Earn Your Recovery Alive Coaching Specialization
Get Access To This Specialization Program For Only $235
(Program cost $199 + a $36 technology service fee)
Recovery Alive Coaching 101 and 201 provides cutting-edge training to help coaches and facilitators competently and compassionately engage and support those in their community suffering from depression, addiction, grief, anxiety, relationship issues and countless other struggles and soul-wounds in a group setting.
This course will teach you how to build a proven, faith-based, “in-house” recovery resource within your church and community!
Earn Your Mental Health Coach Master Certification!
Apply for the $399 Scholarship
Get Approved for Access to the Courses
Complete the Specialization Program
Lead Recovery Alive Groups in Your Church and Community
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Complete the Mental Health Coach Certification Program and Recovery Alive Coaching Specialization to earn your Master Mental Health Coach Certification
Limited Time Offer: Available to the first 500 students
Resurrecting hope through the POWER, PEOPLE, & PROCESS of the 12 STEPS
Recovery ALIVE prioritizes the Power of Jesus through the Holy Spirit to raise hope from the dead. Recovery ALIVE is an organic, living program, representing a living God.
Recovery ALIVE works through a 12 step recovery process to promote healthy change centered around “3 P’s”, the POWER of Recovery, the PEOPLE of Recovery, and the PROCESS of Recovery.
This Mental Health Coach Specialization Program harnesses the unchanging truth of Jesus Christ and His word to a living, organic process, in order to reach and ministry to an ever-changing world.
Watch the video to learn how you can make a difference in your community with this training.
See What’s Included
Digital Text Book
Certificate of Completion
24 Coaching CE Credits
Industry Leading Instruction
24 Course Modules
Course Lessons and Descriptions
Recovery Alive Coaching 101
Summary
Recovery is so much more than helping people get sober. Ultimately, “recovery” is defined as God’s supernatural plan to breathe life into every lost and dying soul through the Holy Spirit-empowered process of the Christ-centered 12 steps. Recovery Alive Coaching 101 is a training program created to provide an overview of recovery issues that equips coaches and facilitators with the compassion and competency necessary to meet clients where they are in their recovery readiness. This course sets a solid foundation for coaches and facilitators to build a proven faith-based “in-house” recovery resource within their local church.
Learning Objectives
Participants will…
- Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the origins and history of 12-step recovery
- Identify symptoms and signs of codependency and addiction
- Understand how recovery issues are impacted by trauma, attachment and family dysfunction
- Recognize the spiritual components involved in recovery issues
- Describe with the role of emotions in recovery
- Examine the neuroscience behind behavior change
Course Lessons and Descriptions
RAC 101: Introduction to Recovery Alive Coaching: Being Set Free to New Life
John Eklund, M.S.W.
RAC 102: Bondage and Freedom: The Heart of the Journey
Jim Cress, M.A.
RAC 103: Codependency and Dependency: Signs, Issues, and Challenges
Shannae Anderson, Ph.D.
RAC 104: The Neuroscience of Behavior Change: The Mind, Brain, and Body Connection
Linda Mintle, Ph.D.
RAC 105: Trauma and Attachment: Foundations, Skills, Applications and Processing
Gary Sibcy, Ph.D.
RAC 106: Shame, Addiction and Recovery: Patterns, Issues and Strategies
John Thomas, Ph.D., Ph.D.
RAC 107: Family Patterns and Generational Dysfunction: Understanding Multi-generational Flow and Transmission
Linda Mintle Ph.D.
RAC 108: Mental Wars: The Battle for the Mind
Zach Clinton, M.A.
RAC 109: Emotional Upheaval: The Battlefield of Emotions and Emotion Regulation
Shannae Anderson, Ph.D.
RAC 110: Spiritual Strongholds and Addiction: Patterns, Progression and Power
David Jenkins, Psy.D.
RAC 111: Seeing Red: Understanding and Managing Anger and Conflict
Richard Hoffman, Ph.D.
RAC 112: Grief Issues and Recovery: Sadness, Loss and Change in Developing a New Normal
Jennifer Ellers, M.A.
Recovery Alive Coaching 201
Summary
For 85 years, the 12 steps have provided a process and system of support for millions of people dealing with a variety of life-altering struggles. Recovery Alive Coaching 201 covers a faith-based perspective of mental, spiritual, and addiction recovery to train coaches and facilitators to resurrect hope through the power, people, & process of the Christ-centered 12 steps.
