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Types of Certification
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Certified Peer Program Educator (CPPE)
BASIC ELIGIBILITY: Peer educators who satisfy the following prerequisites may apply:
1. Bachelor's Degree or higher from an accredited institution.
2. Member in good standing of the National Association of Peer Program Professionals.
(The applicant, who is not a current member of NAPPP may include an application to NAPPP with the appropriate fees,
concurrently with the CPPE application.)
3. Completion of the Introductory Peer Helping Course and successful completion of the program assessment based on
NAPPP Standards.
4. Pledge in writing to adhere to the NAPPP Programmatic Standards and Code of Ethics.
Note: Peer Educators who due to some extenuating individual circumstances do not satisfy all of the prerequisites may request an exemption in writing from the Professional Development Committee. Such an appeal in writing must accompany the application form. Each appeal will be reviewed on its own merit, but it should also be understood that an appeal does not guarantee a waiver of the prerequisites.
EARNING THE DESIGNATION CERTIFIED PEER PROGRAM EDUCATOR (CPPE): Print and complete the application below and return it along with a non-refundable $35.00 processing fee to the NAPPP Professional Development Committee. Make your check payable to NAPPP. Following verification of data included on the application you will receive your certificate. Additional information about training opportunities and the certification program can be found on the NAPPP website: www.peerprogramprofessionals.org. To continue certification, individuals will be required to pay an annual $20.00 renewal fee and report on their professional growth and development
If you have any questions about any part of this application,
please call NAPPP at 888.691.1088 or send an E-Mail to NAPPP@peerprogramprofessionals.org
1. Bachelor's Degree or higher from an accredited institution.
2. Member in good standing of the National Association of Peer Program Professionals.
(The applicant, who is not a current member of NAPPP may include an application to NAPPP with the appropriate fees,
concurrently with the CPPE application.)
3. Completion of the Introductory Peer Helping Course and successful completion of the program assessment based on
NAPPP Standards.
4. Pledge in writing to adhere to the NAPPP Programmatic Standards and Code of Ethics.
Note: Peer Educators who due to some extenuating individual circumstances do not satisfy all of the prerequisites may request an exemption in writing from the Professional Development Committee. Such an appeal in writing must accompany the application form. Each appeal will be reviewed on its own merit, but it should also be understood that an appeal does not guarantee a waiver of the prerequisites.
EARNING THE DESIGNATION CERTIFIED PEER PROGRAM EDUCATOR (CPPE): Print and complete the application below and return it along with a non-refundable $35.00 processing fee to the NAPPP Professional Development Committee. Make your check payable to NAPPP. Following verification of data included on the application you will receive your certificate. Additional information about training opportunities and the certification program can be found on the NAPPP website: www.peerprogramprofessionals.org. To continue certification, individuals will be required to pay an annual $20.00 renewal fee and report on their professional growth and development
If you have any questions about any part of this application,
please call NAPPP at 888.691.1088 or send an E-Mail to NAPPP@peerprogramprofessionals.org
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Certified Peer Program (CPP)
Note: Please copy the application below and paste it into a word document on your computer.
Complete, print and submit to:
NAPPP Professional Development Committee
58 Portwest Court, St. Charles, MO 63303
Vision: Establishing a culture of people helping people.
Mission: The National Association of Peer Program Professionals helps adults establish, train, supervise, maintain and evaluate peer programs.
PURPOSE: Recognizing the expanding role of the peer programs in schools and communities and the increasing importance of professional development, NAPPP has established a voluntary national certification program. This program identifies a certifiable level of adherence to the NAPPP Programmatic Standards. Programs that attain these levels and complete the certification process may then claim the designation, Certified Peer Program (CPP).
OBJECTIVES: Within the field of peer programs this certification program intends:
To promote professional standards, practices and ethics
To encourage self-assessment by offering guidelines for achievement
To improve performance by encouraging participation in a continuing program of professional growth and development
To acknowledge a level of educational training essential for effective peer program administration and/or operations
To foster professional contributions to the field
To maximize the benefits received by the peer program community from the visibility and credibility provided by the CPP
Complete, print and submit to:
NAPPP Professional Development Committee
58 Portwest Court, St. Charles, MO 63303
Vision: Establishing a culture of people helping people.
Mission: The National Association of Peer Program Professionals helps adults establish, train, supervise, maintain and evaluate peer programs.
PURPOSE: Recognizing the expanding role of the peer programs in schools and communities and the increasing importance of professional development, NAPPP has established a voluntary national certification program. This program identifies a certifiable level of adherence to the NAPPP Programmatic Standards. Programs that attain these levels and complete the certification process may then claim the designation, Certified Peer Program (CPP).
