Indiana Counselor's Association on Alcohol & Drug Abuse

Message from Stan DeKemper, Executive Director of ICAADA

Stanley-DeKempter-III

Certified Addiction Peer Recovery Coach

ICAADA is pleased to announce the availability of the Certified Addiction Recovery Coach (CAPRC) credential. This credential is intended for individuals who have a lived experience of recovery and who desire to help people in addiction recovery. CAPRC skill domains include advocacy, mentoring and education, recovery and wellness support, and ethical responsibility.
The credential is recognized in states and countries that are affiliates of the International Credentialing and Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC). Look under the ICAADA website header, “Credentials” , and click CAPRC for more details about the CAPRC credential.

ICAADA will offer addiction recovery coach, recovery coach ethics and HIV/AIDS trainings throughout the coming year to enable candidates to meet the training requirements for the CAPRC credential. Below is a statement by the IC&RC regarding the development of the peer recovery coaching credential .

“The International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC) has completed their work on the development of a certification that will recognize the work done by recovering individuals in the community. The development of this credential has been completely peer driven. This certification, open to those who meet specific requirements, will provide credibility to the work done by individuals in recovery, members of recovery community organizations and those who work in the substance abuse or mental health field that do not meet the present educational and supervisory criteria for clinical based certifications. It is our hope that this certification will open doors for individuals interested in working in the substance abuse or mental health field that possess tremendous knowledge and experience in recovery and would like to use it to help others change their lives. A full Job Analysis (JA) and a 75 question multiple choice examination are final with the first administration of the examination being given in December 2013.

Recovery Coach Ethics

Where:

MHAI Yellow Rose Building

1441 North Delaware Street

Indianapolis, Indiana 46202

When:

April 8-9, 2015

Time:

8:00 AM Registration

8:30 - 4:30 PM Training

Cost:

$95 ( ICAADA Member Price )

$150 ( Non-Member Price )

Trainer:

Stan DeKemper, ICAADA Executive Director

The Recovery Coach Ethics training course is an intensive two-day training designed to enable participants to explore the ethical dimensions and issues that a recovery coach may encounter as they promote recovery. The training will focus on the legal and moral issues that may surface while providing recovery coaching services. Training topics will include definition of recovery coach ethics, ICAADA Recovery Coach Code of Ethics, ethical responsibilities of recovery coaching, guidelines for ethical decision-making and ethics of profession development. Training methods utilized will be lecturette-discussion, small group activities and skill practice.

MATS Training & Certification

When:

May 20-22, 2015

Where:

MHAI Yellow Rose

1441 N. Delaware Street

Indianapolis, Indiana 46202

317-923-8800

Time:

8:30-9:00 AM Registration

9:00 AM-4:30 PM Training

Cost:

$250 (for ICAADA members)

$375 (includes ICAADA membership)

Trainer:

Jeff Quamme CAC, CCDP, MATS, CARC

The Medication Assisted Treatment Specialist (MATS) Training and Certification includes a 35 hour distance learning component and a 2.5 day live training (May 20-22) followed by a written MATS Examination (May 22). ICAADA defines a Medication Assisted Treatment Specialist as a practitioner as who has demonstrated their knowledge and skills in the 4 MATS performance domains identified in the MATS Job Task Analysis (JTA) & ICAADA MATS Candidate Guide (2008). In order to become MATS certified, a practitioner must possess a basic familiarity with the entire range of the 4 Performance