Recovery Coach Training Organizations

Addiction Recovery Coaching Training Locations

Alabama to Georgia

Alabama
Alabama Association of Christian Recovery Ministries
www.aacrm.net/Certified-Life-Recovery-Coach

Regional Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselor Training Program (RADACT)
www.radact.com/anchorage/

Wellbriety Training /White Bison.org
http://www.wellbrietytraining.com/ or
http://www.whitebison.org

Alaska, Juneau
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence – Juneau (N.C.A.D.D.)
http://ncaddjuneau.org/

Arizona, Phoenix
Recovery Innovation of Arizona, Inc. (RIA)
http://www.recoveryinnovations.org/riaz/

Recovery Opportunity Center (ROC)
http://recoveryopportunity.com/recovery-trainings/for-peer-specialists/

California
Recovery Opportunity Center (ROC)
http://recoveryopportunity.com/recovery-trainings/for-peer-specialists/

California, Sacramento
Sober Gurus
http://www.SoberGurus.com

California, San Diego
Recovery Innovations
http://www.recoveryinnovations.org/

California, Santa Barbara
East Meets West Recovery Coaching Training
http://eastmeetswestrct.com/index.html

California, Ventura
Recovery Innovations
http://www.recoveryinnovations.org/

Colorado, Boulder
Wellbriety Training/White Bison.org
http://www.wellbrietytraining.com/ or
http://www.whitebison.org

Colorado, Colorado Springs
Springs Recovery Connection
http://springsrecoveryconnection.org/

Colorado, Denver
Advocates for Recovery
http://advocatesforrecovery.org/

Connecticut
Connecticut Community of Addiction Recovery
http://ccar.us/recovery-coach-academy-rca-training-registration/

Florida, Broward
Broward Regional Health Planning
http://www.brhpc.org/programs/substance-abuse-mental-health/

Florida, Del Ray and Ft. Lauderdale
Addiction Academy – On Line and Classroom
http://www.addictionacademy.com/certified-recovery-coaching.php

Florida, Del Ray Beach
The Sober Network
http://www.recoverycoaches.com/

Florida, Lauderhill
Journey to Well-Being, LLC
ajourneytowellbeing@yahoo.com

Florida, Spring Hill
GORSKI-CENAPS – Relapse Prevention Training
http://www.cenaps.com/The_Cenaps_Corporation/Home.html

Georgia, Decatur          
Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network, Inc.
http://www.gmhcn.org/

Georgia, Atlanta and Morrow        
Georgia Council on Substance Abuse
CARES – Selection Committee
http://www.gasubstanceabuse.org/CARES/index.htm
http://www.gmhcn.org/

Hawaii to Maryland

Hawaii                     
Hawaii Department of Health
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division – Access to Recovery (ATR)
http://health.hawaii.gov/substance-abuse/atr/

Idaho                       
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
http://www.radact.com/anchorage/healthandwelfare.idaho.gov

Idaho, Boise and Nampa   
Supportive Housing and Innovative Partnerships (SHIP).
http://www.secondchanceboise.org/

Illinois, Chicago                  
State of Illinois Department of Human Services
https://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=46190

Illinois, University Park       
Governors State University FREE TRAINING
http://recoveryopportunity.com/recovery-trainings/for-peer-specialists/

Indiana, Indianapolis, Ft. Wayne                
IAIC-Indiana Addiction Issues Coalition
http://recoveryindiana.org/

Iowa, All areas                  
Iowa Department of Public Health
http://www.idph.state.ia.us/atr/peer_coaching.asp

Elite Continuing Education
https://addiction.elitecme.com/IA/course/IAAD01RMC09

Kansas, Burlingame, Iola  
Allen Community College
www.allencc.edu

Kansas, Lawrence                
Consumers as Providers Training Program (CAP) University of Kansas
http://mentalhealth.socwel.ku.edu/cap

Kentucky, Hazard                     
Hazard Community and Technical College – Substance Recovery Coach Training
www.HAZARD.KCTCS.EDU

Maine                      
Maine Association of Substance Abuse Programs
http://www.masap.org/site/maar-recovery-coach.asp

Maine, Machias                  
Recovery Support Network-Supporting Women in Transition and Recovery
www.recoverysupportnetwork.org

Maine, Portland                  
Portland Recovery Community Center-PRCC
http://www.portlandrecovery.org/about

Maine, Augusta                  
Maine Alliance for Addiction Recovery-MAAR
MASAP
http://www.masap.org/site/maar.asp

Maryland, Montgomery County       
Recovery Partners In Montgomery County Maryland
http://www.recoverypartnersmontgomery.com/peer-leadership-inst