OBJECTIVES: Within the field of peer programs this certification program intends:
To promote professional standards, practices and ethics
To encourage self-assessment by offering guidelines for achievement
To improve performance by encouraging participation in a continuing program of professional growth and development
To acknowledge a level of educational training essential for effective peer program administration and/or operations
To foster professional contributions to the field
To maximize the benefits received by the peer program community from the visibility and credibility provided by the CPP
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Certified Organizations with Professional Peer Programs
Note: Please copy the application below and paste it into a word document on your computer.
Complete, print and submit to:
NAPPP Professional Development Committee
58 Portwest Court, St. Charles, MO 63303
Basic Eligibility:
A district or non-profit organization that has 501 C-3 status can apply for Certified Organizations with Peer Programs status for their entire peer programming effort.
Process:
A Certified Peer Program Educator, in good standing with the NAPPP, will complete a Certified Peer Program application for their building within the district or organization. (The applicant, who is not a current member of NAPPP or a CPPE may include an application to NAPPP and/or an application for CPPE with the appropriate fees, concurrently with the CPP application.) An organization/district must have 3 or more programs or buildings to qualify for COPP status. (Organizations/schools that have 1-2 programs would need to apply for CPP status at the individual rate since the district/group rate would not apply.)
The building principal must sign their building's CPP application.
A representative for each district will gather all of the CPP applications from each building, reviewing them to ensure all information required on the application has been completed. This representative will also complete the COPP application listing their contact information.
The application must include a written pledge to adhere to the NAPPP Program Code of Ethics.
Upon receiving the application, members of the NAPPP Professional Development Committee will review the district/ organization's application, the applications for each building, as well as call the references listed.
Once the application has been reviewed and approved by the Professional Development Committee and the NAPPP board, the district/organization will be notified of its status.
Fee: $100.00/school (non-refundable).
If COPP status is granted, the fee will include:
Review of application
NAPPP membership & Certified Peer Program Educator status for two years for one member in each building covered by the COPP application
COPP status for the district/organization for two years
Renewal: COPP status is good for two years at which time a renewal is required. Each building within the district must complete a new CPP application after two years to ensure current programming information for the building.
Complete, print and submit to:
NAPPP Professional Development Committee
58 Portwest Court, St. Charles, MO 63303
Basic Eligibility:
A district or non-profit organization that has 501 C-3 status can apply for Certified Organizations with Peer Programs status for their entire peer programming effort.
Process:
A Certified Peer Program Educator, in good standing with the NAPPP, will complete a Certified Peer Program application for their building within the district or organization. (The applicant, who is not a current member of NAPPP or a CPPE may include an application to NAPPP and/or an application for CPPE with the appropriate fees, concurrently with the CPP application.) An organization/district must have 3 or more programs or buildings to qualify for COPP status. (Organizations/schools that have 1-2 programs would need to apply for CPP status at the individual rate since the district/group rate would not apply.)
The building principal must sign their building's CPP application.
A representative for each district will gather all of the CPP applications from each building, reviewing them to ensure all information required on the application has been completed. This representative will also complete the COPP application listing their contact information.
The application must include a written pledge to adhere to the NAPPP Program Code of Ethics.
Upon receiving the application, members of the NAPPP Professional Development Committee will review the district/ organization's application, the applications for each building, as well as call the references listed.
Once the application has been reviewed and approved by the Professional Development Committee and the NAPPP board, the district/organization will be notified of its status.
Fee: $100.00/school (non-refundable).
If COPP status is granted, the fee will include:
Review of application
NAPPP membership & Certified Peer Program Educator status for two years for one member in each building covered by the COPP application
COPP status for the district/organization for two years
Renewal: COPP status is good for two years at which time a renewal is required. Each building within the district must complete a new CPP application after two years to ensure current programming information for the building.
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Certified Peer Curriculum
Note: Please copy the application below and paste it into a word document on your computer.
Complete, print and submit to:
NAPPP Professional Development Committee
58 Portwest Court, St. Charles, MO 63303
NAPPP Vision: Establishing a culture of people helping people.
NAPPP Mission: The National Association of Peer Program Professionals (NAPPP), formerly National Association of Peer Programs (NAPP), equips individuals to help others by promoting standards of excellence in peer helping programs and training curricula.
PURPOSE: Recognizing the expanding role of peer programs in schools and communities and the increasing importance of professional development, the NAPPP has established a voluntary national certification program. This program identifies a certifiable level of adherence to the NAPPP Programmatic Standards. Curricula that attain these levels and complete the certification process may then claim the designation, Certified Peer Curriculum (CPC).
