Course Detail: CEPD-PRIH25 - CERTIFIED PEER RECOVERY SPECIALIST SUCCESS PROGRAM

Certified Recovery Support Specialist Success Program 

Course Fees: $3,000 to $3,300

Dates: August 9, 2025 - February 2, 2026 or September 27, 2025 - March 15, 2026

Times: Meeting Schedule Determined by Instructors

Course Description: 

The Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) Success Program will provide high quality recovery support training with supervised practical experience and wrap-around supports.  Coordinated by post-secondary educational institutions for individuals with lived experience of mental health, substance use, or co-occurring mental health and substance use recovery.

All registrations must be approved before enrolling by GSU's Addictions Program. 

If you have questions regarding the Peer Recovery training programs or are interested in signing up for future programs please contact prssgsu@govst.edu

The Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) Success Program will provide high quality recovery support training with supervised practical experience and wrap-around supports.  Coordinated by post-secondary educational institutions for individuals with lived experience of mental health, substance use, or co-occurring mental health and substance use recovery.

The 3-course program contains 28 four-hour modules totaling 110 hours:

Course 1: Intro to Peer Recovery Support, Etiological Models of Addiction, Peer Support, Coaching, etc., Stages & Processes of Change, Interpersonal Comm/Relations, Relapse Prevention, Screening, Case Mgmt. & Tx, Advocacy & Access, Wellness Plans/WRAP, Multicultural Awareness, Process for ILL Certification.

Course 2: Psychopharmacology, Psychopharmacology (cont.), Professional Ethics, Medication Assisted Treatment, Behavioral/Process Addiction, Special Populations, Assessment & Referral Options, Family Dynamics, Trauma Impact & Implications, Lifestyle Skills & Resilience.

Course 3: Working With Groups, Comorbid SUDs/Mental Health, Adolescents, Effective Coaching Techniques, Crisis Response & Suicide Prev., Tx Options & Environments, Addiction as Disease of Despair, Universal Protection.

All registrations must be approved before enrolling by GSU's Addictions Program. 

 Session Information: CEPD-PRIH25-25FA4

Schedule: Every day, starting on 09/27/25 and ending on 06/15/26 (excluding 09/27/25, 09/28/25, 09/29/25, 09/30/25, 10/01/25, 10/02/25, 10/03/25, 10/04/25, 10/05/25, 10/06/25, 10/07/25, 10/08/25, 10/09/25, 10/10/25, 10/11/25, 10/12/25, 10/13/25, 10/14/25, 10/15/25, 10/16/25, 10/17/25, 10/18/25, 10/19/25, 10/20/25, 10/21/25, 10/22/25, 10/23/25, 10/24/25, 10/25/25, 10/26/25, 10/27/25, 10/28/25, 10/29/25, 10/30/25, 10/31/25, 11/01/25, 11/02/25, 11/03/25, 11/04/25, 11/05/25, 11/06/25, 11/07/25, 11/08/25, 11/09/25, 11/10/25, 11/11/25, 11/12/25, 11/13/25, 11/14/25, 11/15/25, 11/16/25, 11/17/25, 11/18/25, 11/19/25, 11/20/25, 11/21/25, 11/22/25, 11/23/25, 11/24/25, 11/25/25, 11/26/25, 11/27/25, 11/28/25, 11/29/25, 11/30/25, 12/01/25, 12/02/25, 12/03/25, 12/04/25, 12/05/25, 12/06/25, 12/07/25, 12/08/25, 12/09/25, 12/10/25, 12/11/25, 12/12/25, 12/13/25, 12/14/25, 12/15/25, 12/16/25, 12/17/25, 12/18/25, 12/19/25, 12/20/25, 12/21/25, 12/22/25, 12/23/25, 12/24/25, 12/25/25, 12/26/25, 12/27/25, 12/28/25, 12/29/25, 12/30/25, 12/31/25, 01/01/26, 01/02/26, 01/03/26, 01/04/26, 01/05/26, 01/06/26, 01/07/26, 01/08/26, 01/09/26, 01/10/26, 01/11/26, 01/12/26, 01/13/26, 01/14/26, 01/15/26, 01/16/26, 01/17/26, 01/18/26, 01/19/26, 01/20/26, 01/21/26, 01/22/26, 01/23/26, 01/24/26, 01/25/26, 01/26/26, 01/27/26, 01/28/26, 01/29/26, 01/30/26, 01/31/26, 02/01/26, 02/02/26, 02/03/26, 02/04/26, 02/05/26, 02/06/26, 02/07/26, 02/08/26, 02/09/26, 02/10/26, 02/11/26, 02/12/26, 02/13/26, 02/14/26, 02/15/26, 02/16/26, 02/17/26, 02/18/26, 02/19/26, 02/20/26, 02/21/26, 02/22/26, 02/23/26, 02/24/26, 02/25/26, 02/26/26, 02/27/26, 02/28/26, 03/01/26, 03/02/26, 03/03/26, 03/04/26, 03/05/26, 03/06/26, 03/07/26, 03/08/26, 03/09/26, 03/10/26, 03/11/26, 03/12/26, 03/13/26, 03/14/26, 03/15/26, 03/16/26, 03/17/26, 03/18/26, 03/19/26, 03/20/26, 03/21/26, 03/22/26, 03/23/26, 03/24/26, 03/25/26, 03/26/26, 03/27/26, 03/28/26, 03/29/26, 03/30/26, 03/31/26, 04/01/26, 04/02/26, 04/03/26, 04/04/26, 04/05/26, 04/06/26, 04/07/26, 04/08/26, 04/09/26, 04/10/26, 04/11/26, 04/12/26, 04/13/26, 04/14/26, 04/15/26, 04/16/26, 04/17/26, 04/18/26, 04/19/26, 04/20/26, 04/21/26, 04/22/26, 04/23/26, 04/24/26, 04/25/26, 04/26/26, 04/27/26, 04/28/26, 04/29/26, 04/30/26, 05/01/26, 05/02/26, 05/03/26, 05/04/26, 05/05/26, 05/06/26, 05/07/26, 05/08/26, 05/09/26, 05/10/26, 05/11/26, 05/12/26, 05/13/26, 05/14/26, 05/15/26, 05/16/26, 05/17/26)
Times: 12:00am-11:59pm CDT
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Instructors

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Latesha Newson
Nancy Burley

Facility Detail

Governors State University Campus
Online via Blackboard; Course 2 of 4
1 University Parkway
University Park, IL 60484