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United We Heal Qualified Mental Health Associate Apprenticeship

Sponsored by United We Heal Oregon · Qualified Mental Health Associate

Program pathway Partner-employer employment is required; current intake and individual seats are unknown.

Employer-routed

This route explains how verified access begins; it does not guarantee selection, placement, employment, certification, or licensure.

What families should know

Already work for a partner employer in Oregon? This route pairs paid work with free classes to help you train for QMHA certification. Ask about the next class and your pay.

Decision facts

What we could verify

These facts describe the reviewed pathway. Program registration and current availability are separate checks; neither confirms an open seat or a job offer.

Registration status: United We Heal calls this an apprenticeship; a separate QMHA registration record was not independently verified.
Service area: Participating Oregon partner employers; not an offer of statewide job placement.
Listed location: OR This may be a sponsor, training, or service region, not a work site.
Delivery mode: hybrid
Who the verified information describes: Current partner-employer employees in good standing who have a suitable mental-health role.
Eligibility: Age 18 or older with a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
Already work for a partner employer in good standing, in a suitable mental-health role.
The pathway targets workers without a bachelor's degree and with sufficient relevant experience; confirm individual eligibility and any role or shift changes.
Compensation: Paid workplace learning with free participant education and stipends/support described by the sponsor. Wage and stipend amounts are unknown.
Duration: About 18 months of coursework, adjusted for prior education and work; the sponsor describes 29 quarter credits.
Credential: Training toward QMHA certification. Individual transfer-credit acceptance and certification completion are not guaranteed; QMHA is not independent therapist licensure.

Next action

What happens next

Ask your partner employer about the QMHA route, then contact info@unitedwehealoregon.com to confirm eligibility, role fit, and the next intake.

A current direct application was not verified. View the official program profile

Fit and tradeoffs

Questions to resolve before applying

This is an incumbent-worker route, not a direct job offer to an outside applicant.
Some work roles or shifts may need adjustment; ask how classroom learning fits your schedule.
No personal-recovery requirement is stated; that is an unpublished detail, not proof that none applies.

Helpful reading

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Sources and review details

Where these details came from

Quan Pathways keeps evidence for registered apprenticeships and other structured pathways separate from current availability sources and displays the date each source was checked.

United We Heal QMHA apprenticeship

Supports: identity, registration, eligibility, compensation, duration, credential, availability, applicant-scope. Observed Oct 12, 2026.

Apply-link visibility is not a confirmed intake or job offer. Active partner-employer employment and suitable mental-health work are required. A separate QMHA registry record, individual wage/stipend amounts, and transfer-credit acceptance were not verified.

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