Certified Parent Support Provider (CPSP) Testing
Coordinated through Professional Testing
The National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health (FFCMH) offers the Certified Parent Support Provider (CPSP) credential to ensure that people employed in this field meet consistent and high standards of performance. If you have at least 80 contact hours of training, 1,000 hours of experience, and can document “lived experience,” you can apply for the credential and take the examination.
Before scheduling an exam, you must receive an authorization-to-test email from the National Federation. For more information, visit the FFCMH Certification website or follow the “Related Links” on this page. You may also contact the National Federation at 240-406-1472 or certification@ffcmh.org.
Scheduling for a computer-based exam
Your authorization-to-test email will tell you the first and last dates you may take the exam. It is up to you to make an appointment to take the exam in that timeframe. Exam appointments may be made up to one business day in advance. Locations are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
After you schedule your exam, Pearson VUE will send you a confirmation email listing your exam date, your exam time, the address and phone number of the test center, and directions to the test center.
If you choose to schedule online, you will have to create a Pearson VUE web account. Please note that account activation may require up to 24 hours. You will be notified by email when your Pearson VUE account is activated. When creating your account and scheduling your exam, you will need your FFCMH candidate ID number from the authorization-to-test email sent to you upon completion of the application process.