Virtual
Texas Peer Certification Training: Core Training
Hosted by Peer Academy
Dates TBD Online / Virtual
Health & Social Care
About This Event
This is a required foundational 3-day training for individuals pursuing Mental Health Peer Specialist (MHPS) or Recovery Support Peer Specialist (RSPS) certification in Texas. Participants with lived experience of mental health or substance use challenges learn peer support principles, ethics, trauma-informed practices, crisis response, and peer-based communication skills through interactive exercises and role-play.
Topics Covered
Regulatory & Legal
Peer Support Certification
Ethics & Professional Conduct
EthicsProfessional Boundaries
Trauma, Crisis & Emergency
Crisis InterventionSuicide PreventionVicarious / Secondary Trauma
Addiction & Substance Use
12-Step / RecoveryCo-Occurring Disorders
Registration & Fees
Who This Event Is For
Industries
Health & Social Care
Professional Fields
Mental Health & CounselingSocial WorkNursing & Advanced Practice
Professions
Substance Abuse CounselorsAddiction CounselorMental Health CounselorsMental Health Peer SpecialistsCommunity Health WorkersRehabilitation Counselors