Career Readiness for Peer Recovery Support Professionals

Catalog description

3 hours (3;0;0). This course focuses on the background knowledge including history and trends of the peer recovery movement, the knowledge needed to become a recovery professional, models of recovery, and ethical guidelines for practice. Core competencies for peer support professionals and foundational principles as identified by members of the mental health, addictions, and recovery communities are explored. Students conduct in-depth career exploration activities concentrating on employment opportunities for peer support recovery professionals. Prerequisite(s): HSML 4301 - Theories of Peer Recovery. Corequisite(s): HSML 4525 Problems of Youth. Course Typically Offered: Spring.