Tennessee Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services
Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Program
What’s New?
2013 CPRS Conference
October 14, 2013
Vik Moore, CPRS, ITE, MS
Table of Contents
1) History of Certified Peer Recovery
Specialist (CPRS) Program
2) BRSS TACS Grant
3) Program Changes Highlights
4) CPRS Training
5) CPRS Website-Forms
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Table of Contents
6) CPRS Website-Forms
7) Continuing Education
Hours
8) Substance Use Disorders
9) RecoveryWithinReach.org
10)Future Plans
11)Question Time
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HISTORY OF
CPRS
PROGRAM
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History of CPRS Program
May 9, 2007
TDMHDD and the Office of
Consumer Affairs certify its first
Tennessee Certified Peer Specialist.
New state certification program for
peers to work as Peer Specialists in
community mental health agencies.
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History of CPRS Program
2007
TDMHDD receives a Real Choice
Systems Change Grant from CMS
380 people become WRAP® Facilitators
6,003 people develop their own
personal WRAP® plans
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History of CPRS Program
April 1, 2007
 TennCare approves peer support
services as provided by a Certified
Peer Specialist to be a reimbursable
expense in Middle Tennessee.
 Opened the door for enhanced
employment opportunities and
increased marketability.
 In August of 2009, services become
reimbursable statewide.
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History of CPRS Program
August 15, 2007
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) issues a formal letter to
the states approving the provision of
peer support services as a Medicaid
reimbursable service.
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History of CPRS Program
2010 Recovery Within Reach website
begins.
See http://www.recoverywithinreach.org
for more details.
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History of CPRS Program
July 1, 2011
 The governor approves merger
between Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services
 Department name changes
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BRSS TACS
GRANT
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BRSS TACS Grant
Building Recovery Supports to
Scale:
Technical Assistance Center
Strategy
$50,000 for six months
Team of Tennessee policy makers,
decision makers, key stakeholders
Policy Academy in Washington, D.C.
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BRSS TACS Grant
 Expand program to include peers with lived
experience of substance use disorders
 Establish a standardized initial training
curriculum for all Certified Peer Specialists
 Identify training opportunities for supervisors
of Peer Specialists
 Develop a statewide strategy to educate
community behavioral health providers about
Peer Specialists
 Hire a Peer Recovery Coordinator (Vik Moore)
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PROGRAM
CHANGES
HIGHLIGHTS
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Program Changes Highlights
Name Change (CPRS replaces TCPS)
Name Change: OCA & Peer Recovery
Services
Statewide Training Created April 29,
2013
Continuing Education Requirements
(10 hours)
Addition of lived experience with
substance use disorders as a CPRS
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New Address
Department’s New Address:
5th Floor Andrew Jackson
Bldg
500 Deaderick St
Nashville, TN 37243
(November 2013)
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CPRS
TRAINING
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Meet the Trainers
Michelle WebsterTAADAS
SUBSTANCE USE RECOVERY
Sheryl McCormickPeninsula Behavioral
Health
MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY
Mark BreseeAim Center, MHMCML
WHOLE HEALTH RECOVERY
TAADAS= Tennessee Association of Alcohol, Drug, & other Addiction Services
MHMCML= My Health My Choice My Life (Statewide Health & Wellness Initiative)
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Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training
The training lasts for five days,
Monday through Friday, from
8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
There are two breaks and an
hour-long lunch break each day.
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Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training
The training itself is offered at no
cost to qualified applicants.
however, travel, lodging, and meals
(including lunch and snacks) are
your responsibility.
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Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training
40 intensive hours of interactive
class participation, role-play, selfexamination, and testing
The tests average about five
multiple-choice questions each
75% must be answered correctly
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Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training
Homework
Each night you will be given
homework and reading
assignments that will aid in
your study for the tests.
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Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training
Section 1: Welcome
Training Agreement
Section 2: History
A Brief History of Mental Illness &
Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Self-determination & Legal Rights
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Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training
Section 3: Peer Recovery Specialists
What Is a Peer Recovery Specialist?
Peer Recovery Specialist Roles &
Definitions
What Do Peer Recovery Specialists
Do?
Why do Peer Recovery Specialists Do
What They Do?
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Section 4: Recovery
A Consensus Statement
Defining Recovery
The Importance of Hope
Recovery & the Strengths
Perspective
Section 5: Values
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Section 6: Communication
Active Listening
The Three Main Components of
Active Listening Reflecting Feelings
Awareness of Nonverbal Messages
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Section 6: Communication,
continued
Paraverbal Messages
Paraphrasing
Using Open-Ended Questions
Helpful Phrases
Listening Blocks
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Section 7: Problem Solving
Decision-Making & Problem-Solving
Conflict Resolution
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Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training
Section 8: Stigma
Stigma, Labels & Types
Recognizing & Responding to
Stigma
Strategies & Examples
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Section 8: Stigma, continued
Person-First Language a New
Paradigm
Using People First Language is
Crucial
Information Sources
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Section 9: Cultural Competency
Basic Definitions
Communication is Key
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Section 10: Health & Wellness
(with Mark Bresee from My Health My
Choice My Life)
Health & Wellness
Contributing factors for
preventable & premature death
Eight Dimensions of Wellness
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Section 10: Health & Wellness,
continued
Habits to Support Physical Wellness
Healthy Eating
Sleep
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Section 11: Ethics & Boundaries
Confidentiality
Making Ethical Decisions
Roles
Peer Recovery Specialists & Lived
Experience
Peer Support Services & the
Vulnerability of Peers & Providers
Potential Conflicts & the Risk of Harm 34
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Section 11: Ethics & Boundaries,
continued
Ethical Considerations
Core Peer Support Values & Ethical
Conduct
Self-Disclosure
Boundaries
Codependency
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Section 12: Trauma-Informed Peer
Support
Section 13: Co-occurring Disorders
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Section 14: Motivation & Readiness
What Is Motivation?
