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Certified Peer SUD Recovery Mentor

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CPRM

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Becoming a Certified Peer SUD Recovery Mentor (CPRM) with CCAPP not only grants employers and clients a profound understanding of your capabilities and experience but also opens doors to unparalleled professional recognition. This achievement speaks volumes about your unwavering commitment and dedication to fostering positive change and saving lives. With the CPRM credential, you broadcast your passion for making a difference and cement your place as a catalyst for transformative impact in the world.

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CPRM

Initial Credential

Benefits of CCAPP’s Certified Peer SUD Recovery Mentor:

      • Recognition of skills and competencies required to treat clients in any setting
      • The security of knowing that you are on the path to the highest levels of peer certification in California
      • The pride that comes with saying, “I’m a CCAPP CPRM”

CCAPP APPROVED SCHOOLS

The CCAPP Education Institute exclusively reviews educational content to assure it meets the requirements for certification and recommends approval, denial, or deferment to CCAPP Credentialing.

CPRM

Initial Credential Application Requirements

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Initial Application

Complete all steps in our online electronic application system, called Certemy (cert-eh-mee).

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Peer Code of Conduct

Signed Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialists (CPRSS) or Certified Peer Recovery Mentor (CPRM) Code of Conduct. This is a step in the application. 

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Attest to lived experience

Attest to lived experience and in recovery from addiction. A letter of what recovery means to you. This is a step in the application. For ideas and support go to www.freestylerecovery.com.

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Membership

CCAPP credentials do not include membership. Membership is not required, however, if you are a member, it must be current and valid for 2 consecutive years prior to your renewal or you must pay the non-member price when you are due for renewal. See info on membership here.

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Letter of Recommendation

Two letters of recommendation for certification, at least one of which must be professional. References must accompany. Upload these documents in your application. 

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Peer Training Certificate

40-hour peer training must be a Mental Health Specific Peer Support training curriculum. See domain topics.

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Experience Hours

Please have a supervisor/employer write a letter of professional verification on your behalf attesting to your 100 hours of supervised work and/or volunteer experience providing peer-to-peer recovery support services. Upload the letter in your application.

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Application Fees & Discounts

Application Review:

$10 CCAPP or NBHAP Member | $50 Non-Member

**You must pay both the application review and written exam fees at the time of submission.

Membership cost is $100 every year. Members save $40 on this application, plus receiving member benefits.

All fees are non-refundable

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Advocacy

  • Stigma
  • Social injustice issues relating to factors such as race, culture, sexual orientation, class, disability
  • Protecting rights
  • Advocacy strategies to support peers
  • Influencing and negotiation
  • Empowerment strategies
  • Fostering self‐advocacy skills among persons served
  • Concept of self‐determination and how to support it
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Recovery Support

  • Principles of recovery
  • Processes of recovery and change

  • Recovery capital

  • Developing recovery goals and plans

  • Triggers for mental health symptoms and abuse of substances

  • Medication (side effects, management)

  • Trauma-informed services

  • Person-centered principles and practices

  • Resource linkage/making referrals

  • Collaboration methods

  • Use of self-help groups and other recovery support services

  • Use of natural support systems

  • Crisis situations and strategies for intervention

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Mentoring

  • Establishing and terminating the peer relationship

     

  • Effective methods to tell personal recovery story

  • Building supportive relationships

  • Role-modeling

  • Inspiring hope
  • Group process and facilitation

  • Educational methods

  • Interpersonal communication principles and methods

  • Use of person-first language

  • Wellness planning

  • Teaching practical living skills, personal care, etc.

  • Recognizing and fostering resilience

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Professional Responsibility

  • Federal, state & other governing laws and regulations
  • Ethics, values and professional conduct/Codes of Conduct

  • Philosophy of peer support

  • Boundary issues

  • Confidentiality

  • Documentation

  • Using supervision/consultation

Six to Eight Weeks Application Processing Times

Application processing times can take six to eight weeks. All steps in an application must be submitted in full, must be complete, and must be accurate. An application is complete when every step has a green bubble. A green bubble with a white checkmark means CCAPP staff have verified and approved that step. Any step that is rejected will have a red bubble and must be corrected by the applicant. The processing time will be delayed and not resume until the applicant corrects the rejected step and re-submits all/any rejected steps.

Certemy User Tips

    • Do not use multiple email accounts. If you need to change your email address, see below.
    • Do not use your work email address. Accessing your Certemy account if you change jobs will become difficult, especially if you forget your password. Changing your email address is not a simple process and takes time. Avoid delays by using a personal email address.
    • When opening a new application, do not use alternate email accounts if you already have a Certemy account. Re-enter the exact same information (name, email address, password) you submitted for the original application.
    • Email or other profile changes must either be submitted through our [Contact Us] section or relayed to CCAPP personnel directly through a phone call or direct email.
    • Password resets are done through the Certemy login portal with the [Forgot password?] button.
    • Name changes are done in your Certemy account by selecting the [profile details] link from the profile icon on the top right.
    • Be precise in your spelling: your documents are printed according to the information you provide.
    • If you require assistance, use our information request form.

