Medication Supported Recovery

4-Hours

This training is facilitated live or virtually via Zoom.  Deb Rhoades will deliver this 4-hour training. For Zoom trainings, participants must have access to both audio and video connection and must fully participate.

This Rhoades to Recovery Training is pending approval by ASAP-NYCB for CRPA and CARC Initial Certifications and Renewal CE's.



This 4-hour Medication Supported Recovery (MSR) training will provide Peer Recovery Professionals with the initial  training requirement for the CRPA/CARC certification. Medication as a viable recovery pathway with demonstrated effectiveness.  This training will explore personal bias, stigma and other barriers the peer may face while advocating and supporting someone who chooses MSR as a tool/pathway in their recovery.

Participants will:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the process of MSR as a multiple pathway option for those with Substance Use Disorders and obtain an overview of FDA approved medications that support recovery.
2. Participants will identify two bias's they hold regarding MSR utilizing role play.
3. Participants will practice exploring MSR as a viable option using the spirit of motivational interviewing, radical acceptance and a non-judgmental attitude.
4. Participants will identify two ways that stigma may interfere with their ability to support MSR and identify two strategies for suspending personal beliefs in lieu of individual choice.