- If you do not hold a CPS, CRPR, FSP or YPS credential you may go to the Missouri Peer Specialist website, https://mopeerspecialist.com/, and sign up for a Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) week long basic training, which is the first step to becoming a CPS. The Missouri Peer Specialist website is “home” to registration for training events, information on training content, the online exam and other information regarding Peer Specialists in Missouri.
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Course Description
Date and Time: March 15, 2024, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (3 hours)
Self-Care and the Importance of Being Self-Concerned
Presented by: Mark McDonald
Description: Understanding and knowing the difference between selfishness and being self-concerned, which is the importance of taking care of yourself (physically, emotionally, spiritually, and socially). This training will count as 3 Ethics hours..
Cost: $20
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Date and Time: April 26, 2024, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (3 hours)
Ethical Practices with Diverse Communities
Presented by: Darla Belflower
Description: People in the helping profession must always be mindful of the ethical standards of their profession. Standards change from time to time; therefore, it is important to refreshed on the commitments they are responsible to uphold as a professional. It is also our responsibility to be culturally compliant in the services we provide. Race, ethnicity, and cultural background may influence a client's identity and life circumstances. Other factors, such as gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, religion, and ability may also play into the context of a given client's mental health, and relational or personal issues.
This course blends didactic material with interactive and small group exercises to help understand your ethical responsibility while delivering services to diverse communities. We will review relevant ethical standards, discuss common issues and missteps, and give you opportunities to test your knowledge.
Cost: $20
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Date and Time: May 31, 2024, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (3 hours)
Working with the Homeless
Presented by: Ken Vick and Scott Moyers
Description:
Cost: $20
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Date and Time: June 14, 2024, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (3 hours)
LGBQTA
Presented by: Darla Belflower
Description: Substance use is a complex issue that affects individuals from all walks of life, including the LGBTQ community. Unfortunately, members of this community often face unique challenges when it comes to seeking help for addiction. Stigma, shame, and a lack of family support can all make it difficult for LGBTQ individuals to access the resources they need to overcome substance use disorders. Additionally, growing anti-LBGTQ legislation can further exacerbate these issues, creating a hostile environment for individuals who are struggling with addiction.
As a service provider, it is important to approach these issues with sensitivity and compassion. Ethical considerations must be taken into account when providing services to LBGTQ individuals, and it is critical to create an organization that is welcoming and accepting. This means actively working to reduce stigma and creating a safe and supportive environment for those who are seeking help.
Recovery is a key component of addiction treatment, and it is important to understand how it fits into the LGBTQ community. While abstinence-based recovery programs may work for some individuals, harm-reduction strategies may be more appropriate for others. SAMSHA defines recovery as: “A process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential.” By tailoring treatment to the needs of LBGTQ individuals, we can ensure that everyone has access to the resources they need to achieve lasting recovery.
Cost: $20
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Date and Time: July 26, 2024, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (3 hours)
Nutrition and Recovery
Presented by: Ken Vick
Description:
Cost: $20
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Date and Time: August 16, 2024, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (3 hours)
Building Effective Teams and Professional Development
Presented by: Jordan Hampton
Description:
Cost: $22
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Date and Time: September 27, 2024, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (3 hours)
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) and Missouri Alliance for Dual Diagnosis (MOADD)
Presented by: Amber Stockreef
Description: Training provides an overview of both the Department of Mental Health’s divisions, the Division of Developmental Disabilities, and the Division of Behavioral Health.
Participants will learn how to assist families and individuals in navigating both divisions to obtain services to meet individual and family needs. The training will also include existing efforts to support individuals with dual developmental disability and behavioral health diagnoses.
Cost: $22
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Date and Time: October 11, 2024, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (3 hours)
Family Engagement
Presented by: Stacey Gilkey and Latrisha Phillips
Description: This specialty training will include discussion from your initial meeting, continued momentum throughout engagement in services (including out of the box strategies), parenting strategies, education, and tools (new or a refresher on what you already have) that ignite the spark of HOPE. Emphasizing additional factors impacting the family and your role: generational trauma, identifying challenges to family engagement, the 3 R’s, collaboration within integrated treatment teams, and how to be vigilant in assessing what Stage of Change and Stage of Resiliency a family is currently demonstrating.
Cost: $22
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Date and Time: November 15, 2024, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (3 hours)
Fun in Recovery
Presented by: Jordan Hampton
Description:
Cost: $22
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Date and Time: December 11, 2024, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (1 hours)
Beyond the Surface: Exploring Stigma
Presented by: Tim Cesario
Description: "This hour-long training will define stigma and examine how it profoundly impacts individuals with addiction, both in active use and in recovery. The discussion will explore the concept of humans as social beings with a deep need to belong, and how this fundamental aspect of our nature is challenged by stigma, often leading to feelings of isolation and shame. We will also address how stigma creates barriers to seeking help, engaging in recovery, and reintegrating into society.
