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RECOVERY COACH ACADEMY 5 DAY

Pre-Work for Day 1​

  • Who Am I? 

  • What is Recovery? Write your personal definition of recovery. 

  • List the positive and negative characteristics of a coach 

  • What is a Recovery Coach? 

  • Recovery Coach Self-Assessment 


Pre-Work for Day 2​

  • Complete the Values and Differences exercise 

  • Read the Sexual Harassment Fact Sheet 

  • Complete the Crisis Intervention Checklist 

  • Read words to Abandon/Celebrate 

  • Complete the Sharing Your Story exercise 

  • Complete the Issues of Self-Disclosure exercise

  • Read the following article beginning on page 3 in the Additional Materials section of your manual: Sponsor, Recovery Coach and Addiction Counselor: The Importance of Role Clarity and Role Integrity” by William White


Pre-Work for Day 3​


Pre-Work for Day 4​

  • Generate a list of internal and external resources you can draw on to initiate and sustain recovery.  

  • Complete the Seven Dimensions of Wellness tool 

  • Read the following article in the Additional Materials section of your manual:  “Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Peggy McIntosh

  • Complete the White Privilege Checklist

  • Watch the video, Power and Privilege


Pre-Work for Day 5​

  • Review both your state’s certification requirements for a Recovery Coach/Certified Peer Recovery Specialist and the CCAR RCP Designation at https://addictionrecoverytraining.org/certification/

  • Read the following articles in the Additional Materials section of your manual:  “Peer Recovery Coaching”, “Stigma and Recoveryism,  "Stay in Your Lane”

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Pre-Work for Day 1

  • Read Recovery Coach Academy at a glance.

  • Complete the “Who Am I” Exercise

  • Write your personal definition of Recovery.

  • List the Positive/Negative characteristics of Coach

  • Complete the Values / Difference exercise in Day 2
     

Pre-Work for Day 2

  • Write down any questions from Day 1

  • Complete Recovery Coach Roles / Functions Self-Assessment

  • Read Sexual Harassment fact sheets.

  • Complete the Sharing your story exercise.

  • Watch the Multiple Pathways interview with William White at: https://youtu.be/sZJ1wShmiLE
     

Pre-Work for Day 3

 

Pre-Work for Day 4​

  • Write down any questions from Day 3

  • Complete the Recovery Capital Scale exercise

  • Complete the 7 Dimensions of Wellness Tool

  • Complete Recovery Coach Roles / Functions Self-Assessment

  • Watch: Birth of the Recovery Advocacy Movement https://vimeo.com/89777865

  • Read Recovery Capital:  A Primer for Addiction Professionals

  • Read “Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Peggy McIntosh p55 in the Additional Materials tab

  • Read Care Clan & As Allies Pg 79-81 in the Additional Materials tab

RECOVERY COACH ACADEMY 4 DAY

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

Pre-Work for Day 1

  • Review the participant letter (Page 1) and the day one agenda (Page 8)

  • Complete "What are Ethics?" (Page 10-11)

  • Review the Ethical Terms (Page 13-14)

  • Review Recovery Coach Roles and write down which ones you think are ethically challenging and why (Page 17-19)

  • Review Ethical Assumptions (Page 28-39) and answer the questions (Page 30

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Pre-Work for Day 2

PROFESSIONALISM

Pre-Work for Day 1

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Pre-Work for Day 2

SPIRITUALITY AND COACHING

Pre-Work for Day 1

  • Write Terms and Phrases you associate with Spirituality, Page 7

  • Using the guiding questions of page 8, Write your own Personal Definition of Spirituality, Page 9

  • Complete the find someone who exercises using your own personal connections, friends, family, or personal experiences Page 11.

  • Write down your Personal Beliefs, Page 12
     

Pre-Work for Day 2

  • Research your pathway.

  • Complete the letter on page 19.

  • Journal entry – of the passages on page 20, which one speaks to you and why?  Click here to submit.

  • Bring a personal item to share.

  • Review RC questions on page 24

  • Review Spirituality Identity Cards

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT COACHING

Pre-Work for Day 1

  • Review of the day one agenda and  learning objectives

  • Watch the EDRC Video

  • Review the Recovery Coach Roles (Pages 7-8)

  • Write your IDEAL EDRC job description (Pages 10-11)

  • Review Staying in Your Lane module (Page 12-14)

  • Write down any questions you may have for the facilitator
     

Pre-Work for Day 2

  • Read through the section on Motivational Interviewing (Pages 19-22)

  • Read Stages of Change (Pages 23-26)

  • Complete the Compassion Fatigue worksheet (Page 26)

  • Read 923 Blog post (Pages 31-32)

  • Review the Additional Materials Section

  • Write down any questions you may have for the facilitator

COACHERVISION

Pre-Work for Day 1


Pre-Work for Day 2

  • Complete the table on Pages 29-30, Coachervisor: What is my role?

  • Read the Micromanagement article on Pages 38 - 39.

  • Take the Compassion Fatigue Test on Pages 53-55 and tally your score.

  • Read the article, Running on Empty (Pages 56-60). Using the questions on page 59, describe what your compassion fatigue toolkit would include.

COACHING IN JUSTICE SETTINGS

Pre-Work for Day 1


Pre-Work for Day 2

  • Recall and define the ethical terms (Page 25)

  • Review the recovery coach roles and answer the questions (Pages 26-28)

  • Read: Putting "Care" into Care, custody and control. 

  • Review the roles on page case manager, post-release worker, legal advocate and reentry worker page 29. Find job descriptions for two of these roles. Given what you found, journal about some potential challenges of staying in your lane as a recovery coach.

RECOVERY COACH BASICS

  • Review the learning objectives (Page 1)

  • Review agenda (Page 3)

  • Review Spectrum of Attitudes (Page 8),  answer the corresponding questions (Page 9)

  • Complete A Place for Elephants (Page 13)

  • Complete My Experience with Change (Page 20)

  • Write down your personal definition of Recovery (Page 24)

  • Complete the exercise on Multiple Pathways of Recovery (Page 30)

  • Write down any questions you have for the facilitator

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