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. In Person County Locations
8/8/23 – 10/31/27 Cal Voices Statewide X X
3/31/23 – 10/31/27 California Association of Peer Supporters Academy (CAPS) Statewide X
11/16/23 – 10/31/27 California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation X CDCR Facilities
1/1/25 – 10/31/27 CCBHS’s SPIRIT Contra Costa College X Contra Costa County
12/31/23 – 10/31/27 City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA X
8/14/23 – 10/31/27 Community Action Marin (CAM) Novato, CA X
8/15/23 – 10/31/27 Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery Statewide X X X Alameda County
8/16/23 – 10/31/27 Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. Various Locations X X X Amador County, Butte County, Fresno County, Glenn County, Kern County, Los Angeles County, Napa County, Orange County, San Bernardino County, San Joaquin County, Santa Barbara County, Santa Clara County, Solano County, Stanislaus County, Sutter-Yuba County
*And available upon request
8/8/23 – 10/31/27 Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) Statewide X
2/11/25 – 10/31/26 East Los Angeles College Los Angeles, CA X Los Angeles County
2/1/24 – 10/31/26 Felton Institute Statewide X
2/1/24 – 10/31/27 Futuro Health Sacramento, CA X
5/6/24 – 10/31/26 Health Education Council (HEC) Sacramento, CA X Sacramento County
4/15/24 – 10/31/26 InterCoast Colleges See Bio X Los Angeles County
Riverside County
Sacramento County
Solano County
7/1/22 – 10/31/27 L.A. CADA Academy Los Angeles, CA X
3/5/26 – 10/31/27 Los Angeles County Parent Partner Training Academy (PPTA) Los Angeles County X X Los Angeles County
7/1/22 – 10/31/27 Loyola Marymount University Extension (LMU) Los Angeles, CA X X X Los Angeles County
4/15/24 – 10/31/26 Lutheran Social Services Southern California (LSSSC) Statewide X X X
(Inactive) 2/1/24 – 8/31/25
(Inactive) Mental Health Association of San Francisco
10/1/23 – 10/31/27 Monrovia Community Adult School (MCAS) Monrovia or Los Angeles, CA X
3/22/24 – 10/31/27 NAMI California Sacramento, CA X
9/1/23 – 10/31/27 NAMI San Diego San Diego, CA X
7/1/22 – 10/31/27 Pacific Clinics Statewide X X X X Los Angeles County
Orange County
San Diego County
Ventura County
7/1/22 – 10/31/27 Painted Brain Los Angeles, CA X X Los Angeles County
5/12/22 – 10/31/27 Parents Anonymous Statewide X X X X Los Angeles County (via Zoom)
7/1/22 – 10/31/27 Peer Wellness Collective (formerly Alameda County Network of Mental Health Clients) Oakland, CA X X X Alameda County
7/1/22 – 10/31/27 RAMS
San Francisco, CA X San Francisco County
7/1/22 – 10/31/27 Recovery Innovations (RI International) Statewide X
7/1/22 – 10/31/27 Riverside University Health System – Behavioral Health Riverside County (Countywide) X X Riverside County
7/1/22 – 10/31/27 San Jose City College San Jose, CA X X Santa Clara County
7/1/22 – 10/31/27 SHARE! the Self-Help and Recovery Exchange Culver City, CA X X Los Angeles County
10/19/23 – 10/31/27
Southern California Counseling Center (SCCC) Statewide (Online) X X X X Los Angeles County
10/1/23 – 10/31/27 Sterling Solutions Statewide (Online) X X
7/1/22 – 10/31/27 Tarzana Treatment Centers – Statewide (Online)
– Los Angeles
(In-person/Hybrid)X X X X Los Angeles County
9/19/24 – 10/31/26 The Prism Way Los Angeles X X X Los Angeles County
12/13/23 – 10/31/26 WellSpace Health (previously Flourish Labs) Statewide X X X
11/4/24 – 10/31/26 West County Community Services Statewide (Online) X X
11/29/23 – 10/31/26 WestCoast Children’s Clinic Statewide X X
7/1/22 – 10/31/27 Worker Education & Resource Center, Inc. (WERC) Statewide X
Provider – Click for Information! Provider Location In Person Online Hybrid Asynch.
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 | En las Oficinas del Condado (En Persona) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/01/25 – 10/31/27 | Parents Anonymous | En Todo el Estado | X | X | X | X | Condado de Los Angeles (a través de Zoom) |
| 12/11/24 – 10/31/26 | SHARE! Un proyecto de Emotional Health Association | – Los Angeles, CA – Culver City, CA | X | X | X | Condado de Los Angeles |