PRA Issues Designation to New Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioners

The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (PRA) is pleased to announce that it awarded the Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP) designation to 79 psychiatric rehabilitation professionals who passed the Spring 2013 exam. PRA welcomes the 79 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-eight percent of the 101 candidates who took the Spring 2013 exam passed, with an average passing score of 81% and the highest score achieved was 94%. The candidates represented 15 states and 1 territory, 72% were PRA members, and 85% held a BA/BS or higher. 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, including webinars, instructor-led online courses, independent trainings, 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 thrilled with the success candidates achieved on the Spring 2013 exam,” said Diane Brewer, MS, LPCC, CRC, CPRP, president of the Certification Commission and ex-officio member of the PRA Board of Directors. “The Commission is proud to offer the CPRP designation as a means to further PRA’s mission to grow and train a qualified recovery workforce.”

Through the CPRP designation, PRA advances the psych rehab field and increases cooperation between like-minded organizations and professions, and provides a means to establish and enforce an ethical code. 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 79 professionals who recently earned the CPRP designation. The Summer 2013 CPRP exam began on July 6 and runs until July 20. PRA looks forward to welcoming a new class of CPRPs this fall.

PRA issued the Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner designation to 79 candidates who passed the Spring 2013 exam:

• Marcel Ames, CPRP, The Village Children and Family Services, Richmond, VA

• Melissa Barron, CPRP, Bedford/Somerset MH/MR, Somerset, PA

• Jill Beaudry, CPRP, Mental Health Center of Denver, Denver, CO

• Lenora Bennefield, MA, CPRP, JEVS/PRS, Philadelphia, PA

• Kimberly Bennett, CPRP, Pineland MHMRSA, CSB, Baxley, GA

• Gayla Blankenship, CPRP, Camas Professional Counseling, Grangeville, ID

• Ashley Blum, CPRP, Park Center South, Nashville, TN

• Stephen Bowers, CPRP, Community Services Group, Lancaster, PA

• Stephanie Camille, CPRP, Advocates, Inc., WestBorough, MA

• Saverio Coletta, MS, CPRP, Empowering Minds Resource Center, Baltimore, MD

• Lee Corrales, CPRP, Pineland MHMRSA CSB, Baxley, GA

• Anthony Damiano, MA, CPRP, Mental Health America of Los Angeles, Lakewood, CA

• Louis Dawson, CPRP, Mental Health America of Los Angeles, Long Beach, CA

• Tina Derienzo, CPRP, Mental Health America of Los Angeles, Palmdale, CA

• Danielle Dulan, CPRP, Mental Health America of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

• Jared Dyson, CPRP, Mental Health America of Los Angeles, Lancaster, CA

• Yolandie Els, CPRP, Mental Health America of Los Angeles, Long Beach, CA

• Joseph Ely, CPRP, Mental Health America of Los Angeles, Palmdale, CA

• Carrie Endicott, MA, CPRP, Eliot Community Human Services, Bedford, MA

• Denise Espinoza, CPRP, Mental Health America of Los Angeles, Whittier, CA

• Kristina Esquivel, CPRP, Mental Health America of Los Angeles, Long Beach, CA

• Lisa Finnegan, MS, CPRP, Northeast Community Center for MH/MR, Philadelphia, PA

• Derek Fulker, MA, CPRP, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Malden, MA

• Taryn Fusco, CPRP, Bay Cove Human Services, Inc., Jamaica Plain, MA

• Jennifer Gardner, CPRP, Alternatives Unlimited, Inc., Worcester, MA

• Brittany George, CPRP, Key Point Health Services, Havre de Grace, MD

• Leslie Giambone, MSW, CPRP, Mental Health America of Los Angeles, Irvine, CA

• Sheree Goldberg, CPRP, Mercy Behavioral Health, Gibsonia, PA

• Rose Gustkey, CPRP, Goodwill Industries - Conemaugh Valley, Inc., Johnstown, PA

