Enriching Substance Use Treatment with Certified Medi-Cal Peer Support Services

When: 09/24/2025 - 09/24/2025,
From: 9:00 AM to 11:45 AM
Location: Webex - Pre-Registration is Required!
Imparted by: Alyssa Cohen, Psy.D. SAPC’s-Clinical Standards and Training (CST) Branch
Visit: https://lacountyph.webex.com/weblink/register/rcfa86cad7496ff04f04a6127118c92a7
Description:

IMPORTANT:

The training will begin promptly at 9:00AM. Please log in 10-15 minutes prior to the training to ensure 
your audio and visual connections are working properly.

After registration you will receive an email confirmation with your own unique link to use to log into 
the training (do not share this link). The email will come from messenger@webex.com (please check 
your spam/junk email folders).

Who Should Attend:

This two-hour-forty five-minute (2:45) live virtual training is a free introductory training and is open to 
SAPC Network providers including:
• Registered and Certified Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Counselors
• LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs & Licensed Eligible (LE) AMFTs, ACSWs, APCCs
• Psychologists & Registered Psychological Associates
• Certified Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialists & Peer Support Specialists
• Licensed Vocational Nurses & Licensed Psychiatric Technicians Now offering CE’s!
• Registered Nurses & Nurse Practioners-Now offering CE’s!

Training Description:

The purpose of this virtual live training is to assist SAPC providers with increasing their understanding 
of the certified Medi-Cal Peer Support Services (CMPSS) and how these services can be utilized to 
enrich substance use treatment. The training will begin with identifying the scope, application, and 
operationalization of CMPSS within the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS). Case 
examples will be used to illustrate how providers can utilize CMPSS throughout the continuum of 
treatment, including during the engagement phase and throughout treatment. Documentation 
guidelines will be reviewed to assist participants in implementing CMPSS. 
Participants will be actively engaged throughout the presentation using polling and open discussion

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of the training, participants will be able to:
1. Identify the scope, application, and operationalization of certified Medi-Cal Peer Support 
Services within the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS). 
2. Formulate three (3) examples of how certified Medi-Cal Peer Support Services can be 
integrated into the substance use treatment continuum of care. 
3. Practice implementation of two (2) documentation guidelines when utilizing certified MediCal Peer Support Services.