Community Health Worker Training

(OHA THW Approved)

($1500 or $2500 combo with Birth Doula Training)

Diversity Scholarships available for Black, Brown, Indigenous or LGBTQIA+ identifying applicants. (Dates and spots limited per training)

Mother Tree Community Health Worker Training: The First Thousand Days Pathway (90 Hours)

DATES: ONLINE: Monday and Tuesday, 8:30am-5:30pm

• Wk 1: March 1-3 2027 (M-W)
• Wk 2: March 8-9 2027 (M-T)
• Wk 3: March 15-16 2027 (M-T)
• Wk 4: March 22-23  2027 (M-T)
• Wk 5: March 29-30 2027 (M-T)

Our 90-hour Community Health Worker / Traditional Health Worker training is rooted in the sacred window of the first thousand days—from early pregnancy through baby’s second birthday. In this powerful season, a family’s nervous system, bonding patterns, and sense of belonging are being written for a lifetime. Mother Tree’s program trains CHWs to become steady, culturally-responsive companions during this transition, wrapping families in the culture of nurturing we are known for.

• Through a blend of evidence-based education, story, reflection, and skills practice, participants learn how to support birthing people, newborns, and young families across diverse settings. Mother Tree’s “roots and branches” approach centers community wisdom and lived experience.
• Participants learn to walk alongside families as advocates, educators, and bridges—connecting them to Medicaid and community resources, clinics and doulas, behavioral health support, and village-building opportunities.
• By the end of the 90 hours, graduates are prepared to step into the field as confident, trauma-informed, relationship-centered Community Health Workers who understand that what we do in the first thousand days doesn’t just change a child’s life—it changes generations.

Community Health Worker Practice and Scope

1. 1. Community engagement
   2. Community Resource Access
   3. Health education
   4. Care coordination
   5. Advocacy
   6. Ethical boundaries
   7. Documentation
   8. Relational skills
   9. Motivational interviewing
   10. Active listening
   11. Emotional support
   12. Family health and wellness
   13. Familes with newborns in the 1st thousand days

Employment: Graduations can join our Gateway Doula Group THW Billing Hub and plug into our community model  or extended care for our family clients.

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