The MHPS & RSPS Specialty Training is an extensive program approved by HHSC (Health and Human Services Commission). Upon finishing the course and successfully passing the knowledge assessment, students will earn their certification.   CHW training -Must be 16 years old. Training – Completion of an approved DSHS-certified 160-hour competency-based Community Health Worker training program. Experience – At least 1000 cumulative hours of community health worker services within the most recent three (3) years. 

Training Provided by TOR Mental Health & Recovery Services: 

Peer Specialist Training and Certification

Becoming a credentialed Peer Support Specialist

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission implemented a new peer support benefit for the state Medicaid Program and developed a Peer Specialist certification track for the state of Texas.  TOR Mental Health and Recovery Services is committed to training excellence and has adapted its training approach so that anyone who completes TOR Mental Health and Recovery Services peer specialist training will be eligible to apply for the state certification. Once certified, individuals will have the credential of Mental Health Peer Specialist (MHPS) or Recovery Support Peer Specialist (RSPS).

At this time TOR Mental Health and Recovery Services offers the following certification trainings: All trainings are virtual, but can be provided in person for an additonal fee.

• Peer Support Core Training (pre-requisite to certification trainings) $250.00 virtual (3 day training)

 Core Training June 3-5 and July 8-10

• Mental Health Peer Specialist Training $675.00 virtual (40-46 hour training) 

• Peer Specialist Supervisor Training  $350.00  (2 day training) 

• RSPS $575.00 virtual (40-46 hours) June 24-28

• Peer Specialist Supervisor Training

• Peer Support Specialist Supervisor training is a two-day training that will equip participants with basic information to effectively supervise peer specialists. This training will focus on defining the basic expectations of a supervisor for peer specialists through exercises and information-sharing on the roles, principles, and values of peer specialists. This training will not cover the basics of supervision.

• At the end of this training, participants should be able to:
  • Identify the Texas Peer Specialist Supervisor Competencies
  • Describe the concept of peerness and the values of peer support
  • Differentiate roles and tasks that align with peer support values and competencies from those that do not align with peer support values and competencies
  • Identify similarities and differences in the practice of peer support for Mental Health Peer Specialists and Recovery Support Peer Specialists
  • Apply strength-based peer supervision to common situations that arise for peer specialists

• This training is required to become a Peer Support Specialist Supervisor. The training is followed immediately by an online knowledge assessment. Once certified, a PSS must earn at least 20 CEUs, including 6 hours of peer specialist supervision and leadership training, every two years to maintain their certification. The certification program is administered according to the policies in the Texas Certification Board Policy Standards for Peer Support Specialist Supervisors

• CHW $1000.00 virtual, $1025.00 in person (160 hours) coming soon

 Approved CE Provider:

We now offer the following CEU's, all trainings are virtual, but can be provided in person for an additional fee.

• Mental Health First Aid  $145.00 blended (2.5 hours virtual, 5 hours in person)

• Motivational Interviewing $195.00 (5-hour training)

• Trauma Informed Care $195.00  (3.5 hours)

• Active Listening $175 virtual ( 2.5 hours)

• Anger Management $85 virtual (4 hours)

• Crisis Prevention and Intervention $195 virtual (6 hours)

• SOAP $175.00 virtual (3 hours)

• Emotional Awareness $200 virtual (4 hours)

• Identifying Triggers is Necessary for Recovery $110 virtual (2.5 hours)

• The content will be provided via Zoom technology, through online discussion threads, and short interactive breakout sessions online.  

All Training is provided by TOR Mental Health & Recovery Services.

For more information email us at TOR@triumphantoutreachministry.org