Mental Health Peer Specialist (MHPS) – Supplemental
The MHPS Specialty Training is an extensive program approved by HHSC (Health and Human Services Commission). Upon finishing the course and successfully passing the knowledge assessment, students will earn their certification.
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Overview
The MHPS (Mental Health Peer Specialist) Specialty Training offers a tailored curriculum aimed at equipping individuals with the essential abilities and insights to adeptly assist those facing mental health challenges on their path to recovery. This program is specifically crafted for individuals who have personally encountered mental health issues and aspire to leverage their unique experiences to bring about positive transformations in the lives of others.
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What will you learn
Comprehensive overview of peer specialist work, including historical context and foundations.
Values and ethics guiding peer specialists, emphasizing language’s impact in peer specialist practice.
Five recovery process stages and their relevance to peer specialist practice, utilizing personal stories and experiences to support others.
Essential skills: active listening, holding space, group facilitation, promoting self-help, and understanding federal and state mental health systems’ impact on peer specialists.
Significance of the environment in mental health, problem-solving approaches, managing fear, considering the whole person in peer specialist practice.
- Link to registration page: https://regaladorecovery.com/
- Location Address : ONLINE/Zoom
- Phone Number: 2145317197
- Email: [email protected]
Training Entity
Regalado Recovery & Self Discovery
About this course:
Date
- Sep 15 - 29 2024
Time
•1st Day of MHPS training: Sunday September 15th from 8-4pm •2nd weekend of MHPS training Saturday & Sunday September 21 & 22nd from 8-4pm •3rd weekend of MHPS training Saturday & Sunday September 28 & 29th from 8-4pm (COMPLETION DAY)- 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Cost
- $555.00
Details
Path to becoming a Mental Health Peer Specialist (MHPS)
40 Hours
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