Peer Wellness Specialist Training

Held every other month at:

Bridges to Change Clackamas County Office
707 Main Street
Oregon City, OR 97045.

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2 Week, 80 hr training. M-F 9:00am-5:30pm
Registration $1150.00 (Reflects a $50 discount to support parking and transportation costs; Group rate available if registering 5+ participants)

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Peer Specialist Training
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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
REGISTRATION FORM
DATES

Peer Wellness Specialist 2026 Training Schedule

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.