Recovery coaching is growing as a profession due to its effectiveness in not only helping people find recovery, but staying in recovery. We see coaches deployed in a wide variety of settings and as such, coaches are supervised by a wide range of positions...and not everyone who is overseeing the coaches understands fully the unique nature of the role. In many cases, we see Peer Supervision models as an attempt that does not truly align with the recovery coaching model? This manual is to be used in conjunction with the CCAR Training Program by the same name.

The is the workbook for the nationally recognized CCAR Recovery Coach Academy(RCA)(c). Developed by a team of individuals led by Phillip Valentine and developed with the need of CCAR Volunteers in mind, the RCA is a 5-day intensive training academy focusing on providing individuals with the skills need to guide, mentor and support anyone who would like to enter into or sustain long-term recovery from an addiction to alcohol or other drugs. Provided in a retreat like environment, the CCAR Recovery Coach Academy(c) prepares participants by helping them to actively listen, ask really good questions, and discover and manage their own stuff.It is expected that you will utilize this resource as part of your attendance. CCAR Recovery Coach Academy(c) participants will: Describe Recovery Coach role and functions; 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 your story; Understand the stages of recovery; Describe the stages of change and their applications; Increase their awareness of culture, power and privilege; Address ethical and boundaries issues; Experience recovery wellness planning; Practice newly acquired skills.

CCAR's Ethical Considerations for Recovery Coaches is a training program that helps those supporting others in their journey of Recovery to understand better how ethics are woven throughout their role. This manual is to be used when completing the 16 hour training course provided by CCAR Authorized Facilitators.

This book is the first complete guide to implementing the Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA), an empirically based, highly effective cognitive-behavioral program for treating alcohol problems. CRA acknowledges the powerful role of environmental contingencies in encouraging or discouraging drinking, and attempts to rearrange these contingencies so that a non-drinking lifestyle is more rewarding than a drinking one. Unique in its breadth, the approach utilizes social, recreational, familial, and vocational strategies to aid clients in the recovery process. This authoritative manual is a hands-on guide to applying these therapeutic procedures. The authors present a step-by-step guide to each component of the treatment plan, many of which have been shown to be effective forms of treatment in themselves. Topics include behavioral skills training, social and recreational counseling, marital therapy, motivational enhancement, job counseling, and relapse prevention. Each chapter provides detailed instructions for conducting a procedure, describes what difficulties to expect, and presents strategies for overcoming them. Sample dialogues between clients and therapists, annotated by the authors, further illuminate the treatment process. The book concludes with a chapter that both addresses the common mistakes made when implementing CRA, and emphasizes the flexibility and benefits of this total treatment plan. This book is an invaluable resource for a wide range of practitioners including psychologists, psychiatrists, substance abuse counselors, and social workers.

80% of people leaving a substance misuse treatment center will relapse within the first year of discharge. 9 out of 10 of this 80% relapse within the first ninety days after discharge. Working with a recovery coach or a peer recovery support specialist can significantly reduce the likelihood of relapse during this crucial period. Recovery coaching and peer recovery support is the missing link, bridging the gap between an individual leaving a treatment center and maintaining long term sobriety. RECOVERY COACHING- A Guide to Coaching People in Recovery from Addictions gives readers something that hasn't been done before: a thorough explanation of recovery coaching and peer recovery support. First published in 2013, it was the first book on Recovery Coaching, since the field's inception in the 1990s. In this second edition, 100 new pages of information have been added. New ideas are presented that are aligned with the most up to date, state-of-the-art research on substance misuse models, examples of new recovery support practitioner jobs that are now available for those with recovery coaching experience, discussions about situations that a coach encounters with a patient revived from an opioid overdose and very important information on the medications used in medication-assisted treatment used in the battle against alcohol, opioid or methamphetamine misuse. The second edition of RECOVERY COACHING- A Guide to Coaching People in Recovery from Addictions demonstrates how using multiple contemporary treatment perspectives, including Motivational Interviewing, Harm Reduction, and the Recovery Management Model can be integrated to inform effective recovery coaching. Readers receive sobriety tools that can be used as a guide for the coach to truly support the person in their recovery process. Poignant, personal stories from recovery coaches pinpoint their struggles and solutions filling the book with additional information. This second edition includes the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) survey as well as a list of what a recovery coach should anticipate from a recovery coach supervisor. However, the resources do not stop there, the book gives practical business advice about how to set up a successful recovery coaching practice. This book will be an indispensable resource for the recovery coach or peer support specialist just starting out, the coaching veteran, and any addiction treatment professional.

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