Recovery Coach Training

Become a Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS)

Recovery Coach Training

Orientation Session

• When: Monday, December 12, 2016
• Where: 2522 W. Kennedy Blvd. Tampa, FL 33609
• Who: the orientation is free and open to anyone interested in working in the addiction recovery field. Classes will begin in January and will be free for eligible BoardPrep Alumni. A small fee will be charged for non-alumni to cover cost of materials.
• Please RSVP through email at: [email protected] or if you have any questions please call: (813) 600- 7929 ASK FOR DJ

Beginning January 2017, BoardPrep Recovery Center is hosting classes to help guide candidates through the certification process to become a Recovery Support Specialist. The 6-month program. Come learn more about becoming a Recovery Coach (Certified Recovery Support Specialist) at the December 12 orientation!

Refreshments provided.

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BoardPrep Recovery offers professional training for Recovery Coaches and Counselors. BoardPrep Recovery is an approved education Provider of the Florida Certification Board (FCB). FCB offers a credential ladder, starting with the Certified Recovery Support Specialist (Recovery Coach). This entry-level credential is an excellent option for people interested in working directly with clients/patients in early recovery. Recovery Coach applicants must complete and document a minimum of 75 hours of training as follows.

1. Legal and Professional Responsibility: 22 hours total, broken out as follows:
   1. Ethics: 6 hours
   2. HIPAA/Confidentiality: 2 hours
   3. Cultural Competency: 4 hours
   4. Self-care/Professional Development: 4 hours
   5. Electives related to Legal and Professional Responsibility: 6 hours total, broken out as follows:
2. Reengagement, Crisis Support and Safety: 13 hours total, broken out as follows:
   1. Risk/Crisis Management: 6 hours
   2. Domestic Violence: 3 hours
   3. Electives related to Reengagement, Crisis Support and Safety: 4 hours
3. Resource Linkage/Follow-Up: 13 hours total, broken out as follows:
   1. Active Care Coordination: 6 hours
   2. Documentation: 3 hours
   3. Electives related to Resource Linkage/Follow-up: 4 hours
4. Practical Living Skills/Social Development: 10 hours total, broken out as follows:
   1. Social Development: 6 hours
   2. Electives related to Practical Living Skills/Social Development: 4 hours
5. Recovery Management: 17 hours total, broken out as follows:
   1. Overview of Addiction/Stages of Recovery: 4 hours
   2. Addiction and Brain Chemistry/Pharmacology: 3 hours
   3. Recovery Management: 2 hours
   4. Co-occurring Disorders: 4 hours
   5. Lapse/Relapse Prevention: 2 hours
   6. Motivational Enhancement: 2 hours

Eligibility

• To begin classes
  1. Three months of continuous personal recovery
  2. Completed 4th and 5th step and have a working knowledge of personal recovery
• To begin supervised work hours
  1. Six months of continuous personal recovery
  2. Completed 8th and 9th step
  3. Three months of relevant service work
  4. Recommendation of two professionals