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Family Peer Advocate Provisional Credential Application Review

Agenda

• T

ra ining a nd Cre de ntialing Ove rvie w

• Histo ry o f F

a mily Pe e r Advo c a te Cre de ntial

• Cre de ntial Crite r

ia a nd Re q uire me nts

• F

PA Pro visio nal Applic atio n Re vie w

Training And Credential Overview

• PEP L

e ve l 1

• 14 O nline Mo dule s
• C o mple te FPA

Pr

• visio nal C r

e de ntial A pplic atio n

Pro v isio na l Cre de ntia l

• PEP L

e ve l 2

• Online Mo dule s
• In-pe rso n tra ining
• Co nsulta tio n Ca lls
• Co mple te FPA

Pro fe ssio na l Cre de ntia l Applic a tio n

Pro fe ssio na l Cre de ntia l

• Pro visio na l Cre de ntia l

va lid fo r 18 mo nths-no

r enewa l

• Pro fe ssio na l Cre de ntia l

va lid fo r 2 ye a rs

Pro fe ssio na l Cre de ntia l Re ne wa l e v e ry 2 ye a rs

History Of The Family Peer Advocate Credential

The Road To The Family Peer Advocate Credential

• I

de ntific a tio n o f ne e d fo r tra ining spe c ific to the ro le a nd c o mpe te nc ie s o f F a mily Pe e r Advo c a te s

• T

he de ve lo pme nt o f T he Pa re nt E mpo we rme nt Pro g ra m T ra ining

• Cre de ntia l g re w o ut o f de sire to furthe r de ve lo p a nd

pro fe ssio na lize the wo rk a nd wo rkfo rc e o f F a mily Pe e r Advo c a te s

• OMH c o ntra c te d with F

a milie s T

• g e the r in NYS, the sta te wide

fa mily-run a g e nc y to de ve lo p a c re de ntia l fo r F a mily Pe e r Advo c a te s

The Road To The Family Peer Advocate Credential

• Ad viso ry Gro up in was fo rme d in 2007
• Co nsulte d o the r state s d o ing similar wo rk
• Cre d e ntial Re quire me nts d e fine d in 2010
• Cre d e ntialing be g an in 2011
• As o f 2017 o ve r 400 Family Pe e r Ad vo c ate s

Cre d e ntiale d

Why Is A Credential Important?

Cla r ify the FPA R

• le a nd Pr
• g r

a m Model E nc our a g e L ea der ship a nd Pr

• g r

a m Developm ent Develop a Qua lified Wor kfor c e: T r a ining a nd Cr edentia ling E nsur e Susta ina ble Business Model: R a tes, Contr a c ting , etc . Gr

• w a nd Susta in Fa m ily Peer

Suppor t Ser vic es Outc om es a nd Qua lity I m pr

• vem ent

Why a Credential?

Eligibility And Requirements

Family Peer Advocate Provisional Credential

E lig ib ility Crite ria :

• Ag e 18 o r o ld e r
• De mo nstrate ‘ live d e xpe rie nc e ’ as a pare nt o r

primary c are g ive r who has navig ate d multiple c hild se rving syste ms o n be half o f the ir c hild (re n) with so c ial, e mo tio nal, d e ve lo pme ntal, he alth, substanc e use and / o r be havio ral he althc are ne e d s, up to ag e 21.

• Have a hig h sc ho o l d iplo ma, hig h sc ho o l

e quivale nc y o r Co mparable Skills Fo rm

Family Peer Advocate Provisional Credential

Re q uire me nts:

• Co mple te the PE

P L e ve l 1 o nline training

• Submit two le tte rs o f re fe re nc e
• Write a state me nt o f live d e xpe rie nc e
• Ag re e to prac tic e ac c o rd ing to the FPA Co d e o f

E thic s.

Family Peer Advocate Provisional Credential Application

Pa g e b y Pa g e Re vie w

The Family Peer Advocate Provisional Credential Application Basics

• Se c tio n 1:

Co nta c t Info rma tio n

• Ad d yo ur wo rk

info rmatio n o nly if yo u a re wo rking a s a F a mily Pe er Ad voc ate

• Yo u ho me

e ma il is imp o r tant so we c a n c o nta c t yo u E VE N if yo u a re no t wo rking.

Re minde r-if yo u ha ve c o mple te d the T ra ditio nal, 40-ho ur, in-p er son PE P tra ining, p le a se c a ll the F T NYS o ffic e b e fo re yo u a p p ly fo r a n F a mily Pe er Ad vo c a te Cre d e ntial

Who c a n write a L e tte r

• f Re c o mmend atio n?
• F

a ith L e a d e rs

• Co -wo rke r

s

• F
• rme r sup e rviso r

s

• Co lle ague s whe re

yo u wo rk o r vo lunte er Who sho uld no t write a L e tte r o f Re c o mmend atio n?

• A F

rie nd

• A Re la tive
• A ne ighb o r
• A p a rtne r o r sp o use

Pr

• fe ssional Cr

e de ntial R e quir e ments

Comple te L e ve l 2 PE P T r aining

• Co mp le te L

e ve l 2 PEP T ra i ni ng, or

• Ho ld a “T

ra d i ti

• na l” PEP T

ra i ni ng Ce rti fi c a te

Hold a Valid Pr

• visional FPA Cr

e de ntial Comple te FPA Pr

• fe ssional Cr

e de ntial Applic ation

• 1000 o f d o c ume nte d e xp e ri

e nc e p ro vi d i ng Fa mi ly Pe e r Sup p o rt Se rvi c e s

• Sup e rvi

so r L e tte r o f Re c o mme nd a ti

• n
• Si

gne d FPA Co d e Ethi c s

Ke e p in Mind:

• Usua lly, the p ro c e ss o f
• b ta i

ni ng a Pro fe ssi

• na l FPA

Cre d e nti a l b e gi ns a fte r a n i nd i vi d ua l i s hi re d a s a n FPA.

• T

he FPA Pro fe ssi

• na l

Cre d e nti a l must b e re ne w e d e ve ry tw o ye a rs.

Family Peer Advocate Professional Credential

Call Us With Questions

Co ntac t Info rmatio n: Familie s T

• g e the r in NYS

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