Massachusetts to New Jersey

Massachusetts         
Recovery Opportunity Center (ROC)
http://recoveryopportunity.com/recovery-trainings/for-peer-specialists/

Massachusetts – On Line                  
University of Massachusetts – Addictions Counselor Education Program
http://caps-courses.umb.edu/courses/spring/nc/corporate/treatment/

Massachusetts, Boston, Hampden and Suffolk County         
Massachusetts-Access to Recovery – Recovery Coach Learning Community – MA-ATR
http://www.ma-atr.org/Recovery-Coaching.aspx

Massachusetts, Holyoke, Springfield, Greenvile, Pittsfield                   
The Western Mass Recovery Learning Community (RLC)
http://www.westernmassrlc.org/

Massachusetts, Worchester
New England Institute of Addiction Studies
Summer School Training in: Worcester State University
http://www.neias.org/

Michigan                   
Michigan Department of Community Health,
Bureau of Substance Abuse and Addiction Services
http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,4612,7-132-2941_4871_55008—,00.html

Michigan, Ada          
Recover Resources
http://www.recoverresources.com/

Michigan, Detroit                       
Marygrove College
Peer Recovery Mentor Certificate Program Coordinator
http://www.marygrove.edu/academics/continuing-education/continuing-education-overview/item/peer-recovery-mentor-certificate-program-2.html

Michigan, Flint                           
Genesee Health System
https://www. genhs.org

Michigan, Frazer                        
CARE of Southeastern Michigan Partners
with the Macomb County Office of Substance Abuse (MCOSA)
http://www.careofsem.com/personal-and-substance-abuse-help/recovery-and-treatment/peer-recovery-coach/

Michigan, Native People           
The Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan – Anishaabek Healing Circle –
ATR – Recovery Coach Institute
http://www.atrhealingcircle.com/what-is-atr

Minnesota, Minneapolis              
Minnesota Recovery Connection
http://www.minnesotarecovery.org/rca/index.html

Minnesota, Minnetonka              
Starting Point
http://www.startingpointmn.com/relapse-prevention-training-curriculum/

Missouri                    
Recovery Opportunity Center (ROC)
http://recoveryopportunity.com/recovery-trainings/for-peer-specialists/

Missouri, Kansas City              
Kansas City Substance Abuse Treatment and
Recovery Support Coalition (KC-SATRSC)
http://kc-satrsc.org/recovery-support-services/

Missouri, Jefferson City     
Missouri Recovery Network      
http://morecovery.org/jefferson-city-mrssmrss-p-training/

Missouri, Branson West, Stone County           
Missouri Recovery Network
http://morecovery.org/

Montana, Butte, Helena, Livingston                
Montana Peer Network
http://mtpeernetwork.org/peer-support-2/peer-support-specialist-training

Nebraska, Lincoln, North Platte              
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
http://dhhs.ne.gov/behavioral_health/Pages/beh_mh_mhadvo.aspx

Nevada, Las Vegas     
Instep Recovery Services – CCAR Recovery Coach Training
http://insteprecoveryservices.com/las-vegas-nevada-recovery-coach-training-classes-ccar-instep-recovery/

Foundation for Recovery (FFR) – Peer Recovery Support Center
http://www.forrecovery.org/peersupport.html

New Hampshire, Concord                    
Hope for NH Recovery
http://www.hopefornhrecovery.org/events/category/coach-academy/

New Hampshire, Keene                        
MADAC – Monadnock Alcohol and Drug Abuse Coalition
http://www.madacnh.org/

New Hampshire, Waterville Valley       
New England Institute of Addiction Studies
http://www.neias.org/

New Jersey, All areas                    
Mental Health Association of NJ – Consumer Connections
http://www.mhanj.org/consumer-connections-2/consumer-connections-core-training/

New Jersey, East Brunswick
New Jersey Certification Board
Chemical Dependency Associate/ Peer Recovery Support Training
NJ Certification Board is moving to new offices in the fall of 2015
Executive Director: Rich Bowe
rich@certbd.org
http://certbd.org

New Jersey, Trenton – Hamilton area
City of Angels
Raymond Dwier Center –
392 Church Street,
Groveville, New Jersey
609-910-4942
CityofAngelsNJ@hotmail.com
http://www.cityofangelsnj.org

New Jersey, Newark and On Line                     
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, School of Health Related Professions,
Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions
http://shrp.rutgers.edu/dept/psyr/programs/documents/CertWellCoaching.html