OBJECTIVES: Within the field of peer helping, this certification intends to certify curricula that:
Provide participants with a thorough understanding of what it means to be a peer helper
Prepare students to act as ethical helpers
Cover all major communication skills needed to be an effective helper
Include training lessons constructed effectively
Help youth to better understand other's behavior
Exemplify methodological "best practices"
BASIC ELIGIBILITY: Peer curricula which satisfy the following prerequisites may apply:
Application must be completed by a member in good standing of NAPPP.
COMPLETION OF THE APPLICATION:
Application must include a pledge in writing to adhere to the NAPPP Programmatic Standards and Code of Ethics.
Note: Peer curricula which, due to some extenuating circumstances, do not satisfy all of the prerequisites, may request an exemption in writing from the Certification Committee. Such an appeal in writing must accompany the application form. Each appeal will be reviewed on its own merit, but it also should be understood that an appeal does not guarantee a waiver of the prerequisites.
EARNING THE DESIGNATION: Certified Peer Curriculum (CPC): Print and complete the application and return it along with non-refundable $200 application fee to the NAPPP Professional Development Committee. Make your check payable to NAPPP. Following verification and analysis by the committee of data included on the application, you will receive a certificate and be allowed to use this designation in your curriculum and marketing. Curriculum revisions after certification must be reviewed, and a $100 renewal fee is due to continue using the certification designation once revisions have been made to certified curriculum.
Return the Certified Peer Curriculum (CPC) application and fee to:
NAPPP
58 Portwest Ct.
St. Charles, MO 63303
Phone/Fax: 888.691.1088
Complete, print and submit to:
NAPPP Professional Development Committee
58 Portwest Court, St. Charles, MO 63303
NAPPP Vision: Establishing a culture of people helping people.
NAPPP Mission: The National Association of Peer Program Professionals (NAPPP), formerly National Association of Peer Programs (NAPP), equips individuals to help others by promoting standards of excellence in peer helping programs and training curricula.
PURPOSE: Recognizing the expanding role of peer programs in schools and communities and the increasing importance of professional development, the NAPPP has established a voluntary national certification program. This program identifies a certifiable level of adherence to the NAPPP Programmatic Standards. Curricula that attain these levels and complete the certification process may then claim the designation, Certified Peer Curriculum (CPC).
OBJECTIVES: Within the field of peer helping, this certification intends to certify curricula that:
Provide participants with a thorough understanding of what it means to be a peer helper
Prepare students to act as ethical helpers
Cover all major communication skills needed to be an effective helper
Include training lessons constructed effectively
Help youth to better understand other's behavior
Exemplify methodological "best practices"
BASIC ELIGIBILITY: Peer curricula which satisfy the following prerequisites may apply:
Application must be completed by a member in good standing of NAPPP.
COMPLETION OF THE APPLICATION:
Application must include a pledge in writing to adhere to the NAPPP Programmatic Standards and Code of Ethics.
Note: Peer curricula which, due to some extenuating circumstances, do not satisfy all of the prerequisites, may request an exemption in writing from the Certification Committee. Such an appeal in writing must accompany the application form. Each appeal will be reviewed on its own merit, but it also should be understood that an appeal does not guarantee a waiver of the prerequisites.
EARNING THE DESIGNATION: Certified Peer Curriculum (CPC): Print and complete the application and return it along with non-refundable $200 application fee to the NAPPP Professional Development Committee. Make your check payable to NAPPP. Following verification and analysis by the committee of data included on the application, you will receive a certificate and be allowed to use this designation in your curriculum and marketing. Curriculum revisions after certification must be reviewed, and a $100 renewal fee is due to continue using the certification designation once revisions have been made to certified curriculum.
Return the Certified Peer Curriculum (CPC) application and fee to:
NAPPP
58 Portwest Ct.
St. Charles, MO 63303
Phone/Fax: 888.691.1088
NAPPP Certified Trainer Consultant
Note: Please copy the
application below and paste it into a word document on your
computer.
Complete, print and submit to:
NAPPP
Professional Development Committee
58 Portwest Court, St.
Charles, MO 63303
NAPPP Vision: Establishing a culture of people helping people.
NAPPP
Mission: The National Association of Peer Program Professionals (NAPPP), formerly National Association of Peer Programs (NAPP), equips
individuals to help others by promoting standards of excellence in peer helping programs and training curricula.
Purpose:
Recognizing the expanding role of the peer programs in schools and communities and the increasing importance of
professional development, NAPPP has established a voluntary national Certified Trainer/Consultant designation.
