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Training

Training

Students interested in becoming a member of the Promoters of Wellness team must complete one semester of training. This training is provided through an academic course for credit (CHHS 426/526). The course is listed as an elective and is open to students of any major. At the end of the course, students are eligible to become national Certified Peer Educators through the BACCHUS Initiatives of NASPA. To learn more about the course, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Undergraduate

Undergraduate students interested in joining the Promoters of Wellness program must complete a semester-long training program. Course credit is offered through the School of Education (course code CHHS 426), however, the course is open to students of any major. The course aims to provide students with relevant and comprehensive training. In addition, students completing the course are eligible to become Certified Peer Educators (CPE) through the BACCHUS Initiatives of NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.

Graduate

Graduate students interested in joining the Promoters of Wellness program must complete a semester-long training program. Course credit is offered through the School of Education (course code CHHS 526), however, the course is open to students of any major. The course aims to provide students with relevant and comprehensive training. In addition, students completing the course are eligible to become Certified Peer Educators (CPE) through the BACCHUS Initiatives of NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.

What Students are Saying

  • "My greatest takeaway is a feeling of empowerment in to create change on my campus and help other students going through difficult situations, and I feel as though now I have the skills necessary to do that."

  • "As a pre-med student, no shadowing experience or internship has reaffirmed my desire to become a physician as much as this class has. It has given me a renewed sense of purpose and motivation to become a physician focused on helping others, and has completely changed what I consider to be good "helping." I have even begun to consider specializing in psychiatry. Whatever I specialize in, though, I am so thankful for the perspective and experience that peer education has and will give me."

  • "I really enjoy the class and how it teaches us a wide ranging set of skills that apply to many different situations. The course has provided me a greater understanding and appreciation of mental health and the services surrounding it."