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class="tb-megamenu-row row-fluid"><div class="tb-megamenu-column span10 mega-col-nav"data-class data-hidewcol=0 data-width=10 id=tb-megamenu-column-5><div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"><ul class="tb-megamenu-subnav mega-nav level-1 items-4"><li class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega"data-xicon="fa fa-certificate"data-alignsub data-caption data-class data-group=0 data-hidesub=0 data-hidewcol=0 data-id=8492 data-level=2 data-type=menu_item><a title="List of all the approved 40 hour courses that are active "href=https://pss.unc.edu/courses> <i class="fa fa-certificate"> </i> NC Approved 40 Hour PSS Training Courses </a><li class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega dropdown-submenu"data-xicon="fa fa-wrench"data-alignsub data-caption data-class data-group=0 data-hidesub=0 data-hidewcol=0 data-id=5218 data-level=2 data-type=menu_item><a title="Course Developers 2019"class=dropdown-toggle href=/course-developers> <i class="fa fa-wrench"> </i> NCCPSS Course Developers 2019 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mega-col-nav"data-class data-hidewcol=0 data-width=12 id=tb-megamenu-column-6><div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"><ul class="tb-megamenu-subnav mega-nav level-1 items-2"><li class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega"data-xicon="fa fa-calendar"data-alignsub data-caption data-class data-group=0 data-hidesub=0 data-hidewcol=0 data-id=8493 data-level=2 data-type=menu_item><a title="List of up coming 40 hour PSS training all over the state."href=https://pss.unc.edu/training> <i class="fa fa-calendar"> </i> Find 40 Hour Training Going on Now </a><li class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega"data-xicon="fa  fa-globe"data-alignsub data-caption data-class data-group=0 data-hidesub=0 data-hidewcol=0 data-id=1412 data-level=2 data-type=menu_item><a title="Locate 20 Hrs additional training resources"href=/20-hours-additional-training-resources> <i class="fa fa-globe"> </i> 20 Hrs Additional Training </a></ul></div></div></div></div></div><li class="tb-megamenu-item level-1 mega 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designation."href=https://pss.unc.edu/military> <i class="fa fa-flag"> </i> Learn about the Military Designation </a><li class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega"data-xicon="fa fa-star"data-alignsub data-caption data-class data-group=0 data-hidesub=0 data-hidewcol=0 data-id=2664 data-level=2 data-type=menu_item><a title="Military Recertification Resources"href=/military-resources> <i class="fa fa-star"> </i> Recertification Resources </a></ul></div></div></div></div></div><li class="tb-megamenu-item level-1 mega"data-alignsub data-caption data-class data-group=0 data-hidesub=0 data-hidewcol=0 data-id=1989 data-level=1 data-type=menu_item data-xicon><a title="PSS Jobs"href=/pssjobs> PSS Jobs </a><li class="tb-megamenu-item level-1 mega dropdown"data-alignsub data-caption data-class data-group=0 data-hidesub=0 data-hidewcol=0 data-id=1415 data-level=1 data-type=menu_item data-xicon><a title="About the Program"class=dropdown-toggle href=/about-nccpss-program> About <span class=caret> </span> 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view-sliders view-id-sliders view-display-id-block_layer_slider view-dom-id-441186ebadc04a1f06ed2824d6aac7ad"><div class=view-content><div id=layerslider-container><div style="width: 2560px; height: 500px; margin: 0px auto; margin-bottom: 50px;"id=layerslider><div style="slidedelay: 7200; transition2d: all; transition3d: 15;"class=ls-layer><img alt class=ls-bg src=https://pss.unc.edu/sites/default/files/NC_Coastal_Region.jpg><h1 style="position: absolute; top:30%; left: 50%; slidedirection : fade; slideoutdirection : fade; durationin : 2500; durationout : 2500; easingin : easeInOutQuint; easingout : easeInOutQuint; delayin : 0; delayout : 5000; showuntil : 1; text-shadow: 0px 0px 20px white; font-weight: 300; font-size: 36px; text-decoration:underline; color: white;"class=ls-s3></h1><h1 style="position: absolute; top:30%; left: 48%; slidedirection : fade; slideoutdirection : fade; durationin : 2500; durationout : 2500; easingin : easeInOutQuint; easingout : easeInOutQuint; delayin : 0; delayout : 0; showuntil : 1; text-shadow: 0px 0px 20px white; font-weight: 300; font-size: 70px; color: white;"class=ls-s3>Finding hope in a life of recovery</h1><h1 style="position: absolute; top:70%; left: 50%; slidedirection : fade; slideoutdirection : fade; durationin : 2500; durationout : 2500; easingin : easeInOutQuint; easingout : easeInOutQuint; delayin : 1600; delayout : 0; showuntil : 1; text-shadow: 0px 0px 20px white; font-weight: 300; font-size: 36px; color: white; background:rgba(0,0,0,0.4); padding:10px 30px;"class=ls-s3></h1></div><div style="slidedelay: 5600; transition2d: all; transition3d: 58, 74;"class=ls-layer><img alt class=ls-bg src=https://pss.unc.edu/sites/default/files/NC_Mountain_Region.jpg><h1 style="position: absolute; top:30%; left: 50%; slidedirection : fade; slideoutdirection : fade; durationin : 2500; durationout : 2500; easingin : easeInOutQuint; easingout : easeInOutQuint; delayin : 0; delayout : 5000; showuntil : 1; text-shadow: 0px 0px 20px white; 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src=https://pss.unc.edu/sites/default/files/NC_Piedmont_Region.jpg><h1 style="position: absolute; top:30%; left: 50%; slidedirection : fade; slideoutdirection : fade; durationin : 2500; durationout : 2500; easingin : easeInOutQuint; easingout : easeInOutQuint; delayin : 0; delayout : 5000; showuntil : 1; text-shadow: 0px 0px 20px white; font-weight: 300; font-size: 36px; text-decoration:underline; color: white;"class=ls-s3></h1><h1 style="position: absolute; top:30%; left: 48%; slidedirection : fade; slideoutdirection : fade; durationin : 2500; durationout : 2500; easingin : easeInOutQuint; easingout : easeInOutQuint; delayin : 0; delayout : 0; showuntil : 1; text-shadow: 0px 0px 20px white; font-weight: 300; font-size: 70px; color: white;"class=ls-s3>Navigating systems to find the right support</h1><h1 style="position: absolute; top:70%; left: 50%; slidedirection : fade; slideoutdirection : fade; durationin : 2500; durationout : 2500; easingin : easeInOutQuint; easingout : easeInOutQuint; delayin : 1600; delayout : 0; showuntil : 1; text-shadow: 0px 0px 20px white; font-weight: 300; font-size: 36px; color: white; background:rgba(0,0,0,0.4); padding:10px 30px;"class=ls-s3></h1></div><div style="slidedelay: 7200; transition2d: all; transition3d: 15;"class=ls-layer><img alt class=ls-bg src=https://pss.unc.edu/sites/default/files/NC_Sandhills_Region.jpg><h1 style="position: absolute; top:30%; left: 50%; slidedirection : fade; slideoutdirection : fade; durationin : 2500; durationout : 2500; easingin : easeInOutQuint; easingout : easeInOutQuint; delayin : 0; delayout : 5000; showuntil : 1; text-shadow: 0px 0px 20px white; font-weight: 300; font-size: 36px; text-decoration:underline; color: white;"class=ls-s3></h1><h1 style="position: absolute; top:30%; left: 48%; slidedirection : fade; slideoutdirection : fade; durationin : 2500; durationout : 2500; easingin : easeInOutQuint; easingout : easeInOutQuint; delayin : 0; delayout : 0; showuntil : 1; text-shadow: 0px 0px 20px white; font-weight: 300; font-size: 70px; color: white;"class=ls-s3>Planting seeds and harvesting futures in recovery</h1><h1 style="position: absolute; top:70%; left: 50%; slidedirection : fade; slideoutdirection : fade; durationin : 2500; durationout : 2500; easingin : easeInOutQuint; easingout : easeInOutQuint; delayin : 1600; delayout : 0; showuntil : 1; text-shadow: 0px 0px 20px white; font-weight: 300; font-size: 36px; color: white; background:rgba(0,0,0,0.4); padding:10px 30px;"class=ls-s3></h1></div></div></div></div></div></div></header><section id=content><div class=space20></div><div class=container><div class=row><div class="block block-block"id=block-block-51><div class="alert alert-info"><p class=rtecenter><a href=https://pss.unc.edu/july-2021-nccpss-online-application-certification-and-recertification> July 2021 - NCCPSS Online Application for Certification and Recertification </a><h4 class=rtecenter>  <br></h4></div></div></div></div><div class="block block-system"id=block-system-main><div class="panel-flexible panels-flexible-18 clearfix"><div class="panel-flexible-inside panels-flexible-18-inside"><div class="panels-flexible-row panels-flexible-row-18-main-row panels-flexible-row-first clearfix"><div class="inside panels-flexible-row-inside panels-flexible-row-18-main-row-inside panels-flexible-row-inside-first clearfix"><div class="panels-flexible-region panels-flexible-region-18-center panels-flexible-region-first panels-flexible-region-last"><div class="inside panels-flexible-region-inside panels-flexible-region-18-center-inside panels-flexible-region-inside-first panels-flexible-region-inside-last"><div class="panel-pane pane-block pane-block-21"><div class=pane-content><div class=container><div class=row><div class=col-md-12><h2>Welcome to the NC Certified Peer Support Specialist Program <br></h2><h3>Who is a Peer Support Specialist? <br></h3><p>Peer Support Specialists are people living in recovery with mental illness and / or substance use disorder and who provide support to others whom can benefit from their lived experiences. The North Carolina Certified Peer Support Specialist Program provides acknowledgment that the peer has met a set of requirements necessary to provide support to individuals with mental health or substance use disorder.<h3>Vision for Peer Support in North Carolina <br></h3><p>To develop a qualified Peer Support Specialist workforce that has the support, access, credibility, competency, respect and the valued role within the mental health and substance use disorder service delivery system to positively impact the lives of individuals experiencing mental health and addiction challenges. This is accomplished through the NC Certified Peer Support Specialist Program.</div></div></div></div></div><div class=space20></div><div class=panel-separator></div><div class="panel-pane pane-block pane-views-services-block"><div class=pane-content><div class="view view-services view-id-services view-display-id-block view-dom-id-c3370c1d3293ca97915a709752ad95c7"><div class=view-content><div class=container><div class=row><div class=col-md-4><div class=service><h4>Certification</h4><p>Begin learning about the Peer Support Specialist certification process and eligibility for North Carolina. <form action=certification><button class="btn-primary greenbtn">More...