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Upcoming Trainings

Ethics for Peer Recovery Specialist

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Location
Virtual
Price
$100.00

A Voice for the Voiceless

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Location
Virtual
Price
$0.00

Participants will learn:

CCAR RCA

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Location
Ashland Community Development Center, 933 A N. Caroline Street, Baltimore, MD 21205

CCAR ADVANCED Recovery Coach Academy

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The CCAR Advanced Academy for Recovery Coaches (AARC) is an advanced training program specifically designed for individuals already working in the field of peer support and recovery coaching.

Harford County Symposium on Addiction and Recovery

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Location
Mountain Christian Church, 1802 Mountain Rd, Joppa, MD
Price
$45.00

Harford County's Office of Drug Control Policy's Symposium on Addiction and Recovery will be held on September 12th.

CCAR Recovery Coach Academy - CORE

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Location
virtually on zoom- from 9a-2pm or 4:30pm - 10:00 pm. We also have Daytime options. TO REGISTER GO TO WWW.PEERRECOVERYSUPPORT.COM IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CONTACT DWAYNE@peerrecoverysupport.com
Price
$350.00

The CCAR Recovery Coach Academy© is a 5-day intensive training academy focusing on providing individuals with the skills need to guide, mentor and support anyone who would like to enter into or sus

Transforming Conflicts in Recovery (This is a TITLE CHANGE from The Drugs Are Gone, but the Conflict Remains, Now What?)

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Location
Behavioral Health System Baltimore, 100 S. Charles Street, Tower II, 8th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201

By the conclusion of this training, the participants will:

Ethical Consideration

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Location
Ashland Community Development Center, 933 A N. Caroline Street, Baltimore, MD 21205

Participants in this course will understand what ethics are and why ethics are so important when performing Recovery Coach services.

Changing The Narrative: Addressing Stigma, Racism, and Biases within the Peer Role

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Location
This training will be delivered on zoom from 9am-2pm or 5-10pm. You must attend each day. Check website for evening options also. Go to www.peerrecoverysupport.com to register
Price
$250.00

This training will help Peers to define, discovery, and manage Stigma, Racism, and Implicit Biases while working in the Peer role.

CCAR Ethical Considerations

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Location
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS VIRTUAL TRAINING, you must attend all days from 9am-2pm or 5-10pm TO REGISTER & PAY GO TO WWW.PEERRECOVERYSUPPORT.COM IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT DWAYNE@PEERRECOVERYSUPPORT.COM We also have evening options.
Price
$150.00

PARTICIPANTS WHO COMPLETE THIS TRAINING WILL:

Ethics for the Peer Recovery Specialist

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Location
Prince George's County Health Department, Largo, Maryland
Price
$0.00

This training includes instruction in the ethics, values, and boundaries needed to become a certified peer recovery specialist with a focus on working with transitional age youth.

Integrating Harm Reduction in Peer Support

Dates
Location
virtually on zoom- from 9a-1:30 pm or 5pm - 9:30 pm. TO REGISTER GO TO WWW.PEERRECOVERYSUPPORT.COM IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CONTACT DWAYNE@peerrecoverysupport.com
Price
$125.00

In this training participants will :

Define Harm Reduction and discuss how it relates to our work as Peer Supporter

Trauma-Informed Care Approach

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Location
Ashland Community Development Center, 933 A N. Caroline Street, Baltimore, MD 21205

This training will give (PRC) Peer Recovery Coaches the skills to engage with the individuals they serve within their organization that has suffered from some trauma, along with knowing their role

Peer Workforce Development and Skills Training

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Location
Ashland Community Development Center, 933 A N. Caroline Street, Baltimore, MD 21205

Participants will receive 4 CEUs in Mentoring and education.

Crisis Intervention: A Trauma-Infomed Approach

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Location
Behavioral Health System Baltimore, Inc., 100 S. Charles Street, Tower II, 8th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201

By the conclusion of this training, participants will:  

  1. Be able to define Crisis Intervention.​ 

Ethical Domain

Dates
Location
Behavioral Health System Baltimore, 100 S. Charles Street, Tower II, 8th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201
Price
$0.00

This training is Peer Recovery Specialist domain training which highlights the knowledge, skills and abilities associated with implementation of the job task related to the Ethical Responsibility d

Mentoring/Education Domain

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Location
Behavioral Health System Baltimore, 100 S. Charles Street, Tower II, 8th Fl., Balto., MD 21201
Price
$0.00

MENTORING EDUCATION DOMAIN TRAINING

Advocacy Domain

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Location
Behavioral Health System Baltimore, 100 S. Charles Street, Tower II, 8th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201
Price
$0.00

Peer Recovery Specialist Advocacy Domain Training

Recovery/Wellness Domain

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Location
Behavioral Health System Baltimore, 100 S. Charles Street, Tower II, 8th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201
Price
$0.00

Recovery/Wellness Domain

CPRS Exam Prep

Dates
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Location
Behavioral Health System Baltimore, 100 S. Charles Street, Tower II, 8th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201

This FREE (funded) training will help prepare Peer Recovery Specialist to take the IC&RC Peer Recovery Specialist certification examination.

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2025 Members

A Short Story About Us

The Maryland Addiction and Behavioral-health Professionals Certification Board is a private, non-partisan corporation which offers voluntary international and state level credentials to the behavioral health worker. The Board, comprised of certified and licensed professionals and peer recovery specialists throughout the state, implements standards, testing and training for certifying addiction counselors, co-occurring disorders professionals, criminal justice addictions professionals, clinical supervisors, and peer recovery specialists and their supervisors. It also approves providers of continuing education training in Maryland. Links to these documents can be found on the Certification, CPRS, and Training pages.

MABPCB is always looking for board members who can strengthen our service to behavioral health workers in the state. If you hold an IC&RC credential or you have a keen interest in what we are doing, please fill out and send the Board Membership Application to us. We promise to get back to you after our next board meeting. Meetings are usually held every other month, and sometimes more frequently as needed.

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Latest News

NEW CPRS REQUIREMENTS - EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 2025

NEW CPRS REQUIREMENTS - EFFECTIVE September 1, 2025

In April 2025, IC&RC identified there would be changes to the requirements for the Peer Recovery Credential. Effective July 3, 2025, IC&RC launched the inclusion of Harm Reduction into the Domain process for the Peer Recovery Examination. 

2025 CPRS, RPS & RETEST APPLICATION FUNDING

Maryland's Behavioral Health Administration is proud to announce the continuation of the BHA funding opportunity which allows individuals seeking CPRS, RPS status & Retest to apply to have your application and retest fees covered by BHA in partnership with MABPCB. These funds are designed to reduce financial barriers that individuals experience as they work towards their CPRS credential. The funding is also use to assist current CPRS to maintain their credential through recertification.