Certified Recovery Specialist/Certified Family Recovery Specialist
78-Hour Training Curriculum - 2022
Date: TBA
Location: Penn State Lehigh Valley
Cost: $995 (includes all program materials*)
*A separate fee of $150 for the CRS or CFRS Application review is payable directly to the Pennsylvania Certification Board. CRS applicants will then receive information on sitting for the CRS exam.
Questions
Cindy Evans
[email protected]
610-285-5133
CRS/ CFRS Requirements
This program provides participants with the required 78 hours of education needed to apply for the CRS or the CFRS credential. Please note that Penn State Lehigh Valley / The Council of Southeast Pennsylvania is the education provider only and our training is one part of the larger process to become a successful CRS or CFRS
For individuals to become a CRS, they must meet the Pennsylvania Certification Board (PCB) requirements which include:
- High school diploma or GED
- Successful completion of the Certified Recovery Specialist/ Certified Family Recovery Specialist – 78 Hour Training Curriculum
- 18 months of sustained personal lived recovery
- 1000 word statement describing personal lived experience with addiction and recovery and history of sustained recovery
- Application to the Pennsylvania Certification Board, payment of fee, and successful completion of the CRS exam
- Signing of an ethical code of conduct
For individuals to become a CFRS, they must meet the Pennsylvania Certification Board (PCB) requirements which include:
- High school diploma or GED
- Successful completion of the Certified Recovery Specialist/ Certified Family Recovery Specialist – 78 Hour Training Program
- History of lived experience of being directly impacted by family member or loved one’s substance use disorder
- 1000 word statement describing lived experience of being impacted by a family member or loved one’s substance use disorder and navigating of systems, accessing of resources, and what family recovery means personally
- 3 letters of reference/ character as described by the PCB
- Application to the Pennsylvania Certification Board and payment of fee
- Signing of an ethical code of conduct
These requirements listed are detailed in full on the Pennsylvania Certification Board’s website:
https://www.pacertboard.org/certifications
and it is important that you visit the PCB site for more information on the requirements and expectations of these certifications prior to registering for any trainings.