Applications for this training are now closed.
This is the start date of the following program:
NAMI Multnomah is pleased to offer this Oregon Health Authority (OHA) approved Peer Support Specialist Training (PSST) for adults in Mental Health recovery. The curriculum is entitled Cultivating a New Life Through Community Connections, and the training was developed and will be facilitated by Fumiyo Nishimoto, MSW, LCSW.
Cultivating a New Life through Community Connections is a 44- hour comprehensive training designed to inform and empower individuals wishing to work as peers 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.
In an effort to train more Peer Support Specialists that reflect the demographics of our community, this upcoming training is specifically for adults who identify as LGBTQ+. Cultivating a training environment where all participants identify as LGBTQ+ will foster a safe and non-judgmental space for sharing and learning. There will be an emphasis on working with LGBTQ+ identifying peers in a peer support setting.
Individuals who complete the 44-hour PSST 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 44 online classroom hours and a written exam.
This training is offered at no cost to people who LIVE, WORK and/or VOLUNTEER in Multnomah County (if this is not you, you will not be eligible for the training).
**Class size is limited to 20 participants, and per Multnomah County Contract, preference is given to those already volunteering or employed by mental health and/or related agencies in the county in peer support roles.**
𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟖𝐭𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝐧𝐝, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐.
𝐋𝐆𝐁𝐓𝐐+ 𝐏𝐒𝐒𝐓 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗿 which is defined as a self-identified person currently or formerly receiving mental health services. (PLEASE 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.)
2. 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁:
-Identify as LGBTQ+
-Be at least 18 years of age.
-Live, work, and/or volunteer in Multnomah County.
-Not be listed on the Medicaid provider exclusion list
-Attend the entirety of the 44-hour/6 session training ONLINE
𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨:
-Friday, Feb. 18th, 3:00pm-7:00pm
-Saturday, Feb. 19th, 9:00am-5:00pm
-Sunday, Feb. 20th, 9:00am-5:00pm
-Friday, Feb. 25th, 9:00am-5:00pm
-Saturday, Feb. 26th, 9:00am-5:00pm
-Sunday, Feb. 27th, 9:00am-5:00pm
*𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 1-𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙨 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜*
𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐲 𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐.