Training Institute Registration

Training Institute Registration

The Rise Recovery Training Institute was established in 2017 as part of our ongoing effort to partner with the community in education and training of addiction and recovery. Our learning environment supports the development of compassion and empathy for health care providers, mental health professionals, recovery paraprofessionals, students, and members of the recovery community. Rise Recovery is a Texas Certification Board of Addiction Professionals provider. Our provider number is TCBAP Provider # 1028-20.
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CORE Training (Prerequisite for all Peer Support Trainings)RSPS TrainingMHPS TrainingPSS TrainingContinued Education TrainingNarcan Training

Peer Specialist Training
Self-Assessment

Do You Want to Be a Peer Specialist?

The job of a peer specialist is to help instill the hope of recovery from behavioral health challenges or dual diagnosis. Peer specialists use their experience to help others engage in recovery. A person wanting to become a peer specialists must complete a training program and pass written exams.

Peer specialists have the opportunity to be aware of and openly share what they have learned in the recovery process.

Some questions you may want to ask yourself…
- How have you handled disclosing to other people that you have faced behavioral health challenges?
- What has helped you move from where you were to where you are now? What did you do? What did others do?
- What have you learned about yourself in your recovery?
- What strengths have you have developed?
- What do you do on a regular basis to help yourself feel well?
- What are some of the beliefs and values you have or have developed that help strengthen and support your recovery?
- How has facing individual challenges impacted your life?
- How might you handle sitting in another’s discomfort?
- What part does a sense of hope or resiliency play in your life and your recovery? What are some words you would use to describe this?
- How have you dealt with difficult setbacks?
- What external supports do you use, and how do they help you?
The peer specialists training draws strongly on a person’s lived experience and recovery journey. This training can be intense and emotional, and peers are encouraged to carefully examine if they are prepared for this next step and have the necessary resources necessary to complete the training and examination process.

Please take the time to gauge your agreement with the following statements as a way to decide if peer specialist training is right for you at this point in your life.
- I am willing to disclose to my colleagues and peers that I have struggled with behavioral health challenges. I understand that in doing so, I help educate others about the reality of recovery.
- I have the time needed to participate in a challenging course of study.
- I have taken and completed formal schooling, adult education classes, have a GED or high school diploma.
- I am able to travel away from my home for multi-day trainings.
- I feel ready to be involved in a class that requires active participation.
- I am able to participate in a full 8-hour training day.
- I am able to discuss my own recovery story and experience with others
- I can listen to others’ stories and feel empathy for their experience, even when it parallels painful experiences from my past.
- I can arrange for my own transportation needs.
Agreement with these statements does not necessarily predict program completion, but they can help you make the decision about whether you are ready for training now.

Orientation

Are you considering becoming certified to provide peer support services in Medicaid? Here’s some information to get you started.

Description of Peer Specialist Services
https://www.samhsa.gov/brss-tacs/recovery-support-tools/peers: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Concept of Recovery
Substances Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Working Definition of Recovery: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Evidence Base for Peer Support
Peers: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

The Peer Specialist Workforce in Texas: training and certification, Workforce Outcomes, and Workforce Integration (PDF), Texas Institute for Mental Health, School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin

Recovery Supports Services Project, Fiscal Year 2017 Final Evaluation Report (PDF), Addiction Research Institute, The Steve Hicks School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin

Typical Workday
A Day in the Life: Peer Support Specialist: The Academy for Addiction Professionals

Employment Demographics and Careers
Peer Support Specialist: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Minimum Qualifications
To be a peer specialist who bills Medicaid in Texas you must:

be at least 18 years of age
have lived experience with a mental health condition, substance use issue, or both
have a high school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma
be willing to appropriately share your recovery story
be able to demonstrate current self-directed recovery, and
pass criminal history and registry checks (link when live)
Attestation of Completion

I have considered the statements in the self-assessment and viewed the content in the orientation.
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What 3-day CORE Training are you interested in attending?*

2025 December 1st - 3rd (10am - 6pm) In PersonOther (notify me when new dates comes out)
What 5-day RSPS Supplemental Training are you interested in attending?*

