Peer Wellness Specialist Training

Cascadia Health offers an OHA-approved, 80-hour training program to certify people as Peer Wellness Specialists.

Do you have lived experience of mental health challenges, substance use, or other addictions? Do you want to support others in finding a path of recovery, change, and empowerment? Consider becoming a Peer Wellness Specialist and encourage others on their journey.

June 1-30 | Mondays & Tuesdays | 9:30am-5:30pm

This session meets two days a week for five weeks. Attendance to all sessions is required, and the training will be held in-person at Cascadia’s Talbert Health Center, 12360 SE Sunnyside Rd. Clackamas, OR. APPLICATIONS CLOSED.

July 13-24 | Monday-Friday | 9:30am-5:30pm

This training session meets five days a week for two weeks. Attendance to all sessions is required, and the training will be held in-person at Cascadia’s Plaza Health Center, 2415 SE 43rd Avenue, Portland, OR. APPLICATIONS CLOSED.

September 10-October 9 | Thursdays & Fridays | 9:30am-5:30pm

This session meets two days a week for five weeks. Attendance to all sessions is required, and the training will be held in-person at Cascadia’s Administrative Office, 847 NE 19th Avenue, Portland, OR.

Sign up here to be notified when our application window opens in July. We will accept 100 applicants for 24 spots, so be sure to apply early.

November 9-20 | Monday-Friday | 9:30am-5:30pm

This training session meets five days a week for two weeks. Attendance to all sessions is required, and the training will be held in-person at Cascadia’s Plaza Health Center, 2415 SE 43rd Avenue, Portland, OR.

Sign up here to be notified when our application window opens in September. We will accept 100 applicants for 24 spots, so be sure to apply early.

To sign up for updates about future trainings and learning opportunities, complete our interest form.

Do you have personal experiences with mental health challenges, substance use issues, and/or other addictions? Have you been able to find ways to cope and create a life that you choose? Peer Providers use our lived experiences to create connections with others who are struggling, and to offer nonjudgmental space, support, and encouragement so that they can also choose the life they want. If this sounds like satisfying work to you, you may want to consider becoming a Peer Provider.

As people who have “been there,” Peer Providers possess a personal understanding of the recovery journey and have a commitment to our own wellness and self-care. From this starting point, our Peer Wellness Specialist training will provide you with frameworks, skills, and practices that you will use on the job to help others create pathways for their own recovery journey.

PWS training FAQ

Get notified when we announce application windows for Peer Wellness Specialist Training.

Continuing Education for Peer Providers

New dates for CE courses will be added soon.

Sign up to get notified about training opportunities for peers.

Questions?

Email peer.trainings@cascadiahealth.org for more information. Please read our FAQs first. We will announce the training dates once confirmed.