Applies To:
- Massachusetts Peer Support Specialists
In Massachusetts, you become a Certified Peer Specialist when you complete the CPS training and pass the Certification exam. The CPS program is run by Kiva Centers under parent organization The Transformation Center, a statewide non-profit organization governed and staffed by people in recovery. See more information here: https://kivacenters.org/certified-peer-specialist/
Board Contact Info
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
Central Office
25 Staniford St.
Boston, MA 02114
Main Phone: (617) 626-8000
Info Line: (800) 221-0053
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/dmh-peer-support-training-and-certification-program#upcoming-cps-trainings-
Course Description | Medium |
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Treatments for Internet Addiction, Sex Addiction and Compulsive Buying:: A Meta-Analysis
2.25 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Evaluation; Treatment Planning; Pharmacology; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
Opioid-related Treatment, Interventions, and Outcomes Among Incarcerated Persons:: A Systematic Review
2.5 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Treatment Planning; Treatment Knowledge; Clinical Evaluation; Crisis Intervention |
Reading-Based Online |
Current Advances in Research in Treatment and Recovery: Nicotine Addiction
2.25 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Topics & Methods; Understanding Addiction; Prevention; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
The Co-occurrence of Self-Harm and Aggression: A Cognitive-Emotional Model of Dual-Harm
1.5 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Suicide |
Reading-Based Online |
Addiction and Autonomy:: Why emotional dysregulation in additional impairs autonomy and why it matters
1.75 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Treatment Planning; Understanding Addiction; Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice |
Reading-Based Online |
The Role of Stress, Trauma, and Negative Affect in Alcohol Misuse and Alcohol Use Disorder in Women
1 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Gender Issues; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Clinical Topics & Methods; Understanding Addiction; Treatment Knowledge; Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
E-cigarette Use Behaviors of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Youth in the Contiguous United States:: Insights from the Monitoring the Future Study (2018–2019)
1 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Children and Adolescents; Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Evaluation |
Reading-Based Online |
"Letting Go and Staying Connected":: Substance Use Outcomes from a Developmentally Targeted Intervention for Parents of College Students
1 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Children and Adolescents; Couples, Family; Education (Client, Family, and Community); Family/Couple; Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
Diet and the Microbiota—Gut—Brain Axis: Sowing the Seeds of Good Mental Health
3.5 CE credit hours
Medical Health, Pharmacology; Clinical Topics & Methods |
Reading-Based Online |
“A Fire in My Belly": Conceptualizing U.S. Women’s Experiences of "Mom Rage"
1.5 CE credit hour
Gender Issues; Couples, Family |
Reading-Based Online |