• Emily Haight, CPRP, Family Services, Inc., Montgomery Village, MD

• Shari Harding, CPRP, Alternatives Unlimited, Inc., Worcester, MA

• Laura Howell, MA, CPRP, American Work, Inc., Pooler, GA

• Tamara Hunter, CPRP, Pioneer Health Resources, Boise, ID

• Tim Huxford, CPRP, Mental Health America of Los Angeles, San Pedro, CA

• Joseph Jefferson, CPRP, Options Family & Behavior Services, Burnsville, MN

• Linda Johnson, CPRP, Emmett Counseling & Psychiatric Services, Emmett, ID

• Patrice Johnson, MSW, CPRP, Mental Health Center of Denver, ldaho Falls, CO

• Susan Johnson, CPRP, Rehabilitative Health Services, Aurora, ID

• Michelle Kahl, MA, CPRP, Service Access and Management, INC, Clarion, PA

• Chelsey Lechelt, CPRP, Human Supports of Idaho, Boise, ID

• Tiffany Leek, MS, CPRP, Park Center South, Nashville, TN

• Elsa Loera, CPRP, Mental Health America of Los Angeles, Littlerock, CA

• Justin Madaus, CPRP, Salisbury Behavioral Health, Allentown, PA

• LuWillow McDaniel, CPRP, Park Center South, Nashville, TN

• Joseph Meany, MSW, CPRP, Collaborative Support Programs Of New Jersey, Point Pleasant, NJ

• Kristen Moore, MSW, CPRP, Mental Health America of Los Angeles, Tustin, CA

• Bernadette Mueller, CPRP, PEOPLe, Inc., Highland, NY

• Emily Mungai, CPRP, Community Services Group, Lancaster, PA

• Melissanne Myers, MA, CPRP, Mercy Behavioral Health, Pittsburgh, PA

• Shonta Newson, CPRP, Pineland MHMRSA, CSB, Statesboro, GA

• Danielle Nutting, CPRP, Emmett Counseling & Psychiatric Services, Emmett, ID

• Joann Oberle, MS, CPRP, Key Point Health Services, Perry Hall, MD

• Amy Pacheco, MS, CPRP, Mental Health America of Los Angeles, Long Beach, CA

• Jaimie Parker, MA, CPRP, Glenshaw, PA

• Nicole Pashka, MS, CRC, CPRP, Chicago House and Social Service Agency, Chicago, IL

• Terri Patton, CPRP, Pearl Health Clinic, Idaho Falls, ID

• Dwan Peterson, CPRP, Pennsylvania Clubhouse Coalition, York, PA

• Gregory Piper, CPRP, Access Behavioral Health Services, Nampa, ID

• Stephanie Porch, CPRP, Community Services Group, Lewistown, PA

• Laura Post MD, CPRP, Marianas Psychiatric Services, LLC, Barrigada, GU

• Paul Primus, CPRP, Pioneer Health Resources, Boise, ID

• Sandra Provencial, CPRP, Mental Health America of Los Angeles, San Pedro, CA

• Tamanna Rahman, CPRP, Mental Health America of Los Angeles, Long Beach, CA

• Yvonne Ray, MA, CPRP, Positive Connections LLC, Twin Falls, ID

• April Raymond, MSW, CPRP, Genesis Alliance for Mental Wellness, LLC, Decatur, GA

• Kimberly Reeder, MA, CPRP, Baltimore, MD

• Angie Sherwood, CPRP, Human Supports of Idaho, Boise, ID

• Tiffany Shuff, CPRP, Mosaic Community Services, Timonium, MD

• Michelle Slusser, MA, CPRP Community Counseling Services of N.E. PA, Wilkes-Barre, PA

• Erika Sommer, CPRP, Alliance Inc., Aberdeen, MD

• Iris Staff, CPRP, Community Services Group, Pottsville, PA

• Deborah Stevens-Jones, CPRP, Chesapeake Wellness Collaborative, Baltimore, MD

• Daniela Taylor, CPRP, Park Center South, Nashville, TN

• Sabrina Testerman, CPRP, Alliance, Inc., Bel Air, MD

• Mike Uraine, CPRP, VHA Therapeutic & Supported Employment Services, Manchester, MA

• Robert Vose, MS, CPRP, Pearl Health Clinic, Idaho Falls, ID

• Rebecca Walls, MSW, CPRP, Mental Health America of Los Angeles, Costa Mesa, CA

• Daniel Wasserman, CPRP, Project Transition, Elking Park, PA

• Rebecca Zaragoza, MSW, CPRP, Mental Health America of Los Angeles, Long Beach, CA

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