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NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore

The NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) network includes over 1200 local affiliates, 50 state affiliates, plus affiliates in Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, with a growing national membership of over 220,000.

 

NAMI-Metropolitan Baltimore, Inc. is a grassroots, family-oriented support, education and advocacy organization founded in 1981. Their programs are executed mostly by volunteers, but they are one of the larger and more organizationally sophisticated affiliates in the national NAMI movement. 

For more information visit NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore | Home.

CPRP Exam Application Deadline Extended!

If you have dedicated your career to providing exceptional psychiatric rehabilitation, now is the time to join the distinguished group of more than 2,600 individuals who have obtained the professional Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP) credential. 

 

The CPRP credential is a test-based certification that fosters the growth of a qualified, ethical, and culturally-diverse psychiatric rehabilitation workforce through enforcement of a practitioner code of ethics. Our CPRPs come from a range of backgrounds and practices; some hold GEDs while others PhDs, in careers ranging from occupational therapists to peer specialists, and social workers to case workers. But no matter what, our CPRPs share a commitment to the fundamental principle that recovery from serious mental illness is possible.

College of DuPage offers online Psychiatric Rehabilitation Certificate

The Psychiatric Rehabilitation certificate at College of DuPage prepares students for entry into the mental health field as a psychiatric rehabilitation technician. These workers assess clients for program eligibility based on specific criteria, co-facilitate group interaction, help clients with medication management skills, and provide small-group and community presentations on health and safety issues concerning individuals with mental illness.

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Check out this program if you are interested in obtaining a solid foundation for an entry level position in the mental health field.