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Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification

Training for Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialists

Training through an approved training provider is required for all Initial Certification applicants. Trainings by providers not on this list, or training completed prior to the provider being approved by CalMHSA, will not qualify for initial Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification. You may select and register for training below at any time. 

Certificates for Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist 80-Hour Training issued by a CalMHSA-approved training provider are valid for a period of two years from the date the training is completed, and the certificate is issued.

Candidates seeking certification must submit valid training certificates when submitting a completed application for certification.

Para cursos en español, consulte nuestra lista de proveedores de español.

Below are the CalMHSA approved training entities for the core curriculum for the Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialists certified in California. The curriculum will cover the 17 Core Competencies as well as the Code of Ethics. Classes are available in different training methods and modalities. Feel free to select the best fit for you. 

Training Methods include:

  • Asynchronous: Courses that are self-paced allowing an individual to learn on their own schedule, within a certain time period. Peers can use provided asynchronous learning elements like online audio and video and discussion forums at the time and place of their choosing.
  • Hybrid: Courses that combine onsite in-person activities with online work or instructions. These courses split time between in-person and virtual environments. Peers attend in-person courses at designated times plus engage in virtual learning activities, which may be either synchronous or asynchronous.
  • In-person: Courses taught onsite at scheduled course times so that students can interact with their instructor and classmates in person.
  • Online: Courses that include designated times for interactive experience, virtual break-out rooms, written assignments, and “virtual-live” or pre-recorded presentations by students.

Training Providers for Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Core Competency Training

Contract DatesProvider – Click for Information!Provider LocationIn PersonOnlineHybridAsynch.Training ModalityTraining HoursTraining Length
8/8/23 – 10/31/25Cal VoicesStatewideXXCohort Style and Self-directed
M – F
8:00a-5:00p		10 Days
3/31/23 – 10/31/25California Association of Peer Supporters Academy (CAPS)StatewideXCohort StyleVaries80 Hours
11/16/23 – 11/16/25California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS)California Department of Corrections and RehabilitationXCohort StyleVaries80 Hours
12/31/23 – 10/31/25City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CAXCohort StyleVaries Varies
8/14/23 – 10/31/25Community Action Marin (CAM)Novato, CAXCohort StyleM – F
8:00a- 5:00p		8 Days
8/15/23 – 10/31/25Copeland Center for Wellness and RecoveryOnsite/Hybrid/OnlineXXXCohort Style
Custom Style		Varies80 Hours
8/16/23 – 10/31/25Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc.Various LocationsXXXCohort StyleVaries Varies
8/8/23 – 10/31/25Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)StatewideXCohort StyleVaries80 hours
2/11/25 – 10/31/26East Los Angeles CollegeLos Angeles, CAXCohort StyleVaries80 hours
2/1/24 – 1/31/26Felton InstituteStatewideXCohort StyleVaries12 weeks/ 80 hours
12/13/23 – 12/14/25Flourish LabsStatewideXXCohort StyleSelf-paced8 weeks / 82 Hours
7/1/22 – 10/31/25Futuro HealthSacramento, CAXIndividual24-hour access80 hours
5/6/24 – 5/5/26Health Education Council (HEC)Sacramento, CAXCohort StyleVaries80 Hours
4/15/24 – 4/14/26InterCoast CollegesSee BioXCohort StyleM/S
9:00a – 2:00p		80 Hours
7/1/22 – 10/31/25L.A. CADA AcademyLos Angeles, CAXCohort StyleVaries7 or 13 Days
7/1/22 – 10/31/25Loyola Marymount University Extension (LMU)Los Angeles, CAXXCohort StyleOnline: M/W or T/TH
6:30p – 9:30p		80 Hours
4/15/25 – 4/14/26 Lutheran Social Services Southern California (LSSSC)StatewideXXXCohort
Individual		Varies80 Hours + Internship
2/1/24 – 1/31/26Mental Health Association of San Francisco (MHASF)StatewideXCohort StyleVaries by Cohort4 Weeks
10/1/23 – 10/31/25Monrovia Community Adult School (MCAS)Monrovia or Los Angeles, CAXCohort StyleVaries5 Weeks
3/22/24 – 10/31/25NAMI CaliforniaSacramento, CAXXCohort StyleM – F
4:30p-8:30p		13 Days
9/1/23 – 10/31/25NAMI San DiegoSan Diego, CAXCohort SyleM – F (4 hours)13 Days
7/1/22 – 10/31/25Pacific ClinicsStatewideXXXCohort – Live WebinarVaries80 Hours
7/1/22 – 10/31/25Painted BrainLos Angeles, CAXXXCohort StyleVariesVaries
5/12/22 – 10/31/25Parents AnonymousStatewideXXXXCohort Style + CustomVariesVaries
7/1/22 – 10/31/25Peer Wellness Collective (formerly Alameda County Network of Mental Health Clients)Oakland, CAXCohort StyleM – TH
5:00p-8:30p		4 Weeks
7/1/22 – 10/31/25RAMS