2026 January 5th - 9th (10am - 6pm) VirtualOther (notify me when new training dates comes out)
What 3-day PSS Supplemental Training are you interested in attending?*

2025 December 12th - 13th (10am - 6pm) Virtual OnlyOther (notify me when new training dates come out)
What 5-day MHPS Supplemental Training are you interested in attending?*

February 9th - 13th 2026 (10:00am - 6:00pm) VirtualOther (notify me when new training dates come out)
What Peer certification do you currently hold (if any)?*
Will you be attending Virtually or In-Person (2803 Mossrock, San Antonio, TX 78230)?*

VirtualIn-Person
I understand that I will need a reliable computer with a functional camera, microphone, and reliable connection.*

I agree
I understand that I will need to have reliable transportation. **check above to see if your training is offered in-person***

I agree
How long have you been in consecutive recovery from Mental Health and/or Substance Use?*
Describe any paid or volunteer work you have done as a peer*
Why do you want to take this training?*
Are you planning on having a PeerForce Voucher?*

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If you would like to see if you qualify for Financial Assistance, enter your ZIP CODE before and we will reach out to you with your options.
Financial Assistance is limited and is distributed on a first come first serve basis according to application submission date.
Participant Requirements Checklist

Please read each item and check the box for acknowledgement.
I will attend the training in full and be an active participant to include the break-out sessions.*

I agree
I understand that attending this training does not guarantee me employment (paid or voluntary) or a place in the specialized training.*

I agree
I agree to take the Knowledge Assessment immediately following the training. I understand that it's written in English and is multiple choice.*

I agree
I understand that a score of 70% or better is required to be eligible to apply to a specialized training for certification.*

I agree

Background Check Exclusions

The following convictions will exclude participants from RSPS/MHPS certifications. Please review carefully. You are more than welcome to attend the training regardless, however, we want everyone to be aware of these exlusions upfront.

	Offense	Timeframe from Conviction
1-A	Capital Offenses	Any
1-B	Sexual offenses involving minors	Any
1-C	Felony sex offense involving adult client	Any
1-D	Multiple felony sex offenses involving any adults	Any
1-E	1st Degree Homicide	Any
2-A	Kidnapping	Within the last 15 years
2-B	Arson	Within the last 15 years
2-C	Homicide (lesser degrees)	Within the last 15 years
2-D	Felony sex offense involving any adult	Within the last 15 years
2-E	Attempting to commit offenses in 1 and 2	Within the last 15 years
3	Any felony that results or might result in physical harm to others or animals	Within the last 10 years
4-A	Class A misdemeanor alcohol and drug offenses	Within the last 5 years
4-B	Class A misdemeanor offenses that result or might result in physical harm to others or animals	Within the last 5 years
4-C	Felony alcohol and drug offenses	Within the last 5 years
4-D	Any other unlisted felony	Within the last 5 years
5-A	Class B misdemeanor alcohol and drug offenses	Within the last 3 years
5-B	Class B misdemeanor offenses that result or might result in physical harm to others or animals	Within the last 3 year

I attest that I have reviewed the Background Check Exclusions and understand that any applicable exclusion will prevent me from receiving certification.*

I agree

Continued Education Training Sign-Up
Every CE Hour is $15

Rise Recovery is an Approved Continued Education Provider through the Texas Certification Board 2000-17 and is a Clinical Training Institution through Texas Health and Human Services 2467.

**When you submit this form, it will not automatically collect your details like name and email address unless you provide it yourself.**
Which Training(s) would you like to sign-up for?*

1/20 Naloxone Training 1pm-2pm $15 (In-Person Only Narcan Provided)2/3 De-Escalation 1pm-2pm $15 (In-Person Only)2/17 Peer Ethics 1pm-2pm $153/17 Compassion Fatigue 1pm-2pm $15
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In-Person (2803 Mossrock, San Antonio, TX 78230)Virtual (only available for specified trainings above)
What trainings would you like to see?

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