewis
BA, CCHW-CT

Behavioral Health Workforce Educator Coordinator

ASPIN Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist CHW/PRSS dual training and certification

  • $1550.00 for personal lived experience with SUD or Co-Occurring Disorders. This includes the NAADAC application and credentialing fees through NAADAC. Resulting in National Certification approved by DMHA and billable under Indiana Medicaid for Peer Services.

  • Individuals should have 2 years in recovery from SUD/Co-Occurring Disorders (self-attested).
  • CHW/PRSS-Family or Mental Health: Not eligible for National Certification through NAADAC.
  • CHW certification is still approved through DMHA and OMPP, therefore eligible for billing CHW services under Indiana Medicaid.
Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist Modules:
  • 1

    Introduction to Peer Recovery Support: Roles and Core Competencies

  • 2

    Peer Ethics

  • 3

    Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care

  • 4

    Case Management, Service Coordination, and Planning

  • 5

    Harm Reduction

  • 6

    Basic Pharmacology for Peer Recovery Support Specialists

  • 7

    Crisis Management and the CPRSS

  • 8

    Self-Care, Compassion Fatigue, and Burnout

NAADAC National Certification Requirements

Eligibility Requirements
  • Must have a High School diploma, GED or higher. Candidate must submit copy of GED, high school or higher diploma or transcript.
  • Must have a minimum two years of recovery from lived-experience in substance use and/or co-occurring mental health disorders (self-attested).
  • Must have a minimum of 200 hours of direct practice (volunteer or paid) in a peer recovery support environment (supervisor-attested).

  • Must provide evidence of earning 60 contact and training hours (CEs) of peer recovery-focused education and training.

    • Must include at least 48 hours of peer recovery-focused education/training, including education in documentation, community/family education, case management, crisis management, Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC), screening and intake, identification of indicators of substance use and/or co-occurring disorders for referral, service coordination, service planning, cultural awareness and/or humility, and basic pharmacology.
    • Must include at least six hours of ethics education and training within the last six years.
    • Must include six hours of HIV/other pathogens education and training within the last six years.

  • Candidate must submit a signed statement that they have read and adhere to the NAADAC/NCC AP Peer Recovery Support Specialist Code of Ethics.

  • Two references, at least one of which must be professional. References must accompany NCPRSS application in a sealed envelope.
  • Candidate must receive a passing score on the NCPRSS exam.
Application Requirements
  • Candidate must submit copy of GED, high school or higher diploma or transcript.
  • Candidate must self-attest to having a minimum two years of recovery from lived-experience in substance use and/or co-occurring mental health disorders.
  • Supervisor to attest to candidate having a minimum of 200 hours of direct practice (volunteer or paid) in a peer recovery support environment.

  • Candidate must provide evidence of earning 60 contact and training hours (CEs) of peer recovery-focused education and training.

    • Must include at least 48 hours of peer recovery-focused education/training, including education in documentation, community/family education, case management, crisis management, Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC), screening and intake, identification of indicators of substance use and/or co-occurring disorders for referral, service coordination, service planning, cultural awareness and/or humility, and basic pharmacology.
    • Must include at least six hours of ethics education and training within the last six years.
    • Must include six hours of HIV/other pathogens education and training within the last six years.
  • Candidate must submit a signed statement that they have read and adhere to the NAADAC/NCC AP Peer Recovery Support Specialist Code of Ethics.
  • Candidate must provide two references, at least one of which must be professional. References must accompany NCPRSS application in a sealed envelope.

  • Candidate must mail application and all supporting documents with the non-refundable application fee of $235 to:

    NCC AP
    ATTN: NCPRSS
    44 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 301
    Alexandria, VA 22314

Fees
  • Initial Credential Fee: $235.00
  • Testing Fee: $150.00
  • Renewal Fee every two years: $200.00