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Looking To Begin Your Journey As A Peer Recovery Support Specialist?
Join Our Virtual Training if your looking to learn how to better engage with those who suffer from Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
This training is designed for individuals ...
that are looking to begin their journey as a peer recovery support specialist or peer recovery coach in the substance use field. Or, for those who are looking to learn how to better engage with those who suffer from Substance Use Disorder (SUD). Participants often include family members, law enforcement, first responders, social workers, community partners, policy makers, CASA’s or GALs, or anyone that has been effected by or from SUD.
Objectives:
- Learn about Peer Delivery service and why it's gaining traction throughout the world.
- Gain a foundational understanding of addiction and the brain
- Understand common behaviors of addiction
- Learn foundational skills of active listening and motivational interviewing
- Learn and clarify roles of a recovery coach and understand staying in lane
- Gain an understanding of what recovery coaching is
- Gain an understanding of stages of change and stages of recovery
- Understand solution-focused engagement
- Learn how to discuss reuse prevention plans
- Understand the importance of SMART Goals setting with recoverees
- Gain an understanding of Harm Reduction
- Learn about the importance of self-care, compassion fatigue & burnout
Join Our Training Today For Only $250.
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A Little About Your Trainer
Meet Ginger Ross, Your Peer Recovery Coach Trainer.
Choices Peer Recovery Coach Trainings was founded in 2018 by Ginger Ross. She has authored all of the trainings offered by Choices, Peer Recovery Support Trainings.
In 2019, after her work in the field as program manager for some state funded peer coach programs, specifically, Sober Parenting Journey, Strength To Succeed, while also still providing trainings, she decided to create her own Peer Recovery Coach Training
Choices Peer Coach Recovery Trainings pioneer the way in bridging the gap between addiction, abuse and recovery by supporting peer recovery coaches on their journeys forward, providing the foundation required to realize their potential and sustain success in this critical, but challenging field.
Choices Peer Recovery Coach Trainings © are nationally approved peer recovery coach trainings, designed to provide effective knowledge, skills and tools for those seeking to better understand recovery, recovery coaching, faith-based peer coaching, and peer recovery support work. Choices Peer Recovery Coach Trainings provide the foundational skills necessary to begin working in the recovery field.
This training, in it's entirety is 30 hours of continuing education hours. Particpants must attend all days for certificate.
Choices Trainings are approved for Initial Certification and continuing education in Florida, NH, and National Association for Addiction Drug Counselors (NAADAC) - pre approved in AL, AK, AZ, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, ID, IA, MD, MI, MS, NC, NE, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, VT, WV
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Pre-approval for continuing education in AL, AK, AZ, AR, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NC, ND, NM, NY, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY and Iowa
This training is the foundational training for most state's Peer credential, as well as the National Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist (NCPRSS) credential. Choices all provides additional trainings to meet the credential requirements such HIV/AIDS, Ethical Foundations, and more. Visit our training page.
What Our Previous Students Are Saying
"Hope you had a lovely trip back home! Thank you thank you for such an incredible training…I can’t say enough about how powerful and transformative I found the experience to be. You’re a fantastic trainer and I’m so grateful to have been able to spend time learning from you and the rest of the group."
Alex
"Thank you so much for believing in us and everything you’ve done for the community and for me. I broke barriers and learned so much about myself in listening to you in classes and I cant put into words how much that has meant and how much of it I carry with me daily!!"
Shaun
"Thank you Ginger you are a outstanding instructor you really made the course material come alive , going to miss you; spent a lot of time listening to you over the last 2 months, it was a pleasure."
Erik
"This is awesome – information is power, indeed. Thanks Ginger. 🙂 Also, I wanted to thank you for your guidance and time you gave at the Ethic’s class this week. I have learned so much during the training that help open my eyes; I can’t wait for your upcoming classes."
Julia
Join Our Training Today For Only $250.
Date And Time
Tuesdays & Thursdays, Aug 4, through Sep. 3rd, 2020; 5:30 - 8:30 PM EST.
Join Our Training Today For Only $250.
Date And Time
Tue, Aug 4, 2020, 8:30 AM
Thu, Sep 3, 2020, 5:00 PM EDT