CPRP Exam Preparation & Primer Online

This is a self-paced, self-directed course intended to help individuals prepare to sit for the CPRP certification exam. The course is divided into multiple modules or sections, each focused on a core competency of psychiatric rehabilitation and recovery-oriented services.

Cost:

$295 (PRA Members) / $415 (Nonmembers)

Course Modules/Sections:

1. Welcome and Introduction to the Course

2. History and overview of the PRA Certification Exam and Test Plan

3. Core Values and Principles of Psychiatric Rehabilitation

4. Domain I: Interpersonal Competencies

5. Domain II: Professional Role Competencies

6. Domain III: Community Integration

7. Domain IV: Assessment, Planning and Outcomes,

8. Domain V: Strategies for Supporting Recovery

9. Domain VI: Systems Competencies

10. Domain VII: Supporting Health and Wellness

11. Study Skills and Review

12. CPRP Practice Test (requires additional purchase)

Instructor: Anne Sullivan-Soydan, ScD, CPRP

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy | Boston University

Dr. Sullivan-Soydan teaches in BU Sargent College’s core curriculum and advises undergraduates in Health Sciences. She developed and teaches the online courses and conference institutes for CPRP preparation for the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association. She is a member of the PRA Academy of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Recovery and on the board of directors of MassPRA.  As the co-chair of the Training and Education committee of the MassPRA chapter, she has developed and provided several state level CPRP training sessions as well.  She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in psychiatric rehabilitation at the School of Health Related Professions at Rutgers University where she is currently working on research to improve career development outcomes for transition age young adults with psychiatric conditions.

Dr. Sullivan-Soydan has provided extensive training and technical assistance in the area of psychiatric disabilities in the college population, and is the author and editor of several publications, book chapters, and an edited textbook in supported education. She has completed a post-doctoral fellowship for NIDRR, conducting research in the area of campus mental health as a Mary Switzer award recipient. She is also a founding member and officer of the national Consortium for Psychiatric Rehabilitation Educators group, committed to best practices in teaching mental health. She recently won the national LeRoy Spaniol Educator’s award, granted by the International Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association, in recognition for “outstanding contributions toward educating and mentoring a new generation of leaders.”