Certification Assistance
Recovery Hubs provide assistance to individuals who are seeking CRS, CFRS, and CRSS credentialing.
Certified Recovery Specialist
A credential for individuals with personal, lived experience in their own substance use disorder recovery. By offering insight into the recovery process based on their own experience, recovery specialists are able to provide a unique perspective while providing recovery support services.
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3. Apply
Different instructors and organizations may have their own procedures for applying and enrollment. If there is not a 
, use the listed email address to contact the instructor directly and request to be included in the class. Additionally, if the green 
button is not password-protected, use it to register. If it is password-protected, wait to hear back from the instructor. As the trainings offered by our organization are first-come, first serve, be sure that you've completed the Recovery Specialist Interest Survey.
You should get an email from PCB in the next fifteen days, letting you know you're certified, or what else you need to do.
Reach out to the Hub if you need help!
Certified Recovery Specialist
Certified Family Recovery Specialist
A credential for adults who have been directly impacted by their own family member or loved one’s substance use disorder. The CFRS shares their lived experience with other families to provide recovery support services and understands the stigma associated with substance use disorder and its impact on the family. A CFRS’s are trained to help families move into and through the recovery process.
You should get an email from PCB in the next fifteen days, letting you know you're certified, or what else you need to do.
Reach out to the Hub if you need help!
Certified FAMILY Recovery Specialist
Certified Recovery Specialist Supervisor
A recovery specialist supervisor provides supervision to recovery specialists and/or family recovery specialists.
You should get an email from PCB in the next fifteen days, letting you know you're certified, or what else you need to do.
Reach out to the Hub if you need help!
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Formal Education
Minimum High School Diploma or GED.
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Work Experience
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Current CRS/CFRS: Two (2) years of full-time or 4000 hours of part-time work experience providing recovery support services and one (1) year of work experience providing direct supervision of recovery specialist of family recovery specialists.
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Non-CRS/CFRS: Two (2) years of full-time or 4000 hours of part-time work experience in a related/relevant field that has a focus on recovery culture and one (1) year of work experience providing direct supervision to recovery specialists or family recovery specialists.
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On-the-job Supervision
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25 hours of supervision in the CRSS domains.
Education / Training
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Non-CRS/CFRS: 78 hours of mandatory, standardized recovery specialist training and 12 hours specific to the CRSS domains.
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Non-CRS/CFRS: Two (2) years of full-time or 4000 hours of part-time work experience in a related/relevant field that has a focus on recovery culture and one (1) year of work experience providing direct supervision to recovery specialists or family recovery specialists.
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Current CRS/CFRS: 30 hours of education/training specific to the CRSS domains.
Certified Recovery Specialist SUPERVISOR
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We are here to support individuals looking for peer support, family support, and self-care services, to the amazing organizations providing these services and supporting multiple pathways to and through recovery, and to the individuals looking to provide invaluable support and guidance to those in need by becoming a Certified Recovery Specialist or a Certified Family Recovery Specialist!
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