Approved Trainings for the CCAR RCP Designation
The CCAR RCP Designation requires a total of 60 hours of training, including the CCAR Recovery Coach Academy (30 hours) and CCAR Ethical Considerations for Recovery Coaches (16 Hours). While you can use a combination of our other CCAR Training offerings (including CCAR Webinars) to make up the additional 14 hours, the following programs have also been approved for the additional 14 hours necessary to gain the CCAR RCP Designation:
In this 18-hour training program, hosted by Addictions Training Academy, participants will:
Establish an understanding of the 6 principles of trauma-informed care
Learn skills to manage their own triggers and past experiences when something comes up when serving clients/peers
Demonstrate what trauma-responsive support is in terms of a coaching role
Gain knowledge and an understanding of how Trauma Informed Care can help co-regulate coaching sessions
Please email Candace Alley for more information, or to register.
Upon completion of this program, Participants will be able to:
Explore their personal challenges with ethics
Identify challenges in their current professional environment
Be introduced to Core Ethical Concepts through a relational framework
Review personal as well as organizational ethical approaches in relation to their work
Apply a relational behavioral ethical approach in their personal and professional lives
Practice ethical leadership in a supportive environment
To register, visit, https://www.choicerecoverycoaching.org/book-online For questions, email, recovery@choicerecoverycoaching.org
Creative Storytelling offered by Lisa Hope provided 10 hours of training.
Upon completion of this program, Participants will be able to:
Identify at least 2 creative sources to frame their message, identify at least 1 variation of their recovery storytelling to use in individual self-disclosure, and identify 'What the story is Not. ' Identify at least 3 boundaries involving questions and self-disclosure. Identify 2 strategies of cultural awareness in the application of your story; demonstrate the ability to identify the appropriate time, setting, and audience to share a personal story/self-disclosure through a share of the (1 Story) workshop product in its entirety.
Please email Lisa Hope at preparedtraining@gmail.com for more information or to register.
Healing Centered Engagement for Peers & Coaches, offered by Patti Heffernan and Helios Recovery Services provides 3 hours of training.
Participants will:
Understand key differences between a healing-centered & trauma-informed approach to care;
Identify 3 ways to address root causes of trauma in communities;
Identify 3 ways to improve strategies and outcomes with recoverees using HCE;
For more information, or to register, email Patti Heffernan at pheffernan@heliosrecovery.com or Hallie Volkman at hvolkman@heliosrecovery.com
Infinite Pathways of Recovery, offered by Meghann Perry and Choice Recovery Coaching provides 6 hours of training.
Participants will:
Identify the specific components that encompass individuals’ needs;
Understand how culture can impact individuals’ recovery pathways;
Discover where existing pathways meet individuals’ needs, or leave gaps;
Explore how to cultivate and design personal pathways for self and others;
Explore the stages of recovery in order to identify potential pathways; and
Practice implementing learned concepts in the creation of infinite pathways of recovery.
To register, visit, https://www.choicerecoverycoaching.org/book-online For questions, email, recovery@choicerecoverycoaching.org
Participants will:
Understand and apply servant leadership values & competencies;
Develop servant leadership / EQ evaluation for staff and recoverees;
Know the 7 aspects of Recovery Leadership.
For more information, or to register, email jheffernan@heliosrecovery.com
In the evolving landscape of addiction recovery, the role of medication could be often overlooked—leaving a crucial gap in the support many people need. As more recovery coaches encounter those exploring or utilizing medication as part of their recovery journey, there's a clear demand for deeper understanding and practical guidance.
This workshop is designed for recovery coaches who want to broaden their skill set and enhance their ability to meet recoverees where they are. Our Medication-Enhanced Recovery curriculum, also approved by the IUA-New York Certification Board, goes beyond support or assistance. It dives into the nuances of medications for SUD and its integration into a recovery framework. We empower coaches to have informed, compassionate conversations that respect each individual’s unique path to recovery. This training addresses the widespread need for recovery coaches to have medication knowledge required by employers.
Objectives:
- Differentiate beliefs and evidence, spotlight biases and foster open-minded conversations to reshape perceptions of medications for addiction recovery.
- Prioritize the recoveree over their addiction, ensuring a person-first approach to contribute to a more empathetic and medication-supportive environment.
- Provide recoverees with knowledge about medications, and their benefits and cautions to dispel myths and support informed decision-making.
- Articulate phases like Induction, Maintenance, and Tapering, serving as mentors to break down barriers and make medications for SUD relatable and accessible.
- Challenge the short-term basis of Addiction Treatment, emphasizing the need for a prolonged and comprehensive approach through Medication-Enhanced Recovery.
- Commit to the 90-Day Rule® as a steadfast approach to providing optimal support, and a clear framework for tracking progress and empowering individuals in their Medication-Enhanced Recovery.
- Present a practical Medication-Enhanced Recovery Plan and Safety Plan so individuals can articulate goals, navigate challenges, and envision a clear path to lasting positive change.
Cost: We have a blowout rate of $100 in exchange for two days of service, and a discounted rate of $200 without volunteerism until 9/28. The standard price is $300.
