The CCAR Recovery Coach Academy© 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© prepares participants by helping them to actively listen,  ask really good questions, and discover and manage their own stuff.

16 Hour Peer Ethics is require for your Peer Advocate  Application Process. This 2 day workshop will introduce the standard  principles that guide peers in order to provide adequate and appropriate services 

This class is required for CARC certification  it can also be used for renewals. Medication Assisted Treatment Services  and Medication Assisted Recovery Services  is a  6 hour class that will  discuss the different and various  medications used to obtain  and or sustain recovery. 

6  hour Class can  be used for CRPA & CARC Renewals

Learn  what neurobiology can teach use about addiction and recovery…  so we can talk about addiction and recovery from a science-based perspective. Understand why it’s important for
 recovery advocacy and the recovery
 community to reduce discrimination and make a difference in how people view addiction and recovery.

6  hour Class can  be used for CRPA & CARC Renewals

Essential  skills are a combination of techniques involving people, social

situations, communication, character, attitude, career attributes, and social and emotional intelligence quotients. This is among other factors that also enable those to navigate their

environment, work well with others, perform accordingly, and achieve their goals with complementing hard skills

 6 hour Class can  be used for CRPA & CARC Renewals

Motivational interviewing is a  method that helps people resolve ambivalent feelings and insecurities to find the internal motivation they need to change their behavior. It is a practical, empathetic, and short-term process that takes into consideration how difficult it is to make life changes.

6 hour Class can  be used for CRPA & CARC Renewals, This class is design to to assist you in developing " people skills" understanding the individuality and uniqueness of people despite the similarites 

6 hour Class can  be used for CRPA & CARC Renewals  This class  will teach you how to write effective  progress reports, understand the need and importance of documentation. Review of the recovery plan. 

6 hour Class can  be used for CRPA & CARC Renewals, Most people begin using drugs because someone introduce them to it.  Some people are introduce to a lifestyle that is center around using drugs  and making money. These false misleading behaviors are harmful for some even deadly,  This course is design to examine lifestyles, and other addictive behaviors. 

6 hour Class can  be used for CRPA & CARC Renewals

Learn about drug addiction related health problems  and how it impacts the recovery process. How to refer and link individuals to the appropriate care

6 hour Class can  be used for CRPA & CARC Renewals,This class will introduce ways to address recurrences and utilized these high risk situations to strengthen and develop coping mechanisms  to enhance the recovery process

6 hour Class can  be used for CRPA & CARC Renewals. This one day class will identify  the digital era, social media and other electronic platforms and their role and function in the recovery process. A lookout smart recovery will be emphasized

6 hour Class can  be used for CRPA & CARC Renewals, There is a high correlation between  substance use and trauma. Learn how to detect and perform the appropriate interventions, referrals and linkages. 

4 hour Class can  be used for CRPA & CARC Renewal, This class will review the development, and ongoing need to enhance ethical behavior.

 6 hour Class can  be used for CRPA & CARC Renewals

Learn what harm reduction is and dispel the myths associated with this model. Understand  the process and dynamics of reducing use of substances and modification of behaviors. 

You will need to complete the 10 hour online portion in order to take the  second in person  class part of this course. You will be provided with the link upon registration. You must complete the online portion by the dates below ..

The Certified Recovery Peer Advocate-Family is a new specialization under the existing CRPA – see this page. It affords existing Certified Recovery Peer Advocates (CRPA)  an additional opportunity to offer specialized family peer support.