Recovery Coach
Certified Addiction Recovery Coach (CARC)
Grant Funding is available for underemployed and/or unemployed Massachusetts residents
Email career_training@middlesex.edu for more info
Recovery coaches assist people to focus on increasing their motivation, identifying,
and creating a plan to reach their goals, and help them remove barriers to their recovery.
This 76-hour online training will provide you with the strategies needed to assist
individuals seeking recovery from substances and or co-occurring challenges. Emphasis
is placed on the skills needed to link people in recovery to needed support within
the community to build recovery capital. Upon completion students will have the required
60 hours of training to become employed as a recovery coach. Once in the field and
the 500 hours of supervision are met, students will apply to Massachusetts Board of
Substance Abuse Counselor Certification (MBSACC) to become a Certified Addiction Recovery
Coach (CARC).
All course materials, CEUS, 10 supervision hours and 5 hours of career assistance
are included in the cost of the program. Supervision hours will be determined by the
instructor when class begins. Please note: The accelerated hybrid format will include
30 hours of Recovery Coach Academy, 16 hours of Ethical Considerations, 3 hours of
Motivational Interviewing, 5 hours of Addiction 101, 4 Exploring Culture through a
DEI Lens and 3 hours of Mental Health and wellness. (76 total hours). $1,999 This
course is not eligible for tuition waivers.
Next Session Fall 2024 - Dates TBA
Course Number: CAR 978 80
Professor: BURNS
Note: Please email career_training@middlesex.edu with your name, phone number and email be added to the waitlist.