Certified Peer Specialists
March 2, 2012
Hello from the CPS Training Team,
Here’s the News for the Spring 2012 CPS Class –
Classes will be held in three 3-day groups at the new Mass. Mental Health Center, 75 Fenwood Street, Boston, on the following days:
April 18, 19, 20
May 2, 3, 4
May 16, 17, 18
There will be assignments to complete during the weeks that class is not held.
Interviews for the April Class will be held on the dates listed below, also at MMHC, 74 Fenwood Street, Boston. To get an interview time, email us at cps@transformation-center.org , and state your top 2 choices for interview days. We’ll confirm your date and time in a return email within 48 hours. For further information on the interview and application process, please see the instructions on page one and two of the CPS application.
March 12, 13, 19, 20, and 21 (All at 75 Fenwood Street).
Other News:
RETESTING DATES for those who still have a second or third opportunity to take the exam are:
March 16 – Advocates, 1881 Worcester Road, Framingham, MA
March 17 – RLC Holyoke, 187 High Street, Holyoke, MA
March 24 – Advocates, 1881 Worcester Road, Framingham, MA
Please email us cpa@transformation-center.org if you wish to sign up for testing.
Final Certificates for past graduates
We’ll be sending out Certificates to all past graduates that haven’t received one yet. We hope to schedule a state house event and/or an alternative celebration at some point, but don’t want to make people wait any longer for their Certificates. So keep an eye out…they’re on their way over the next month or two.
Forums and Survey Questionnaires
Two and ½ years ago, many more CPS positions became funded in Massachusetts. We will be reaching out to people that are working as CPSs, CPS supervisors and others to find out how well the CPS course prepares people for their work, and what tasks CPSs are being asked to do once they get jobs. We’ll be doing forums and sending out questionnaires to get input about what works and what can be improved in the CPS class.
CPS Course Modifications
In addition to looking at the CPS class in relation to CPS positions, we’ll also be continuing making changes to the training to widen accessibility by different cultural groups, people who speak English as a second language, people who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, and young adults.
CPS Class
We will be holding a pilot CPS class in late Spring. The class format will be different from past years. It will be held over 5 weeks with three 3-day blocks every other week. We’ll be posting the dates, location and application materials in early February.
If you want email notification about the upcoming CPS classes, you can sign up for our Recovery Network Newsletter
Please contact us via email cps@transformation-center.org
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Contact:
Certified Peer Specialist Program
The Transformation Center
98 Magazine Street
Roxbury, MA 02118
617-442-4111
Toll Free 1-877-769-7693
cps@transformation-center.org