The designation identifies a certifiable level of adherence to the NAPPP Programmatic Standards and Ethics as well as experience in training adults and youth around peer programs. Individuals that complete the application below, complete the process of
certification, agree to an NAPPP MOU will be designated as an NAPPP Trainer/Consultant. The individual will be featured on the NAPPP website and in the newsletter. He/she will also receive an opportunity to represent NAPPP in training and consulting activities.
Objectives:
1. To promote professional standards, practices and ethics.
2. To acknowledge a level of educational training essential for effective peer program administration/training/evaluation.
3. To foster professional contributions to the field.
4. To maximize the benefits received by the peer program community from the visibility and credibility provided by the Certified Trainer/Consultant
Eligibility:
1. Current member of NAPPP
2. Earned designation of CPPE
3. Has conducted training to adults and youth in the peer program field
4. Three references
5. Must send samples of Training agenda for full day or more and training sample
application below and paste it into a word document on your
computer.
Complete, print and submit to:
NAPPP
Professional Development Committee
58 Portwest Court, St.
Charles, MO 63303
NAPPP Vision: Establishing a culture of people helping people.
NAPPP
Mission: The National Association of Peer Program Professionals (NAPPP), formerly National Association of Peer Programs (NAPP), equips
individuals to help others by promoting standards of excellence in peer helping programs and training curricula.
Purpose:
Recognizing the expanding role of the peer programs in schools and communities and the increasing importance of
professional development, NAPPP has established a voluntary national Certified Trainer/Consultant designation.
The designation identifies a certifiable level of adherence to the NAPPP Programmatic Standards and Ethics as well as experience in training adults and youth around peer programs. Individuals that complete the application below, complete the process of
certification, agree to an NAPPP MOU will be designated as an NAPPP Trainer/Consultant. The individual will be featured on the NAPPP website and in the newsletter. He/she will also receive an opportunity to represent NAPPP in training and consulting activities.
Objectives:
1. To promote professional standards, practices and ethics.
2. To acknowledge a level of educational training essential for effective peer program administration/training/evaluation.
3. To foster professional contributions to the field.
4. To maximize the benefits received by the peer program community from the visibility and credibility provided by the Certified Trainer/Consultant
Eligibility:
1. Current member of NAPPP
2. Earned designation of CPPE
3. Has conducted training to adults and youth in the peer program field
4. Three references
5. Must send samples of Training agenda for full day or more and training sample
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Certified Consultant
Description of training:
The CTC training is designed for individuals who would like to become a consultant
to organization’s interested in developing and implementing peer programming on a
variety of levels and service delivery options. Participants will enhance their basic philosophical tenets and history of peer helping; how to assist someone in program organization; staffing, participant recruitment; as well as basic principles of program evaluation. This two day (total of 14-16 hours) training will feature interactive
experiential formats, structured role playing and a wealth of information.
Suggested Background to take training: “Training of Peer Helpers” and/or
experience in training youth in peer programs and peer program professionals.
This training will help participants to apply for a Certified Peer Program
Trainer/Consultant designation.
CEU’s provided through Social Work, CHES, and Addictions Professionals.
Goals:
The goals of this two-day (14-16 hours) training are:
1. Review and enhance participants with the structure and functioning of peer programming.
2. Learn consultant skills in reference to peer programming following the
NAPPP Programmatic Standards and Ethics.
3. Allow participants an opportunity to enhance knowledge and skills in peer programming so as to be a consultant and/or resource to schools, organizations
or individuals interested in implementing peer programs.
4. Provide a networking opportunity with other individuals interested or involved
with peer helping
Description of training:
The CTC training is designed for individuals who would like to become a consultant
to organization’s interested in developing and implementing peer programming on a
variety of levels and service delivery options. Participants will enhance their basic philosophical tenets and history of peer helping; how to assist someone in program organization; staffing, participant recruitment; as well as basic principles of program evaluation. This two day (total of 14-16 hours) training will feature interactive
experiential formats, structured role playing and a wealth of information.
Suggested Background to take training: “Training of Peer Helpers” and/or
experience in training youth in peer programs and peer program professionals.
This training will help participants to apply for a Certified Peer Program
Trainer/Consultant designation.
CEU’s provided through Social Work, CHES, and Addictions Professionals.
Goals:
The goals of this two-day (14-16 hours) training are:
1. Review and enhance participants with the structure and functioning of peer programming.
2. Learn consultant skills in reference to peer programming following the
NAPPP Programmatic Standards and Ethics.
3. Allow participants an opportunity to enhance knowledge and skills in peer programming so as to be a consultant and/or resource to schools, organizations
or individuals interested in implementing peer programs.
4. Provide a networking opportunity with other individuals interested or involved
with peer helping
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