PRA Issues CPRP Certification to Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioners

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PRA Issues CPRP Certification to Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioners

90 Psychiatric Rehabilitation Professionals Earn Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner Designation


(McLean, VA, May 16, 2014) – The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (PRA) welcomes 90 new psychiatric rehabilitation professionals who passed the Spring 2014 Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP) designation to a group of distinguished leaders in the psychiatric rehabilitation field. 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 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,” said Diane Brewer, MS, LPCC, CRC, CPRP, chair of the Certification Commission and ex-officio member of the PRA Board of Directors. “This year, 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 Recovery Workforce Summit: PRA Annual Conference. Many state and local chapters of PRA also offer educational opportunities for CPRPs and CPRP exam candidates.”

Seventy-three percent of the 123 candidates who took the Spring 2014 exam passed. The high scored achieved on this administration was 89%, and candidates spanned the United States and Nigeria. 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.


The next CPRP exam will use the new CPRP blueprint and will begin on June 28 and closes on July 11, 2014. PRA looks forward to welcoming a new class of CPRPs in August.


PRA issued the Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner designation to 90 candidates who passed the Spring 2014 exam.



  • Boniface Ahaneku – Thornton, CO
  • Jordan Ashworth – Idaho Falls, ID  

  • Zarissa Ayres – Woodbridge, VA  

  • Beverly Bennion – Boise, ID  

  • Lance Brittan – Norman, OK  

  • Diana Brown-Bias – Secane, PA

  • Jessica Brunelle – Middleboro, MA  

  • Nathan Buchanan – Philadelphia, PA

  • LaToya Campbell – Wyncote, PA

  • Brianna Circle – Waterford, PA

  • Catherine Clayton – Athens, GA

  • Natalie Contento – Estell Manor, NJ 

  • Ann Cooper – Nashville, TN 

  • Sharon Cosby – Conyers, GA

  • David Delawder – Tucson, AZ  

  • DiAnn Delp – Brockway, PA  

  • Margaret Dixon – Philadelphia, PA  

  • Rebecca Dryden – Nashville, TN  

  • Travis Elmore – Boise, ID 

  • Phillip Francis – Norman, OK 

  • Rebecca Friedel – Northglenn, CO

  • Lindsay Fuqua – Hyannis, MA 

  • Patti Furr – Twin Falls, ID

  • Gwendolyn Gause – Boise, ID

  • Shannon Gillespie – Baltimore, MD 

  • Lois Grace-Gecsey – Marlboro, NJ 

  • Barbara Harka – Bethlehem, PA 

  • Sandra Harrington – Modesto, CA  

  • Nancy Hmieleski – Perth Amboy, NJ  

  • Gretchen Hockensmith – Greensburg, PA

  • Donna Hoppey – Hazelton, PA

  • Elizabeth Iampieri – Owings Mills, MD 

  • Michelle Jaggi – Erie, PA  

  • Natania Jarrad – Athens, GA

  • Rachel Jaworski – Atco, NJ

  • Suen Jeffery – Nashville, TN

  • Ilea Johnson – Takoma Park, MD  

  • Kaylin Johnston – Brighton, MA 

  • Shasha Jones – Philadelphia , PA

  • Amanda Kaiser – Fairview, TN  

  • Chelsea King –  Madison, TN  

  • Era Levy – Pauls Valley, OK

  • Debra Liberto – Pittsburgh, PA  

  • Anne Logan – Haverhill, MA  

  • Morgan Machledt – Philadelphia, PA  

  • Ijuana McCain – Covington, GA  

  • Leslie McFadden – Meadville, PA

  • Daniel McIsaac – Idaho Falls, ID  

  • Kristin McKeeman – Danville, NH

  • Jaclyn Mendyk – Moonachie, NJ 

  • Amanda Merry – Amesbury, MA

  • Angela Miller – Boise, ID 

  • Lisa Morganstern – Fort Myers, FL  

  • Heather Moss – Perkins, OK  

  • Judith Myers – Reisterstown, MD

  • Dana Newcomer – Central City, PA  

  • Linda Osuigwe – Philadelphia, PA

  • Jillian Park – Mill Hall, PA

  • Dahyana Paul – Norwood, MA  

  • Karlie Pein – Boise, ID

  • Gary Perch – Mifflinville, PA  

  • Amanda Petrie – Derry, NH

  • Sarah Pitts – Savannah, GA  

  • Erin Plonk – Wheat Ridge, CO

  • Donna Price – Tonkawa, OK  

  • Michelle Rampulla – Harleysville, PA  

  • Emily Rawson – Philadelphia, PA

  • Adrienne Robinson – Philadelphia, PA  

  • Jennifer Scholl – Reading, PA

  • Benjamin Scholl – Bloomsburg, PA

  • Leanne Schwartz – Boise, ID  

  • EnaMaria Scott-Vegas – Baltimore, MD

  • Briana Severine – Denver, CO  

  • Sylvia Sherry – Crumpton, MD  

  • Simone Short – Nashua, NH

  • Brandy Simison – Spokane Valley, WA  

  • Tonya Sired – Ringgold, GA

  • Jeffrey Slaughenhaupt, Jr. – St. Marys, PA  

  • Bert Smith – Atlanta, GA

  • Christina Staccone – Cogan Station, PA

  • Jennifer Stine – Breinigsville, PA

  • Amy Strohman – Roseville, MN  

  • Quiana Sydnor – Atlanta, GA

  • Shahn Taylor – Highlands Ranch, CO

  • Kelly Uhland – Galloway, NJ

  • Renee Van Bueren – Drexel Hill, PA  

  • Randy Walker – Eevanston, IL

  • Markella Whetzel – Silver Spring, MD  

  • James Williams – Saegertown, PA  

  • Chad Wisler – Quakertown, PA