Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 450 - Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Chapter 53 - Standards and Criteria for Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialists
Subchapter 5 - Peer Recovery Support Specialists Certification, Training, Exam and Ceu's
Section 450:53-5-1 - Peer Recovery Support Specialists minimum education requirements
Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024
The purpose of this section is to delineate the training requirements for the Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialists.
(1) The Department shall have the authority and responsibility for providing Peer Recovery Support Specialists training classes a minimum of three times during the year.
(2) Request for attending the certification training must be made to the Department fourteen (14) days prior to the beginning of scheduled classes.
(3) In order to fulfill the certification training requirements, an applicant must attend and complete a forty (40) hour PRSS training block covering various aspects of recovery, ethics and/or boundaries, mental health and substance abuse as specified by the Department.
(4) Applicants must attend the entire forty (40) hour training block. Absences are excused only for emergencies. An absence lasting over one day shall cause the trainee to be subject to retaking the entire forty (40) hour training block at the next scheduled training course.
(5) Applicants are responsible for completing homework during the forty (40) hour training block.
(6) Applicants must be able to demonstrate their ability to verbally share their recovery journey with others in a safe, concise, and trauma-informed manner.
Added at 28 Ok Reg 912, eff 7-1-11
