CPPE Renewal

Certified Peer Program Educator (CPPE) Renewal Form

Note: Please copy the application below and paste it into a word document on your computer. Complete, print and submit to NAPP (NPHA) Professional Development Committee, PO Box 10627, Gladstone, MO 64188-0627.

NAPP (NPHA) Vision: Establishing a culture of people helping people.

NAPP (NPHA) Mission: The National Peer Helpers Association equips individuals to help other by promoting standards of excellence in peer programs.

PURPOSE: Recognizing the expanding role of the peer program educator in schools and communities and the increasing importance of professional development, the National Association of Peer Programs (NAPP), formerly National Peer Helpers Association (NPHA) has established a voluntary national certification program. This program identifies a certifiable level of experience and expertise in the administration and/or operation of peer programs. Individuals who attain these levels and who complete the certification process may then claim the designation, Certified Peer Program Educator (CPPE)

OBJECTIVES: Within the field of peer programs this certification program intends: to promote professional standards, practices and ethics; to encourage self-assessment by offering guidelines for achievement; to improve performance by encouraging participation in a continuing program of professional growth and development; to acknowledge a level of educational training essential for effective peer program administration and/or operations; to foster professional contributions to the field; to maximize the benefits received by the peer program community from the leadership provided by certified peer educators.

You must be a member in good standing of NAPP and show continued growth and development in Peer Programing by completing the chart below and submit it along with the renewal fee of $20.00. (The applicant, who is not a current member of NAPP may include an application to NAPP with the appropriate fees, concurrently with the CPPE application.)

1. I have completed a miminum of 10 hours of professional development in one or more of the following areas in the past year:

Number of hours
_______________state or national conference attendance
_______________training attendance or presenter
_______________reading of professional journals
_______________presentations
_______________writing articles for Perspectives in Peer Programing,
formerly Peer Facilitator Quarterly
_______________research/evaluation of peer programs
_______________curriculum development
_______________promotion of peer helping programs in the community

2. By my signature, I hereby attest to all the above facts being true and that I will continue to follow the National Association of Peer Programs, formerly National Peer Helpers Association Programmatic Standards in my work as a Certified Peer Program Educator.

__________________________________________________________ _______________________ Signed Date

3. $20.00 renewal fee
Check One:
___ Purchase Order ___Purchase Order Number ________

___Check Enclosed (payable to NAPP)
___Visa Card ___Master Card

Credit Card No._________-_________ _________-_________ Exp.____________

Signature/Date________________________________________________________
(Signature of Cardholder) (Date)