New Jersey, Patterson                  
Eva’s Village
http://evasvillage.org/

New Mexico to South Carolina

New Mexico
Behavioral Health Services Division, NM Human Services Department
http://www.bhc.state.nm.us/BHConsumers/OCACertPeerSpecialistTraining.html

New Mexico, Sante Fe
The Life Link Institute
http://www.lltraininginstitute.org/

New York, All areas
New York State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS)
http://www.oasas.ny.gov/recovery/coach/

Friends of Recovery New York (FOR-NY)
https://www.for-ny.org/index.php

New York, Delaware and Oswego County
Friends of Recovery of Delaware and Oswego Counties (FOR-DO)
http://friendsofrecoverydo.org/programsservices/rca-description/

New York, Long Island
Veterans Administration – Healthspan
www.healthspan.us

New York, New York City, Amherst and Brooklyn
Resource Training Center’s Recovery & Life Coaching Academy
http://www.resourcetraining.org/recovery_coach.html

New York, Rochester
East Meets West Recovery Coach Training
http://eastmeetswestrct.com/index.html

North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Behavioral Healthcare Resource Program, School of Social Work
http://bhrp.sowo.unc.edu/nccpss/dashboard
http://pss.unc.edu/index.php

North Carolina, Henderson/5 Counties
Recovery Innovations of North Carolina – Wellness City of New Bern
http://www.recoveryinnovations.org/rinc/contact.html

North Carolina, Winston-Salem
CenterPoint Human Services (CenterPoint) and Forsyth Tech
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/886565

The Mazie S. Woodruff Center
http://www.forsythtech.edu/ or
http://www.cphs.org/centerpoint-offers-first-peer-support-classes-forsyth-tech/

North Dakota, Bismark
North Dakota Department of Human Services (NDDHS)
The Recovery Council – Division of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services
http://www.nd.gov/dhs/services/mentalhealth/index.html

North Dakota
Mental Health America of North Dakota’s Inmate Peer Support Program
http://mhand.org/

Ohio, Cleveland
Northern Ohio Recovery Association (NORA)
http://www.norainc.org/contact-us

Ohio, Columbus
The Ohio Empowerment Coalition, Inc.
http://www.ohioempowerment.org/CPS.htm

Ohio, On Line (Free)
EBased Academy
Free, online career development resource for health and human service professionals
and educators in the state of Ohio
https://ebasedacademy.mh.state.oh.us/course/

Ohio, Southwest Region
Mental Health America of Northern Kentucky & South West Ohio
https://www.mhankyswoh.org/Home

Oklahoma
Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
http://ok.gov/odmhsas/Mental_Health

Mental Health Recovery Division of the Oklahoma Department
of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
http://www.ok.gov/odmhsas/Mental_Health_/Certifications

Oregon
Acorn
http://www.positiveacorn.com/who-we-are/

Oregon, Eugene
Willamette Family Treatment Services
www.wfts.org

Relief Nursery
www.reliefnursery.org

Oregon, Portland
Portland Community College – Addictions Peer Specialist Training
http://www.pcc.edu/about/catalog/

The Miracles Club Each One Teach One – Certified Recovery Mentor (CRM) Training
http://www.miraclesclub.org/

DayStared Education
Walking the Talk – Addiction Peer Support Specialists Training
www.daystared.com

Central City Concern – Addiction Peer Support Specialists Training
www.ccconcern.org

Oregon, Medford
Love Foundation – CCAR Recovery Coach Training
www.lovefoundations.com

Oregon, Salem
Project A.B.L.E – Addictions Peer Support Specialist Training
www.projectableonline.com

Oregon, Sherwood
Community Connections
Intentional Peer Support (IPS) Addiction Peer Support Specialists
http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/pd/Pages/approved-training.aspxs

Oregon, West Linn
MindMap, LLC
Addiction Recovery Mentoring 101
http://www.mhanj.org/consumer-connections-2/consumer-connections-core-training/

Pennsylvania
Recovery Opportunity Center (ROC)
http://www.recoveryopportunity.com/recovery-trainings/for-peer-specialists/

Pennsylvania, Alleghany County
The Allegheny County Coalition for Recovery
http://www.coalitionforrecovery.org/aboutus/

Pennsylvania, Bristol
ProAct – Southern Bucks Recovery Center
http://www.councilsepa.org/programs/pro-act

Pennsylvania, New Britain
ProAct – Women’s Recovery Center
http://www.councilsepa.org/programs/pro-act

Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Council of Southeastern Pennsylvania/ ProAct
https://www.councilsepa.org/programs/pro-act/recovery-support-trainings/

Pro-Act Philadelphia Recovery Community Center
http://www.councilsepa.org/programs/pro-act

