Peer Support Specialist (Continuing Education)
Short Term
Peer Support Specialists are certified professionals with lived experience recovering from a mental health condition, substance use disorder, or traumatic brain injury. Drawing on their personal recovery, training, and commitment to helping others, they provide guidance and support throughout the recovery and healing process. They work in a wide range of settings, including Veterans Affairs offices, substance use treatment programs, inpatient mental health hospitals, emergency departments, correctional facilities, community agencies, homeless shelters, group homes, churches, YMCAs, vocational rehabilitation programs, peer support organizations, and support groups.
Notification for Certification or Re-Certification of Peer Support Specialist
This course may be used toward satisfaction of the additional 20 hours of Human Service training required for initial certification or recertification. It does not replace the required Foundations of Peer Support Part I (Online) or Part II (Instructor-Led) courses and does not lead to certification on its own. For more information on certification, visit UNC-Chapel Hill's Peer Support Specialist Program website.
These courses qualify for financial assistance.
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How to Enroll
Students must meet the following requirements:
- Register for your course in Self-Service.
- After enrollment, you will receive a message prompting you to complete a required form to remain enrolled in the course.
- A Program Support Specialist will review and verify your documentation.
- Students who do not complete the required form will be removed from the course.
If you have any questions, please fill out our Request for Information.