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GETTING RECERTIFIED

At UPN, we believe that peer support specialists deserve the best ongoing professional development opportunities possible. We believe that you deserve to have the tools and resources to help your clients and yourself to be successful in the field, so that you can be the change you want to see in the world. Every peer gets into this work for their own reasons, but we all want to change the world, and we do this by sharpening our skills in peer service delivery.

 

All Certified Peer Support Specialists in the state of Utah must recertify every two years. To recertify, you must complete 20 hours of Continuing Education Units (CEUs). 

  • 6 hours in Peer Support service delivery

  • 2 hours in Ethics

  • 1 hour in Suicide Prevention

  • 11+ hours in general Substance Use Disorder, Mental Health, or health education

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When you have these CEUs completed, you fill out the recertification application and send it to the email listed on the form. You do not need to include all CEUs but must have the documentation as the state does audits and may request them.

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CEU'S AND CAREER TRAINING

If you are feeling overwhelmed, don't stress. There are thousands of places to find CEU's and you will have no shortage of chances. Below, you will find links to some great local and national organizations to complete CEU opportunities and click here for an entire calendar of CEU events.

  • Utah Peer Network: UPN works to develop and offer CEU opportunities that are evidence-based and effective professional development tools, not something to check off a box. Check back regularly for a growing list of training.

  • Your Employer: Your employer will likely send you a variety of training chances

  • Office of Substance Use and Mental Health: SUMH offers a monthly CEU webinar where you can network and learn more about peer support. This occurs on the 2nd Thursday of every month from 10 AM - 11 AM, with this link.

  • National Association of Peer Supporters: NAPS is a national organization that offers regular CEU opportunities for a variety of topics, with a focus on peer support supervision. If you aspire to be a supervisor, check out NAPS.

  • Faces and Voices of Recovery: FAVOR is a national recovery advocacy organization. They offer many community and organizational training opportunities, as well as skills-based training for peer specialists

  • Peer Recovery Center of Excellence: The PRCoE offers training for individuals, organizations, and communities. Their selections change often so check back regularly for a ton of great professional development opportunities

  • Arizona Peer and Family Career Academy: The APFCA offers full enhancement training options and smaller CEU training options, and most are free to access virtually

  • Mountain Plains Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC): Broad range of topics useful in our arena of service, from service delivery to team collaboration

  • Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network (ATTC): The overall network of ATTC's that the Mountain Plains ATTC falls under. This entire nationwide network is open to anyone to register for training, with each focusing on different areas.

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