Evergreen Certifications
Certification in just a few, easy steps!

Who is Eligible:

  • Registered Nurse Practitioners
  • Advanced Practice Nurses
  • Credentialed Mental Health Nurses
  • Veterinarian Professionals
[+] Registered Teachers
[+] Certified Practising Speech Pathologists
[+] Speech Language Therapists
[+] Occupational Therapists
[+] Doctors of Medicine
[+] Registered Psychologists
[+] Registered Counsellors
[+] Social Workers
[+] Psychiatrists
[+] Learn more about who can become a certified CCFP professional

Training Requirements:

A minimum of 6 CPD hours or training in specific compassion and resiliency topics

[+] Learn more about CCFP certification training requirements

Pre-approved, 3rd party trainings that meet the training requirements for CCFP certification include:

Wondering if a course meets the requirements for CCFP certification? Submit a copy of or link to the course title, speaker, outline and learning objectives to info@evergreencertifications.com for review.

Please note that Evergreen Certifications does not offer CPD, all training must be purchased directly through the accredited training organization. Training is not included in the certification fee.

Application Process:

For your initial 1-year certification, please complete the following steps:

  1. Complete a qualifying training
  2. Remit your initial application payment of 99.99 USD online
  3. Upload the following documents to your account:
    • A copy of the candidate’s professional registration, credential, or membership
    • Evidence of completion of qualifying training, in the form of a CPD or completion certificate

Evergreen Certifications will certify applicants who meet the above requirements.

Please note: Certification does not imply endorsement of competency. As a credentialed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession’s standards.

To maintain certification, a renewal is required. After your initial 1-year certification, you have the option to renew for 1, 2 or 3 years. A 1-year renewal requires 6 CPD hours of compassion fatigue, self-care, mindfulness or meditation-focused continuing education or professional development training since you were last certified; a 2-year renewal requires 12 CPD hours, and a 3-year renewal requires 18 hours.

Sample CCFP renewal trainings include:

Renewal CPD content cannot be the same content used for prior renewal or initial certification

Renewal Process

  1. Complete a qualifying training
  2. Upload the following documents to your account:
    • A copy of the candidate’s professional registration, credential, or membership
    • Evidence of completion of qualifying training, in the form of a CPD or completion certificate
  3. Remit your CCFP renewal fee online
    • $49.99 for a 1-year renewal
    • $79.99 for a 2-year renewal
    • $99.99 for a 3-year renewal

Renewal training hours need to have been taken in the time since you were certified or last recertified.

Renewals are calculated from the date that your certification was issued. If you allow your certification to lapse for more than 3 years, you are no longer eligible to renew your certification and instead can reapply for certification

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