Adult Peer Support Specialist
Turn your recovery journey into a powerful career—our 30-hour course, taught by experienced peers, equips you to inspire and support others as a certified Adult Peer Support Specialist!
What is the Adult Peer Support Specialist Program?
The program aims to prepare individuals as paraprofessional adult peer specialists for entry-level employment supporting behavioral health treatment services. The course content is designed to familiarize students with the fundamentals of the recovery process and the knowledge necessary to become state-certified Adult Peer Support Specialists (APSS). Our course is taught by instructors who are in recovery, actively working in the recovery industry, and have or are in pursuit of advanced degrees in social work and knowledge. This 30-contact-hour course is delivered online or in person.
How Do I apply?
Adult Peer Support Registration
Please use this link to register and NOT the SCC admission application!
Contact us with any questions at (606) 451-6692 or email Amber Craft.
Entry Requirements
- Be eighteen (18) years of age or older
- Have a current or past diagnosis of a mental health, substance use, or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders
- Have received or be receiving treatment
- Have a minimum educational requirement of a high school diploma or General Equivalence Diploma (GED) certificate
- Demonstrate a pattern of recovery from a mental health, substance use, or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
What is the cost?
$200.00 per person.
Funding Opportunities
Students are not eligible for traditional financial aid but may qualify for third-party funding or loans.
Available for dislocated workers, low income, and youth students.
This is through your local Kentucky Career Center. Please visit the Kentucky Career Center Locations page to find your local case manager. If you do not have a local one, you can contact the one nearest to you, or the Pulaski County office.
Funding available for students with prior or current employment in an agricultural job recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Please call 1-800-950-3276 for more information!
Small scholarships available.
Funding is available on a case by case basis. You may be eligible for additional funds if you have been impacted by the decline of coal from specific counties.
Please call (606) 677-6000 for more information!
Search online for student loan lending companies. If you choose to go this route, please let us know ahead of time! Please note that you CANNOT get loans from the FAFSA for this program.
Schedule
Days: Saturday Only
Time: 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
| Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|
| April 19, 2025 | May 10, 2025 |
