Peer/Recovery and Family Support Workforce

1. Peer/Recovery Support Specialist and Supervisors of Peer/Recovery Support Specialists Continuing Education and Ongoing Learning Requirements

Peer/Recovery Support Specialist and any Supervisors of Peer/Recovery Support Specialists, at minimum, are required to have four hours of Continuing Education and/or Ongoing Learning per year. Continuing Education and Ongoing Learning opportunities can be accessed through Relias Learning Management System, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale (BRSS) Technical Assistance Center Strategy (TACS). In addition, advanced, free continuing education resources can also be accessed through the Arizona Peer and Family Career Academy and Doors To Well-Being offers another source of continuing education webinars that are free of cost and can be accessed through their websites. For additional Continuing Education and Ongoing Learning Resources, please contact Banner Health Plans (BHP) Office of Individual and Family Affairs (OIFA) at [email protected].

2. Supervision of Peer/Recovery Support Workforce

3. Peer Support Employment Training Programs Curriculum Monitoring 

BHP’s Office of Individual and Family Affairs (OIFA) is required to monitor Peer Support Employment Training Program (PSETP) providers curriculum for review and may at any time request to do so. This request would come from BHP’s OIFA Administrator, Colleen McGregor, directly at [email protected]. Please reach out to the OIFA team with any questions at [email protected]

4. Peer Support Employment Training Programs Curriculum Development and Enhancement

For new or existing Peer Support Employment Training Program (PSETP) providers in need of support to further develop or enhance curricula, please contact BHP’s OIFA Administrator, Colleen McGregor, at [email protected] or the OIFA team at [email protected].