NAPS
no longer offers peer specialist training. We encourage anyone interested in such training to contact the training entities
listed below. NAPS does not endorse any particular training program but strongly urges peer specialists or persons interested
in becoming a peer specialist to obtain training. Please note that most of the organizations listed below provide continuing
education for peer specialists.
If you belong to an organization that provides peer specialist or related
training and would like to be listed here, please e-mail your contact information to: steveh@naops.org
Contacts (in alphabetical order):
Consumers as
Providers Training Program (CAP--University of Kansas)
Anna E. Collins
(877) 458-6804 (ext. 102) or
(785) 856-2880 (ext. 102)
Website: www.socwel.ku.edu/projects/SEG/
Depression Bi-polar Support Alliance
Lisa Goodale: lgoodale@dbsalliance.org
Website: www.dbsalliance.org
DBSA offers continuing education via "webinars." On June 10, DBSA will offer "Not
a Pity Party: Effective Peer Support Groups." For more information go to: www.DBSAlliance.org/events_PeerSpecialistCEcourses
DBSA will be offering peer specialist training following the organization's national conference in Norfolk, VA. The
dates of the training are Sept. 15-19. An application and more information is available at: www.dbsalliance.org and www.peersupport.org
Institute for Recovery & Community Integration
Jean Whitecraft: jwhitecraft@mhasp.org
215-751-1800 ext 213.
Website: www.mhrecovery.org
Peer Training, out of Aurora, Colorado, provides a "2 day start-up" seminar for
organizations interested in using the "Training the Trainer" model. Information can be obtained at
www.peertraining.com<http://www.peertraining.com/>.
Recovery Innovations
602-636-4444
Website: www.recoveryinnovations.org
