Choices Peer Recovery Coach Training - CORE

For Maryland: This training is pre approved by MABHP Provider number: 65423-EP.

This training is designed for individuals looking to begin their journey as a Certified Recovery Peer Advocate or Peer Recovery Coach in the substance use field or for professionals/individuals seeking to become better equipped on interpersonal engagement with individuals suffering from substance use disorder (SUD).

Peer recovery coaches walk alongside individuals seeking recovery from substance use disorders. They help people create and develop their own recovery plans and pathways. Through empathy and empowerment, the coach builds a unique relationship with an individual in or seeking recovery. Which is grounded in trust and focuses on providing the individual with tools, resources, and support to achieve their short, and long-term drug use and wellness goals. Peer recovery coaches work in various settings, including recovery community centers, drug courts, treatment centers, religious communities, primary care settings, and more. In addition to providing the range of support encompassed in the peer recovery coach role, they take an active role in outreach and engagement within these settings to educate communities around SUD to improve outcomes.

Course Objectives:

• Understand the basics of addiction and the brain

• Understand common behaviors of addiction

• Practice skills of motivational interviewing

• Define roles of a recovery coach

• Gain an understanding of what recovery is

• Evaluate stages of change and stages of recovery

• Identify Harm Reduction

• Develop reuse prevention plans

• Utilize SMART Goals

• Recognize the importance of self-care