Training Dates: November 29th-December 1st (8 AM-5PM)
Training Location: Hamilton County Public Health Large Conference Room (250 William Howard Taft Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45202)

How Does Someone Become a Certified Family Peer Supporter (CFPS)?

To obtain peer supporter certification, individuals will submit a complete and compliant application including the following documentation:

(a) Proof of a minimum of forty hours of department approved competency-based peer services TRAINING

(b) Hold a high school diploma, a general educational development certification, or similar secondary education from outside of the United States;

(c) Documentation of passing the department peer supporter exam, or an exam administered or designated by the department;

(d) Certified peer supporters will attest to having read and understood the code of ethics at initial certification

(e) The results of a bureau of criminal investigation and federal bureau of investigation criminal records check conducted within one year of submission.

What Do CFPS’s Offer?

Certified Family Peer Supporter services may include:

• Providing empathetic listening and emotional support
• Assisting families in navigating systems
• Supplying information about child‐serving systems, children’s behavioral health and development, and community resources
• Rendering advocacy support
• Encouraging self‐care activities
• Facilitating familial engagement with service providers
• Modeling collaboration between families and professionals
• Engaging in safety and care planning; exploring and eliminating barriers to care plan follow‐through
• Offering skill‐building for parents that enhances resiliency, communication, advocacy and other areas affecting the ability to maintain a child with complex needs in the home, school and community
• Sharing personal stories
• Providing HOPE

Link to register: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=VjIS92EBRkuClqNCM2pqXuubURS70sRIjULeyZvH0shUMFFQOFZERkxHMDZWQko3UzI1VTVGQUg4Vy4u

For additional information contact:
Tamisha McKenzie
tamishaatnamiohiodotorg
Office: 614-224-2700