To keep your CPRRP designation up to date, you will need to keep up with these requirements:
- Continue to be a member in good standing with PSR RPS Canada.
- Obtain the necessary Maintenance of Certification (MOC) credits per the PSR Canada policy and guidelines. PSR Canada sees the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) as an integral part of the certification process. You will log your MOC credits in PSR Canada’s portal through your MOC course.
- Abide by the code of ethics. Reports of ethical violations will result in a review of your CPRRP status.
- No fee refund will be offered when an individual breaches the Code of Ethics.
- When a breach has occurred, that member will have their CPRRP designation revoked pending investigation.
- Submit MOC credits to the Registrar by logging them through your MOC course. Your logged submissions will be reviewed every three years. Once credits are approved, you will be prompted in your account to pay the MOC fee of $175 to maintain your certification.
Maintenance of Certification (MOC)
Maintenance of Certification is necessary for all Certified Psychosocial Rehabilitation & Recovery Practitioners (CPRRP) to ensure their ongoing competency and keep their evidence-based practice of psychosocial rehabilitation (PSR) and recovery-oriented services current and up-to-date. With that as the main goal for MOC, the Certification Committee of the PSR Canada uses PSR Practice Competencies (2nd edition, 2017) to guide the CPRRP re-certification process.
Timeline
- Your certification is maintained in a three (3)-year cycle.
- Starting in the first year, you pay a Maintenance of Certification fee to access the Maintenance of Certification course and log your certification credits.
- You have the next three (3) years to earn thirty-five (35) Maintenance of Certification credits (MOC credits).
- CPRRPs must fulfill the following to be eligible for re-certification.
- Failure to fulfill the requirements within the timeline will result in decertification. Once your MOC has expired, a three (3)-month grace period will begin; thereafter, you will/may be required to complete a new CPRRP process.
- Contact the Registrar to request an extension if required and outline the reasons for your request.
What qualifies for MOC credits?
Educational and professional development opportunities that address PSR Practice Competencies are eligible for MOC credits. In keeping with our definition of competency, we assert that learning occurs in three different aspects: skill acquisition, knowledge attainment, and value transformation. CPRRPs must attend (and log) quality education events for skill and knowledge acquisition and reflect on their learning to demonstrate their attitude and value integration towards PSR and recovery. Therefore, to obtain MOC credits, CPRRPs are required to attend education and professional development events and reflect on how the learning in the previous 3 years enhanced individuals’ PSR Practice Competencies.
Trusting all members adhere to the PSR Canada Practitioner Code of Ethics, the Certification Committee assumes designates’ integrity in reflecting. Should the need arise, the Certification Committee will conduct audits to request clarification or elaboration on submissions.
Category I: description of activities
Education opportunities are offered directly or co-offered by PSR Canada or its Chapters. “Co-offered” is defined as any program presented by PSR Canada or its Chapters in partnership with another organization in which there is an equal role in the development, planning, and organization of the program and it is endorsed by PSR Canada or its Chapters, as indicated in the PSR Canada Professional Development website (https://psrrpscanada.ca/resources). These activities are classified under Category I in the Definition of MOC Credits linked below.
Category II: description of activities
PSR Canada also wants to ensure CPRRPs can access diverse and evidence-based education opportunities offered outside the above-named organizations. Education events that qualify for MOC credits must be directly related to PSR Practice Competencies. These activities are classified under Category II in the Definition of MOC Credits linked below.
The purpose of MOC is to ensure the highest quality of competency of CPRRP. Therefore, educational opportunities that do not directly relate to PSR and recovery practice will not be counted towards MOC credits. Examples of events that will not be considered appropriate for recertification purposes specifically are Mental Health First Aid Training, fire safety and prevention, hazardous material handling/WHMIS, First Aid Training/CPR, computer software/work skill training, internship, staff orientation, staff meetings, or workplace required training. This list is not intended to be exhaustive, and registrants have to demonstrate their professional judgement and PSR knowledge in differentiating which events are not relevant to PSR Practice Competencies (but may be required by the workplace). The Certification Committee, in consultation with the PSR Canada Board, has the ultimate decision on whether the event is eligible for MOC credit.
Note: A total of 35 credits over 3 years is required, of which a minimum of 10 MOC credits MUST be from Category I, with the remainder 25 MOC from either Category I or II. Of note, we are encouraging members to advance PSR and Recovery in Canada by volunteering and participating as much as possible in PSR Canada and local chapters; thus, the registrant may earn all 35 credits via Category I.
How to log MOC credits
- Log in to the PSR Canada portal and navigate to your MOC course.
- From the left-hand navigation menu, click on MOC Credit Log.
- Click the Log now button, complete the form, and click Submit to record your credits.
- It is recommended that you log your credits as soon as possible after completing an education opportunity; it is easier to review your completed logs at the end of three years and ensure that all requirements for re-certification have been met.
- Your logged MOC credit submissions will be reviewed by the Certification Committee at the end of three years. If you have met the criteria, your re-certification is approved! Bingo!!!