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Peer support trainees

Peer Support Training

The Bridgehaven Center for Peer Excellence offers Adult Peer Support Specialist training. The curriculum, designed to be held over a 5-day period, has been approved by the Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities to accommodate peer specialists in Kentucky.

Upcoming Training Dates

August 10th – 14th 2026


The curriculum, designed to be held over a 5-day period, has been approved by the Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities to accommodate peer support specialists in Kentucky. Click here to see a list of state qualifiers. The Center for Peer Excellence will also provide training in other regions in Kentucky upon request.

This week long training is $350/person, which includes all materials, lunch and testing.

Anyone interested in the Adult Peer Support Specialist training through the Bridgehaven Center for Peer Excellence contact Susan Turner at 502 585 9444 or sturner@bridgehaven.org. To download the applications click here if you are with an agency or here if you are an interested individual. Submit application to:

Susan Turner

950 S. First Street

Louisville, KY 40203

Fax : 502 585 9476

STurner@bridgehaven.org

Deadline to submit application is two weeks prior to training.

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