Peer Services for Unhoused Specialization Training

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SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE covering the cost of the 40-hour training (a $1,600 value)!
Spaces are limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Training Dates:
Live Zoom Session Options

• July 28 –  August 14, 2025 | 1pm – 4pm
• September 15 – October 2, 2025 | 9am – 12pm

Pre-requisite: Students must be a Certified Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist (CMPSS) in good standing.
Registration Capacity: 50 students maximum per cohort
Training Location/Method:  Live Webinar with Self-Paced, Hybrid
Training Modality: Cohort Style with Self-Paced (Asynchronous) Individual Learning
Training Length: 40 hours – 9 live webinars (27 hrs.) & 5 self-paced sessions (13 hrs.)
Training Hours: Available during regular business hours, Monday–Friday from 9 am – 12 pm or 1 pm – 4 pm (varies per cohort) 

Peer Services for Unhoused can complement clinical services and help individuals who are unhoused or may become unhoused.

Individuals and/or families may have unique behavioral health challenges and/or co-conditions.  Peer support specialists with experience being unsheltered or unhoused offer a unique perspective in supporting others meet their needs, including behavioral health, housing support, and health conditions.

Following are the core competencies for Specialization – Peer Services for Unhoused:

• Application of Lived Experience
• Empowerment and Promotion of Recovery
• Co-Occurring Disorders: Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
• Special Populations and Cultural Considerations
• Trauma Informed Care
• Self-Awareness and Self-Care
• Conflict Resolution
• Professional Boundaries and Ethics
• Safety and Crisis Planning
• Systems and Resource Navigation