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2018-69: Peer Support Specialist Training Notification for BH Providers

Date: 12/19/18

Louisiana Healthcare Connections would like to invite Behavioral Health providers to a Peer Support Specialist (PSS) training that the Office of Behavioral Health is offering on February 4-15, 2019 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Note: The application deadline is Monday, January 7, 2019. 

As a reminder, there are several rehabilitation services outlined within the Behavioral Health Manual in which credentialed PSS are identified as qualified provider types. These services include:

  • Community Psychiatric Support and Treatment
  • Psychosocial Rehabilitation
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Assertive Community Treatment
  • Addiction Services

Louisiana utilizes the curriculum developed by the RI International (formerly Recovery Innovations) of Arizona as its statewide training for PSS. This is a two (2) week, 76 hour course which is held multiple times annually in varying locations throughout the state. There is a $500 registration fee for peers who are not directly employed by LGEs or state-run hospitals. Employers are also expected to pay for travel and meals outside of the training.. 

To request an application, or if you wish to send someone to the training and cannot meet the application deadline, please reserve a slot in the training for your employee by contacting Linda Boudreaux at lindabtem@bellsouth.net.