Pathways Apprenticeship Program
Building an innovative career pipeline for Peer Support Professionals in Colorado.
As peer support’s popularity continues to rise, CMWN is creating a career pipeline for PSPs and employers to ensure effective, high-quality peer support programming that honors PSPs and the unique work that they do. With funding from the Behavioral Health Administration, we are launching a brand-new Apprenticeship pilot to build a workforce of educated employer organizations and resilient Peer Support Professionals (PSPs)!
Program Goals
Provide the behavioral health community with highly informed, skilled, and professionally trained Peer Support Professionals
Build authentic and effective peer support programming across the state
Create meaningful working relationships between PSPs and their employers
For Apprentices
We are seeking 10 individuals from across the state to participate in this pilot as our Peer Support Apprentices. We welcome applicants with living experience of mental health, substance use, and/or trauma conditions who are deeply rooted in recovery and ready to step up and support their communities as PSPs.
- Individuals with personal lived experience of mental health, substance use, and trauma conditions
- Must be in recovery for at least 1 year
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Must be a US citizen or permanent resident
- Must be a high school graduate or GED holder
- Must have basic computer skills
- CMWN’s 72-hour PSP training, which dives deep on PSP core competencies, ethics, and hands-on role play and skills mastery
- A stipend of $25/hour to cover PSPs’ time in training and participating in the cohort (which will supplement rather than supplant the hourly wage from their employer organizations)
- 500+ hours of supervised work experience
- and more!
Apply for Apprenticeship Program
Application deadline for apprentices is December 13th 2024
Your application will not be considered without a letter of reference. Please ensure that your reference submits this form in a timely manner.
For Partnering Agencies
We are seeking employer organizations and agencies across the state to participate in this pilot program. Big and small, urban and rural, nonprofit and for-profit, all organizations are encouraged to participate – the only requirement is that your organization is committed to launching or improving a peer support program to better serve your local community.
- CMWN’s 8-hour Peer Support Supervisor Training, which dives into best practices for successfully supervising PSPs
- Opportunity to interview and select Apprentice candidates alongside CMWN to ensure alignment
- Monthly cohort group meetings and one-on-one meetings with the Program Director
- and more!