NAMI Multnomah Offering Online Veteran Peer Support Specialist Training in December 2023
NAMI Multnomah is pleased to offer this Oregon Health Authority (OHA) approved Peer Support Specialist Training (PSST) for adults in Mental Health recovery. In collaboration with Cultivating a New Life LLC, we will offer the Warriors in Recovery: Forging an Alliance of Peers, Peer Support Specialist Training, specific to Veterans and Military Service Members.
Warriors in Recovery: Forging an Alliance of Peers represents 40 hours of comprehensive training designed to inform and empower individuals wishing to work as peers for Veterans within peer-delivered services, assisting individuals past or presently affected by mental health services, mental health system survival, addiction(s), co-occurring disorder(s), and traumatic experience(s), as they re-enter the community utilizing naturally occurring support.
The core elements of this program include wellness coping skills and WRAP training (Wellness Recovery Action Plan), all from a social justice framework with an emphasis on trauma-informed care, cultural humility model and narrative approaches. Through a narrative approach, participants will recognize the power of the stories that they tell themselves, and how to reconstruct their life narrative according to person-centered principles that will assist them in reducing the influence of problems in their lives.
Individuals who complete this training are eligible to become Oregon State Certified Peer Support Specialists for adult mental health under the Traditional Health Worker (THW) program. The training consists of 40 online classroom hours, homework, and a written exam.
This training is offered at no cost to Veterans and Active/Past Military Service Members who live, work, or volunteer in the state of Oregon.
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-You must identify as a peer which is defined as a self-identified person currently or formerly receiving mental health services. (Note: If you do not self-identify as a peer, you will not be eligible for this training. If you identify as a family member, please go to OHA’s website to find certified Family Support Specialist Trainings in Oregon.)
-For this specific training, you must be a Veteran or Active/Past Military Service Member
-Must be at least 18 years of age.
-Must live in Oregon
-You must not be listed on the Medicaid provider exclusion list
-Ability to attend the entirety of the 40-hour/5 session training online via Zoom:
-Saturday, December 2nd, 9:00 AM- 5:00 PM
-Sunday, December 3rd, 9:00 AM- 5:00 PM
-Saturday, December 9th, 9:00 AM- 5:00 PM
-Sunday, December 10th, 9:00 AM- 5:00 PM
-Monday, December 11th, 9:00 AM- 5:00 PM
Applications will close at the end of the day, Sunday, October 29th. Accepted applicants will be notified the week of November 5th. Please keep an eye on your spam/junk mail box. For any questions about the training, please email [email protected].
Apply online by visiting www.namimultnomah.org/nami-events/online-veteran-peer-support-specialist-training-march-2021
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