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. All courses are approved for CEUs by the New York Certification Board and The Connecticut Certification Board.

PLEASE NOTE: As ASAP transitions to IUA, they are extending registry membership and training approval(s) through October 1, 2024. The current badges on the below training completion certs will continue to be accepted from training completed through September 30.

CCAR Recovery Coach Academy© | 30 credit hours | $600

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.

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• List the components, core values and guiding principles of recovery
• Build skills to enhance relationships
• Explore many dimensions of recovery and recovery coaching
• Discover attitudes about self-disclosure and sharing stories
• Understand the stages of recovery
• Describe the stages of change and their applications
• Increase awareness of culture, power and privilege
• Address ethical issues regarding boundaries
• Experience wellness planning in recovery
• Practice newly acquired skills

Recovery Coach Academy Course Dates:

• This is a 30-hour course, over five days:
  • April 22, 2024, Monday, 9:30am – 4:30pm ET
  • April 23, 2024, Tuesday, 9:30am – 4:30pm ET
  • April 24, 2024, Wednesday, 9:30am – 4:30pm ET
  • April 29, 2024, Monday, 9:30am – 4:30pm ET
  • April 30, 2024, Tuesday, 9:30am – 4:30pm ET
• Each day starts at 9:30 am and ends at 4:30 pm, with 3 breaks: morning break, lunch break and afternoon break.
• Cost is $600, plus fees.
• Sign up here 

CCAR Ethical Considerations for Recovery Coaches©| 16 credit hours | $400

Recovery coaching as a peer-to-peer recovery support services has grown exponentially over the past few years. The issue of ethical considerations has been discussed in many circles yet formal training has been lacking for recovery coaches. This 16 hour training addresses this critical need. Based on the widely used Ethical Guidelines for the Delivery of Peer-based Recovery Support Services by William White and PRO-ACT (2007), we designed this training to help coaches, and anyone else working in the peer role, to understand how critical it is to be ethically responsible.  Using presentations, small group work, and role play  to address many areas including: defining the coaching service role and functions, coaching standards, issues of vulnerability, ethical decision making, performance enhancement and legal issues.

Ethical Considerations for Recovery Coaches Course Dates:

• This is a 16-hour course, over two days:
  • May 6, 2024, Monday, 9:30am – 5:30pm ET
  • May 7, 2024, Tuesday, 9:30am – 5:30 pm ET
• Sign up here

Medication Supported Recovery | 4 credit hours | $150

Medication Supported Recovery (MSR) is now part of the landscape of addiction treatment modalities and recovery pathways. This 4 hour workshop presents peer recovery professionals with a modern approach to utilizing prescribed medications in supporting people in their recovery journeys. You begin by exploring potential personal biases that may act as barriers in upholding the values and principles of being an effective recovery coach. Along with traditional therapies and recovery pathways, you also examine the field of harm reduction and alternative therapies. By deepening understanding of the purpose and benefits of each modality, you learn to eliminate stigma, extend your knowledge of recovery resources, and better advocate for clients.

Medication Supported Recovery Course Date:

• May 22, 2024, Wednesday, 10am – 2:30 pm ET
• Sign up here

Trainer Zachary Cohn, CARC, CRPA 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.