Heartland To Add Peer Recovery Support Certification
Heartland Community College in Normal, Illinois, about 130 miles southwest of Chicago, is adding a certification program with an eye on the area’s growing need for mental health support professionals. The District 540 Board of Trustees has approved the adoption of a 7 credit-hour Peer Recovery Support Specialist microcertificate program. The new certificate programs will allow students to advance into the workplace directly from Heartland.
The program is being developed in collaboration with Chestnut Health Systems in response to a projected need for certification programs to ensure enough staff in substance abuse, behavioral disorder and mental health. Peer . . .