Apply to become a Certified Peer Specialists
Are you interested in becoming an Alabama Certified Peer Specialist?
Qualifications include:
- Have personally experienced a mental health condition
- Be in recovery
- Be open-minded and willing to share your personal experiences with mental illness publicly
- Have a high school diploma or GED
- Have good communication skills, both written and oral
- Complete and pass the Certified Peer Specialist Training sponsored by the Alabama Department of Mental Health, Office of Peer Programs
Certified Peer Specialist help their peers:
- Develop communication, social, and problem-solving skills
- Develop skills to combat negative self-talk
- Develop support systems
- Refine self-help skills
Training Programs
Do You Want To Become Certified?
The Alabama Certified Peer Specialist training and certification program is completed through ADMH. It consists of an online five-day training program (40 hours) that includes instruction, discussion, and role-play with an examination after the training. Preference is given to applicants wanting to become employed as Certified Peer Specialists or who have already become employed as CPS. You do not have to be certified to be hired as a CPS. There is a six month window that gives new CPS hires opportunity to complete training and pass exam. Visit this link to Alabama Department of Mental Health, Office of Peer Programs for more information. https://mh.alabama.gov/peer-programs
Note: Successful completion of the training and examination does not guarantee you a job. Peer Specialists are hired by individual providers and are subject to the provider’s application and hiring process.
Program Directors
groups@wingsacrossal.org