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Center for Addiction Recovery Training CCAR Training is the global leader in Recovery Coach education. What began in Connecticut soon spread nationwide and around the world.

We empower recovery coaches worldwide through the Recovery Coach Academy©, advanced courses, and the Recovery Coach Professional (RCP) and Recovery Coach Professional Facilitator (RCPF). The Story of CCAR Training

The Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) became a global leader in recovery coach training from one powerful question:
How can we better support people seeking help at our Recovery Community Centers? The Birth of the Recovery Coach Academy®

In 2009, that question led to the creation of CCAR’s flagship program—the Recovery Coach Academy®. Designed to equip volunteers with the skills to support individuals in recovery, it quickly proved transformative. Participants left empowered, connected, and inspired to walk beside others with empathy, respect, and hope. The model wasn’t just effective—it was revolutionary. Expanding Access

To meet demand, CCAR launched the Training of Trainers (TOT) program, allowing organizations to bring Recovery Coach Academy to their own communities. This expansion marked a new vision: professionalizing recovery coaching and maintaining its integrity across all systems of care. Setting the Standard

By 2012, as Connecticut explored a state-level Certified Addiction Recovery Coach credential, CCAR helped define the foundational competencies of recovery coaching—known as the CCAR Three-Legged Stool:

Listen actively

Ask good questions

Manage your own stuff

These pillars uphold the seat of the stool: treat each person as their own best resource. A Comprehensive Approach

Recognizing that one training alone doesn’t make a coach, CCAR developed eight advanced courses covering ethics, boundaries, and specialized peer support in clinical, correctional, and youth settings. Together, they form a complete professional development pathway for recovery coaches. Global Impact

To date, CCAR has trained more than 110,000 recovery coaches, facilitators, and trainers across the U.S., tribal nations, and internationally. Its model is now the gold standard for peer support in recovery centers, hospitals, courts, and behavioral health systems. Today, CCAR stands as a global force for change—redefining peer support, uplifting recovery voices, and setting the benchmark for recovery coach training rooted in compassion, integrity, and skill. And we’re just getting started.

📣 Calling all Connecticut peer support professionals!New CPSRP Ethics & Values Renewal TrainingEthical support is at the...
10/19/2026

📣 Calling all Connecticut peer support professionals!

New CPSRP Ethics & Values Renewal Training

Ethical support is at the heart of peer support. Strengthen your skills with this interactive, two-hour online course for Connecticut Certified Peer Support Recovery Professionals.

Explore the CPSRP Code of Ethical Conduct, work through real-world ethical dilemmas, and practice strategies for making confident, values-based decisions. You’ll also reflect on ethical gray areas and reconnect with the personal values that guide your work.

Choose the session that works best for you:

📅 October 27, 2026 | 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Register: https://catalog.protraxx.com/ClassDetails/449077?CustomerId=245

📅 January 26, 2027 | 1:00–3:00 p.m.
Register: https://catalog.protraxx.com/ClassDetails/449079?CustomerId=245

📅 April 27, 2027 | 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Register: https://catalog.protraxx.com/ClassDetails/449080?CustomerId=245

📅 July 28, 2027 | 1:00–3:00 p.m.
Register: https://catalog.protraxx.com/ClassDetails/449082?CustomerId=245

💻 Format: Online
💲 Cost: $30
✅ Required two-hour renewal course for CT CPSRP credential holders

Keep ethics at the center of your practice—reserve your spot today!

Join 110,000+ worldwide with CCAR’s recovery coach training. Learn from certified facilitators and advance with the RCP and RCPF programs.

Good coaching takes practice—and you don’t have to practice alone! 🙌Join The Coaching Lab, a FREE interactive webinar le...
10/15/2026

Good coaching takes practice—and you don’t have to practice alone! 🙌

Join The Coaching Lab, a FREE interactive webinar led by Talib Shaheer for aspiring recovery coaches, current recovery professionals, and anyone interested in strengthening their coaching skills.

Explore CCAR’s three-legged stool—actively listening, asking good questions, and discovering and managing your own stuff—through role-play, coaching conversations, and case studies. You’ll also have opportunities to reflect with peers and practice for the Recovery Coach Professional (RCP) interview.

📅 Friday, October 30, 2026
🕙 10 AM–12 noon Eastern Time
💻 Free and open to everyone—registration is only required for CE credits.

