Pathways Apprenticeship Application

Pathways Apprenticeship Application

Building an innovative career pipeline for Peer Support Professionals in Colorado
This application is for the Pathways Apprenticeship program, facilitated by Colorado Mental Wellness Network. This application is NOT for CMWN's typical Peer Support Professional training. If you are looking to apply for CMWN’s regular Peer Support Professional training, please click here.

The Pathways Apprenticeship program involves attending CMWN's 72-hour Peer Support Professional training. After initial training, this program will place you within an employer agency/organization to allow for supervised work experience. This process will include multiple interviews and will likely be competitive - we will review these applications on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Please complete this application with intention. If you have any questions, please reach out to us via email at shynia@cmwn.org. Once you’ve completed your application, be sure to click “submit”. You should receive a confirmation email as well as a copy of your answers if you’ve successfully submitted your application.

In order to process your application, you must submit both your application and your letter of reference by November 15th.
Full Name*

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Current Address*

Street Address

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Personal Email Address*
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EMPLOYMENT AND VOLUNTEER INFORMATION

Please review the following employment/volunteer questions and answer them out as they apply to you. If you answer “no” to any of the questions, you can move on to the next section of the application.
Are you currently working in a peer support role?*

YesNo
If yes, please fill out the following. *
If your job title does not clearly indicate that you are in a peer support role, please explain how your job duties fit with peer support.
Have you been offered a job in a peer support role?*

YesNo
If yes, please fill out the following. *
If the job title of the job you have been offered does not clearly indicate that you will be working in a peer support role, please explain how your job duties fit with peer support.
Are you currently volunteering in a peer support capacity?*

YesNo
If yes, please fill out the following. *

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
Why are you interested in working or volunteering as a Peer Support Professional?*
Why are you interested in participating in this specific Pathways Apprenticeship program through CMWN?*
What does recovery mean to you in your own life? *
Why do you think you are a good candidate to provide support to your peers in their recovery journey?*
How do you practice wellness in your daily life? Please provide examples of recovery and wellness tools, skills, resources, or strategies that you use. *
What are your strengths and how will they help you as a Peer Support Professional? *
What experience (if any) do you have providing peer support or advocating for peers with mental health and/or substance use conditions? *
Please describe how you deal with stressors. *
What skills would you like to improve through the Pathways Apprenticeship program? *
The CMWN Pathways Apprenticeship training is demanding. It is not a webinar. The class runs for three weeks. During the first week of training most of your work will be done independently but you will need to block out 2-3 hours a day for study and activities. During week two and three of training, there are seven full Zoom classroom days, and additional assignments when we are not on Zoom. Class days runs from 8:30 AM – 5 PM. You must attend the Zoom Classroom days in their entirety. Your attention and participation are required. Throughout the training there are projects to complete as well as daily reading and homework. What will be your most difficult challenges in attending this training AND how do you plan to deal with them?*
Please list any social, religious, civic, fraternal, voluntary, or other organizations that you are affiliated with and any leadership positions you have held within them. *
Please list any other education or training that you have that may assist you in a Peer Support Professional role. *

TRAINING EXPECTATION AGREEMENT
If you are accepted into the Pathways Apprenticeship program, we want you to know up front what is expected of you to make sure this training is a good fit.

Training actually begins the week before the first classroom date. Audios and videos along with study guides are sent the week before and are due the first day of class.

Please read over the expectations, check each as you agree, and sign at the bottom.
If I am accepted into this training program, I will:*
I certify that:*

I have completed this application on my ownEverything I have written in this application is true at the time of this application, and that if any of these statements are no longer true, I will notify staff members at CMWN
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Pathways Apprenticeship Application

QUALIFYING QUESTIONS

EMPLOYMENT AND VOLUNTEER INFORMATION

APPLICATION QUESTIONS

TRAINING EXPECTATION AGREEMENT

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