Resources for Education Hours

Please note that not all sites listed below will have upcoming events that issue certificates for attendance. Any hours you plan to submit to the Illinois Certification Board for credit towards earning or renewing a credential must be submitted with a certificate that documents the details of the event attended.

Academy of Peer Services

Interactive multimedia courses

www.academyofpeerservices.org

Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network

List of upcoming & past trainings; recordings may be available upon request

www.attcnetwork.org/

Café TA Center

List of upcoming webinars and recordings

https://cafetacenter.net/tac-trainings/

Doors to Wellbeing

List of upcoming webinars and recordings

www.doorstowellbeing.org/

Faces and Voices of Recovery

In-person and virtual trainings

www.facesandvoicesofrecovery.org/events/

Illinois Certification Board (ICB)

Searchable list of trainings that have been awarded CEUs by ICB

www.iaodapca.org/Recertification/Continuing-Education-Bulletin

Illinois Mental Health Collaborative

List of trainings that provide CEUs for Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) & Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPRS) credentials

https://www.illinoismentalhealthcollaborative.com/imhc/en/home/resources/events-and-trainings

Institute for the Development of Human Arts

Recordings, self-paced courses, and a live course on transformative mental health

https://www.idha-nyc.org/self-paced-courses

Mental Health America

Upcoming webinars, as well as recordings and slides from past webinars

https://mhanational.org/resources/

Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) Network

List of past trainings; recordings may be available upon request

www.mhttcnetwork.org/

National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD)

List of upcoming webinars; slides may also be provided

https://nasmhpd.org/upcoming/

National Association of Peer Supporters (NAPS)

NAPS YouTube channel playlist of past webinar recordings

www.youtube.com/@nationalassociationofpeers4191/playlists

National Empowerment Center

List of recorded webinars

www.power2u.org/webinars/

Peer Recovery Center of Excellence

Virtual trainings

www.peerrecoverynow.org/training/events.aspx

Recovery Coaching Network at Governor's State University

List of upcoming and past trainings

https://www.govst.edu/ROSC-GSU/RCRes/#RecoveryTraining

Recovery Within Reach

List of webinars

www.recoverywithinreach.org/blog/online-webinars/

SAMSHA's Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center

List of video training recordings

www.samhsa.gov/brss-tacs/video-trainings#peer-support

Procedures to Petition for CEUs

Not all educational experiences available to Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) professionals will have been awarded CEUs by ICB and may require a petition to receive CEU credit. Requests are to be submitted to ICB using the Petition Form, with the following information:

Documentation of attendance
Goals and objectives of the program
Date/length of program in clock hours
Brochure or other document describing program content
Sponsor, location, instructor, and target population
Definition of the training type (publication, workshop, seminar)
Identification of the Mental Health specific content and/or knowledge/skill related to the Core Functions
Non-refundable petition fee ($10.00)

Requests will be reviewed within 30 days, and CRSS professionals will be notified of the results. If recognized, they will be informed of the number of CEUs awarded.