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

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.

For more information, or to register, email recovery@choicerecoverycoaching.org

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.

Healing Centered Engagement for Peers & Coaches, offered by Jesse 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 jheffernan@heliosrecovery.com

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

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

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

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.

For more information and to register for this training, please contact Meghann Perry at meghann@meghannperry.com