(McLean, VA, September 24, 2013) – The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (PRA) is pleased to announce that it awarded the Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP) designation to 80 psychiatric rehabilitation professionals who passed the Summer 2013 exam. PRA welcomes the 80 new CPRPs to a group of distinguished leaders in the psych rehab field. The CPRP 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. PRA, the exclusive credentialing body of the CPRP designation, developed and administers the credential to advance the availability and practice of psychiatric rehabilitation. 

Seventy-four percent of the 108 candidates who took the Summer 2013 exam passed. The high scored achieved on this administration was 89%, and candidates represented 19 states and 2 provinces. The Certification Commission, on behalf of PRA, is the exclusive credentialing body of the CPRP designation and has developed and administers the certification exam to advance the availability and practice of quality psychiatric rehabilitation services. To sit for the exam, candidates must meet rigorous eligibility criteria based on level of formal education, employment experience, and continuing education. To assist in exam preparation, PRA offers a number of training opportunities through the Academy of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Recovery, including webinars, instructor-led online courses, and sessions at the PRA Annual Conference. Many state and local chapters of PRA also offer educational opportunities for CPRPs and CPRP exam candidates.

“The Certification Commission is pleased that the Academy of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Recovery, PRA will soon offer more resources to new CPRPs than ever before,” said Diane Brewer, MS, LPCC, CRC, CPRP, president of the Certification Commission and ex-officio member of the PRA Board of Directors. “Through the Academy, psychiatric rehabilitation professionals will have access to first-rate courses that make both earning maintaining the CPRP more accessible. The Commission is proud to offer the CPRP designation and supports the Academy as a means to further PRA’s mission to grow and train a qualified recovery workforce.”

Through the CPRP designation, PRA advances the psychiatric rehabilitation field, increases cooperation between like-minded organizations and professions, and provides a means to establish and enforce an ethical code of practice. The CPRP signifies the current competence of the individual to practice psychiatric rehabilitation. The exam provides avenues for psychiatric rehabilitation practitioners from a wide variety of educational backgrounds to become certified and is unique in the mental health profession – the CPRP is the only credential available to practitioners who may or may not have completed a post-secondary academic program.

Please see below for a full list of the 80 professionals who recently earned the CPRP designation. The Fall CPRP exam will begin on Novembers 2 and run through November 16. PRA looks forward to welcoming a new class of CPRPs this winter.

PRA issued the Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner designation to 80 candidates who passed the Summer 2013 exam:

• Simone Albeck, CPRP, Vinfen Corporation, West Roxbury, MA  
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• Donna Ball, CPRP, John F. Kennedy Behavioral Health Center, Yeadon, PA 


• Sarah Becker, CPRP, Supportive Living Services (Community Options Fridley), Blaine, MN 


• Maria Bell, CPRP, Resources for Human Development, Philadelphia, PA  


• Victoria Boyd, CPRP, Keystone Human Services, Camp Hill, PA  


• Lindsey Buck-Moyer, CPRP, Vinfen Corporation, Somerville, MA   


• Monika Butke, CPRP, Keystone Human Services, Dundalk, MD  


• Amanda Carlson, CPRP, Resources for Human Development, Philadelphia, PA  


• Gregory Cherry, CPRP, John F. Kennedy Behavioral Health Center, Philadelphia, PA 


• Michelle Corbin, CPRP, Irene Stacy Community Mental Health Center, Butler, PA 


• Kristin Cordero, CPRP, Access Behavioral Health, Boise, ID  


• Bernadette Croft, CPRP, Carelink Community Support Services, Thorndale, PA  


• Craig Cumber, CPRP, Human Development Center, Pocatello, ID  


• Samantha Delattre, CPRP, Community Services Group, State College, PA  


• Kelly Golden, CPRP, Community Services Group, Sunbury, PA  


• Ryan Gool, CPRP, Stairways Behavioral Health, Erie, PA  


• Elizabeth Gross, CPRP, John F. Kennedy Behavioral Health Center, Philadelphia, PA 


• Lucia, Guido, CPRP, CCHC Assertive Community Treatment Team, Ottawa, ON 


• Teri Hancock, CPRP, All Together Now, Inc., Boise, ID  


• Kaylene Hartt, CPRP, Human Supports of Idaho Inc., Caldwell, ID 


• Christopher Hausman, CPRP, John F. Kennedy Behavioral Health Center, Philadelphia, PA 


• Jason Hendrickson, CPRP, ACES Community Services, Coeur D'Alene, ID  


• Andrea Hofmeyer-Lustfield, CPRP, Prairie Community Services, Marshall, MN  


• Megan Humphreys, CPRP, View Point Health PSR, Dacula, GA  


• Laura Jesic, CPRP, NHS Human Services, Carlisle, PA  


• Dustin Jindra, CPRP, Family Services, Inc., North Bethesda, MD  


• Reginald Johnson, CPRP, COMHAR, Philadelphia, PA   


• Amanda Jones Frederick, CPRP, Northern Tier Counseling, Inc., Wtalusing, PA 


• Alexandra Kennedy, CPRP, Triple C Housing, Inc, Roselle, NJ  


• Martrice Kennedy, CPRP, John F. Kennedy Behavioral Health Center, Philadelphia, PA 