Rhode Island, Pawtucket
RICARES – Rhode Island Communities for Addiction Recovery Efforts
www.ricares.org

Anchor Recovery Community Center
http://www.anchorrecovery.org/?page_id=20

Rhode Island, Woonsocket
Community Staffing Resources, Inc.
http://staffingresources.org/trainings/recoveryspecialist.html

Rhode Island, Warwick
Anchor Recovery Community Center II
http://staffingresources.org/trainings/recoveryspecialist.html

South Carolina, Greenville
FAVOR Greenville Center
http://favorgreenville.org/contact-us/

Tennessee to Wyoming

Tennessee
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Tennessee Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Program
http://www.tn.gov/mental/recovery/oca3.shtml

Tennessee, Memphis, Knoxville, and Jackson
Recovery Within Reach
New Jersey Certification Board
Office of Consumer Affairs and Peer Recovery Services
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
5th Floor Andrew Jackson Building
500 Deaderick Street
Nashville, TN 37243
Vik Moore, MS, CPRS
(615) 741-7693 (office)
(615) 598-8302 (mobile)
vik.moore@tn.gov
Registration Information- http://www.tn.gov/mental
http://www.recoverywithinreach.org

Texas
Texas Department of State Health Service
www.DSHS.state.tx.us

Texas, Austin
TAIRCOS Peer Recovery Coach Institute
Texas Association Of Integrated Recovery Community Orgs & Services, (TAIRCOS)
http://www.nonprofitfacts.com/TX/Texas-Association-Of-Integrated-Recovery-Community-Orgs-Services-Taircos.html#ixzz3VPfQfwwk

Communities for Recovery (CFORR) Peer Recovery Support Center
www.communitiesforrecovery.com/

Institute of Chemical Dependency Studies
http://www.cdstudies.com/

Texas, Dallas
Association of Person Affected by Addiction
www.apaarecovery.org/cms/

Texas, El Paso
Recovery Alliance
www.recoveryalliance.net/

Texas, Houston
Council on Alcohol and Drugs Houston – Classroom
http://www.council-houston.org/recovery-coach-training/

Montrose Center
https://montrosecenter.org/forms/ceu/

Recovery Coach Academy
http://www.santamariahostel.org/

Texas, Longview
ETCADA – East Texas Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse – Classroom
http://www.etcada.com/services/east-texas-recovery

Vermont
Vermont Recovery Coach Academy
http://www.friendsofrecoveryvt.org/get-involved/training/vermont-recovery-coach-academy/

WRAP Training – Wellness Recovery Action Plan
https://copelandcenter.com/our-services/wrap-facilitator-training

Vermont, Bradford
Valley Vista
www.vvista.net

Virginia
Recovery Opportunity Center (ROC)
http://recoveryopportunity.com/recovery-trainings/for-peer-specialists/

Virginia, Richmond
McShin Foundation
http://www.McShin.org

Washington
Recovery Opportunity Center (ROC)
http://recoveryopportunity.com/recovery-trainings/for-peer-specialists/

Washington, Seattle
Recovery Cafe
http://www.recoverycafe.org/community/blog/recovery-caf%C3%A9-brings-recovery-coach-academy-washington

Coach Supervision Academy
http://coachingsupervisionacademy.com/

Washington, Spokane
Community Minded Enterprises
http://community-minded.org/

West Virginia
Department of Health and Human Resources – Behavioral Health & Health Facilities
http://www.dhhr.wv.gov/BHHF/Pages/

West Virginia, Huntington
Healing Place of Huntington
http://www.thehealingplaceofhuntington/

Wisconsin
Recovery Opportunity Center (ROC)
http://recoveryopportunity.com/recovery-trainings/for-peer-specialists/

Wisconsin, Baraboo
White Bison, Inc., Wellbriety Training
http://wellbrietytraining.com/wellbriety-training-blog/event-registration/?ee=43

Wisconsin, Madison
Wisconsin Recovery Community Organization – WIROCO
http://www.wirco.org/WIRCO_Site/A_Recovery_Coach_is….html

Wyoming, Casper
12-24 Club, Inc.
www.1224club.org

Wyoming, Cheyenne
Recovery Wyoming
http://www.recoverwyoming.org/index.html

Nationwide and International

Nationwide

ParFessionals
https://parfessionals.com/certification/

WRAP Training – Wellness Recovery Action Plan
https://copelandcenter.com/our-services/wrap-facilitator-training

International Association of Peer Specialists
http://inaops.org/

The National Indian Health Board – Warrior Down Program
Re-entry program for Native Americans
www.whitebison.org

Altarum Institute – Access to Recovery (ATR) Program- Grant Program for Services
http://altarum.org/about

