What is Recovery Coaching?
Recovery Coaching is a form of strength-based supports for persons in or seeking recovery from alcohol and/or drugs and other addictions. Similar to life and business coaching, Recovery Coaching is a partnership where the person seeking recovery self directs his/her recovery while the coach provides their expertise and experience in supporting successful change. Recovery Coaching focuses on achieving goals that are important to the individual. The coach inspires and asks questions offering suggestions to help guide the client to begin taking the lead in their life and accomplishing their recovery goals and needs. Recovery Coaching focuses on honoring values and making principle-based decisions, creating a clear plan of action, and using current strengths to reach future goals. The coach serves as an accountability partner to help the person sustain his/her recovery. The Recovery Coach helps the person access recovery, as well as access systems needed to support recovery.
How is Recovery Coaching different?
Recovery Coaching is a peer-based service that is developed and provided by persons who are in long term recovery from addiction themselves, and as a result have gained in depth knowledge and experience on how to attain and sustain recovery. Recovery Coaches are non-clinical and do not diagnose or treat addiction or any mental health issues. However, Recovery Coaches may assist in obtaining outside clinical and other resources to help the client obtain their recovery goals.
Helps to initiate an individual/family in their recovery from substance use or addiction.
Promotes sustainability by removing barriers and obstacles to recovery.
Serves as a personal guide and mentor for people seeking, or already in recovery.
Helps find resources for harm reduction, detox, treatment, family support and education, local or online support groups; or help a client create a change plan to recover on their own.
Helps individuals find ways to stop using (abstinence), or reduce harm associated with addictive behaviors.