General Provider Communication

Subject: Peer Support Employment Training Program Information for Implementing Provider Manual 9.2

Action: Please remember Peer/Recovery Support Specialist Recertification must be completed by July 1, 2013

 

Dear Providers,

 

As previously communicated, the policy implementation outlined in the ADHS/DBHS Provider Manual (PM) Section 9.2 states that all persons who previously have been trained and certified as peer/recovery support specialists in the state of Arizona must now become recertified by passing a competency exam by Monday, July 1, 2013. The test will also be used for persons previously certified who wish to re-enter the workforce at a later date, as well as those certified by agencies in other states. Please remember recertification is the responsibility of the individual and/or the provider.

 

To better assist our providers with the recertification process, Magellan would like to share a list of approved Peer Support Employment Training Programs for peer/recovery support specialists needing to become recertified:

 

Lifewell

Lydia L'Esperance, Clinical Director Rehab Services

(602) 599-5446

LLEsperance@Lifewell.us

 

MARC Community Resources

Cheryl Anderson, Director of Recovery Support Services

(602) 550-0158

Cheryl.Anderson@Marccr.com

 

Arnaldo Maldonado, Chief of Education and Training

Recovery Empowerment Network

(602) 248-0368

RST@RENAZ.org

 

Recovery Opportunity Center

Terrence Smithers, Director of Facilitation and Learning

(602) 650-1212

Terrence.Smithers@RecoveryOpportunityCenter.com

 

Visions of Hope Arizona, Inc.

Gita Enders, Training Manager

(480) 994-4866

Gita.Enders@HopeAZ.org

If you have questions, please contact Trish Bleth, director of office of individual and family affairs for Magellan Health Services of Arizona, at (602) 572-8348 or TABleth@MagellanHealth.com.

Thank you.

 

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