Training & Services

ORCHWA General Training Information

ORCHWA offers many training opportunities for our membership and the general public. For more information about stand-alone training including CHW training that qualifies CHWs for official certification and other training visit our Menu of Training and Services (coming soon!), OR fill out this inquiry form. OR visit our Training and Events Calendar. 

For any questions related to training email: workforce@orchwa.org

There are many Oregon Health Authority approved organizations and training programs that have an approved curriculum that makes participants eligible for official certification upon completion. ORCHWA and our collective partners are one of many, please see other Oregon approved CHW trainings sites and their training information here:  

https://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEI/Pages/THW-OHA-Approved-Training-CEU.aspx

You can also refer to our document on How to become a certified CHW in Oregon (pdf file). If you have questions about this or other trainings, please contact our Training & Project Coordinator, Blanca Cisneros: blanca@orchwa.org.

CHW 90-HR FOUNDATIONAL TRAININGS (CULTURALLY SPECIFIC & CROSS-CULTURAL)

In 2019, ORCHWA and our collective of culturally specific community-based organization partners (Urban League, Latino Network, Micronesian Islander Community Organization, Asian Health Services Center, Immigrant Refugee Community Organization, and Multnomah County Health Department Community Partnerships) received HOW TO funding from OHSU to provide CHW foundational trainings from 2019-2022 respectively.

Check out the How To page for more information about this program and the upcoming trainings associated with it.

ORAL HEALTH TRAINING

Effective May 13, 2019: Community Health Worker (CHW), Personal Health Navigator (PHN) and Birth Doula are also required to complete THW Oral Health for CHW, PHN and Doula, provided online by Oregon Health Authority (OHA).

ORCHWA 2020/2021 Events & Training

ORCHWA is currently scheduling trainings for CHWs from 2020-2022. Join our mailing list and follow us on social media to be updated when those training become available.  Current and recent trainings are listed below and will be updated frequently as details and events are finalized.  Due to COVID, all trainings are currently virtual, or on hold until it is safe to gather in person.

Training/Event	Date	CEUs	Registration Link	Flyer
2020
Popular Education	Jan 30, 2020
Central Oregon: Cross-Cultural CHW Certification Training*	May-June 2020	96
CHW Care Circle	May 15, 2020
Webinar-- CHWs: Members of a Recognized Profession	May 22, 2020
Region 5: CHW Networking Event  (Partnership with OHEA & Urban League)	June 3, 2020
Panel: Professional Aspirations for Community Health Workers	June 26, 2020
CHW Conversations about Contact Tracing	July 22, 2020	2
Capacity Building: Popular Education 1 & 2	Aug 12 & 13, 2020	8
ORCHWA Conference 2020	Aug 19-21. 2020	5
CHW COVID 19 Series Training   (Partnership between Multnomah County Community Partnership & Latino Network)	Aug, 2020	20
CHW Supervisors Training	Nov 12 & 13, 2020	7	RSVP by Nov 2nd	PDF
Circle of Care: BIPOC CHW Healing Safe Space	Nov 17, 2020		RSVP ahead of time	PDF
Celebrations: How to Safely Celebrate During a Pandemic	Nov 19, 2020	2	RSVP ahead of time	PDF
CHW Skills: Self-Care	Dec 2, 2020	3	RSVP ahead of time	PDF
Service Coordination Skill Training	Dec 9, 2020	3	RSVP ahead of time	PDF
Webinar: The Fundamentals of CHW Integration	Dec 17, 2020		RSVP ahead of time	PDF
2021
Central Oregon: Cross-Cultural CHW Certification Training  (For residents of Deschutes, Crook, Jefferson, and Confederated Tribes of Warm Spring)	Jan-Feb, 2021		RSVP by Dec 17, 2020	PDF
Popular Education	Jan 28, 2021
CHW Supervisors Training	April 8 & 9, 2021	7	RSVP by April 7, 2021	PDF
Professional Aspirations event for CHWs	April 29, 2021		RSVP ahead of time	PDF
Policy & Advocacy	May 2021 (date TBD)
Self-Care for CHWs (1-3pm)	June 8, 2021	2
CHW Supervisors Training	July 8 & 9, 2021	7
ORCHWA Conference 2021	August 2021 (date TBD)
Policy & Advocacy	September 2021 (date TBD)
CHW Foundational 90-hr training (online)	October-December 2021
CHW Supervisor Training	October 7 & 8, 2021	7
Weight Neutral Healthcare	November 2021 (date TBD)

*Training postponed due to COVID