READY TO BEGIN YOUR APPLICATION IN CERTEMY?

The link below opens in Certemy. If this is your first time using Certemy, create a new account, otherwise, login to your existing account. Your application will be there waiting for you.

DO NOT CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT IF YOU ALREADY HAVE ONE!

ALREADY STARTED IN CERTEMY AND TRYING TO FIND YOUR WAY BACK?

The link below will take you back to Certemy without creating a new application. Please login to your existing account to resume your application or check on its status. 

DO NOT CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT IF YOU ALREADY HAVE ONE!

Renewal Requirements

CPRM

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Renewal Application

Complete all steps in our online electronic application system, called Certemy (cert-eh-mee).

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Peer Code of Conduct

Signed Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialists (CPRSS) or Certified Peer Recovery Mentor (CPRM) Code of Conduct. This is a step in the application. 

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Membership

CCAPP credentials do not include membership. Membership is not required, however, if you are a member, it must be current and valid for 2 consecutive years prior to your renewal or you must pay the non-member price when you are due for renewal. See info on membership here.

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Continuing Education

Completing 20 hours of CEUs (including six hours in ethics and confidentiality) from a CCAPP, BHAP, or ARCC education-approved provider. See important renewal information below.

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Application Fees & Discounts

$10 Member  |  $50 Non-Member

*If the credential status has expired over 30 days, the applicant must complete all initial renewal requirements and submit with the above renewal fee plus a late fee of  $29.

All fees are non-refundable

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Important Renewal Information

Expired Credentials

If your renewal application was completed after your due date, you will be required to submit a letter to the CCAPP Credentialing Board, providing an explanation as to why your credential has lapsed. Please be sure that the letter includes a valid date and an original signature. Once composed, you can scan and attach it to an email to forms@ccapp.us. You may also mail the original copy of the letter to our Sacramento address if you do not have access to a scanner. Please mail the original letter to:

CCAPP Credentialing Board
PO Box 214127
Sacramento, CA 95821

Upon receiving your letter, you will be added to the Board’s calendar for review.  They will review your information and make a decision before reaching out to you with instructions on moving forward. Please note that it is your responsibility to complete this letter as soon as possible and any delays on your part may slow down the processing of your renewal.

Renewal of Certification hours - Clarification

A total of 20 hours of continuing education is required every two years for most CCAPP peer credentials.  These hours must include 20 continuing education hours, of which six must be in ethics. Continuing education hours must be earned through a CCAPP-approved provider with a current provider number. 

 

I. Continuing Education (CE): CCAPP, NBHAP, or ARCC Providers of CE's (provider numbers are required, 40 hours minimum)

      • Workshops/seminars: Counseling Skills Basic Courses, including at the Masters Level, may not be used for renewal. A minimum of 30 hours must be completed in workshops and seminars on counseling skills and must be given by approved providers with current CCAPP-approved provider numbers. It is the applicant's responsibility to make sure that the workshop has an approved provider number. All documentation must have the approved provider number and be in advanced alcohol/drug skills.
      • Design/Implementation/Presentation of Alcohol/Drug Counseling Topics for an approved CCAPP provider number. (Document by submitting a letter from the administrator, supervisor, or coordinator of the activity starting date, type of activity,  hours involved, outline of activities, sample brochures, handouts, and other educational materials.
      • Initial oral training by Approved ICRC/AODA Supervisors. (Document by submitting a copy of the Certificate)
      • Ethics: Six (6) hours of ethics, confidentiality, boundaries, diversity, inclusion, culture, equity, or LGBTQIA2+.
      • Trainers receive 1 hour for preparation for each hour of training and each hour for presentation.

    30-Day Application Processing Times

    Application processing times can take up to 30 days. All steps in an application must be submitted in full, must be complete, and must be accurate. An application is complete when every step has a green bubble. A green bubble with a white checkmark means CCAPP staff have verified and approved that step. Any step that is rejected will have a red bubble and must be corrected by the applicant. The processing time will be delayed and not resume until the applicant corrects the rejected step and re-submits all/any rejected steps.

    Certemy User Tips

      • Do not use multiple email accounts. If you need to change your email address, see below.
      • Do not use your work email address. Accessing your Certemy account if you change jobs will become difficult, especially if you forget your password. Changing your email address is not a simple process and takes time. Avoid delays by using a personal email address.
      • When opening a new application, do not use alternate email accounts if you already have a Certemy account. Re-enter the exact same information (name, email address, password) you submitted for the original application.
      • Email or other profile changes must either be submitted through our [Contact Us] section or relayed to CCAPP personnel directly through a phone call or direct email.
      • Password resets are done through the Certemy login portal with the [Forgot password?] button.
      • Name changes are done in your Certemy account by selecting the [profile details] link from the profile icon on the top right.
      • Be precise in your spelling: your documents are printed according to the information you provide.
      • If you require assistance, use our information request form.

    READY TO BEGIN YOUR RENEWAL IN CERTEMY?

    The link below opens the Certemy login page. Your renewal application is already there waiting for you.

    DO NOT CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT IF YOU ALREADY HAVE ONE!