Certification

The CPRP Certification:

• Demonstrates your training, experience, knowledge, and skills in the very specific area of psychiatric rehabilitation.
• Establishes that practitioners are equipped to implement effective person-centered services that maximize resiliency and recovery outcomes.
• Provides assurance to people accessing services, other mental health care professionals, employers, state licensure boards, and third-party payers.
• Reflects your commitment to the promise of recovery, adherence to the PRA Code of Ethics, and life-long learning through continuing education.

CPRP Certified Providers:

• Incorporate the most successful and cost-effective practices for people living with mental health and/or substance use challenges and have mastered the principles, skills, and knowledge necessary to carry out those practices.
• Will be more likely to stay dedicated to their field and grow their their departments as a result of certification. A survey of CPRPs indicates that 70% of practitioners had been employed at the same agency for 5 years or longer.

The CPRP Certification:

• Ensures that PRA practitioners apply their knowledge to positively impact the lives of people with serious mental illness through centering hope, self-determination, empowerment, and recovery.
• Validates that support is provided with PRA’s fundamental principles, ethical behavior, integrity, freedom of choice, justice, and respect for diversity and culture.
• Provides assurance that services from a PRA certified professional meets the fundamental standards outlined in the PRA Code of Ethics of competence, informed consent, advocacy and propriety.