Family Peer Support Worker Certification
Training Description
Virtual | Free to Attend | 40-hour Multi-Day Training
This training prepares caregivers with lived experience parenting a child, youth or young adult with emotional, behavioral and mental health challenges for certification as Family Peer Support Workers (FPSWs). It takes and in-depth look at the Parent Peer Support Practice (PPSP) Model, exploring the roles of FPSWs and the phases of the model. Confidentiality, professional boundaries, ethics and working effectively with child serving systems are discussed.
Interested attendees must apply to the Family Peer Support Program and be pre-approved to attend the certification training.
Trainers: Gay Finlayson, MA, CFPSW ; Melissa Beery, CPSW, CFPSW ; Spence Spencer, MPA, CWF, CFPSW
Funding
This training is funded by the Children Youth and Families Department, Children's Behavioral Health Services.
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Application
Application to participate in Family Peer Certification Training is temporarily unavailable. Please check back after August 1st. Email centerofinnovationnm@nmsu.edu for any concerns.