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NFSTAC FAMILY PEER WORKFORCE TOOLKIT

Core Competencies for Certified Family Peer Specialists (CFPS)

The information in these resources are of high value but may not reflect the language of the National Federation of Families and NFSTAC.

There are five core competencies that embody the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) of Certified Family Peer Specialists (CFPS) and their work supporting caregivers and families. Either scroll down to view all resources or choose a core competency on the far left.

The core competencies are abbreviated as: Resiliency, Recovery, and Wellness (RR&W), Effecting Change (EC), Resources and Natural Supports (R&NS), Systems Knowledge and Navigation (SK&N), Professional Responsibilities (PR).

Please also visit our Family and Caregiver Toolkit and the NFSTAC Resource Library for more core competency related resources that you can use when working with families.

RR&W

1. Resiliency, Recovery, and Wellness (RR&W)

NFSTAC Office Hours Recording: Wellness & Resiliency: Supporting Holistic Well-Being

Wellness & Resiliency Core Competency Infographic

DBSA Wellness Tracker

SAMHSA's Working Definition of Recovery

NFSTAC Office Hours Presentation Slides: Wellness & Resiliency: Supporting Holistic Well-Being

NFSTAC Holiday Wellness Toolkit

What is WRAP?

What is Resiliency?

EC

2. Effecting Change (EC)

NFSTAC Office Hours Recording: Effecting Change: Social Justice and Advocacy for Families

Effecting Change Core Competency Infographic

Effective Advocacy - Supporting Families to Tell Their Story

An Introduction to Advocacy When Working with Families

Understanding Harm Reduction: Reducing the Risks of Substance Use

NFSTAC Office Hours Presentation Slides: Effecting Change: Social Justice and Advocacy for Families

Overview of a Family-Centered Approach and its Effectiveness

Effective Advocacy - Supporting Families to Tell Their Story (Journal)

Partnership for America's Children - Empowering State and Local Child Advocates Across America

NFSTAC Family Driven Language Infographic

R&NS

3. Resources and Natural Supports (R&NS)

NFSTAC Office Hours Recording: Person-Centered Resources and Natural Supports - Strengths-Based Relationship Building

Resources and Natural Supports Core Competency Infographic

Person-Centered Planning and Natural Supports

A Visioning Tool When Working with Families

Explaining a Comprehensive Resource Model Therapy Program (CRM)

Person-Centered Recovery Planning - Part 2

Guiding Principals of Family-Driven Care

A Guide When Working with Families on Information Sharing at a Meeting

National Children's Mental Health Resources by State

Supporting a Family with a Child Over the Age of 18

SAFE Treatment and Family Support Locator

List of Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Services Found in the Social Security Act

NFSTAC Office Hours Presentation Slides: Person-Centered Resources and Natural Supports - Strengths-Based Relationship Building

Heart and Soul of Person-Centered Planning Video

Goal Attaining: Planning and Tracking Success When Working with Families

A Tool to Identify the Family's Natural Supports

Person-Centered Recovery Planning - Part 1

The Definition of Family-Driven Care

Family Peer Support for Families, Parents and Caregivers in Mental Health and/or Substance Use Across the Lifespan

A Template for Information Sharing at a Meeting When Working with Families

Education - Where to Find the Parent Information Center in Your State

Brochures and Fact Sheets from the National Institute of Mental Health

Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment

SK&N

4. Systems Knowledge and Navigation (SK&N)

NFSTAC Office Hours Recording: Systems Knowledge and Navigation

NFSTAC Office Hours Recording: Navigating Systems with Transition Age & Adult Children - Special Edition

Systems Knowledge and Navigation Core Competency Infographic

On the Ground - Collaboration to Support Family-Centered Practices at the County and State Level

Focus on the Family: Using Person and Family Centered Care for Mental Health

SAMHSA's Find Treatment Tool

Harm Reduction: Reducing the Risks of Substance Use

NFSTAC Office Hours Presentation Slides: Systems Knowledge and Navigation

NFSTAC Office Hours Presentation Slides: Systems with Transition Age & Adult Children - Special Edition

On the Ground - Implementing a Family Centered Approach

Family Engagement in Systems

Parents’ Medication Guides When Working with Families

Parent and Caregiver Resources When Working with Families

Parity Track

PR

5. Professional Responsibilities (PR)

NFSTAC Office Hours Recording: Professional Responsibilities - Cultural Congruence

NFSTAC Office Hours Recording: Professional Responsibilities - Confidentiality, Boundaries, and Ethics

Professional Responsibilities Core Competency Infographic

NFSTAC Office Hours Presentation Slides: Peer Drift - Family Peers' Autonomy

Tips for Recognizing a Person-Centered Process

What Families Say They Want

Going forward with CGT 5 essential Questions

Best Practices in Navigating HIPAA

6 Tips in Cultural Congruency Competency When Working with Families

What is Cultural Competence?

Cultural Respect Guide

LGBTQ+ Trauma-Informed Care Infographic

Social Justice in Mental Health and Substance Use

Understanding Moral Injury and the impact in Supporting Families

Presentation Slides

NFSTAC Office Hours Presentation Slides: Professional Responsibilities - Cultural Congruence

NFSTAC Office Hours Presentation Slides: Professional Responsibilities - Confidentiality, Boundaries, and Ethics

NFSTAC Office Hours Recording: Peer Drift - Family Peers' Autonomy

Family, Youth, and Adult Peer Support Differentiated

Person-Centered Practice and Recovery Principles

Supporting Families and Caregivers of Supporting Adults Who Experience Mental Health Challenges

Ethics in Parent Peer Support Workbook

NFSTAC Office Hours Recording: Professional Responsibilities - Cultural Mindfulness for Family-Run Organizations

Understanding Cultural Competency

Understanding Cultural Humility

Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Expression Glossary of Terms

Self-Assessment Checklist for Personnel Providing Services and Supports to Children and Their Families

Supporting the Workforce on Providing Affirming Services to LGBTQ+ People

Presentation Slides

The History of Moral Injury

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