Certified Peer Specialists Recognized with Full Certification Process

FOR CURRENT CPSs - IMPORTANT INFORMATION - TIME SENSITIVE To more formally recognize the value of peers in the workforce, Pennsylvania is moving to a new full peer certification offered by the Pennsylvania Certification Board (PCB). This new formal certification will be necessary to provide Medicaid billable peer support services. To make this transition as easy as possible for current Pennsylvania Peer Specialists, there will be a time-limited grandparenting process for those who wish to obtain the new full certification during the grandparenting period.

The grandparenting period begins March 1, 2018 and ends August 31, 2019.
For more information, and to access the application, click here.

Certified Family Recovery Specialist Credential

To more formally recognize the value of family recovery specialists in the workforce, we are pleased to announce a new credential for family recovery specialists who wish to obtain the new certification offered by the Pennsylvania Certification Board (PCB). The development of the Certified Family Recovery Specialist (CFRS) credential was a joint effort between PCB and PRO-A and several family recovery specialists who were selected as Subject Matter Experts to develop CFRS core competencies and standards for the new credential. The credential becomes available January 1, 2018. For more information and requirements, please review the CFRS Application and the CFRS Content Outline.

RECERTIFICATION

Have a question about the recertification process? Visit our FAQ page by clicking here.

Professionals have two options to complete the recertification process:

Complete the entire Recertification Application online. PLEASE NOTE: You must have an approved account to complete the application online.
Download and complete the Recertification Application - PDF. Education Approval: If you have education that needs to be PCB approved, download and complete the Education Approval Application - PDF. You can print and mail these documents or save and email them to PCB.

PCB Conference

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April 15-16, 2019 | Lancaster, PA

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Disabling, Enabling, and Building Good Fences (Boundaries)

This workshop will provide information on how enabling behaviors develop as a way to cope with active addiction and fears of relapse in recovery. It will help participants understand the relationship between addiction, recovery and enabling behaviors. We will examine how healthy boundaries aid in family recovery, how to identify healthy/unhealthy boundaries and how to communicate boundaries to recovering family members.

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Work/Life Balance, Professionalism and Passion: Can We Really Have it All?

This training will explore the myth, the legend and the possible reality of the elusive Unicorn…. I mean the possibility of a true work/life balance. We will explore the many hats we wear and ways to wear them effectively.

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Recovery, Wellness and the Brain

Traditional medicine has relied heavily on medication to change brain chemistry in order to alleviate behavioral health symptoms. And certainly there is a place for psychopharmacology in the “wellness toolbox”. But as technology improves and we are able to view the living and changing brain, we are coming to understand and appreciate those strategies which can improve neural functioning and which do not necessarily involve pharmaceuticals.

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Evolving Trends in Medication Assisted Treatment for Opiate Use Disorder

Last year there were 66,000 opiate overdose deaths in the US and these numbers appear to be continuing to rise. Medication assisted treatment has been shown to reduce mortality for those with an opiate use disorder. This training reviews the different medication options including Methadone maintenance, Buprenorphine maintenance and Extended release Naltrexone (Vivitrol). Efficacy and potential pitfalls of different treatment options will be explored. The training will also review patient selection for the different treatment options.

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The Impact of Substance Use and Recovery on Children and Families

This workshop will provide information on how Substance Use Disorder and recovery affect parenting behavior, children and family functioning – both in times of active addiction and in recovery. We will also examine strategies for providing safety to children in homes with parental addiction, as well as support for parents and caregivers of children while in treatment and early recovery. Changes in family functioning as a result of Substance Use Disorder will also be discussed.

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Dissecting DBT and Trauma Informed Care: Are They as Great as They Sound?

Has Psychology really helped folks get better with more training in more models with more monitoring? Or have we simply begun to repackage and retool what really works which is just good ole fashioned therapy and just put it in a new shiny box with a “sexy” title? This training will focus on dissecting DBT, Trauma Informed Care and other “hot” therapeutic models many of us have been trained in.

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Certified Peer Specialists Recognized with Full Certification Process

Certified Family Recovery Specialist Credential

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Disabling, Enabling, and Building Good Fences (Boundaries)

Work/Life Balance, Professionalism and Passion: Can We Really Have it All?

Recovery, Wellness and the Brain

Evolving Trends in Medication Assisted Treatment for Opiate Use Disorder

The Impact of Substance Use and Recovery on Children and Families

Dissecting DBT and Trauma Informed Care: Are They as Great as They Sound?

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