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Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS)
Minimum Requirements for Certification
The following chart details the minimum requirements for board certification based on work experience, supervised practical experience, and training/education:
Board
Certification
Level
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Degree
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Hours of
Training/
Education
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Supervised
Practical
Experience
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Work
Experience
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Required
Examination
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CRSS
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High School Or GED
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100 clock hours
40 hours*
CRSS Specific
6 hours
Professional Ethics and Responsibility
54 hours
Core Functions
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100 clock hours of supervision received in the CRSS Domains
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2000 hours
(One Year)
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Successful score on the CRSS Written Examination
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*Minimum of 10 hours in each of the domains
Degree Requirement
- Must be documented to meet the criteria for board certification.
- The applicant for CRSS must have a High School Diploma, GED, or higher degree.
Training / Education
- The applicant for CRSS must document a minimum of 100 clock hours of education.
- Sources of education are the Illinois Recovery Support Specialist Training Program, Wellness Recovery Action Plan orientation/seminar/courses, PRCP college courses, seminars, conferences, in-service, lectures
- One college semester hour equals 15 clock hours
- One college quarter hour equals 10 clock hours
- One college trimester hour equals 12 clock hours.
Supervised Practical Experience
- In order to meet the experience requirements for the CRSS, the applicant must submit a completed Supervisor Evaluation Form from a work/volunteer/internship experience, which was maintained for at least one year.
- The supervision must be documented. The supervisor does not need to be ICB certified.
- Supervision is broadly defined as in the SAMHSA Technical Assistance Publication Number 21 (TAP 21). TAP 21 defines supervision/clinical supervision as the administrative, clinical and evaluative process of monitoring, assessing and enhancing counselor performance.
- The applicant must submit verified documentation of supervision covering the CRSS four Performance Domains.
- Supervision includes the hours the individual spends being observed, either directly or indirectly (audio/video tapes, chart review, etc.) performing these services, time spent discussing topics related to the CRSS role and responsibilities in staff meetings, or time spent with a designated supervisor discussing the CRSS professional's work performance.
- Realizing that supervision may take place in a variety of settings and have many faces, ICB has determined not to place limiting criteria on either the areas of supervision, or qualifications of a supervisor.
Supervised Work Experience
Work experience is defined as paid, supervised employment or volunteer work in a position where an applicant spends at least 51% of his or her time providing mental health recovery support services. A supervised/internship experience that is part of a process approved by ICB may also be utilized. Applicants minimally must have primary responsibility for providing recovery support services to an individual and/or group, preparing recovery plans, documenting client's progress and be clinically supervised by an individual who is knowledgeable in the Recovery Support Performance Domains.
A non-resident of Illinois pursuing a credential as a Mental Health CRSS is eligible for ICB Certification, if at least 51% of the applicant's work experience in the last 90 days prior to application was performed in an Illinois MH setting.
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