San Francisco, CAXClassroomT-TH
10am-2pm		12 weeks
7/1/22 – 10/31/25RI InternationalVarious LocationsXXXCohort StyleM – F
8:30am–4:30pm		80 Hours
7/1/22 – 10/31/25Riverside University Health System – Behavioral HealthRiverside, CAXCohort StyleM – F
8:30a-5:00p		10 Days
7/1/22 – 10/31/25San Jose City CollegeSan Jose, CAXXXHyflex (Zoom)

Classroom		Varies1 Semester
7/1/22 – 10/31/25SHARE! the Self-Help and Recovery Exchange– Los Angeles, CA
– Culver City, CA		XXXCohort StyleVariesVaries
10/19/23 – 10/31/25Southern California Counseling Center (SCCC)Statewide (Online)XCohort StyleT/TH 6:00p-9:00p
Sat 9:00a-2:00p		7 Weeks
10/1/23 – 10/31/25Sterling SolutionsStatewide (Online)XXCohort (Self-paced)Self-paced (check-in Wed 6pm)8-10 Weeks
7/1/22 – 10/31/25 Tarzana Treatment Centers– Statewide (Online)
– Los Angeles
(In-person/Hybrid)		XXXCohort Style

Individual		Varies Varies
9/19/24 – 10/31/26The Prism WayLos Angeles XXXCohort StyleVaries80 Hours
9/12/23 – 8/05/24URLA (Inactive)Los Angeles
11/29/23 – 11/30/25WestCoast Children’s ClinicStatewideXXCohort StyleVaries80 Hours
11/4/24 – 10/31/26West County Community ServicesStatewide (Online)XXCohort StyleT – Th80 Hours, 14 weeks
7/1/22 – 10/31/25Worker Education & Resource Center, Inc. (WERC)Statewide XIndividual24-hour access80 Hours
Provider – Click for Information!Provider LocationIn PersonOnlineHybridAsynch.Training ModalityTraining HoursTraining Length

Cursos en Español de Especialistas en Apoyo Entre Pares de Medi-Cal

Los métodos de enseñanza incluyen:

  • Asíncronos: Cursos que permite a la persona aprender a su propio paso, dentro de un periodo de tiempo determinado. Los estudiantes pueden utilizar los elementos de aprendizaje accesibles de forma asíncrona, como audio y vídeo en línea y foros de debate, en el momento y lugar que elijan.
  • Combinación: cursos que combinan actividades en persona con trabajo o instrucciones en línea. Estos cursos dividen el tiempo entre ambientes en persona y virtuales. Los compañeros asisten a los cursos en persona a horas determinadas y participan en actividades de aprendizaje virtual, que pueden ser sincrónicas o asincrónicas.
  • En persona: Cursos impartidos en sitio en horarios programados para que los alumnos puedan interactuar con su instructor y compañeros en persona.
  • En línea: Cursos que incluyen tiempos designados para la experiencia interactiva, salas de descanso virtuales, tareas escritas y presentaciones virtuales o pregrabadas de los estudiantes.

ContratadoProveedor- Selecione para mas Informacion!Ciudad del proveedorEn PersonaEn líneaCombinaciónAsíncronoModalidadHoras de claseDuración del curso
12/11/24 – 10/31/26SHARE! Un proyecto de Emotional Health Association– Los Angeles, CA
– Culver City, CA		XXXEstilo grupoVariableVariable

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