• Erin Kilpatrick, CPRP, Fellowship Health Resources, Lincoln, RI  


• Lina Kozeniewski, CPRP, Keystone Human Services, Enola, PA  


• Keirstyn Larue, CPRP, Mosaic Community Services, Baltimore, MD  


• Erica Lehman, CPRP, Mental Wellness Clinic of Coeur D’Alene, Spokane Valley, WA


• Victoria Ley, CPRP, Carelink Community Support Services, Folsom, PA  


• Christine Linkie, CPRP, Stairways Behavioral Health, Erie, PA  


• Linda Lipson, CPRP, John F. Kennedy Behavioral Health Center, Jeffersonville, PA 


• Shayla Loadholt, CPRP, American Work, Inc., Savannah, GA  


• Kristin Lonce, CPRP, Caregivers of SWP – Westmoreland Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Uniontown, PA


• Intyre Mac Ann Marie, CPRP, Community Mental Health Centre, Portage la Prairie, MB


• Corey Margason, CPRP, Eagle Crest Life Services, Coeur D'Alene, ID 


• Josefine Mazzaferri, CPRP, Horizon House, Inc, Philadelphia, PA  


• Iden McCollum, CPRP, The Campbell Center, Chappel Hill, NC  


• Sean McDonald, CPRP, Alliance Inc., Baltimore, MD   


• Cindy Moore, CPRP, Westmoreland Mobile Psych Rehab, Bradenville, PA  


• Omar Muhammad, CPRP, New Day Recovery Youth & Family Services Inc., Oklahoma City, OK


• Hannah Murphy, CPRP, John F. Kennedy Behavioral Health Center, Philadelphia, PA 


• Jessica Nonnenmocher, CPRP, John F. Kennedy Behavioral Health Center, Drexel Hill, PA


• Daniel Olsen, CPRP, John F. Kennedy Behavioral Health Center, Philadelphia, PA 


• Karen Parker, CPRP, Pioneer Health Resources, Boise, ID  


• Molly Parker, CPRP, John F. Kennedy Behavioral Health Center, Philadelphia, PA 


• Hetal Patel, CPRP, Albany Area Community Service Board, Albany, GA 


• Delores Patterson, CPRP, GRN Community Service Board, Lawrenceville, GA  


• Margaret Phipps, CPRP, John F. Kennedy Behavioral Health Center, Paoli, PA 


• Thomas Pyle, CPRP, PsychOdyssey Services, Inc., Princeton, NJ   


• Leah Richardson, CPRP, The Menninger Clinic Pearland, TX  


• Rodney Roddewig, CPRP, County of San Mateo Human Services Agency, Burlingame, CA


• Amanda Saake, CPRP, The Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies, Brooklyn, NY 


• Sharon Sandberg, CPRP, Stairways Behavioral Health, Erie, PA  


• Corita Selby, CPRP, John F. Kennedy Behavioral Health Center, Philadelphia, PA 


• Sarah Shaw, CPRP, Mental Health Center of Denver, Denver, CO 


• Adrienne Sheff-Eisenberg, CPRP, San Fernando Valley CMHC Inc, Tarzana, CA 


• Tracey Shontz, CPRP, Bedford-Somerset MH/MR, Bedford, PA   


• Bart Shur, CPRP, JEVS Human Services, Philadelphia, PA  


• Cathy Slezak-Hampton, CPRP, West Place Clubhouse, Greensburg, PA  


• Catherine Smith, CPRP, Vinfen Corporation, Candia, NH   


• Meghan Smith, CPRP, Mental Health Center of Denver, Denver, CO 


• Sharon Taha, CPRP, Daily Grace, LLC, Glen Allen, VA  


• Anna Thompson, CPRP, Human Services Center, Ellwood City, PA  


• Jill Unruh, CPRP, WES Health Systems, Philadelphia, PA  


• Wyhe Van Tyler, CPRP, Community Counseling Services, Huron, SD  


• Ryan Villagran, CPRP, Wedge Recovery Centers, Philadelphia, PA  


• Greg Walston, CPRP, San Fernando Valley CMHC Inc., Los Angeles, CA 


• William White, CPRP, Brightside for Families and Children, Chicopee, MA 


• Adam Whitney, CPRP, Vinfen Corporation, Boston, MA   


• Tina Wilkins, CPRP, Dickinson Center, Inc., Ridgeway, PA  


• Vanessa Wood, CPRP, A New Hope Social Services, Bonners Ferry, ID 


• Susan Yaksic, CPRP, Excela Health/Care Givers SW PA, Irwin, PA 


• Wendy Youngblood, CPRP, Community Partnerships of Idaho, Boise, ID  


• Dezaree Zarkowski, CPRP, Community Services Group, Sunbury, PA