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. The upcoming trainings are limited to twelve participants and are happening:

2023 Dates:

August 14th – 18th

October 9th – 13th

2024 Dates:

January 22nd – 26th

March 18th – 22nd

June 10th – 14th

August 12th – 16th

October 2024 21st – 25th

 

Did you know 67 Peers were trained in 2021?!

 

Any qualified peer from across the Commonwealth may attend and reasonable hotel room rates will be available at Hotel Louisville. 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:

Bridgehaven

Attn: Susan Turner

950 S. First Street

Louisville, KY 40203

Fax : 502 585 9476

sturner@bridgehaven.org

Deadline to submit application is Monday prior to training.

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For more information, or to reserve a spot at the next training, you may also fill out the form below, we will contact you with further details!

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