Editing Professional certification (section)

=== Peer support ===
NCPRP stands for "National Certified Peer Recovery Professional", and the NCPRP credential and exam were developed in collaboration with the International Certification Board of Recovery Professionals (ICBRP) and is currently being administered by [[PARfessionals]].

PARfessionals is a professional organization and all of the available courses are professional development and pre-certification courses.

The NCPRP credential and exam focus primarily on the concept of [[Peer support|peer recovery]] through mental health and addiction recovery. It has the main purpose of training student-candidates on how to become [[Peer support specialist|peer recovery professionals]] who can provide guidance, knowledge or assistance for individuals who have had similar experiences.<ref>{{cite web|title=PARfessionals, LLC|url=http://parfessionals.org|access-date=29 May 2015|archive-date=10 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210111349/http://www.parfessionals.org/|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

Each student-candidate must complete several key steps which include initial registration; the pre-certification review course; and all applicable sections of the official application in order to become eligible to complete the final step, which is the NCPRP certification exam.<ref>{{cite web|title=Student-Candidate Registration|url=https://www.onlineregistrationcenter.com/parfessionals|publisher=PARfessionals, LLC|access-date=29 May 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304222047/https://www.onlineregistrationcenter.com/parfessionals|url-status=live}}</ref>

The NCPRP credential is obtained once a participant successfully passes the NCPRP certification exam by the second attempt and is valid for five years.<ref>{{cite book|title=NCPRP Candidate Handbook|date=2014|publisher=PARfessionals, LLC|page=51}}</ref>