</button></form><i class="fa fa-check"> </i></div><div class=space40></div></div><div class=col-md-4><div class=service><h4>Jobs</h4><p>Find new employment opportunities for NC CPSS. Agencies all over NC can post their peer support related job openings for FREE on this site.<form action=pssjobs><button class="btn-primary greenbtn">More...</button></form><i class="fa fa-bullhorn"> </i></div><div class=space40></div></div><div class=col-md-4><div class=service><h4>Training</h4><p>Visit the upcoming trainings page and we will help connect you to certified 40 hour peer support specialist trainings going on in your area.<form action=training><button class="btn-primary greenbtn">More...</button></form><i class="fa fa-users"> </i></div><div class=space40></div></div><div class=col-md-4><div class=service><h4>PSS Data</h4><p>Where are the NC CPSS? Who makes up the NC CPSS population? How many peers are there? You will want to visit our data page and check out the map and charts.<form action=data><button class="btn-primary greenbtn">More...</button></form><i class="fa fa-bar-chart-o"> </i></div><div class=space40></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class=space20></div><div class=panel-separator></div><div class="panel-pane pane-block pane-block-4"><div class=pane-content><div class=container><div class=row><div class=col-md-3><h5>Certification Process Infographic!</h5><div class=oslotron><div class=client-text><p>Our easy to understand infographic shows the NC PSS certification process in single page. Click the image below.</p><a href=https://pss.unc.edu/sites/default/files/downloads/NCCPSS_Certification_Infographic_2018.pdf target=_blank> <img alt="nc peers infographic download"hspace=24 src=/sites/default/files/imgs/icon_infographic.png> </a></div></div><div class=space40></div></div><div class=col-md-6><h5>NC Certified Peers Talk about their Role and Work</h5><iframe allowfullscreen frameborder=0 height=281 mozallowfullscreen src=https://player.vimeo.com/video/141671283 webkitallowfullscreen width=500></iframe><div class=space40></div></div><div class=col-md-3><h5>Peers Can...</h5><div class=client-says><div class=client-text>“Peers can provide a powerful message of hope for people who are hopeless. They also stand with that individual through their journey through recovery.”</div><div class=client-name><i class="fa fa-quote-right"> </i><strong> Sue Bergeson, executive vice president of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance </strong></div></div><div class=space40></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class=space20></div></div></div></div></div><div class="panels-flexible-row panels-flexible-row-18-2 panels-flexible-row-last clearfix"><div class="inside panels-flexible-row-inside panels-flexible-row-18-2-inside panels-flexible-row-inside-last clearfix"><div class="panels-flexible-region panels-flexible-region-18-after_content panels-flexible-region-first panels-flexible-region-last"><div class="inside panels-flexible-region-inside panels-flexible-region-18-after_content-inside panels-flexible-region-inside-first panels-flexible-region-inside-last"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class=space40></div></section><footer class=footer><div class=footer-info><div class=container><div class=row><div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6"><div class="block block-block"id=block-block-1><p><img alt="unc logo"src=/sites/default/files/downloads/NCDHHS-seal-MHSAS.png><p><img alt="unc logo"src=/sites/default/files/ssw_logo_pss_white.png></div><div class=space30></div></div><div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6"><div class="block block-block"id=block-block-6><h6>Address</h6><p>Behavioral Health Springboard <br> School of Social Work <br> University of North Carolina <br> 325 Pittsboro Street CB# 3550 <br> Chapel Hill, NC 27599</div><div class=space30></div></div><div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6"><div class="block block-block"id=block-block-38><h6>Contact</h6><div class="fa fa-envelope-o"></div>   <a href=/contact-us> Contact Us </a><br><div class="fa fa-phone"></div>   919-843-3018 <br><div class="fa fa-fax"></div>   919-962-6562 <p></div><div class=space30></div></div><div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6"><div class="block block-block"id=block-block-37><p><a href=http://www.linkedin.com/groups/4994067/profile target=_blank> <img alt="linked in"style="margin-left:6px; margin-right:6px; float:left"src=/sites/default/files/In-White-75px-TM.png> </a> A NC CPSS group page has been established at LinkedIn, a social media and networking platform, for North Carolina Certified Peer Support Specialists. <a href=http://www.linkedin.com/groups/4994067/profile target=_blank> Click here to learn more </a> ...</div><div class=space30></div></div></div></div></div><div class=copyright><div class=container><div class=row></div></div></div></footer><a class=back-to-top href=#> <span> </span> </a>