Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Services Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Program Whats New? 2013
CPRS Conference October 14, 2013 Vik Moore, CPRS, ITE, MS
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1)History of Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) Program
2)BRSS TACS Grant 3)Program Changes Highlights 4)CPRS Training
5)CPRS Website-Forms Table of Contents 2
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6)CPRS Website-Forms 7)Continuing Education Hours 8)Substance
Use Disorders 9)RecoveryWithinReach.org 10)Future Plans 11)Question
Time Table of Contents 3
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4 HISTORY OF CPRS PROGRAM
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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. History of CPRS Program 5
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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 History of CPRS Program 6
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7 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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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.
History of CPRS Program 8
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2010 Recovery Within Reach website begins. See
http://www.recoverywithinreach.org for more details. History of
CPRS Program 9
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10 July 1, 2011 The governor approves merger between Mental
Health and Substance Abuse Services Department name changes
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11 BRSS TACS GRANT
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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. BRSS TACS Grant 12
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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)
BRSS TACS Grant 13
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14 PROGRAM CHANGES HIGHLIGHTS
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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 Program Changes
Highlights 15
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Departments New Address: 5th Floor Andrew Jackson Bldg 500
Deaderick St Nashville, TN 37243 (November 2013) New Address
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17 CPRS TRAINING
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Meet the Trainers 18 Michelle Webster- TAADAS Sheryl McCormick-
Peninsula Behavioral Health Mark Bresee- Aim Center, MHMCML
SUBSTANCE USE RECOVERYMENTAL HEALTH RECOVERYWHOLE 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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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. Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training
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The training itself is offered at no cost to qualified
applicants. however, travel, lodging, and meals (including lunch
and snacks) are your responsibility. Certified Peer Recovery
Specialist Training 20
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40 intensive hours of interactive class participation,
role-play, self- examination, and testing The tests average about
five multiple- choice questions each 75% must be answered correctly
Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training 21
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Homework Each night you will be given homework and reading
assignments that will aid in your study for the tests. Certified
Peer Recovery Specialist Training 22
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Section 1: Welcome Training Agreement Section 2: History A
Brief History of Mental Illness & Substance Use Disorder
Treatment Self-determination & Legal Rights Certified Peer
Recovery Specialist Training 23
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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? Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training
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Section 4: Recovery A Consensus Statement Defining Recovery The
Importance of Hope Recovery & the Strengths Perspective Section
5: Values Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training 25
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Section 6: Communication Active Listening The Three Main
Components of Active Listening Reflecting Feelings Awareness of
Nonverbal Messages Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training
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Section 6: Communication, continued Paraverbal Messages
Paraphrasing Using Open-Ended Questions Helpful Phrases Listening
Blocks Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training 27
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Section 7: Problem Solving Decision-Making &
Problem-Solving Conflict Resolution Certified Peer Recovery
Specialist Training 28
Section 8: Stigma, continued Person-First Language a New
Paradigm Using People First Language is Crucial Information Sources
Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training 30
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Section 9: Cultural Competency Basic Definitions Communication
is Key Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training 31
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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 Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training 32
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Section 10: Health & Wellness, continued Habits to Support
Physical Wellness Healthy Eating Sleep Certified Peer Recovery
Specialist Training 33
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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
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Section 11: Ethics & Boundaries, continued Ethical
Considerations Core Peer Support Values & Ethical Conduct
Self-Disclosure Boundaries Codependency Certified Peer Recovery
Specialist Training 35
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Section 12: Trauma-Informed Peer Support Section 13:
Co-occurring Disorders Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training
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Section 14: Motivation & Readiness What Is Motivation?
Readiness to Change Stages of Change Talking about Change Pitfalls
to Avoid Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training 37
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Section 15: Documentation What to document Things to remember
when documenting services Ethical & Legal Issues Using Recovery
Language Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training 38
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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! Certified Peer Recovery
Specialist Training 39
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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 Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training 40
April 29-May 3Nashville graduated May 20-24Jackson graduated
June 17-21 Knoxville graduated August 19-23 Memphis graduated
September 9-13 Chattanooga graduated October 21-25 Johnson
CityFunded November 18-22 Nashville Funded December 9-13 Jackson
Funded January 13-17, 2014 Nashville Funded March 24-28 Knoxville
Funded April 28 May 2 Memphis Funded May 19-23 Chattanooga Funded
June 23-27Johnson CityPlanned July 21-25 MurfreesboroPlanned or
Cookeville Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training-Schedule 42
95 GRADS!
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43 CPRS WEBSITE FORMS
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COPY SLIDE Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Website- Forms
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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 Certified Peer Recovery
Specialist Website-Forms 49
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50 SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
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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 Substance Use Disorders 51
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52 CPRS CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS (CEHS)
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Continuing Education Hours Ten Total Five Live Five can be
e-media based One must be in Ethics Certified Peer Recovery
Specialist CEH 53
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
www.recoverywithinreach.org-Headings 59
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www.recoverywithinreach.org-Housing 60
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www.recoverywithinreach.org-Transportation 61
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www.recoverywithinreach.org-LGBTQI 62
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www.recoverywithinreach.org-Support Groups 63
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www.recoverywithinreach.org-Veterans Resources 64
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www.recoverywithinreach.org-Art Gallery 65
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www.recoverywithinreach.org-Jobortunity Board 66
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www.recoverywithinreach.org-Jobs 67 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 68 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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69 FUTURE PLANS
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Future Plans 70 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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71 QUESTION TIME
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?Question Time? 72 CPRS Program Whats New? Vik Moore, CPRS,
ITE, MS Peer Recovery Coordinator Office of Consumer Affairs &
Peer Recovery Services [email protected] (615) 741-7693
http://www.recoverywithinreach.org 5 th Floor Andrew Jack son
Building 500 Deaderick Nashville, TN 37243