This training takes place Monday - Friday (5 days total)
Read all of the information below and submit an application before registering.
Receive your application from administrativeassistant@mharslc.org
Start Date: May 19th, 2025
End Date: May 23rd, 2025
Start Time: 8:00 am
End Time: 4:30 pm
Lunch will be provided
APPLICATION
Priority will be given to Lorain County residents.
If you need a copy of the application, please email administrativeassistant@mharslc.org
Applications must be submitted to administrativeassistant@mharslc.org by May 12. Submit applications before registering for the event.
REQUIREMENTS
To attend the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services 40-hour Virtual Peer Recovery Supporter Training, individuals must meet the criteria below.
- Personally be in recovery from a mental health and/or substance use issue.
- Be willing to appropriately share your personal recovery story in a group setting and understand that to successfully complete the PRS training, you must share your story and participate actively.
- Want to become a Certified Peer Recovery Supporter in Ohio. This training will meet the live 40-hour training requirement for PRS certification.
- Be 18 years of age.
- You must be present for all 40 hours of this training. If you arrive late, leave early, or miss any portion of this training, you will be required to repeat the entire 40 hours of PRS training. If you have prior obligations during any portion of this training (including medical appointments), please select a different training.
- Completed ALL 11 eBased courses. If you have not completed your courses, please DO NOT submit your application until your courses are complete. Click to be directed to eBased courses. For technical issues with eBased Academy, please email the OhioMHAS IT Helpdesk at MHAhelpdesk@mha.ohio.gov.
- Have a laptop or computer. You cannot complete the training on a phone, tablet, or Chromebook.
- Have a working camera and microphone.
- Have strong, reliable internet connection.
- Have a private indoor space to complete the training.
- If applicable, have appropriate childcare arrangements during training hours.
EBASED ACADEMY COURSE INFORMATION
FOR TECHNICAL ISSUES, EMAIL THE OHMHAS IT HELPDESK - mhahelpdesk@mha.ohio.gov
Click to be directed to the eBased courses.
Either the current or previous course title will be accepted for Peer Recovery Supporter Certification
- Introduction to Certified Peer Recovery Support for Certified Peer Recovery Supporters (previous title: Introduction to Peer Recovery Support)
- History of Substance Use, Mental Health, and Advocacy for Certified Peer Recovery Supporters (previous title: History of the CSX Movement for Peer Recovery Supporters)
- The Recovery Environment for Certified Peer Recovery Supporters (previous title: History of Addiction for Peer Recovery Supporters)
- Cultural Competency for Certified Peer Recovery Supporters (previous title: Cultural Competence in Mental Health and Addiction Recovery)
- Ethics and Boundaries for Certified Peer Recovery Supporters (previous title: Ethics and Boundaries for Peer Recovery Supporters)
- The Spirit of Motivational Interviewing for Certified Peer Recovery Supporters (previous title: Ohio S-BIRT 101: An Introduction to S-BIRT and Motivational Interviewing)
- Trauma Informed Care for Certified Peer Recovery Supporters (previous title: Trauma Informed Care in Peer Recovery Support)
- Understanding Human Trafficking for Certified Peer Recovery Supporters (previous title: Human Trafficking Training for Peer Recovery Supporters)
- Health and Wellness for Certified Peer Recovery Supporters (previous title: Health and Wellness in Peer Recovery Support)
- Supervision for Certified Peer Recovery Supporters (previous title: Supervision for Peer Recovery Supporters)
- Realities of Peer Recovery Support for Certified Peer Recovery Supporters (previous title: Helpful Tips for Peer Recovery Supporters Entering the Workforce)
DISQUALIFYING OFFENSES
Below please find information for individuals interested in becoming an Adult, Family or
Youth Peer Supporter in Ohio, who have criminal records or are on court sanctions
(including probation/parole).
CLICK HERE to review Ohio Administrative Code.
At the bottom of this page, you will find a list of disqualifying offenses for Peer Supporter
Certification. Per Ohio Administrative Code, if an individual has any of the below offenses,
they are NOT eligible to apply for Peer Supporter Certification. There is no waiver for these
offenses. If you do have an offense listed below, make sure that the code of the offense
on your record matches the code of the offense listed below. If the code of your
offense is NOT listed below, then the offense is NOT a disqualifying offense.
If you do have an offense with one of the below codes, you may consider the below 3
options. Please note that The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
cannot provide legal advice or assist in any of the below processes:
1. Obtain a Certificate of Qualification for Employment (CQE) through the Ohio
Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. You may read about the CQE at this
web address: https://drc.ohio.gov/cqe
2. Obtain a pardon through the Ohio Governor’s Expedited Pardon project:
https://governor.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/governor/priorities/expedited-pardon-
project.
The Ohio State University offers assistance with this project:
https://www.ohioexpeditedpardon.org/
3. Have the charge sealed/expunged from your court record.
Disqualifying Offenses:
Note: This is the OhioMHAS list of disqualifying offenses. It is the minimum criteria used to
certify individuals as Peer Supporters.
Applications that include a certificate of qualification for employment of equivalent
certification associated with a permanent exclusion offense will be reviewed by the
department and a decision will be rendered by the department on a case by case basis as
to whether an application will be approved or not.
The following offenses are permanently disqualifying as set forth in the rule, any equivalent
federal offense or offense from another state will also be permanently disqualifying:
(a) 2903.01 (aggravated murder)
(b) 2907.02 (rape)
(c) 2907.03 (sexual battery)
(d) 2907.05 (gross sexual imposition)
(e) 2907.32 (pandering obscenity)
(f) 2907.322 (pandering sexually-oriented matter involving a minor)
(g) 2907.323 (illegal use of minor in nudity-oriented material or performance)
(h) 2909.23 (making terrorist threat)
(i) 2909.24 (terrorism)
The following offenses are disqualifying for a period of five years from the end of any
sanctions; any equivalent federal offense or offense from another state will also be
disqualifying for a period of five years:
(a) 2903.15 (permitting child abuse)
(b) 2903.16 (failing to provide for a functionally impaired person)
(c) 2903.34 patient abuse and neglect
(d) 2903.341 patient endangerment
(e) 2905.05 criminal child enticement (felony level)
(f) 2905.33 (unlawful conduct with respect to documents);
Disqualifying Offenses for Ohio Peer Supporter Certification
(g) 2905.32 trafficking in persons
(h) 2907.04 unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, formerly corruption of a minor
(i) 2907.06 sexual imposition
(j) 2907.07 importuning
(k) 2907.08 voyeurism
(l) 2907.12 felonious sexual imposition
(m) 2907.31 disseminating matter harmful to juveniles
(n) 2907.321 pandering obscenity involving a minor
(o) 2909.22 soliciting/providing for act of terrorism
(p) 2913.40 (Medicaid fraud)
(q) 2919.22 endangering children
