Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of
Rule 16.07.19 - PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST AND FAMILY SUPPORT PARTNER CERTIFICATION
Section 16.07.19.300 - FAMILY SUPPORT PARTNER - CERTIFICATION QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

Universal Citation: ID Admin Code 16.07.19.300

Current through September 2, 2024

Each applicant must be at least eighteen (18) years of age and meet the following minimum qualifications and requirements to be certified as a family support partner.

01. Educational Requirements. Each applicant has a high school diploma or GED certificate.

02. Training Requirements. Each applicant has completed a minimum of forty (40) hours of training that includes the following Family Support Partner competency areas:

a. Overview of mental illness and substance use disorders and their effects on the brain;

b. Advocacy skills used in multiple systems (children's behavioral health system, education and special education system, child welfare system, and juvenile court system);

c. Ethics;

d. The awareness of risk factors in participants' behaviors and the ability to access appropriate services;

e. The use of interpersonal and professional communication skills;

f. Stages of change;

g. Motivation and empowerment;

h. Parenting special needs children and family dynamics;

i. The recovery process;

j. The effects of trauma and use of a trauma-informed approach;

k. Wellness and natural supports;

l. Family-centered planning;

m. Boundaries and self-care;

n. Cultural sensitivity;

o. The children's mental health system;

p. How to tell your story and use your story to help others;

q. The child and family team and how to be a team player;

r. Work place dynamics and process;

s. The Certified Family Support Partner's role and duties on the job;

t. Relationship building;

u. Recovery plans; and

v. Local, state, and national resources.

03. Work or Volunteer Experience Requirements. Each applicant has obtained supervised experience providing family support services. A six (6) month certification may be granted under Section 111 of these rules to an applicant who lacks required experience.

a. An applicant that holds a bachelor's degree in a human services field documents one hundred (100) hours of family support partner experience.

b. An applicant that does not hold a bachelor's degree in a human support services field documents two hundred (200) hours of family support partner experience.

c. An applicant documents at a minimum twenty (20) hours of supervised family support services work or volunteer experience.

04. Person Self-Identified with Lived Experience. Each applicant identifies as an individual with lived experience as a parent or adult caregiver who is raising, or has raised, a child who lives with a mental illness or mental illness with a co-occurring substance use disorder.

Effective July 1, 2024

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