Via Hope envisions a world where lived experience is valued within systems and communities.
Upcoming Trainings Calendar
MHPS Certification Training
Monday, April 22, 2024, 9:00 CDT AM - 5:00 CDT PM
Mental Health Peer Specialist training is a five-day, 40-hour training designed to provide individuals with the necessary skills and knowledge to become certified as a Mental Health Peer Support Specialist […]
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ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
A Focus on Engagement & Local Solutions
Recovery Institute initiatives are designed to support the implementation of new practices, shift organizational culture, promote innovation, and increase collaboration within and among teams, preparing agencies to meet the challenges and opportunities arising in our rapidly changing environment.
Working as a Team To Make A Difference
How Peer Specialists Fit Into
The Healing and Recovery Model
Peer support specialists are people who have lived experience with a mental health or substance use disorder and are in recovery. Peer support services are designed and delivered by formally trained peer support specialists to promote recovery and resiliency in individuals seeking to begin or supplement their own recovery. Peer support services are offered in a variety of settings, from recovery centers and hospitals to homeless shelters and criminal justice settings. Learn more about the role peer support specialists play in recovery here.
How It’s Going
What Individuals and Organizations Say About Their Via Hope Training Experience
What it Takes
The Path to Becoming a Certified Peer Specialist
STEP
1
Review the online orientation materials and complete the self-assessment. This will enable you to apply for training on the Core training to become a Peer Specialist.
STEP
2
Apply and take the Core training. Complete the application and submit it with payment by credit card.
STEP
3
Apply for Supplemental Training. Via Hope offers the Mental Health Peer Specialist Training.
STEP
4
Apply for certification with (TCB) Texas Certification Board: Refer to TCB’s website for all information on how to apply for certification.
Since Day 1
Via Hope: Peer Specialist Training Leaders in Texas and Nationwide
Via Hope has been committed to the mission of changing the way we think about mental and behavioral health since 2010, when we created our first training program for Certified Peer Specialists. We trace our roots to the 2003 final report of the President’s New Freedom Commission Achieving the Promise, which called for fundamentally transforming the nation’s mental health system to a consumer, family, and youth-driven Recovery Model. We continue to provide training and consultation for people in recovery, their family members, youth, and mental health professionals to help make Texas’ mental health system become focused on recovery and resilience.
To learn more about our mission and work, visit our decade report.
We attended PeerFest this week, where our Vice President Sandra Smith presented the session, “Creating Trauma Responsive Reentry and Mental Health Solutions Globally.” Learn more: hogg.utexas.edu/thrauma-from-surviving-to-thriving ... See MoreSee Less
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Such a joy to connect with other advocates at the National Association of Reentry Professionals, Inc. - NARP conference in Tennessee this week! Via Hope is proud to be a part of a community focused on recovery & human dignity.
Our Vice President (Dr. Sandra Smith) presented on the Reentry Peer Specialist role, in which individuals with a history of incarceration can help others through recovery and reentry. Learn more at viahope.org.
📢 Conference attendees get a 50% discount on the application fee for next month’s RPS certification training! Use the code NARP2024 at check out.
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Our next Mental Health Peer Specialist (MHPS) Certification Training will be held on May 20th - 24th via Zoom. This five-day virtual training is designed to provide individuals with the necessary skills and knowledge to become certified as a MHPS in Texas. It was developed for individuals who have lived experience of mental health challenges, and who wish to to use their experience to positively impact individuals, communities, and systems.
⚠️ Core Training must be completed before MHPS
✅ Application fee: $650
📆 Apply by Monday, May 6th at 5pm CST
Visit viahope.org/events to apply.
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