CalMHSA-approved, Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Training Modules

We’re so excited that you are starting your journey to learn what is needed to get certified to become a CalMHSA-approved, Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist.

Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification Course Login

The Community Action Marin Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification Training, approved by CALMHSA, is devoted to providing education and support to those who self-identify as having experience with the process of recovery from a mental illness or substance use disorder, either as a consumer of these services or as the parent, caregiver, or family member of a consumer with a mental health condition. This serves as a pathway to employment/volunteer positions within the public mental health system, after subsequently taking and passing the Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification exam.

Participants learn behavioral health skills covering the 17 Peer Specialist core competencies as identified by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). Topics covered include the recovery model, communication skills, trauma-Informed care, cultural competency, Medi-Cal code of ethics and more. Those who complete the 80-hour training will receive a certificate of completion that will be submitted in their application to sit for the Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification Exam.