Peer Wellness Specialist Training
Online Peer Wellness Specialist (PWS) Trainings:
- Training Dates: August 2026, October 2026, November 2026
- 2-week, 80-hour training
- Monday – Friday / 9:00am – 5:30pm
- Registration: $1,100
In-Person Peer Wellness Specialist (PWS) Trainings (by demand):
If your agency would prefer in-person PWS training, please email pws@bridgestochange.com. We would love to train your team!
CEU Trainings:
- Coming January 2026!
MORE DETAILS
Space Is Limited
Please note that training is not confirmed unless payment has been received. Only completing the registration form does not guarantee a spot in the training. For questions or to learn more, please contact pws@bridgestochange.com.
- Registration is on a “first-come, first-served” basis.
- The training fee is $1100.
- More info about the PWS certification can be found here: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ei/pages/thw-pws.aspx
Training Schedule
Peer Wellness Specialist 2026 Training Schedule
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Please inquire about our training schedule.
- We offer PWS, PSS, and CEU options!
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.