1. A. Unless the exception in 12VAC35-250-30 B is met, any person seeking to be a peer recovery specialist under this chapter shall complete the DBHDS peer recovery specialist training.

2. B. The curriculum of the peer recovery specialist training shall include training on the following topics:

   1. 1. The current body of mental health and substance abuse knowledge;
   2. 2. The recovery process;
   3. 3. Promoting services, supports, and strategies for recovery;
   4. 4. Peer-to-peer services;
   5. 5. Crisis intervention;
   6. 6. The value of the role of a peer recovery specialist;
   7. 7. Basic principles related to health and wellness;
   8. 8. Recovery, resiliency, and wellness plans;
   9. 9. Stage-appropriate pathways in recovery support;
   10. 10. Ethics and ethical boundaries;
   11. 11. Cultural sensitivity and practice;
   12. 12. Trauma and its impact on recovery;
   13. 13. Community resources; and
   14. 14. Delivering peer services within agencies and organizations.

Statutory Authority

§§ 37.2-203 and 37.2-304  of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 35, Issue 12, eff. March 6, 2019.