Peer Specialist For Veterans
Loyola Marymount University - LMU Extension · Los Angeles, CA
- Cost
- $2,700
- Length
- 14 weeks
- Working 6 months later
- 35%
Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.
What happened to people who took this
- People enrolled
- 638
- Finished the program
- 71%Based on 540 peopleTypical California program: 85% of 1,951 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
- Working 6 months later
- 35%Typical California program: 69% of 1,690 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
- Earnings in one quarter after
- $5,281A single quarter of earnings, roughly three months, not a yearly salary. Do not compare it directly with the yearly pay shown for the occupation.Typical California program: $10,900 of 1,339 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
The jobs this trains for
This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.
Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.
Where California publishes a separate figure for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.
Counselors, All Other
The Department publishes no list of daily tasks for this job. This is how it describes the work instead.
All counselors not listed separately.
- Typical pay in California
- $50,217per yearLos Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: $47,214
- Projected openings
- 25,900Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: 8,290
- Projected change
- +28.1%
- Usually needs
- Master's degree
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- None
No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.
These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Master's degree — 44% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Master's degree. 50% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 2%
- High school diploma
- 9%
- Started college, no degree
- 9%
- Two-year degree
- 5%
- Four-year degree
- 25%
- Master's degree
- 44%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 6%
This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
Job ads may call this: Case Worker · Case Manager · School Social Worker · Family Service Worker
- Place children in foster or adoptive homes, institutions, or medical treatment centers.
- Maintain case history records and prepare reports.
- Recommend temporary foster care and advise foster or adoptive parents.
- Interview clients individually, in families, or in groups, assessing their situations, capabilities, and problems to determine what services are required to meet their needs.
- Counsel students whose behavior, school progress, or mental or physical impairment indicate a need for assistance, diagnosing students' problems and arranging for needed services.
- Typical pay in California
- $67,025per yearLos Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: $78,678
- Projected openings
- 60,640Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: 16,830
- Projected change
- +14.1%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- None
No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Four-year degree — 39% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 26% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 2%
- High school diploma
- 7%
- Started college, no degree
- 10%
- Two-year degree
- 8%
- Four-year degree
- 39%
- Master's degree
- 33%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 2%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
Job ads may call this: Clinician · Counselor · Therapist · Case Manager
- Counsel clients in individual or group sessions to assist them in dealing with substance abuse, mental or physical illness, poverty, unemployment, or physical abuse.
- Collaborate with counselors, physicians, or nurses to plan or coordinate treatment, drawing on social work experience and patient needs.
- Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress with respect to treatment goals.
- Interview clients, review records, conduct assessments, or confer with other professionals to evaluate the mental or physical condition of clients or patients.
- Typical pay in California
- $81,211per yearLos Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: $78,389
- Projected openings
- 22,620Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: 6,570
- Projected change
- +20.1%
- Usually needs
- Master's degree
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- An internship or residency
People usually enter this job through an internship or a residency rather than from a classroom course alone. Ask the provider whether this program leads to one.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Master's degree — 67% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Master's degree. 29% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 2%
- High school diploma
- 4%
- Started college, no degree
- 5%
- Two-year degree
- 4%
- Four-year degree
- 14%
- Master's degree
- 67%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 4%
Program details
This program provides online instruction, e-learning, or distance learning only.
The Peer Specialist for Veterans certificate program provides training to facilitate the deployment of peer personnel as an effective and necessary service to clients with a mental health challenge, family members, and caregivers.The training provided includes the following in its content: ? Crisis management? Suicide prevention? Recovery planning? Targeted case management? Triage? Other related peer training and support functions necessary to facilitate the deployment of peer personnel as an effective and necessary service to clients, family members, and caregivers.PSV is the training component of the Vet2Peer grant from the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD). The full grant includes recruitment and outreach, career counseling, training, placement, support, evaluation and financial assistance (if applicable). It is a collaborative effort between LMU Extension and US Vets.
Someone else may be able to pay for this
This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.
The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California
A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.
The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator
South Bay One Stop Business and Career Center - InglewoodComprehensive center
Phone: 424-419-4343 Ext: 7
110 South La Brea AvenueLa Brea Place Building, 5th FloorInglewood, CA 90301about 2.9 miles away
Hours: Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Open every other Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Has a veterans' representative
West LA WorkSource Center/ AJCCComprehensive center
Phone: 310-309-6000
5446 Sepulveda BoulevardCulver City, CA 90230about 3 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Has a veterans' representative
South Los Angeles - WorkSource CenterComprehensive center
Phone: 562-445-3673
5343 Crenshaw BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90043about 5 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.
Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List
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