Recovery Innovations Academy
http://www.recoveryinnovations.org/services.html

Diversified Intervention Group
http://www.recoverresources.com/

International

United Kingdom
Foundation for Recovery and Wellness Coaching
http://www.recoverycoachingfoundation.co.uk/

United Kingdom, Suffolk
Recovery Coach Training & Consultancy Limited
http://www.recoverycoachingfoundation.co.uk/#!recovery-coach-trainings

Australia
Peer Zone
http://www.peertraining.com

Australia, Queensland
Coaching with Substance
http://coachingwithsubstance.org.au/recovery-coach-training/

New Zealand
Peer Zone
http://www.peertraining.com

Canada
Peer Zone
http://www.peertraining.com

Canada, Ontario, Kingston
Wellness Support Network Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFLA)
http://www.laacmhs.ca/

Online Training

aCE-Classes.com
http://www.ace-classes.com/lms/_portal/account/account.php?page=4&

Addiction Academy – On Line and Classroom
http://www.addictionacademy.com

Addictions Academy
http://www.theaddictionsacademy.com

All CEUs – On Line Training
http://www.allceus.com/recovery-coach-certification/

Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery, CCAR
Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery, CCAR

Crossroads Recovery Coaching Inc.
http://www.crossroadscoaching.net/

Diversified Intervention Group
http://interventiontreatmentrecovery.org/trainings

Elite Continuing Education
https://addiction.elitecme.com/IA/course/IAAD01RMC09

Fowler Wainwright International Institute of Professional Coaching
Fowler Wainwright International Institute of Professional Coaching

Friends of Recovery
Friends of Recovery, Manchester and Londonderry, New Hampshire

Friends of Recovery
Friends of Recovery, Montpelier, Vermont

Friends of Recovery
Friends of Recovery

Governors State University, College of Health and Human Services
Governors State University, Coaching for Recovery Training Program

GORSKI-CENAPS – Relapse Prevention Training
http://www.cenaps.com/The_Cenaps_Corporation/Home.html

IC&RC
International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium

Infidelity Recovery Institute
http://infidelityrecoveryinstitute.com/#sthash.zu6ZBLQj.dpbs

Institute for Integrative Nutrition
http://www.integrativenutrition.com/health-coaching

The Institute for Life Coach Training
http://www.lifecoachtraining.com/programs/all_courses/beyond_recovery

Institute for the Psychology of Eating
http://psychologyofeating.com/nutritionist-certification/

The London Recovery Coaching Academy
London Recovery Coaching Academy

McShin Foundation
http://www.McShin.org

Mental Health Association of New Jersey
Mental Health Association of New Jersey

NAADAC Web Seminar – Understanding the Roles of a Recovery Coach
http://www.naadac.org

NET Institute
http://www.recoverycoachtraining.com/

OASAS New York State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services
New York State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services, Albany, New York

PARfessionals
PARfessionals, Ft. Worth, Texas

PRO-ACT
PRO-ACT

The Recovery Coaching Foundation
Recovery Coaching Foundation, UK

Recover Resources
http://www.recoverresources.com/

Recovery Innovations Academy
http://www.recoveryinnovations.org/services.html

Resource Training Center has a Recovery and Life Coaching Academy
Resource Training Center’s Recovery & Life Coaching Academy, New York City

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, School of Health Related Professions, Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions
Certificate in Wellness coaching for Physical, Mental, and Addiction Disorders
http://shrp.rutgers.edu/dept/psyr/programs/documents/CertWellCoaching.html

Sober.com
Sober.com

The Sober Network
http://www.recoverycoaches.com/

The Starting Point
The Starting Point, Minnetonka, Minnesota

Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Offers free suicide prevention training as well as CEU for certification
http://training.sprc.org/course/description.php

Texas Department of Health Services
Texas Department of Health Services

Tobacco Awareness and other free training for Public Health Professionals
http://www.nchec.org

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
FREE for North Carolina Residents School of Social Work – Behavioral Healthcare Resource Program
http://bhrp.sowo.unc.edu/nccpss/dashboard

Utah Support Advocates for Recovery, Awareness
Utah Support Advocates for Recovery, Awareness

Wainwright Global Institute of Professional Coaching
http://www.wainwrightglobal.com/coachtraining/en/courses/crc/liveonline.shtml

World Coach Institute
http://worldcoachinstitute.com/courses

World Coach Institute – Addiction Coach
http://www.worldcoachinstitute.com/

WRAP – Wellness Recovery
Action Plan
https://copelandcenter.com/wellness-recovery-action-plan-wrap.

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