The session will further explore the different types of stigma—public, self, and institutional—and how each affects those with substance use disorders. Participants will gain insight into the harmful effects stigma can have on an individual’s mental health, treatment outcomes, and overall well-being. Finally, the training will offer strategies for reducing stigma, fostering empathy, and creating more supportive environments for those seeking services."
Cost: $22
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Date and Time: December 13, 2024, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (3 hours)
Spirituality in Recovery
Presented by: Scott Moyer
Description:
Cost: $22
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Date and Time: January 17, 2025, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (3 hours)
Peer Support in Crisis Services
Presented by: Nicole Boyd, CPS
Description: Learn about the different types of crises that peers will likely encounter in crisis services and recognize the value of peers in the emerging crisis field. The scope of practice and role of a peer in crisis services will be explained, as well as a review of some ethical challenges and unique boundary issues for peers in a crisis intervention environment. This training will count as 3 Ethics hours.
Cost: $22
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Date and Time: February 13, 2025, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (3 hours)
Introduction to Overcome, Part 1 (counts as 3 hours of Ethics training)
Presented by: Michelle Bowles, CPS
Note: It is encouraged that peers take Part 1 and Part 2 of this series (February and March), however, it is not a requirement
Description: Self-care, and self-regulation are foundational to the ethical commitment of working as a Peer Specialist. This introduction to research based approaches provides opportunities for self-exploration and tools for self-regulation to quickly shift the nervous system as we manage life challenges, while neuro-physiologic re-programming changes ingrained patterns that can positively impact all areas of one's recovery path/day-to-day life.
This is not group therapy, but opportunities for self-awareness. The goal is adding tools to the recovery toolbox, and beginning to have context and broader language for our own individual responses to our own "what happened" inputs. Session includes handouts, journalling prompts, video and audio recordings for ongoing practice. This training will count as 3 Ethics hours.
Cost: $22
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Date and Time: March 13, 2025, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (3 hours)
Introduction to Overcome, Part 2 (counts as 3 hours of Ethics training)
Presented by: Michelle Bowles, CPS
Note: It is encouraged that peers take Part 1 and Part 2 of this series (February and March), however, it is not a requirement
Description: Building on the Introduction to Overcome part one, this session dives deeper into the neuro-physiologic programming errors that get locked into our mind-body systems. Instead of programming errors continuing to elicit a stress response in the body-mind complex, we learn how we can notice and shift that programming to mindfully alter those responses. While part one is more of the "how to," part two includes more of the "why" along with additional tools of "how." Session includes journalling prompts, video and audio recordings for ongoing practice.
This is not group therapy, but opportunities for self-awareness. The goal is adding tools to the recovery toolbox, and beginning to have context and broader language for our own individual responses to our own "what happened" inputs. Session includes handouts, journalling prompts, video and audio recordings for ongoing practice. This training will count as 3 Ethics hours.
Cost: $22
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Date and Time: April 25, 2025, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (3 hours)
The Things that Concern Us and the Things We can Do
Presented by: Rich Curasi
Description: Rich Curasi is a retired Army Officer and Federal Government civilian employee. He will present his experiences and post military work as a case study to examine veteran concerns and actions that can be taken to assist veterans both individually and organizationally. This training will count as 3 Ethics hours.
Cost: $22
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Date and Time: May 16, 2025 (virtual format), 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (3 hours)
Engaging Youth and Young Adults
Presented by: JJ Gossrau, Rachel Kryah, Rebecca Preston, Jodi Woodruff, Brooke Holterman, Grace Chapel
Description: Description: This three-hour virtual training is designed to promote the education and inclusion of peer supports throughout mental health care and community systems. The webinar will focus on how to better engage with youth, young adults, their families, and supports. Attendees will gain a foundation of the roles of a peer and understand how peer roles are different from other traditional support methods. Attendees will be introduced to LifeLaunch, a resource developed to help youth and young adults navigate the transition to adulthood, the importance of lived experience in early psychosis care, and why some young people are more vulnerable to the effects of substance use and mental illness than others. In an effort to transcend institutions and systems, this workshop, delivered by members of Missouri’s Early Psychosis Care Center team is open to all peer supporters, not just those with the title “peer specialist.” This training will count as 3 CEU hours.
