The Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) is a credential for those who provide mental health or co-occurring mental illness and substance use recovery support to others. A person with the CRSS credential uses unique insights gained through personal recovery experience.

The CRSS credential assures competence in advocacy, professional responsibility, mentoring, and recovery support. Persons with the CRSS credential are employed specifically to use their personal recovery experiences to facilitate and support the recoveries of others and to help shape systems of care.

Persons with their CRSS infuse their work environments with hope and empowerment, and improve opportunities for others to:

• Develop hope for recovery
• Increase problem solving skills
• Develop natural support networks
• Participate fully in life in the community

CRSS Provider Workbook

Illinois Model for Mental Health Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS)

CRSS Application

CRSS Study Guide

Frequently Asked Questions

CRSS CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEUs)

Date	Event	Location
Ongoing	Mental Health First Aid	In person & Virtual
Ongoing	Health e Knowledge Online Modules	Virtual
Multiple Options	2023 CRSS/CPRS Competency Training	Webex
8/30/2023	CRSS Competency Training Session 6:  Option 2: 1p-4p	WebEx
8/31/2023	Peer Recovery Support Series, Part 7: Storytelling for Recovery Professionals	Virtual
9/1/2023	CRSS Competency Training Session 6:  Option 3: 9a-12p	WebEx
9/6/2023-9/8/2023	2023 IABH CONFERENCE	Oak Brook, IL
9/8/2023	MCHENRY COUNTY SUICIDE PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY CONFERENCE	Crystal Lake, IL
9/11/2023	NAADAC Mid-Central Regional Caucus Meeting 2023	Virtual
9/12/2023	Dupage Veteran’s Suicide Prevention Coalition Seminar	Wheaton, IL
9/13/2023	Recovery Capital: Assets, Not Abstinence	Virtual
9/21/2023	Peer Recovery Support Series, Part 8: Ethics, Confidentiality, and Boundaries in Peer Recovery	Virtual
9/28/2023	Recovery & Empowerment Statewide Call	Telephone
10/6/2023-10/12/2023	NAADAC 2023 Annual Conference	Denver, CO
10/12/2023	CRSS Supervisor Training	WebEx
10/25/2023	Rewiring Your Life	Virtual
10/26/2023	Peer Recovery Support Series, Part 9: Supporting Recovery - Who’s Who at the Zoo?	Virtual
11/1/2023	Skills for Problem Gambling Integration	Virtual
11/3/2023-11/4/2023	Relational Trauma Repair (RTR) Sociometrics Certificate	Virtual
11/15/2023	Sustainable Integrated Care Through Community Partnerships	Virtual
11/30/2023	The ABCs of Problem Solving for Peer Specialists	Virtual
11/30/2023-12/1/2023	VIRTUAL TWO-DAY SAP INITIAL QUALIFICATION	Virtual
12/6/2023	The Art of Pushing and Pulling Through the Stages of Change	Virtual
12/7/2023-12/8/2023	Virtual CRR Two-Day Training	Virtual
12/13/2023	The Science of Shame and Why It Matters: Awareness for Supervisors and Practitioners	Virtual

Additional opportunities to obtain continuing education units (CEUs) may be available through the Illinois Certification Board

Employing Persons wih the CRSS Credential [Brochure]

Minimum Competency Standards for CRSS Professionals

Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) Credential Process

Recovery Through An Integrated Workforce

Effectiveness of Peer Support in Reducing Multiple Psychiatric Hospitalizations

Recovery Support Services Resource Handbook

Financing Recovery Support Services

EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF CRSS PROFESSIONALS
(Provider Training Series)

• 02/28/12 —Effective Utilization of CRSS Professionals Part 4 of 4: Program Sustainability
  • View: Part 4 (PDF File)
  • Listen: Part 4 (Audio) mp3 
• 01/17/12 — Effective Utilization of CRSS Professionals-Part 3 of 4:  Professional Training
  • View: Part 3 (PDF File)
  • Listen: Part 3 (Audio) mp3 
• 12/06/11 — Effective Utilization of CRSS Professionals-Part 2 of 4: Complex Relationships
  • View: Part 2 (PDF File)
  • Listen: Part 2 (Audio) mp3 
• 10/25/11 — Effective Utilization of CRSS Professionals-Part 1 of 4: Preparation and Planning
  • View: Part 1 (PDF File)
  • Listen: Part 1 (Audio) mp3

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