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 Dates Provider – Click for Information! Provider Location In Person Online Hybrid Asynch. Training Modality Training Hours Training Length
8/8/23 – 10/31/25 Cal Voices Sacramento, CA X X Cohort Style and Self-directed
M – F
8:00a-5:00p80 Hours
3/31/23 – 10/31/25 California Association of Peer Supporters Academy (CAPS) Statewide X Cohort Style Varies 80 Hours
11/16/23 – 11/16/25 California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation X Cohort Varies 80 Hours
12/31/23 – 10/31/25 City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA X Cohort Style Varies Varies
8/14/23 – 10/31/25 Community Action Marin (CAM) San Rafael, CA X Cohort Style M – F
8:00a- 5:00p8 Days
8/15/23 – 10/31/25 Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery Onsite/Hybrid/Online X X X Cohort Style
Custom StyleVaries 80 Hours
8/16/23 – 10/31/25 Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. Various Locations X X X Cohort Style Varies Varies
8/8/23 – 10/31/25 Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) Statewide X Cohort Style Varies 80 hours
2/1/24 – 1/31/26 Felton Institute Statewide X Cohort Style Varies 12 weeks/ 80 hours
12/13/23 – 12/14/25 Flourish Labs Statewide X X Cohort Style Self-paced 8 weeks / 82 Hours
7/1/22 – 10/31/25 Futuro Health Sacramento, CA X Individual 24-hour access 80 hours
5/6/24 – 5/5/26 Health Education Council (HEC) Sacramento, CA X X X Cohort Varies 80 Hours
4/15/24 – 4/14/26 InterCoast Colleges See Bio X Cohort M/S
9:00a – 2:00p80 Hours
7/1/22 – 10/31/25 L.A. CADA Academy Los Angeles, CA X Cohort Style Varies 7 or 13 Days
7/1/22 – 10/31/25 Loyola Marymount University Extension (LMU) Los Angeles, CA X X Cohort Style Online: M/W or T/TH
6:30p – 9:30p80 Hours
4/15/25 – 4/14/26 Lutheran Social Services Southern California (LSSSC) Statewide X X X Cohort’
IndividualVaries 80 Hours + Internship
2/1/24 – 1/31/26 Mental Health Association of San Francisco (MHASF) Statewide X Cohort Style Varies by Cohort 4 Weeks
10/1/23 – 10/31/25 Monrovia Community Adult School (MCAS) Monrovia or Los Angeles, CA X Cohort Style Varies 5 Weeks
3/22/24 – 10/31/25 NAMI California Sacramento, CA X X Cohort Style M – F
4:30p-8:30p13 Days
9/1/23 – 10/31/25 NAMI San Diego San Diego, CA X Cohort Syle M – F (4 hours) 13 Days
7/1/22 – 10/31/25 Pacific Clinics Statewide X X X Cohort – Live Webinar T – TH
1:00pm -4:00pm80 Hours
3/22/24 – 10/31/25 Painted Brain Los Angeles, CA X X X Cohort Style Varies Varies
5/12/22 – 10/31/25 Parents Anonymous Statewide X X X X Cohort Style + Custom Varies Varies
7/1/22 – 10/31/25 Peer Wellness Collective (formerly Alameda County Network of Mental Health Clients) Oakland, CA X Cohort Style M – TH
5:00p-8:30p4 Weeks
7/1/22 – 10/31/25 RAMS
San Francisco, CA X Classroom T-TH
10am-2pm12 weeks
7/1/22 – 10/31/25 RI International Various Locations X X X Cohort Style M – F
8:30am–4:30pm80 Hours
7/1/22 – 10/31/25 Riverside University Health System – Behavioral Health Riverside, CA X Cohort Style M – F
8:30a-5:00p10 Days
7/1/22 – 10/31/25 San Jose City College San Jose, CA X X X Hyflex (Zoom)
ClassroomVaries 1 Semester
7/1/22 – 10/31/25 SHARE! the Self-Help and Recovery Exchange – Los Angeles, CA
– Culver City, CAX X X Cohort Style Varies Varies
10/19/23 – 10/31/25 Southern California Counseling Center (SCCC) Statewide (Online) X Cohort Style T/TH 6:00p-9:00p
Sat 9:00a-2:00p7 Weeks
10/1/23 – 10/31/25 Sterling Solutions Statewide (Online) X X Cohort (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)X X X Cohort Style
IndividualVaries Varies
9/19/24 – 9/18/26 The Prism Way Los Angeles X X X Individual Varies 80 Hours
9/12/23 – 8/05/24 URLA (Inactive) Los Angeles
11/29/23 – 11/30/25 WestCoast Children’s Clinic Statewide X X Cohort Style Varies 80 Hours
7/1/22 – 10/31/25 Worker Education & Resource Center, Inc. (WERC) Statewide X Individual 24-hour access 80 Hours
Provider – Click for Information! Provider Location In Person Online Hybrid Asynch. Training Modality Training Hours Training 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.
| Contratado | Proveedor- Selecione para mas Informacion! | Ciudad del proveedor | En Persona | En línea | Combinación | Asíncrono | Modalidad | Horas de clase | Duración del curso |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/11/24 – 10/31/26 | SHARE! Un proyecto de Emotional Health Association | – Los Angeles, CA – Culver City, CA | X | X | X | Estilo grupo | Variable | Variable |