Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 24 - Mental Health › Part 5 - DMH Peer Support Specialist Professional Standards and Requirement › Chapter Four - Certification Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
CERTIFIED PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL
				REQUIREMENTS
CPSSP
In order to be eligible to apply for the
Certified Peer
				Support Specialist Professional credential (CPSSP),
an individual
				must meet ALL of the requirements listed below:
* Residency;
* Experience Requirement;
* Employment Requirement;
* Education Requirement;
* Ethics Requirement;
* Self Disclosure;
* References; AND ;
* Exam/Training Requirement.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS - CATEGORIES &
				DESCRIPTIONS
Residency Requirement
* The applicant must reside in the State of Mississippi.
Experience Requirement
* Must be a current or former recipient of mental health and/or
				substance abuse or intellectual or developmental disability services.
* Have a serious mental illness and/or substance abuse or
				intellectual or developmental disability
* Self identify as a current or former consumer of mental
				health and/or substance abuse or intellectual or developmental disability
				services
* Applicant must, within the last three years (not necessarily
				consecutive), have a minimum of 250 hours of paid or volunteer work or
				activities in a support or advisory role with adults or transition-aged youth
				diagnosed with a serious mental illness, intellectual and developmental
				disability, and/or a substance abuse disorder
* One year of college or educational experience (within the
				last three years) can be substituted for the work experience. All experience
				must be gained prior to applying for certification.
Employment Requirement
* The applicant can participate in the Peer Support Specialist
				Professional Training, but must be employed at a Mississippi "state mental
				health system" program for certification,
Education Requirement
* The applicant must have a high school diploma, GED
				certificate, or be at least sixteen (16) years of age and enrolled in a GED
				program or enrolled in school.
* The applicant must demonstrate proficiency in reading and
				writing.
* In rare and extenuating circumstances, other official
				documentation of GED/high school completion may be accepted at the discretion
				of the Department of Mental Health. DMH does not facilitate obtaining
				documentation.
Ethics Requirement
All applicants must read and abide by the
DMH Peer
				Support Specialist Professional Principles of Ethical and Professional
				Conduct
as well as the
Department of Mental Health
				Operational Standards for Mental Health, Intellectual/Developmental
				Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Community Service Providers
Part
				V, Section C - Ethical Conduct. It is the applicant's responsibility to read
				these principles before signing and submitting the application. The applicant
				should keep a reference copy.
Self Disclosure Requirement
* Individual must self identify as current or former recipient
				of mental health and/or substance abuse or intellectual or developmental
				disability services and demonstrate a minimum of six (6) consecutive months in
				self-directed recovery within the last twelve (12) months.
References
* The applicant must submit two professional references of
				support. The references must attest to the individual's ability to perform the
				role of a Certified Peer Support Specialist Professional.
Exam/Training Requirement
*
Successful
completion of Certified
				Peer Support Specialist Professional Training, as prescribed by DMH.
* Proficiency for
successful
completion of Peer Support Specialist Professional examination will be 75%.
				Applicant must provide proof of completion.