Become a new Indiana Certified Peer Support Professional
Click here to learn moreWhat is a Certified Peer Support Professional?
In Indiana, a Certified Peer Support Professional (CPSP) is an individual who utilizes their lived experience combined with formal training to instill hope, inspire change, and support other individuals through similar experiences, using personal connection, person centered care, and their shared understanding to navigate their life in recovery.
Why Peers
Peers provide a low barrier access point to support, treatment, connection and resource navigation. Peers are often the first behavioral health access point for individuals in jails, hospitals and the community. Through Recovery Community Organizations, Recovery Community Centers, Outreach Teams, Crisis Teams and embedded workforce recovery groups peers act as a bridge to other community services.
Certified Peer Support Professional FAQs
- 1) Is the Certified Peer Support Professional certification different from my current Certified Addiction Peer Recovery Coach I or II credential?
- 2) Is the CPSP state certification reimbursed through Medicaid?
- 3) What are the personal requirements to apply to be a Certified Peer Support Professional?
- 4) What are the training requirements for a Certified Peer Support Professional certification?
- 5) What are the continuing education requirements for maintaining the Certified Peer Support Professional certification?
- 6) Will I receive a certificate in the mail to give to my employer?
- 7) Who do I contact if I have other questions and/or my employer has concerns I can’t answer about my certification?
- 8) Will I need a new document to track CEU’s for my continuing education for recertification?