Hours: 7/Seven
Contact info for enrollment and questions: Desiree Bell, dbell@simpleandsafe.org
Motivational Interviewing Course - Being offered April 21, 2023
Hours: 5 hours
Title of Class: Motivational Interviewing
Learning Objectives:
Participants who complete this training will:
- Build skills to enhance communication
- Describe MI
- List the different listening types in MI
- Develop an understanding of OARS
- Learn to recognize when change talk is happening
- Practice newly acquired skills
How to register: https://www.dolanacademy.com/offers/m4VaXezv
Motivational Interviewing: 3rd Edition for Recovery Coaches, offered by Lisa Hope and Prepared Training provides 4 hours of training.
Participants will:
Demonstrate the skills-rated by observer;
Develop 3 statements for each skill;
Create 2 measurable indicators for recoverees success by treating them as a resource;
Develop 1 concrete, individualized statement to avoid self-disclosure;
Develop 2 strategies for managing self-disclosure as a short cut.
For more information, or to register, email greyrecovery@gmail.com
Graduates of the CCAR's Recovery Coach Academy, or equivalent, can apply to be part of this online, mentorship training.
In this course, we will be covering the following topics:
- Initial consultation
- Value of the intake form
- The coaching agreement
- Establishing empathy
- Negotiating a change plan
- First meeting with a client
- Ethical considerations
- Reflective listening
- Recognizing readiness for change
- Managing your own stuff
- Getting your first client
- Building a resources toolbox
- Self care
- Boundaries
- Cognitive dissonance
EXERCISES:
- Motivational interviewing
- Setting smart goals
- OARS
- Developing a business plan
- Real life experiences
For more information and to register for this training, please contact Kevin Diakiw at kevin@still-here.ca
Participants will:
- Practice recovery wellness planning
- Develop the knowledge to become a local resource broker
- Describe and model design thinking
- Practice mindful listening and implement it in recovery coaching
- Demonstrate knowledge and application of business development in recovery coaching
For more information and to register for this training, please contact Kevin Diakiw at kevin@still-here.ca
Upon completion of this program, Participants will be able to:
• Discuss their relationship to storytelling and its role in their work.
• Evaluate the impact of culture on story sharing and listening.
• Define their personal culture of storytelling and recognize how their stories are perceived by others.
• Articulate how to best select and shape personal stories to achieve specific goals.
• Apply Recovery Coach Roles and Recovery Values to story sharing.
• Practice story creation using new perspectives within a recovery support context.
To register for this training, visit https://www.meghannperry.com/course-registration. For questions, please contact Meghann Perry at meghann@meghannperry.com
The UConn Recovery Community's Recovery Ally Training is a two-hour training program where participants learn how to be a person someone can reach out to when they are struggling to achieve or maintain their recovery.
You will learn the following:
- Understand the complex nature of addiction as a disease and that substance use disorders often cannot be resolved by the individual choosing to stop.
- Confront the myths and stigma regarding addiction and recovery and how its negative impact deters individuals from seeking support.
- Use empathetic language and effectively listen when a person chooses to honor you by disclosing that they are struggling with substance use.
- Define and understand that recovery is a lifetime journey with multiple pathways to achieving wellness in recovery.
- Know available recovery support resources that are on and off-campus and how to access them.
Contact urc@uconn.edu for more information.
Upon completion of this program, Participants will be able to:
*Define Harm Reduction
*Gain an understanding of what harm reduction is and is not
*Learn how to manage our own biases about harm reduction
*Gain an understanding of how Recovery Coaches allow individuals the voice and choice to choose their own harm reduction pathway to recovery
For more information and to register for this training, please contact Candace Alley at candace_alley@icloud.com
Using Motivational Interviewing Concepts to Navigate the 'Gray Areas' in Recovery Coaching is offered by Lisa Hope and provides 2 hours of training.
Upon completion of this program, Participants will be able to:
Define at least 1 Motivational Interviewing communication skill that increases Recovery Coach role clarity; define at least 1 Self Disclosure communication skill that increases Recovery Coach role clarity
For more information and to register for this training, please contact Lisa Hope at preparedtraining@gmail.com
Recovery Support & Ethical Decision Making is offered by Lisa Hope and provides 2 hours of training.
Upon completion of this program, Participants will be able to:
Define at least 1 strategy for managing personal bias/beliefs as they pertain to ethical decision-making skills. Participants will be able to identify at least 1 individualized method of avoiding ethical missteps through strategies such as asking for help, tapping out, pausing, etc..
For more information and to register for this training, please contact Lisa Hope at preparedtraining@gmail.com
Participants will:
- Effectively invite recoverees to set up the framework for the session
- Describe the role of the recovery coach
- Demonstrate effective reflective statements
- Practice mindful listening
- Show how to treat a recoveree as resourceful
- This training is based on the CCAR three-legged stool (Treating People as a
Resource, Active Listening, Asking Good Questions and Managing Your Stuff)
For more information and to register for this training, please contact Kevin Diakiw at kevin@still-here.ca