Virtual
Mental Health Peer Specialist (MHPS) Supplemental Training
Hosted by Peer Academy
Dates TBD Online / Virtual
Health & Social Care
About This Event
A 40-hour virtual certification training for individuals in mental health recovery who want to become Mental Health Peer Specialists in Texas. The training covers peer support principles, ethics, storysharing, crisis support, advocacy, documentation, and provides step-by-step guidance through the Texas certification process. Participants learn to turn their lived experience into professional expertise through interactive exercises, role-play scenarios, and facilitation by certified instructors with lived experience.
Topics Covered
Addiction & Substance Use
12-Step / Recovery
Trauma, Crisis & Emergency
Suicide PreventionCrisis Intervention
Ethics & Professional Conduct
Professional BoundariesEthicsDocumentation / Record-Keeping
Regulatory & Legal
Peer Support Certification
Leadership & Management
Team Leadership
Registration & Fees
Who This Event Is For
Industries
Health & Social Care
Professional Fields
Mental Health & CounselingSocial Work
Professions
Mental Health Peer SpecialistsCommunity Health WorkersRehabilitation Counselors