Continuing Education Trainings
PaPSC Trainings
Added Membership Benefit: Only PaPSC members will have access to registration for space limited trainings and events up until 30 days prior to the event. Access will open to everyone within 30 days of the event.
Providing Welcoming Peer Services to the LGBTQ+ Community
The PaPSC has developed a training for Peer Based Professionals focused on enhancing their skills in working with the LGBTQ+ community. The new LGBTQ+ Training for Peer Based Professionals will, among other topics, include information on definitions, history, the ‘coming out’ process, and unique challenges faced by LGBTQ+ individuals who have a mental health diagnosis.
If you are interested in bringing this training to your area or if you represent an organization interested in sponsoring a training please contact us at: info@papsc.org.
Peer Support Within the Criminal Justice System
“Forensic Peer Specialists embody the potential for recovery for people who confront the dual stigmas associated with serious mental illness and criminal justice involvement” (Davidson and Rowe, 2008)
This continuing education opportunity is designed to enhance the capacity of Certified Peer Specialists and Recovery Specialists to fulfill a serious gap in supportive services for justice involved individuals.
Grounded in the philosophy of peer support services, this training uses a mutual-learning approach and dialogue-driven process to develop understanding of the impact of forensic involvement and introduces the Sequential Intercept Model as a tool to highlight the unique needs of individuals and discover resources necessary to effectively navigate within and beyond the criminal justice system.
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If you are interested in bringing this training to your area or if you represent an organization interested in sponsoring a training please contact us at: info@papsc.org.
Certified Peer Specialists in Crisis Services
Like the other skill enhancement trainings in Pennsylvania (forensics, veterans, older adults) this training is designed to give the participants extra skills to specialize in a particular service area.
This training is specifically designed to prepare CPSs to work in crisis services (telephone, mobile, walk-in, and residential). Topics covered include the Mental Health Procedures Act, roles and responsibilities of a CPS in crisis services, de-escalation, and suicide assessment and prevention.
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If you are interested in bringing this training to your area or if you represent an organization interested in sponsoring a training please contact us at: info@papsc.org.
Orientation to Medicaid Funded Peer Support Documentation
This training was created by an Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) workgroup and covers the minimum state requirements for documentation.
Participants learn about the purposes of documentation, and examine and learn how to write a Strength Based Assessment, Individual Service Plan, and Progress Notes. There is also a section on Collaborative Documentation.
If you are interested in bringing this training to your area or if you represent an organization interested in sponsoring a training please contact us at: info@papsc.org.
Ethics for Certified Peer Based Professionals
In this training we introduce attendees to the Pennsylvania Certification Board’s Codes of Ethical Conduct for Certified Peer Specialists, Certified Recovery Specialists, and Certified Family Recovery Specialists. We use the Codes of Conduct as our backdrop to frame discussion surrounding ethics related issues like fraud, waste, abuse, confidentiality, service approach, non-discrimination, integrity, etc.
Additionally, this training covers setting and maintaining healthy boundaries with co-workers and the individuals served through real-life scenarios of potential ethical violations. Through this discussion participants learn to articulate their own beliefs and thoughts concerning these scenarios while being guided by the facilitators. The scenarios are framed from a learning perspective rather than a right/wrong one, in turn creating the space for participants to gain an understanding of their own ethical principles and values.
This training is Pennsylvania Certification Board approved for CPSs, CRSs, and CFRSs.
If you are interested in bringing this training to your area or if you represent an organization interested in sponsoring a training please contact us at: info@papsc.org.
Advanced Supervisor Training: Tailoring Peer Support Supervision Strategies to your Staff’s Needs
The primary goal of this workshop is to aid Certified Peer Specialist and Certified Recovery Specialist Supervisors, and other clinical staff, in discovering ways to tailor their staff supervision in order bring out the best in their staff and create a cohesive team atmosphere. Through the use of audio and visual technology, and existing sources on the topic, we will explore what works, and what doesn’t, when viewing supervision through a Peer Based lens. We will explore why proper supervision is a key component to successfully integrating peer based staff into organizations, while discussing strategies that supervisors can utilize within their organizations in making that integration a reality.
This training is a supplement to, not a replacement for, the required, two-day supervision course offered through RI Consulting, the Institute for Recovery, or the Copeland Center.
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If you are interested in bringing this training to your area or if you represent an organization interested in sponsoring a training please contact us at: info@papsc.org.
Mental Health Advanced Directives (MHAD)
A Mental Health Advance Directive is a document that allows an individual to make their choices known regarding mental health treatment in the event that their mental illness makes them unable to make decisions. In effect, they are making decisions about treatment before the time that they need it. This allows them to make more informed decisions and to make their wishes clearly known. A law was passed in Pennsylvania, effective January 29, 2005, that makes it possible for anyone to use a Mental Health Advance Directive.
This training will prepare you to assist someone in completing a Mental Health Advanced Directive.
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If you are interested in bringing this training to your area or if you represent an organization interested in sponsoring a training please contact us at: info@papsc.org.
Confidentiality Training
This training will explore the relevant Federal and State regulations governing drug and alcohol confidentiality in Pennsylvania.
Participants will learn about 42 CFR Part 2, including when and what type of information can be released, the required elements of a valid consent, how a consent can be revoked, and PA specific laws governing confidentiality as they relate to Certified Recovery Specialist and Certified Family Recovery Specialists. Participants will also engage in Case Studies to aid in increasing their practical application of the confidentiality laws. At the end of this training participants will have an increased understanding of their duty to uphold confidentiality laws for the protection of the peer’s they work with, themselves as peer-based professionals, the agencies they work for, and the peer-based profession as a whole.
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If you are interested in bringing this training to your area or if you represent an organization interested in sponsoring a training please contact us at: info@papsc.org.
Recovery, Resiliency and Person-First Language
In this training we will explore the importance of using person-first language and the need for having systems and communities that support recovery from behavioral health conditions. Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to define recovery, resiliency, and person-first language, as well as recognize the importance of being a recovery champion in their communities. Through the demonstration of person-centered language and class discussion, each participant will leave with the knowledge of how to use, and more importantly, verbalize the purpose and importance of utilizing person centered language and the inherent benefits to not only the recovery community, but our behavioral health system as a whole. We will also cover ways to promote recovery, resiliency, and person-first language in the communities that the participants serve to better facilitate a recovery-oriented system of care within provider organizations and beyond.
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If you are interested in bringing this training to your area or if you represent an organization interested in sponsoring a training please contact us at: info@papsc.org.
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