👉 Join the free webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85779094789?pwd=WXZIelNvODRlUVc1V3dZb1l0Z044dz09
Meeting ID: 857 7909 4789
Passcode: 355268

🎓 Want CE credits? Register separately below. The fee is $30, or included with your webinar membership:
https://catalog.protraxx.com/ClassDetails/451146?CustomerId=245

Come practice, reflect, grow, and lead alongside a supportive recovery community!

Capes on. Superpowers activated! 🦸✨The CCAR Training team is getting into the spirit of dressing up this October—and our...
10/09/2026

Capes on. Superpowers activated! 🦸✨

The CCAR Training team is getting into the spirit of dressing up this October—and our superhero costumes are a tribute to YOU!

Recovery coaches around the world bring hope, connection, and possibility to people finding their own paths to recovery. Your superpowers? Listening without judgment, recognizing strengths, and honoring each person’s ability to make choices and direct their own life. 💛

To recovery coaches everywhere: we see you, we appreciate you, and we’re grateful for the heart you bring to this work!

Are you dressing up this October? Tell us your costume plans in the comments! 👇

10/07/2026

🌟NEW AT CCAR 🌟 Two trainings to strengthen your recovery coaching practice:

Leadership for Recovery Coaches©
Build your leadership skills and explore how you can contribute to a stronger recovery community.

Crisis Navigation for Recovery Coaches©:
Develop skills to respond calmly, ethically, and compassionately when someone you support is experiencing a crisis.

Continue growing in the work that matters. Explore training details, upcoming dates, and registration:
https://addictionrecoverytraining.org/register-today/

CCAR Training is the global leader in Recovery Coach education. We empower recovery coaches worldwide through the Recovery Coach Academy©, advanced courses, and the Recovery Coach Professional (RCP) and Recovery Coach Professional Facilitator (RCPF).

There’s still time to grow your recovery coaching skills in 2026! Join CCAR Training for upcoming opportunities includin...
10/05/2026

There’s still time to grow your recovery coaching skills in 2026!

Join CCAR Training for upcoming opportunities including Recovery Coach Academy©, Advanced Academy for Recovery Coaches©, ethics, professionalism, spirituality, leadership, and more.

Whether you’re getting started or deepening your practice, find your next training and register today.

👉 View current dates, times, and registration options:
https://addictionrecoverytraining.org/register-today/

Join 110,000+ worldwide with CCAR’s recovery coach training. Learn from certified facilitators and advance with the RCP and RCPF programs.

First team photo with some our newest CCAR Training team members—and yes, we got everyone to pause long enough for a pic...
10/02/2026

First team photo with some our newest CCAR Training team members—and yes, we got everyone to pause long enough for a picture! 📸🧡

We’re learning to slow down, resist the urge to do ALL the things, and delegate. To take care of one another and ourselves—and make time for nature, family, friends, and a little fun along the way. We need those reminders, too!

We love this team and the heart they bring to the work we do. And to everyone who learns with us, grows with us, and carries recovery coaching into your communities: we’re so grateful for YOU. You give us plenty to smile about!

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09/30/2026

This week’s Recovery Coach Topic of the Week is trust. 💙

Talib Shaheer from CCAR Training shares a special message about how recovery helped him rebuild trust in himself—and opened the door to trusting others.

In a recovery coaching relationship, we build trust by honoring each person’s ability to make their own decisions and treating them as a resource in their own recovery.

What has helped you build trust in your recovery or in a recovery coaching relationship?

Our favorite month of the year, National Recovery Month, is wrapping up. Before it ends, we want to celebrate the recove...
09/28/2026

Our favorite month of the year, National Recovery Month, is wrapping up. Before it ends, we want to celebrate the recovery coaches and other professionals who use their lived experience to help others find recovery, too.

You are living proof that recovery is possible. The hope, understanding, and experience you bring to your work have value—and every recovery story matters, especially yours!

Let’s celebrate each other in the comments. Share your name, your role in the recovery field, and how many years you’re celebrating in recovery. 💜

🎤 Recovery coach, you’re up.Someone you’re supporting says: “I know everyone thinks I should be proud of my progress, bu...
09/23/2026

🎤 Recovery coach, you’re up.

Someone you’re supporting says: “I know everyone thinks I should be proud of my progress, but honestly, I’m exhausted.”

What would you say next?

A. “Look how far you’ve come! Don’t give up now.”
B. “It sounds like you’ve been carrying a lot. Want to tell me more?”
C. “Maybe you need to take a break from your goals.”
D. Something else entirely.

Drop your answer in the comments—and tell us why you chose it. There’s room for different approaches here, and we’d love to hear yours. 👇

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75 Charter Oak Avenue
Hartford, CT
06106

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Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm

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+18602442227

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