Training & Events

Recovery Coach Academy

To register for upcoming Recovery Coach Academy events, click here.

2012 Dates for the Recovery Coach Academy
January 23 – 27, 2012
March 19 – 23, 2012
June 11 – 15, 2012
August 20 – 24, 2012
October 22 – 26, 2012

Staff receives Recovery-Coach Training

CASAC staff receive Recovery Coach training.

Does Your Organization Need Technical Help?

If your organization would like Technical Assistance on Starting a Recovery Community Organization, Recovery Housing, Telephone Recovery Support, Recovery Oriented Employment or Volunteer Management, please contact CCAR at 860-244-2227 or email us at rtag@ccar.us

Register As A Recovery Coach

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Recovery Coach Academy

About the Recovery Coach Academy

For description, learning objectives, and agendas, please download this .pdf file.

Resource Training Recovery Coaches in the Brooklyn Area

trainersThe Resource Training Center held it's first recovering coach training the May 31 through June 3rd with 21in attendance. Dona P. along with Mark N, who is a The Resource Training Center graduate and Recovery Coach were honored to teach this course. The following are comments from the recent Recovery Coach Academy in Brooklyn:

"The trainers were through in engaging each student. It was motivational and learning experience improving my knowledge of many ways to recovery."

"This was a fantastic training experience-well organized and presented, and interesting as well. Thanks!"

"This course was helpful and I can better serve as a volunteer. The materials and teaching format help me better to understand my role as a recovery coach. Both trainers were very helpful. I am very please with the school."

What Our Attendees Are Saying

Recovery Coach Academy"What a well-rounded curriculum! This training covered key areas that are so important for Recovery Coaches. I found it to be balanced in both experiential and presentation formats and greatly enjoyed my participation. I am excited about this model and hope it will take off in every state. Recovery Coaches will help many to change their lives."
- Deb (Maine)

"Coming in I didn't know what to expect. Learning I am a changed person. I have been given more tools and knowledge to share and build Chicago with. The staff made it easy to understand and made coaching fun. I look forward to sharing my experiences with others."
- Jose (Illinois)

This Academy is a must for anyone involved with or interested in developing a Recovery Community Center. It is an incredible and powerful blend of knowledge, skills and experiences. What I take back to New York State will enhance The Turning Point, a rural recovery community center, and other organizations in New York state who seek this training."
- Betty (New York)

"Not only did the training exceed my expectations, the wide experience and backgrounds of the other attendees was invaluable."
- Frank (Virginia)

To learn about our nationally recognized trainers, click here!

The Recovery Coach Academy is a five-day training opportunity designed for those interested in becoming actively involved in serving as a recovery coach. A Recovery Coach is anyone interested in promoting recovery by removing barriers and obstacles to recovery and serving as a personal guide and mentor for people seeking or already in recovery. The training will provide participants a comprehensive overview of the purpose and tasks of a recovery coach and will explain the various roles played by a recovery coach. The training will provide participants tools and resources useful in providing recovery support services and emphasizes the skills needed to link people in recovery to needed supports within the community that promote recovery.

Unequivocally, recovery coaches do not provide clinical services. They do however sometimes work with people experiencing difficult emotional and physical states. As a result, the training provides participants with a basic understanding of substance use and mental disorders, crisis intervention and how to respond in crisis situations. In addition, skills and tools on effective communication, motivational enhancement strategies, recovery action planning, cultural competency and recovery ethics will be offered.

Learning Objectives for the Recovery Coach Academy.

Participants will be able to:

  • Describe the roles and functions of a recovery coach
  • List the components, core values and guiding principles of recovery
  • Build skills to enhance relationships
  • Discuss co-occurring disorders and medicated assisted recovery
  • Describe stages of change and their applications
  • Address ethical issues
  • Experience wellness planning
  • Practice newly acquired skills

Day 1: The focus on Day One of the Recovery Coach Academy is to create a safe learning environment where new knowledge transfer can occur and basic assumptions and values can be challenged. Furthermore, participants will get a firm foundation in terminology, role clarification and guiding principles.

Day 2: The focus of Day Two is to examine the optimal ways of working with people. Both knowledge acquisition and skill development in our role as recovery coaches will be accomplished.

Day 3: Day Three has a knowledge acquisition on recovery models and change models as well as a strong focus on skill development in motivating others to change.

Day 4: Day Four has two distinct components: knowledge and skill development on issues of spirituality, cultural competence and ethics; an immersion into the resources in Connecticut and how to access them.

Day 5: Day Five is primarily concerned with the actualization of becoming a recovery coach. An emphasis will also be placed on future professional development needs and responsibilities and appropriately closing a week-long academy.