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Minnesota passed legislation in 2008 ensuring that Certified Peer Specialists would be trained, certified, and employed in our state to assist people in recovery from a mental illness. The first group of certified peer specialists graduated from an intensive two-week training held in St. Paul in July 2009.
“A Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) is a paid staff person with a mental health diagnosis who has successfully completed training and certification to help her/his peers identify and achieve specific life goals. A CPS works within Assertive Community Treat-ment, Intensive Residential Treatment, Crisis Response and Adult Mental Health Rehabilitative programs.
A CPS promotes self-determination, personal responsibility and empowerment inherent in recovery, and assists people with psychiatric diagnoses to regain control over their lives and their recovery process.
The CPS training curriculum is designed with recovery as the core value. The training provides an atmosphere that is conducive to learning core philosophies, helper attitudes, concepts, and skills related to recovery and peer support. Training sessions are designed to provide a “hands-on” experience |
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| Holly Biggins |
Maureen King |
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| Carolyn Corbett |
Jerry Stirewalt |
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| Barbara Jean Rekowski |
Charly Dreiling |
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| Rick Powell |
Melodie Powell |
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| Randy Karppinen |
Marilyn Brown |
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| Mary Kay Hanson |
Pennie Rubbelke |
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