Peer Wellness Specialist Training
Peer Wellness Specialist Training is currently being offered monthly, the second and third week of the month (80-hours) at the Bridges to Change office on Foster.
7916 SE Foster Rd Ste 201
Portland, OR 97206
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All of the trainings are two weeks, Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5pm. In the case of holidays, training is extended into the Monday of the following week. Trainings are fully in-person.
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Space Is Limited
Please note that completing the registration form does guarantee a spot in the training. We have a limited number of spots available and will contact you via email to confirm your registration or alert you of your status on the waitlist. For questions or to learn more, please contact pws@bridgestochange.com.
- Limited space available for external participants at each training.
- Registration is on a “first come, first served” basis.
- The training fee is $1200.
- More info about the PWS certification can be found here: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ei/pages/thw-pws.aspx
DATES
Peer Wellness Specialist 2025 Training Schedule
- March 10th – 21st
- April 14th – 25th – Registration Link
- May 12th – 23rd
- June 9th – 23rd (note: no training on 6/19 in observance of Juneteenth)
- July 14th – 25th
- August 11th – 22nd
- September 8th – 19th
- October 14th – 27th (note: no training on 10/13 in observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day)
- November 10th – 24th (note: no training on 11/11 in observance of Veterans Day)
- December 8th – 19th
PWS Training Coordinator
WHO
PWS Training Coordinator
Kelli Haynes, BS (they/she)
Kelli Haynes is the Training Coordinator for Bridges to Change. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology along with a Peer Wellness Specialist certification. They started their career teaching Guidance and Counseling at Junior Secondary School and doing Community HIV Education in Botswana. She went on to teach life skills to youth aging out of foster care in Central Texas. Following that they ran an after-school club in Guyana for orphans and vulnerable children. She, then, moved on to teaching HIV outreach workers and case managers across Texas continuing education in Harm Reduction, Motivational Interviewing and HIV/STI education. In 2021, Kelli moved to Portland where they worked for the Multnomah Health Department mobile syringe exchange as a Community Health Worker. She has spent the last few years writing the Bridges to Change’s Peer Wellness Specialist training program and is excited to finally be bringing it to life in the classroom. Kelli enjoys teaching, learning and talking to new people.