Do you currently possess a CRPA certification? Are you Interested in Working with Families Affected by Substance Use?
- Toby Haskins
- Feb 14
- 2 min read
Updated: Mar 24
We have scheduled training dates in April 2025 for individuals interested in this Peer Professional training opportunity for individuals who already possess a CRPA certification in New York.
TRAINING PLENARY :
DATES BREAKDOWN
Thu, Apr 3, 2025, 9:00 AM EDT – 3:00 PM EDT SESSION 1
Fri, Apr 4, 2025, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM SESSION 2
PLEASE SEE THE LINK BELOW FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER FOR THE UPCOMING TRAINING SESSIONS:
What is the CRPA-Family ? The Certified Recovery Peer Advocate-Family is a specialization under the existing CRPA (Certified Recovery Peer Advocate) certification. It offers existing Certified Recovery Peer Advocates (CRPA) with the required "lived experience" (see "definition of a peer" below) an opportunity to offer specialized family peer support.
What are the career opportunities for CRPA-Family?
Demand for CRPA-Family is expected to grow as peer expertise in serving eligible families affected by substance use in services delivered in Part 823 Children's Services grows.
These services consist of formal and informal activities and supports provided to the parent or primary caregiver of families caring for/raising a child who is experiencing social, emotional, medical, developmental, substance use, and/or behavioral challenges in the home, school, placement and/or community.
Services may be offered in a variety of settings including community locations, the home where the child lives, works, attends school, engages in services and/or socializes.
The specialized expertise of the CRPA-Family is expected to address a critical need in those agencies that serve families impacted by substance use disorders and want to enhance their service outcomes through peer-supported, long-term recovery.
Who is qualified to become CRPA-Family?
CRPA-Family requires that candidates meet the following standards:
Are already certified as CRPA (not CRPA-Provisional)
Have completed 10 hours online family supported recovery training
Have completed 10 hours in-person CRPA-Family training via ASAP-PWI authorized trainers
Attest and adhere to the ASAP-NYCB Code of Ethical Conduct found under “Downloads” on the CRPA page, and its addendum, Family Supported Recovery-Ethical Standards
Meet the CRPA-Family definition of a "peer" (see below)
What is the CRPA-Family definition of a "peer"?
Lived experience for a CRPA-Family is defined as: "a parent, or primary caregiver, of a youth (21 years or younger at onset of family exposure to youth's substance use) who has participated in, or navigated, the substance use disorder services system." Please note: This specific definition of lived experience is unique to the CRPA-Family role
Work experience is provided via the candidate's pre-existing engagements as a CRPA
Education experience consists of the combined 50-hour CRPA (prerequisite) and specialized 20-hour CRPA-Family training programs
To learn more about the CRPA-Family Certification, please see the link below:
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