PRPSN TRAINING INSTITUTE

The PRPSN Training Institute is dedicated to equipping individuals with lived experience with the tools, skills, and confidence to lead in peer support roles. Our comprehensive trainings prepare participants to serve as Medi-cal peer specialists, amazing facilitators, and mental health advocates, fostering recovery, resilience, and equity across our diverse communities. We offer customized group trainings for organizations seeking to cultivate wellness-centered workplaces. These sessions are designed to strengthen staff well-being, build trauma-informed practices, and integrate peer support principles into the fabric of your team culture. Whether you're beginning your journey or advancing your commitment to community care, the PRPSN Training Institute is your partner in growth and transformation.

Our signature gift is opening hearts and igniting minds. We give it by providing the space and love for people to thrive and transform, challenging the soft bigotry of low expectations, being our authentic selves, nurturing the collective consciousness and mutual support, and laughing at the choas.

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Learn more about our Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Program:

CAPS Academy

The CAPS Academy is a statewide joint venture between two peer run agencies in California: Project Return Peer Support Network (PRPSN) and Mental Health America of California (MHAC) and is uniquely poised to be the vendor of choice.

Learn more about our Wellness Recovery Action Planning Seminars:

WRAP

WRAP Seminar I introduces participants to the values and ethics of WRAP and the five key concepts; guides them in creating a personal WRAP; and for those who are interested, starts them on the path to becoming a certified in WRAP.

Meet the Trainers!

  • Kerry Leonard

    Director of the Training Institute

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  • Georgie Sullivan

    Caps Academy Program Manager

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  • Carlos Alvarez

    Training Instructor

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  • Helen Ciriello

    Training Instructor

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Let’s work together

Thank you for your interest in our training programs! Whether you're looking to enhance your team's skills, bring a new training to your organization, or explore professional development opportunities, we’re here to help.

Fill out the form below to let us know what you're looking for, and our team will be in touch to discuss available options, scheduling, and how we can tailor our trainings to meet your needs.

Meet the Fur Babies of our Training Department

  • Before leading his princely life, Comet was found abandoned with his siblings in a box in a parking lot.  The tiny puppies were named after Santa’s reindeer.  His mom saw him at an adoption event and cut the line to grab him.  It was love at first sight! Comet spends his days watching his retired neighbors go in and out of their garage, basking in the sun on the couch, and barking at his nemesis, the twerking squirrel, who comes to the window to taunt him.  Comet loves walks by the ocean with his mom and barking at big dogs. 

  • Buddi is from the streets of South Los Angeles and met her mom and dad in their backyard. She quickly decided to adopt them and now enjoys playfully chasing her siblings and laying on her dad while he tries to work.

  • Fluffster came from the streets of South Los Angeles and was living a hard life. He met his mom and dad while hiding in their bushes, looking for food, wound care and a new life. He now enjoys laying in front of the fireplace, being a bed hog and living his best life indoors as a full-time snuggler.

  • Mamas is a rescue from the Downey shelter in Los Angeles County. When she first joined our family, she was timid and fearful. Now, she is full of healing energy and a joyous spirit. Mamas loves her weekly Date Night with Carlos because she gets to eat a chicken taco all by herself. She also enjoys eating pizza, pupusa, and the occasional piece of sour candy.

  • Squeakers was born on the streets of South Los Angeles. She followed her boyfriend, Fluffster, into his new home and never wanted outside again. Today she enjoys cackling at birds, baking biscuits for her mom and snuggling Fluffster and mom.

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