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Entries in Certified Peer Specialist Training (3)

Wednesday
Oct012014

Peer Specialist Training and Certification Programs: A National Overview - 2014 Update

Updated report of programs to train and certify peer specialists across the country. Compiled by the Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health.

Kaufman, L., Brooks, W., Bellinger, J., Steinley-Bumgarner, M., & Stevens-Manser, S. 2014.

View the document on the Web - http://sites.utexas.edu/mental-health-institute/files/2014/07/Peer-Specialist-Training-and-Certification-Programs-A-National-Overview-2014-Update.pdf - or download it below.

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Wednesday
Jul172013

Peer Specialist Training and Certification Programs: A National Overview

http://blogs.utexas.edu/mental-health-institute/files/2012/10/Peer-Specialist-Training-and-Certification-Programs-A-National-Overview.pdf

Kaufman, L., Brooks, W., Steinley-Bumgarner, M., Stevens-Manser, S. 2012. Peer Specialist Training and Certification Programs: A National Overview. University of Texas at Austin Center for Social Work Research.

Friday
Apr012011

The National Association of Peer Specialists

"The National Association of Peer Specialists, Inc. (NAPS), is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to peer support in mental health systems. 

The National Association of Peer Specialists (NAPS) is an organization dedicated to promoting peer specialists throughout the United States. We are a group of dedicated peer specialists seeking ways to improve the effectiveness of the mental health system through the hiring of other peer specialists."

http://www.naops.org/index.html