Certified Recovery Peer Advocate
- Exam
- Not reported
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
The primary function of a Certified Recovery Peer Advocate is facilitating outreach with individuals currently in a program or considering treatment. Utilizing their recovery expertise, professional training and lived experience, peers boost individuals’ engagement in treatment and commitment to recovery. CPRAs also connect patients to community-based recovery supports consistent with treatment, recovery, and discharge plans.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Certification
- Certification required
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
- Physical requirement
- No physical requirements
Issuing body
- Division
- Credentialing Unit
- Board
- NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
- Address
- 1450 Western Avenue Albany, NY 12203
- Phone
- (518) 402-2845
- Agency website
- https://www.oasas.ny.gov/
- Last updated
- February 14, 2023
Occupations (O*NET)
- Certified Recovery Peer Advocate 21-1094.00
Source and verification
This record is New York's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services — see the issuing body section above.
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