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SUMMARY:NC Certified Peer Support Specialist Training – Track A
DESCRIPTION:**MUST EMAIL EITHER ONE OF THE  EMAIL ADDRESSES BELOW TO SECURE A SPOT IN THE IN-PERSON TRAINING CLASS.**\nStart Your Journey Toward Peer Support Certification!\nAre you passionate about using your lived experience to help others on their recovery journey? Becoming a North Carolina Certified Peer Support Specialist (NCCPSS) allows you to turn your personal experience with mental health and/or substance use recovery into an opportunity to support others.\nRecovery Concepts Community Center (RC3) is excited to share this opportunity for individuals interested in pursuing peer support certification.\nEligibility Requirements\nTo qualify for Track A certification, applicants must:\n\nBe at least 18 years old.\nHave a high school diploma or GED.\nHave lived experience with a serious mental illness and/or substance use disorder.\nHave at least 18 months of recovery before beginning the certification process.\nBe in recovery from both conditions if experiencing co-occurring disorders.\n\nCertification Process\n\nComplete Prerequisite Training: 20 hours total, including 3 hours of ethics training.\nSubmit Your Application: Apply online with required documentation, references, and a $20 application fee.\nComplete Foundations Part I: Online training within 60 days of approval.\nAttend Foundations Part II: In-person training. Both parts must be completed within 150 days.\nComplete Final Requirements: Submit your evaluation and pass the $50 certification exam before your first recertification.\n\nImportant Information\nFoundations Part I must be completed online before attending the in-person Foundations Part II training.\nReady to Get Started?\nLearn more about eligibility, certification requirements, and the application process through the UNC School of Social Work’s NC Peer Support Specialist Program.\nClick the More Information button to learn more!\nPlease note: Certification applications and approvals are managed through the NC Peer Support Specialist Program. \nNeed Help or Have Questions?\nWe are happy to help you navigate the application and certification process! Contact either of the following:\nMichael Noreski – Trainer\nWe Rise Up, LLC\nEmail: michael.noreski@gmail.com ( mailto:michael.noreski@gmail.com )\nPhone: 252-764-5679\nKimberly Redance, NCCPSS\nWCSPC – RC3 Coordinator\nEmail: kredance@wilcoprevention.org ( mailto:kredance@wilcoprevention.org )\nPhone: 252-991-7267\n**MUST EMAIL EITHER ONE OF THE ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESSES TO SECURE A SPOT IN THE IN-PERSON TRAINING CLASS.**\n
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