Cost: $22
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Date and Time: February 13, 2025, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (3 hours)
Introduction to Overcome, Part 1 (counts as 3 hours of Ethics training)
Presented by: Michelle Bowles, CPS
Note: It is encouraged that peers take Part 1 and Part 2 of this series (February and March), however, it is not a requirement
Description: Building on the Introduction to Overcome part one, this session dives deeper into the neuro-physiologic programming errors that get locked into our mind-body systems. Instead of programming errors continuing to elicit a stress response in the body-mind complex, we learn how we can notice and shift that programming to mindfully alter those responses. While part one is more of the "how to," part two includes more of the "why" along with additional tools of "how." Session includes journalling prompts, video and audio recordings for ongoing practice.
This is not group therapy, but opportunities for self-awareness. The goal is adding tools to the recovery toolbox, and beginning to have context and broader language for our own individual responses to our own "what happened" inputs. Session includes handouts, journalling prompts, video and audio recordings for ongoing practice. This training will count as 3 Ethics hours.
Cost: $22
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Date and Time: June 20, 2025 (virtual format), 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (3 hours)
Co-Occurring Disorders: What You Need to Know
Presented by: Darla Belflower, LCSW, CPS
Description: There is a strong correlation between behavioral health diagnosis and substance use disorder. Co-occurring disorders were once thought to be a rare event, but it really seems to be the rule rather than the exception. Unfortunately, individuals with co-occurring disorders face numerous challenges, such as an increase in the severity of symptoms, lower treatment adherence rates, higher dropout rates, an increased risk of suicide, and a greater chance of relapse. To help providers better understand this population, this workshop will provide education on the
prevalence of co-occurring disorders, assessment tools, engagement strategies with specialized populations, and treatment interventions. This training will count as 3 CEU hours.
Cost: $22
Date and Time: July 11, 2025 (virtual format), 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (3 hours)
10 Steps for Effective Advocacy and Building IEP’s
Presented by: Mandy Nolan, FACT Community Advocacy Liaison
Description: Develop skills to effectively advocate for students with disabilities. Explore best practices for developing meaningful and legally compliant Individualized Education Programs.This training will count as 3 CEU hours.
Cost: $22
Date and Time: August 15, 2025 (virtual format), 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (3 hours)
Beyond the Surface—Exploring Stigma
Presented by: Tim Cesario
Description: This hour-long training will define stigma and examine how it profoundly impacts individuals with addiction, both in active use and in recovery. The discussion will explore the concept of humans as social beings with a deep need to belong, and how this fundamental aspect of our nature is challenged by stigma, often leading to feelings of isolation and shame. We will also address how stigma creates barriers to seeking help, engaging in recovery, and reintegrating into society.
The session will further explore the different types of stigma—public, self, and institutional—and how each affects those with substance use disorders. Participants will gain insight into the harmful effects stigma can have on an individual’s mental health, treatment outcomes, and overall well-being. Finally, the training will offer strategies for reducing stigma, fostering empathy, and creating more supportive environments for those seeking services.This training will count as 1 CEU hour.
Cost: $22
Date and Time:September 19, 2025 (virtual format), 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (3 hours)
Understanding and Addressing Tobacco and Nicotine Use Disorder: Treatment and Recovery
Presented by: Darla Belflower, LCSW, CPS
Description: This training provides an in-depth exploration of tobacco and nicotine use disorder, including the biological, psychological, and social aspects of the disorder. Participants will gain knowledge about the impact of nicotine on health, evidence-based treatment approaches, and harm reduction strategies. The training emphasizes motivational interventions, and practical tools for supporting individuals in reducing or quitting tobacco and nicotine use.This training will count as 3 CEU hours.
Cost: $22
Date and Time:October 17, 2025 (virtual format), 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (3 hours)
Data Evidence on Peer Support Services
Presented by: Mirna Herrera, CPS
Description: To follow. This training will count as 3 CEU hours.
Cost: $22
Date and Time:November 7, 2025 (virtual format), 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (3 hours)
Transition Planning and Accessing Adult Services
Presented by: Mandy Nolan, FACT Community Advocacy Liaison
Description: Prepare students for life beyond school with a strong transition plan. Explore available supports and services beyond high school. This training will count as 3 CEU hours.
Cost: $22
Date and Time:December 12, 2025 (virtual format), 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (3 hours)
Pregnant and Parenting with SUD
Presented by: Mirna Herrera, CPS
Description: To follow. This training will count as 3 CEU hours.
Cost: $22
MCB reserves the right to cancel the program in the event of insufficient registration. If MCB cancels the event, an exchange or a FULL refund of the fee will be made, whichever the participant prefers. A participant may cancel a registration at any time, however, cancellations MUST be done at least 1 week prior to the training date to receive a refund of the registration fee or an exchange. Refunds due to a participant cancellation are subject to a $10 processing fee. If a cancellation is made within a week of the training date, no refund will be issued.
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