Overview
Recovery coaches play an important role in helping clients break the cycle of addiction. In this 100% online course, you will learn the strategies and techniques needed to work as a professional recovery coach—helping individuals gain their sobriety and achieve long-term recovery.
This recovery coach certification course is also certified by the IAPRC (International Association of Professional Recovery Coaches) and provides Continuing Education Units (CEUs) through the NET Training Institute. The CEUs are recognized by NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals, and the IC&RC (International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium).
About ASU’s College of Health Solutions
Better health outcomes require better solutions.
The College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University is committed to translating scientific health research and discovery into practice. We prepare students to address the challenges facing our populations to stay healthy, improve their health and manage chronic disease. We bring people together to improve the health of the communities we serve, reaching them where they live, learn, work and play throughout the lifespan.
This program is offered through ASU’s College of Health Solutions in partnership with ed2go.
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Who this course is designed for
Basic computer skills are required for this course.
Note: Certification for peers is done at the state level, with every state having different requirements for certification of peers. For this reason, we encourage you to contact the appropriate agency within your state that oversees and provides credentials to individuals who want to work as a peer within that state for more certification information. To our knowledge, the Texas Certification Board, the California Certification Board, State Board of Georgia, Minnesota Certification Board, the Colorado Peer Certification Committee, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, North Carolina's Certified Peer Support Specialist Program, Rhode Island Certification Board, Tennessee State Board, New York State Board, Washington State Board, and Wisconsin Department of Health Services do not recognize this course.
Outcomes
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
- Describe the effects of addiction on the brain's right hemispheric control center, as well as the skills and abilities the brain loses in addiction
- Explain how the brain shares joy nonverbally, learns the skills of joy and quiet, and grows capacity
- Identify cravings, review Behaviors, Events, Experiences, People, and Substances (BEEPS), and the process by which the brain is hijacked in addiction
- Define what recovery coaching is and is not according to ethical standards
- Utilize strengths-based and solution-based questions to move clients from ambivalence to change
- Identify ways to build trust in the client/coach relationship
- Understand how a coach's level of empathy can significantly impact client outcomes
- Learn to apply Cognitive Behavior Theory and Cognitive Restructuring when disputing faulty thinking.
- Learn to recognize relapse triggers and co-create relapse prevention plans.
- Follow ethical standards of conduct and review legally required documentation for providing coaching services
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