Learning Objectives
Participants will…
- Learn basic cognitive behavioral strategies in recovery coaching
- Gain knowledge in the theological underpinnings of recovery
- Achieve competency in the instruction and implementation of the Christ-centered 12 steps
- Understand the importance of boundaries and forgiveness in recovery
- Identify signs and symptoms of relapse and strategies for relapse prevention
- Recognize family patterns in recovery while gaining strategies for supporting families in recovery.
Course Lessons and Descriptions
RAC 201: Crisis Response and Recovery: Emergency Care and Counsel, Intervention and Prevention
Jennifer Ellers, M.A.
RAC 202: Catch It; Challenge It; Change It: Cognitive Behavioral Strategies and Recovery
John Eklund, M.S.W., and Mercy Connors, Ph.D.
RAC 203: Boundaries, Life and Healthy Relationships
John Eklund, M.S.W.
RAC 204: The Weapons of our Warfare: Decision-Making along with Tools and Strategies for Self-Reflection, Monitoring and Assessment
Karl Benzio, M.D.
RAC 205: Sword and Spirit: The Power of God’s Word and The Spirit of God in Recovery
Ron Hawkins, D.Min, Ed.D.
RAC 206: The 12 Steps Recovery Process: The Path Toward Freedom
John Eklund, M.S.W
RAC 207: The Power of Surrender: Steps 1-3
John Eklund, M.S.W
RAC 208: The Power of Ownership: Steps 4-9
John Eklund, M.S.W
RAC 209: The Power of One Day at a Time: Steps 10-12
John Eklund, M.S.W
RAC 210: Let It Go: Forgiveness and Recovery
Everett Worthington, Ph.D.
RAC 211: Families in Recovery: Issues, Patterns, Support and Strength
Shannae Anderson, Ph.D.
RAC 212: Relapse Prevention and the Road Forward: Sobriety and Staying Strong
Jim Cress, M.A.
WHAT IS RECOVERY ALIVE?
Recovery ALIVE works through a 12 step recovery process to promote healthy change centered around “3 P’s”, the POWER of Recovery, the PEOPLE of Recovery, and the PROCESS of Recovery.
This program harnesses the unchanging truth of Jesus Christ and His word to a living, organic process, in order to reach and ministry to an ever-changing world.
IS THIS PROGRAM ONLY FOR ADDICTION?
Recovery ALIVE is so much more than helping people get sober. Individuals are experiencing healing from past abuse, addiction, grief, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, anger, bitterness and codependency through this informative and inspiring resource. Combining the time-tested process of the 12 steps and ageless Biblical principles, Recovery Alive Coaching 101 and 201 trains coaches and facilitators to help people find freedom by way of a searching and fearless moral inventory, challenging “core” questions and encouraging stories of personal transformation.
HOW DO I START A RECOVERY ALIVE GROUP AT MY CHURCH?
Are you interested in opening an RA at your church or in your community? Maybe you would like to bring RA to a prison or jail near you.
Once you have completed the 101 and 201 courses, fill out this form and a National Coach will get in touch with you soon! We look forward to partnering with you.
Form: RA Interest Contact
HOW DO I BECOME CERTIFIED?
Once you have completed the Recovery Alive Coaching 101 and 201 courses, you have met the educational requirements and are eligible to apply for the Recovery Alive Certified Coaching credential through the prestigious International Board of Christian Care.
To become a Recovery Alive Certified Coach: Apply for Certification
For Mental Health Coaches:
Once you have successfully completed the MHC First Responder Training and one of the MHC Specializations like Recovery Alive Coaching 101 and 201 program, you have met the educational requirements and are eligible to apply for Master Mental Health Coach Certification through the prestigious International Board of Christian Care.
To become a Master Mental Health Coach: Apply for Certification
WHO IS THIS TRAINING FOR?
This program is for coaches who:
- Have a passion for helping individuals overcoming past hurts, struggles and addictions
- Want to lead a recovery ministry or groups in their local church and community
- Want a proven 12-step program that raises hope from the dead
Note: Coaches should be able to recognize when their group members require specialized mental healthcare and refer them to the appropriate professionals.
“I am excited to partner with Recovery Alive and John Eklund to bring a practical, faith based 12-step program that equips mental health coaches to support the mental health needs of their churches and communities! This course provides practical steps to build a proven, faith-based, “in-house” recovery resource.”
Your Course Guides
John Eklund, M.S.W
Shannae Anderson, Ph.D.
Jennifer Ellers, M.A.
JIm Cress, M.A.
Zach Clinton, M.A.
Linda Mintle, Ph.D.
Gary Sibcy, Ph.D.
Richard Hoffman, Ph.D.
Everett L. Worthington, Ph.D.
