Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification Training (80 hrs.)

Certified Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Training

80 hours/Live Webinar & Self-Paced

Experienced trainers lead the 80-hour CMPSS Training that covers the 17 core competencies required to successfully prepare for the California Peer Support Specialist exam to achieve certification and implement effective strategies for service delivery. 

Peers have a transformative effect on client care and use their valuable lived experiences to help others navigate and progress in their own recovery process. Pacific Clinics has led professional development courses aligning with peer empowerment, respect, and resiliency principles for over 25 years.

Courses are interactive and held via Zoom offered through a combination of live webinars with lectures, skills exercises, small group and open guided discussion, and self-paced training modules. We offer a curriculum that fosters inclusion, resource sharing, and belonging. You will achieve confidence and competence to become a CMPSS, and once certified qualify to enroll in the specialty training programs.

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Training Dates: The following training will be available in July 2025; apply below to get on a waitlist
Registration Capacity: 50 students maximum per cohort

Training Location/Method:  Live Webinar with Self-Paced, Hybrid, and Onsite (available for private cohorts only)
Training Modality: Cohort Style with Self-Paced (Asynchronous) Individual Learning
Training Length: 80 hours – Option A: 18 (54 hrs.) live webinars & 9 (26 hrs.) self-paced sessions or Option B: 40 hours live webinar & 40 hours self-paced Sessions
Training Hours: Available during regular business hours, Monday – Friday from 9 am -12 pm or 1 pm – 4 pm (varies per cohort)

Orange County, CA Residents: Please visit the Pacific Clinics Recovery Education Institute for upcoming training opportunities (must be an Orange County, CA resident) 401 South Tustin Street, Bldg. B, Orange, CA 92866

Interested in a private cohort for your Agency? Custom training is available for organizations with a minimum of 15 participants –session dates can be in-person at your site, online, or hybrid based on availability. Travel and lodging costs are charged separately for onsite training) contact us at peercert@pacificclinics.org to speak to a representative.

If you have any questions, please contact us at peercert@pacificclinics.org.
Mary Cline, Training Administrator
626-701-4622
(Mon-Fri 8:00am – 4:00pm)