Certified Peer Specialist
upcoming Continuing education opportunities
The 2025 Lineup of GMHCN CEU Opportunities is Here!
Check back regularly for new CEU opportunities and stay ahead in your professional development!
CEUs Unlocked: Navigating the Essentials
CEUs Unlocked: Navigating the Essentials
As 2025 begins, let’s take time to learn more about CEUs. This is a very important requirement for all CPS-MH, to obtain and submit your CEUs before or on December 31, 2025. If you do not earn your CEU in 2025, it cannot be used.
Learning Objectives: By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1) Learn where to find information about CEUs on GMHCN website
2) Learn where to submit CEU, via our JotForm
3) Learn how to navigate our website to find important information.
GMHCN will provide information about our website, that will be easy to understand and explain the importance of these updates.
This webinar will offer 1 CEU each and will be issued by GMHCN within 30 business days.
You must attend the entire webinar to receive the 1 CEU. If you are unable to attend the training at the scheduled date and time, a recorded version will be available online within 24 hours.
Participants who watch the pre-recorded sessions must view the entire video and successfully pass the test to receive credit for the training. Recordings will remain available online for 28 days, and all CEUs will be issued within 30 business days after the video expiration date. Pre-Recorded version is available until 11:59pm, Friday, March 21st 2025
Ready for Reentry: What is the Forensic Peer Mentoring Program?
Successful reentry into the community after incarceration requires support, guidance, and access to resources. The Forensic Peer Mentoring Program provides individuals with lived experience in the justice system the opportunity to support and mentor those navigating reentry. This webinar will explore the role of forensic peer mentors, the impact of peer support in reducing recidivism, and how this program fosters long-term success for returning citizens.
Join us to gain insights into how forensic peer mentoring can transform lives, build resilience, and create pathways to successful reintegration.
Learning Objectives: By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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Define the Forensic Peer Mentoring Program and its role in the reentry process.
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Identify the key responsibilities and qualifications of forensic peer mentors.
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Explain how peer support contributes to reduced recidivism and successful reintegration.
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Explore best practices for implementing and expanding forensic peer mentoring initiatives.
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Recognize the value of lived experience in providing meaningful support to justice-involved individuals.
GMHCN will provide information about our website, that will be easy to understand and explain the importance of these updates.
This webinar will offer 1 CEU each and will be issued by GMHCN within 30 business days.
You must attend the entire webinar to receive the 1 CEU. If you are unable to attend the training at the scheduled date and time, a recorded version will be available online within 24 hours.
Participants who watch the pre-recorded sessions must view the entire video and successfully pass the test to receive credit for the training. Recordings will remain available online for 28 days, and all CEUs will be issued within 30 business days after the video expiration date.
Pre-Recorded training available until 11:59pm, Monday, April 7th.
Peer Support: Building Bridges and Creating Cultures of Recovery
Thursday, April 3rd, 2025 5:00pm est
Social factors influence patient health outcomes and utilization; health systems have developed interventions to address patients' social needs. Care coordination across the health care and social service sectors is a distinct and important strategy to address social determinants of health.
In this workshop well have a further discussion on how the proper utilization of peer services with care coordination, across all aspects of the behavioral health system from an inpatient setting to outpatient treatment and beyond, helps to create a culture of recovery that focuses on the individual’s whole health.
Learning Objectives: By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1) Understand Lived, Living and Learned Experiences
2) How Social Determinants of Health Impact Peers Served
3) How to Integrate Peer services throughout Every Level of Care
4) Identify Practical Way that Build Bridges that Create Cultures of Recovery
This webinar will offer 1.5 CEU and will be issued by GMHCN within 30 business days. You must be pre-registered to attended online trainings. You must sign in under your own name and email to receive credit.
If you are unable to attend the training at the scheduled date and time, a recorded version will be available online within 24 hours. Participants who watch the pre-recorded sessions must view the entire video and successfully pass the test to receive credit for the training. Recordings will remain available online for 28 days, and all CEUs will be issued within 30 business days after the video expiration date.
Healthy Habits for 2025
Training Postponed
As we step into 2025, let's focus on building a foundation of healthy habits to enhance our overall well-being and achieve our long-term goals. By establishing positive routines, we can cultivate discipline, self-control, and a more predictable lifestyle, leading to increased stability and a sense of accomplishment.
Learning Objectives: By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1) Learn how to set Healthy Habits
2) Learn ways to make sure you stay positive
3) Apply boundaries to maintain structure.
You must be pre-registered to attend online trainings and you must sign in under your own name and email. This webinar will offer 1 CEU and will be issued by GMHCN within 30 business days.
If you are unable to attend the training at the scheduled date and time, a recorded version will be available online within 24 hours. Participants who watch the pre-recorded sessions must view the entire video and successfully pass the test to receive credit for the training. Recordings will remain available online for 28 days, and all CEUs will be issued within 30 business days after the video expiration date.
Asynchronous/Independent/Ongoing Continuing Education Opportunities provided by other organizations:
Preparing for Coronavirus and Influenza is a series provided by Relias Learning Click to Register
Improving Cultural Competency for Behavioral Health Professionals is a 5-hour training provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Click to Register
IMPORTANT FOR ALL CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALISTS
Georgia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, the agency that provides funding for the Certified Peer Specialist Project, is creating a database of all Certified Peer Specialists across the state, and they have asked us to provide them with updated information for all Certified Peer Specialists, including date of birth. Depending on when you completed your training and certification, the Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network may not have your date of birth and current contact information (including mailing address and working phone number) on file.
It is very important that we be able to provide DBHDD this information as soon as possible. Please click here to update your CPS information, including your date of birth, at your earliest convenience.