Recovery Coach Training

What is Recovery Coaching?

Recovery Coaching is an innovative peer mentoring program designed to empower individuals at every stage of their journey toward recovery from substance use disorder. Our trained Recovery Coaches serve as personal guides and mentors, helping you navigate through the obstacles and barriers that may arise along the way.

Recovery Coaches are compassionate individuals who have a vested interest in promoting recovery and supporting others. Whether they are individuals in established recovery, friends or family members of someone in recovery, or passionate allies, our Recovery Coaches are here to make a difference.

It's important to note that our coaches do not provide clinical services or medical treatment for substance use disorder. Instead, they offer invaluable guidance and support to help you overcome challenges and achieve sustainable recovery.

Becoming a Recovery Coach

Are you interested in making a positive impact in your community? You can train with us to become a Recovery Coach through our comprehensive 30-hour Recovery Coach Academy. This training program, developed by Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR), equips you with the necessary skills and knowledge to become an effective coach. Healthy Acadia’s CCAR-certified trainers, Denise Black and Terri Woodruff, are experienced in delivering various CCAR training courses.

Thanks to the generous funding support from the Office of Behavioral Health, we are thrilled to offer CCAR training courses free of charge to residents of Maine.

Join Our Community of Recovery Coaches

As a Recovery Coach, you will play a vital role in removing barriers, building recovery capital, connecting individuals with recovery support services, and fostering hope, optimism, and healthy living at every stage of recovery. The Maine Alliance for Recovery Coaching, facilitated by Healthy Acadia, provides a diverse range of training opportunities for those interested in serving as Recovery Coaches in their communities.

We offer volunteer opportunities through our Community Recovery Coaching program, as well as paid internships through Maine Recovery Core. Our dedicated Recovery Coaches are currently serving at host sites in ten counties across northern and eastern Maine.

Take the first step on this rewarding journey by joining us as we help individuals rebuild their lives.

Are you interested in helping others in your community as they navigate along their road to recovery? Recovery Coaches help to remove barriers; build recovery capital; connect people with recovery support services; and encourage hope, optimism, and healthy living for people at every stage of recovery.

Healthy Acadia's Maine Alliance for Recovery Coaching offers a full schedule of training opportunities for those interested in serving as Recovery Coaches in host communities. We have volunteer opportunities available through our Community Recovery Coaching program, as well as paid internships through Maine Recovery Core. Our Recovery Coaches are serving at host sites across ten Maine counties.

For more information, please contact: 

Denise Black at denise@healthyacadia.org or (207) 412-2288 Ext. 402 

Terri Woodruff at terri@healthyacadia.org or (207) 255-3741 Ext. 106

Updated July 1, 2024