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:
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 |
3/1/2023 |
Collegiate Recovery: Fostering Recovery-Supportive College Campuses |
Virtual |
3/8/2023-
3/9/2023 |
NAADAC 2023 Advocacy in Action Conference & Hill Day |
Virtual |
3/9/2023 |
Trauma-Informed Practices Webinar |
Virtual |
3/10/2023 |
Lunch & Learn Speaker Series: Taking Care of our Own-911 for 1st Responders |
Rosecrance
422 Tracy Court
Crystal Lake, IL 60014 |
3/13/2023 |
Understanding and Treatment of Gambling Disorder as an Addictive Disorder |
Virtual |
3/15/2023 |
Cultural Considerations for 12-Step Recovery Programs |
Virtual |
3/15/2023 |
Cultural Considerations for 12-Step Recovery Programs |
Virtual |
3/16/2023 |
Exploring Multiple Pathways to Recovery |
Zoom Webinar |
3/16/2023
4/13/2023
5/11/2023
6/8/2023 |
A Trauma Informed Approach |
Virtual |
3/17/2023 |
Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Co-occurring Disorders & SUD, Part 5: The Window Opens Before Age 12 - ADHD and SUD |
Virtual |
3/21/2023 |
RURAL PEER SUPPORT LEARNING COMMUNITY |
Virtual |
3/23/2023 |
Recovery & Empowerment Statewide Call |
Telephone |
3/23/2023 |
Seminar Series for Neurodiversity: Treating Sleep Issues |
Zoom Webinar |
3/29/2023 |
Current Scientific Evidence About Mutual Help Groups |
Virtual |
3/29/2023-3/30/2023 |
Third Annual HOPE Summit: Practicing HOPE |
Virtual |
3/31/2023 |
Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Co-occurring Disorders & SUD, Part 6: Mood, Anxiety Disorders, and Their Co-Occurrence with Substance Use Disorders |
Virtual |
4/4/2023 |
Ethics & Cultural Competence Webinar |
Virtual |
4/6/2023 |
CRSS Supervisor Training |
WebEx |
4/12/2023 |
Current Trends in Nicotine, THC, and Vaping |
Virtual |
4/14/2023 |
Lunch & Learn Speaker Series-Champions of Hope |
Rosecrance
422 Tracy Court Crystal Lake, IL 60014 |
4/19/2023 |
Trauma-Informed Care for Opioid Treatment |
Virtual |
4/20/2023 |
Developing Skills as Professionals |
Zoom Webinar |
4/27/2023 |
Peer Recovery Support Series, Part 3: Inclusive Outreach for Beginners - How to Create More Diverse Spaces in the Recovery Community |
Virtual |
5/10/2023 |
Diagnosis and Treatment of Gaming Use Disorder |
Virtual |
5/18/2023 |
Understanding and Supporting Mental Health Experiences |
Virtual |
5/19/2023 |
Lunch & Learn: Digging Deeper: Clinical Diagnosis in Practice for Children, Adolescents, and Adults |
Rosecrance
422 Tracy Court
Crystal Lake, IL 60014 |
5/24/2023 |
A Fire Within: Working With the Rage of Trauma and Oppression |
Virtual |
5/25/2023 |
Peer Recovery Support Series, Part 4: Peer Supervision: Peer Supervision - Leadership and Lived Experience |
Virtual |
5/25/2023 |
Recovery & Empowerment Statewide Call |
Telephone |
6/7/2023 |
Inviting in LGBTQiA2S+ Folx Through Expressive Arts Therapies |
Virtual |
6/15/2023 |
Supporting People Navigating "Crisis" |
Virtual |
6/26/2023 |
CRSS Competency Training Session 1: Option 1: 9a-12p |
WebEx |
6/28/2023 |
Embracing Recovery-Oriented Harm Reduction in Medication Assisted Treatment |
Virtual |
6/28/2023 |
CRSS Competency Training Session 1: Option 2: 1p-4p |
WebEx |
6/29/2023 |
Peer Recovery Support Series, Part 5:Peer Support via Telehealth Platforms |
Virtual |
6/30/2023 |
CRSS Competency Training Session 1: Option 3: 9a-12p |
WebEx |
7/10/2023 |
CRSS Competency Training Session 2: Option 1: 9a-12p |
WebEx |
7/12/2023 |
CRSS Competency Training Session 2: Option 2: 1p-4p |
WebEx |
7/12/2023 |
Health, Wellness, and Balance |
Virtual |
7/13/2023 |
CRSS Supervisor Training |
WebEx |
7/14/2023 |
CRSS Competency Training Session 2: Option 3: 9a-12p |
WebEx |
7/24/2023 |
CRSS Competency Training Session 3: Option 1: 9a-12p |
WebEx |
7/26/2023 |
CRSS Competency Training Session 3: Option 2: 1p-4p |
WebEx |
7/26/2023 |
Improving Treatment Outcomes for People With Cognitive Impairment |
Virtual |
7/27/2023 |
Peer Recovery Support Series, Part 6: Professional Development Peers - Progress, Not Peerfection, |
Virtual |
7/27/2023 |
Recovery & Empowerment Statewide Call |
Telephone |
7/28/2023 |
CRSS Competency Training Session 3: Option 3: 9a-12p |
WebEx |
8/7/2023 |
CRSS Competency Training Session 4: Option 1: 9a-12p |
WebEx |
8/9/2023 |
CRSS Competency Training Session 4: Option 2: 1p-4p |
WebEx |
8/11/2023 |
CRSS Competency Training Session 4: Option 3: 9a-12p |
WebEx |
8/21/2023 |
CRSS Competency Training Session 5: Option 1: 9a-12p |
WebEx |
8/23/2023 |
CRSS Competency Training Session 5: Option 2: 1p-4p |
WebEx |
8/23/2023 |
Professional Perspectives of Cultural Awareness and Humility Revisited |
Virtual |
8/25/2023 |
CRSS Competency Training Session 5: Option 3: 9a-12p |
WebEx |
8/28/2023 |
CRSS Competency Training Session 6: Option 1: 9a-12p |
WebEx |
8/30/2023 |
CRSS Competency Training Session 6: Option 2: 1p-4p |
WebEx |
8/31/2023 |
Storytelling for Recovery Professionals: Exploring Culture and Impact |
Virtual |
9/1/2023 |
CRSS Competency Training Session 6: Option 3: 9a-12p |
WebEx |
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 |
10/12/2023 |
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 |
11/15/2023 |
Sustainable Integrated Care Through Community Partnerships |
Virtual |
11/30/2023 |
The ABCs of Problem Solving for Peer Specialists |
Virtual |
12/6/2023 |
The Art of Pushing and Pulling Through the Stages of Change |
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
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