Take Your Heart to Work
The name, “Take Your Heart to Work,” is a Meryl Streep quote that she once used in a college graduation keynote speech. The entire quote is the essence of this curriculum: “Integrate what you believe into every single area of your life. Take your heart to work, and ask the most and best of everybody else, too. Don’t let that get beaten down.”
The Take Your Heart to Work® Peer Support Specialist Certification Training course consists of 5 sessions and costs a total of $375. It is vital that participants attend all sessions of their class because each session builds upon information from the previous session. Certificates will be provided at the end of the course for those who complete the Take Your Heart to Work® course. Learn more about becoming a CPSS here (*LINK* anchor to TYHW*).
This training focuses on developing a NC Certified Peer Support Specialist (NC CPSS) who is well equipped and comfortable with working with other professionals on a treatment team or any Mental Health / Substance Use Disorder agency. The NC CPSS will serve as an equal partner with unique qualities of lived experience. The trainers’ goals are to provide opportunities, in a caring environment, for the participants to be knowledgeable and marketable in the Peer Support Workforce.
This training includes sessions on self-monitoring wellness, building relationships, connecting to others, bridging the service gaps, the NC CPSS Code of Ethics, interdependence in the community, effective communication, decision-making tools, crisis as an opportunity to change, Substance Use Disorders, and supporting Service Members and their families.
NOTE: A certified 16-20 hour wellness plan training course is a prerequisite (taken before) the Take Your Heart to Work® Peer Support Specialist Training course. We recommend the Copeland Center Wellness Recovery Action Plan® (WRAP®) training. More information can be found about WRAP® here.
To see when our upcoming Take Your Heart to Work® classes are, look at our calendar.
Information about payments can be found at the bottom of this page (under the Take Your Heart to Work® Registration Form).
Please complete the Please complete the information below to register for the upcoming Take Your Heart to Work® Course.
Payment Information
Checks, Cash, Credit Cards, Facebook Payments, and PayPal are accepted forms of payment. Payments may be made in full or split up. Contact Melissa Lewis for online payment instructions. *Note: There may be an additional fee for online payments. Scholarships may be available if you qualify through NC Vocational Rehabilitation, VA (Veterans Affairs) Vocational Rehabilitation, and/or NC Works. Payments must be made in full at least 1 week before the first day of class.
Contact Melissa Lewis through email or 252-349-0220 if you have any questions or need more information.
