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 40 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.

Individuals who complete the 40 hour PSST training are eligible to become Oregon State Certified Peer Support Specialists for adult mental health under the Traditional Health Worker (THW) program. This specific training consists of 40 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 May 16th, 2022 and will close at the end of the day, Monday, May 23rd, 2022.

***PSST Training Requirements***

-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.)

-Must be at least 18 years of age.

-Must live, work, and/or volunteer in Multnomah County.

-You must not be listed on the Medicaid provider exclusion list

-Ability to attend the entirety of the 40-hour/5 day training in ONLINE:

-Saturday, July 16th, 9:00am-5:00pm

-Sunday, July 17th, 9:00am-5:00pm

-Friday, July 22nd, 9:00am-5:00pm

-Saturday, July 23rd, 9:00am-5:00pm

-Sunday, July 24th, 9:00am-5:00pm

All applicants will be notified of decisions for the training by email the week of May 30th, 2022.