Who is Eligible:
Training Requirements:
A minimum of 6 hours of CPD in specific compassion and resiliency topics.
Pre-approved, 3rd party trainings that meet the training requirements for CCFP certification include:
- Compassion Fatigue Certification Training Course: Enhance Client Care, Regain Purpose, Manage Anxiety and Overcome Burnout by PESI UK – Certification Included!
- The Wounded Healer’s Burnout Recovery Course: Over 25 Strategies for Helping Professionals to Break Free from Toxic Stress & Vicarious Trauma by PESI UK – Certification Included!
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.
- Complete a qualifying training
- Remit your initial application payment of 99.99 USD online
- 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 registered/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.
Renewal Process:
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:
- Intensive Mindfulness Training Course: Interventions for Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Sex and More by PESI
- Compassion Fatigue: Purpose, Passion and Power by PESI
- Nursing Stress and Exhaustion: Proven Strategies to Beat Burnout and Revive Your Professional Passion! by PESI
Renewal CPD content cannot be the same content used for prior renewal or initial certification
Renewal Process
- Complete a qualifying training
- 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
- 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