Readiness to Change
Stages of Change
Talking about Change
Pitfalls to Avoid
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Section 15: Documentation
What to document
Things to remember when
documenting services
Ethical & Legal Issues
Using Recovery Language
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Section 16: Supervision
How Peer Recovery Specialists &
Their Supervisors Can Work
Together
Ask the Consumer
Give Your Supervisors What They
Need to Help You!
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Section 16: Supervision, continued
Make Opportunities for People to
Shine
Take Time to Speak Out
Guidelines I Use to Manage My
Supervisor
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Section 17: Workplace Relationships
Section 18: Self-care & Stress
Management
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Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training-Schedule
April 29-May 3
May 20-24
graduated
June 17-21
August 19-23
September 9-13
October 21-25
November 18-22
December 9-13
January 13-17, 2014
March 24-28
April 28 May 2
May 19-23
June 23-27
July 21-25
Nashville
Jackson
graduated
Knoxville
Memphis
graduated
graduated
graduated
Funded
Funded
Funded
Funded
Funded
Funded
Funded
Planned
Planned
Chattanooga
Johnson City
Nashville
Jackson
Nashville
Knoxville
Memphis
Chattanooga
Johnson City
Murfreesboro
or Cookeville
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CPRS WEBSITE
FORMS
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Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Website- Forms
COPY SLIDE
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Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Website-Forms
COPY SLIDE
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Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Website-Forms
COPY SLIDE
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Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Forms
 CPRS Program Guidelines, Standards
and Procedures (Handbook)
 Certified Peer Recovery Specialist
Training Application
 1-CPRS Program Details (12 pages)
 2-CPRS Initial Application Checklist
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Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Website-Forms
 3-CPRS Initial Application (2 pages)
 4-CPRS Employment Summary (2 pages)
 5-CPRS Volunteer Summary (2 pages)
 6-CPRS Professional Reference (2 pages)
 7-CPRS Acknowledgment of Scope of
Activities
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Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Website-Forms
 8-CPRS Acknowledgment of Code of
Ethics
 9-CPRS Conservator Status Form
 10-CPRS Renewal Application (2 pages)
 Duplicate Diploma Request
 Request for GED Documents
 Proof of Webinar Attendance Procedure
 Continuing Education Fact Sheet
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SUBSTANCE
USE
DISORDERS
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Substance Use Disorders
Lived Experience with Psychiatric (Mental
Health) Disorders
Lived Experience with Co-occurring
Disorders
As of April 29, 2013
ALSO Lived Experience with Substance
Use Disorders with no mental health
experience
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CPRS
CONTINUING
EDUCATION
HOURS (CEHS)
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Certified Peer Recovery Specialist CEH
Continuing Education Hours
Ten Total
Five Live
Five can be ‘e-media’ based
One must be in Ethics
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Certified Peer Recovery Specialist CEHs
http://goo.gl/RZPgwz
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Certified Peer Recovery Specialist CEHs
http://www.attcelearn.org/
http://www.magellanhealth.com/training/
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Certified Peer Recovery Specialist CEHs
http://training.sprc.org/course/description.php#course3
http://www.softconference.com/dbsa/slist.asp?C=1798
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Certified Peer Recovery Specialist CEHs
http://goo.gl/cehMF
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RECOVERY
WITHIN
REACH
WEBSITE
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www.recoverywithinreach.org-Headings
Recovery Education
Recovery Tools
Recovery-Based Treatment
Recovery From Substance Abuse
Peer Support
Friends & Caregivers
Housing Within Reach
Recovery through Employment
My Health My Choice My Life
Resource Search
Recovery Within Art- Gallery
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www.recoverywithinreach.org-Housing
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www.recoverywithinreach.org-Transportation
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www.recoverywithinreach.org-LGBTQI
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www.recoverywithinreach.org-Support Groups
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www.recoverywithinreach.org-Veterans Resources
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www.recoverywithinreach.org-Art Gallery
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www.recoverywithinreach.org-Jobortunity Board
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www.recoverywithinreach.org-Jobs
NASHVILLE Prevention Partnership is hiring for a
Peer Recovery Coordinator
KNOXVILLE-Mental Health Association of East
Tennessee (Inbound-Outbound Peer Run Call
Center)
Peer Recovery Specialist & Part Time Call Center
Specialist
KNOXVILLE-Peninsula a Division of Parkwest
Medical Center (Recovery Education Center)
Program Counselor
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www.recoverywithinreach.org-Jobs
TMHCA-Administrative Assistant MURFREESBORO
PeerLINK Case Manager – MURFREESBORO
Veterans Advocate in NASHVILLE & MURFREESBORO
VA OPENINGS Peer Specialists STATEWIDE
MEMPHIS -Posting Soon- S.O.A.R. Openings In The
Memphis Area Stay Tuned!
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FUTURE
PLANS
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Future Plans
Certified Peer Recovery Specialist
Newsletter (send in your suggestions for
the name)
Certified Peer Recovery Specialist
Mentoring Program
Certified Peer Recovery Specialist
Supervisor Training
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QUESTION
TIME
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?Question Time?
CPRS Program What’s New?
Vik Moore, CPRS, ITE, MS
Peer Recovery Coordinator
Office of Consumer Affairs & Peer Recovery Services
Vik.Moore@tn.gov
(615) 741-7693
http://www.recoverywithinreach.org
5th Floor Andrew Jackson Building
500 Deaderick Nashville, TN 37243
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