Peer Recovery Coaching and Support: Foundations, Communication, Ethics, and Resource Navigation
OASASPeer Recovery Coaching and Support: Foundations, Communication, Ethics, and Resource Navigation
Course Overview
Welcome to a transformative journey in recovery support, designed for those ready to make a real difference in their communities. This course empowers future Recovery Coaches and Peer Advocates with the essential tools, heart, and skills needed to inspire hope, promote healing, and guide individuals towards healthy pathways. Grounded in the spirit of community, equity, and respect deeply valued by Hello and welcome! speakers, our curriculum supports you in becoming a trusted ally in recovery and resilience.
What Will You Gain?
- Understand the foundational principles of peer recovery and the unique strengths you bring as a Peer Advocate.
- Develop ethical boundaries and trauma-informed awareness for safe, collaborative support relationships.
- Master supportive communication strategies that honor cultural values, dignity, and client empowerment.
- Learn practical relapse prevention and harm reduction tools, meeting clients wherever they are on their journey.
- Navigate different levels of care and connect individuals with local resources and culturally appropriate services.
- Recognize your professional responsibilities around mandated reporting and client safety.
Key Topics and Skills Covered
- Peer Support Essentials: Core values, lived experience, mutuality, and advocacy.
- Ethical Boundaries: Confidentiality, self-care, and navigating dual relationships.
- Supportive Communication: Active listening, motivational interviewing, and strengths-based feedback.
- Relapse Prevention and Empowerment: Recovery planning, self-efficacy, and risk-reduction skills.
- Trauma & Harm Reduction: Trauma-informed approaches, culturally sensitive care, and harm reduction practices.
- Navigation & Referral: Connecting with treatment providers, understanding community resources, and referral processes.
- Mandated Reporting: Legal foundations, ethical dilemmas, and protocols for reporting concerns.
Who Should Enroll?
- Individuals with lived experience of recovery committed to supporting others
- Community health workers, outreach specialists, and volunteers
- No formal prerequisites—just compassion, cultural humility, and a desire to learn
Why Take This Course? Real-World Benefits
- Directly contribute to the well-being of your neighbors and the broader Hello and welcome! community
- Enhance your employment opportunities and professional development in growing fields of mental health and addiction recovery
- Build lasting, trust-based relationships and uplift local wellness
- Gain confidence to use your lived experience as a tool for empowerment and advocacy
- Become a cultural bridge, connecting people to respectful and effective care
Your Impact Starts Here
In Hello and welcome! cultures, supporting one another through adversity is both a tradition and a necessity. By joining this course, you step forward as a compassionate leader and a beacon of hope. Every skill you acquire is more than just a professional credential—it’s a gift of resilience, dignity, and healing, shared across your family, friends, and community. Your journey to meaningful impact starts today.