Next Steps (Core Competencies: 3.3; 4.11; 4.19)
Congratulations! You have completed the Certified Peer Specialist Training Course, the first step in joining the certified peer specialist profession. Consider these next steps as you prepare to take the Wisconsin Certified Peer Specialist Certification Exam and enter the profession after earning your certification. • Form individual study groups with some or all your training peers in preparation for the state-approved certified peer specialist exam. • Use virtual study group sessions coordinated by the Wisconsin Certified Peer Specialist Employment Initiative. • Sign up for information on exams, continuing education opportunities, job postings, networking, and other professional development opportunities by joining the Wisconsin Certified Peer Specialist Employment Initiative contact list: https://www.wicps.org/contact/ • Follow the social media accounts associated with the Wisconsin Certified Peer Specialist Employment Initiative for program updates and posts related to peer support as a profession: o https://www.facebook.com/wicps.org o https://www.linkedin.com/company/wicps o https://www.instagram.com/wicps/ • Review the “Wisconsin Certified Peer Specialist Emerging Best Practice Guide.” https://www.wicps.org/resource_cat/certified-peer-specialist/?post_types=resource • Participate in the certified peer specialist communities of practice. • When you find a job as a certified peer specialist, encourage your employer to request technical assistance from the Wisconsin Certified Peer Specialist Employment Initiative to improve the implementation of effective certified peer specialist services. • Engage in skills development useful in the workplace not immediately related to the peer relationship (examples: event coordination, support group and stakeholder facilitation models, Microsoft Office, social media marketing strategy, website maintenance, effective adult education, supervision and leadership courses, implementation science, systems change and advocacy efforts, etc.). • Learn about peer support projects and initiatives in other states and around the world.
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