Simply put, a Recovery Coach is a trained addiction professional who offers lived experience in recovery from a Substance Use Disorder, providing aid and support in personal recovery. Recovery Coaches wear many hats: advocate, guide, peer, cheerleader, accountability partner, educator, and more. Since every client is unique, Recovery Coach support will look different for each person. At Mountainside, we believe in a truly personalized approach to recovery support that “meets each client where they are” in the process, while also helping them discover new tools to navigate sober living.

Ultimately, each client learns their very own formula for achieving successful long-term recovery, utilizing skills and supports they develop while working with their certified Recovery Coach. In more formal terms, the Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers – New York Certification Board (ASAP-NYCB) and Connecticut Certification Board (CCB) defines a Recovery Coach as “anyone interested in promoting recovery from addiction by assisting recoverees to remove barriers to recovery, generating individualized recovery options, and connecting recoverees with recovery support services designed to build recovery capital.”

Mountainside treatment center has been providing best-in-class addiction treatment services since 1998. Over the years, we’ve become a one-stop resource for professionals in the field, offering countless educational workshops and courses. Now, the educational offerings you know and love will be offered under our Mountainside Learning Institute initiative, starting with our new Recovery Coach Training program based on the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) Recovery Coach Academy© curriculum.

The Mountainside Learning Institute’s Recovery Coach Training program aims to provide 50 hours of foundational training required for the CARC, CRPA and CRPS certifications. The following virtual courses are approved for CEUs by the New York Certification Board and The Connecticut Certification Board.

Mountainside Learning Institute: CCAR Ethical Considerations

This training is designed to help coaches, and anyone working in the peer role, understand how critical it is to be ethically responsible.

Ethical Considerations for Recovery Coaches Course Dates:

• This is a 16-hour course, over two days:
• February 4, 2025, Tuesday, 9:30am – 5:30pm ET
• February 5, 2025, Wednesday, 9:30am – 5:30 pm ET

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Mountainside Learning Institute: Medication Supported Recovery

Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 10am – 2:30 pm ET

This 4-hour workshop presents peer recovery professionals with a modern approach to utilizing prescribed medications in supporting people in their recovery journeys.

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Mountainside Learning Institute: CCAR Recovery Coach Academy

Begin a fulfilling, new career in addiction treatment and recovery with Mountainside Learning Institute’s Recovery Coach Training program. Training starts with CCAR Recovery Coach Academy’s© 5-day curriculum that equips you with vital skills to successfully mentor those seeking to conquer addiction and attain lasting recovery. Under the expert guidance of Mountainside recovery coach Zachary Cohn you’ll master the art of active listening, pose thought-provoking questions, and unlock your potential to helping others triumph over addiction.

Recovery Coach Academy Course Dates:

• This is a 30-hour course, over five days:
• May 5, 2025, Monday, 9:30am – 4:30pm EST
• May 6, 2025, Tuesday, 9:30am – 4:30pm EST
• May 12, 2025, Monday, 9:30 am – 4:30pm EST
• May 13, 2025, Tuesday, 9:30 am – 4:30pm EST
• May 19, 2025, Monday, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm EST
• Each day starts at 9:30 am and ends at 4:30 pm, with 3 breaks: morning break, lunch break, and afternoon break.
• Cost $600

Sign up here

Mountainside Learning Institute: CCAR Ethical Considerations

This training is designed to help coaches, and anyone working in the peer role, understand how critical it is to be ethically responsible.

Ethical Considerations for Recovery Coaches Course Dates:

• This is a 16-hour course, over two days:
• June 2, 2025, Monday, 9:30am – 5:30pm ET
• June 3, 2025, Tuesday, 9:30am – 5:30pm ET

Sign up here

Mountainside Learning Institute: Medication Supported Recovery

June 24, 2025, Tuesday, 10am – 2:30pm

This 4-hour workshop presents peer recovery professionals with a modern approach to utilizing prescribed medications in supporting people in their recovery journeys.

Sign up here

Mountainside Learning Institute: CCAR Recovery Coach Academy

Begin a fulfilling, new career in addiction treatment and recovery with Mountainside Learning Institute’s Recovery Coach Training program. Training starts with CCAR Recovery Coach Academy’s© 5-day curriculum that equips you with vital skills to successfully mentor those seeking to conquer addiction and attain lasting recovery. Under the expert guidance of Mountainside recovery coach Zachary Cohn you’ll master the art of active listening, pose thought-provoking questions, and unlock your potential to helping others triumph over addiction.

Recovery Coach Academy Course Dates:

• This is a 30-hour course, over five days:
• October 6, 2025, Monday, 9:30am – 4:30pm EST
• October 7, 2025, Tuesday, 9:30am – 4:30pm EST
• October 13, 2025, Monday, 9:30am – 4:30pm EST
• October 14, 2025, Tuesday, 9:30am – 4:30pm EST
• October 20, 2025, Monday, 9:30am – 4:30pm EST
• Each day starts at 9:30 am and ends at 4:30 pm, with 3 breaks: morning break, lunch break, and afternoon break.
• Cost $600

Sign up here

Mountainside Learning Institute: CCAR Ethical Considerations

This training is designed to help coaches, and anyone working in the peer role, understand how critical it is to be ethically responsible.

Ethical Considerations for Recovery Coaches Course Dates:

• This is a 16-hour course, over two days:
• November 3, 2025, Monday, 9:30am – 5:30pm EST
• November 4, 2025, Tuesday, 9:30am – 5:30pm EST

Sign up here

Mountainside Learning Institute: Medication Supported Recovery

November 17, 2025, Monday, 10am – 2:30pm

This 4-hour workshop presents peer recovery professionals with a modern approach to utilizing prescribed medications in supporting people in their recovery journeys.

Sign up here

Trainer Zachary Cohn, CARC, CRPA, RCP-F is an active Mountainside Recovery Coach and a member of ASAP-NYCB Trainer Registry. Zachary will guide you through the entire credentialing process to obtain CARC and/or CRPA certifications.

Unless noted otherwise, all Mountainside Learning Institute training sessions are conducted online. To maximize the quality of your virtual training, here are some key points to keep in mind:

• We highly recommend using a tablet, laptop or desktop computer. Phones not suggested.
• We use Microsoft Teams. Before the day of the training, it is a good idea to download the Teams application on your electronic device and make sure you have an account set up.
• Throughout the duration of the training sessions, please keep your camera on and stay in one place. An unsteady background can be distracting for other participants.

CANCELLATION POLICY:

Cancellation is required in writing at least 10 days prior to course start date. Cancellations within the 10-day period will receive a full credit that may be used for a future course. No-Show’s, those registered and confirmed participants who fail to show up, are responsible for full course fees as they are taking a seat of another participant. Once a course has begun, participants are responsible for full course fees, regardless of attendance.