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Whether you’re opening your first recovery home, leading an established program, working as a peer or recovery support provider, or a community partner, there’s something here for you.

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Podcast

Episode 5: Community Policing, Deflection, and Pre-Arrest Diversion as Recovery Ecosystem Strategies

WebinarNAADAC CE

PAX Tools for New Beginnings to Inspire a Stronger Tomorrow

R.H. Guide/Handbook & Templates

How to Raise Funds

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Understanding HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2 in Recovery Residences

Created in March of 2025, this course discusses breaches of confidentiality in a recovery residence can lead to stress, anxiety, and a sense of betrayal, which may trigger a return to use. Maintaining confidentiality helps create a supportive and secure environment conducive to long-term recovery. Protecting confidentiality ensures a safe, supportive, and legally compliant environment where individuals can focus on their recovery without fear of exposure or judgment. Learning Objectives: Be introduced to HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2 and the possible applicability of these two federal laws to recovery residences; Understand the importance of HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2 and their impact on confidentiality in recovery housing

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Building Your Resume

Building a great resume is made easy by following the best practices outlined in this course.

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9 Simple Stress Busters You Can Do Today

Figuring out ways to reduce stress levels may seem intuitive, but a helpful reminder never hurts. This course takes you through 9 simple things you can do today to reduce stress and improve your mental and emotional wellbeing.

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An Introduction to the 12-Steps as a Recovery Pathway

This course provides a brief overview of the history of the 12-steps, and how it is used as a recovery pathway. The course is not intended to promote any particular fellowship or recovery pathway, nor is it intended as a substitute for individual participation.

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Setting Goals that Actually Work

In this course, you’ll learn why the process of setting your goals is just as important as choosing targets that truly matter. You’ll also learn how to set goals that accurately reflect your purpose and find tools you can use to track your progress. In the end, you’ll walk away with a stronger sense of alignment between your vision and the daily habits that will help you conquer your goals in the long run.

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What are you thinking? An Exploration of Thinking Styles

Everyone thinks differently. But can you identify the different ways in which people think? And how do we leverage this information to improve outcomes for communicating in personal and professional relationships? The Whole Brain® Model can help! The model is a time tested framework to decode and harness the cognitive diversity of individuals, teams, and organizations. In this course, learners will be able to: · Define the four thinking styles and what they represent · Identify people in their lives that represent each thinking style · Apply the styles to resolve an issue using the Walk Around tool

NAADAC CE

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Justice: Pre-Adjudication

In this course as well as providing a quick overview of the legal stages an individual charged with an offence will go through. We will then take a closer look at the engagement process and then look at the process as well as the opportunities to access substance use disorder interventions within misdemeanor court and felony court.

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Communication Fundamentals

In recovery housing, it is important to both staff and residents to ensure they competently use good communication. But have you ever found yourself wondering what that means—or how to demonstrate you’re a good communicator? In this course, you’ll learn how to define communication, the types of communication we use at work, how to choose the right delivery method for your message, and how to remove barriers to having it understood.

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How to Practice Self Care

An interactive course on what self care is, why it matters, and practical ways to support yourself.

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Blueprint for Nailing Your Interview

Blueprint for Nailing Your Interview outlines the five steps you can take to build your own Blueprint for Nailing Your Interview.

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Integrated Recovery Residences and Supports into the ASAM Criteria

Welcome to the Fletcher Group's course on how the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) has, for the first time, integrated recovery services like mutual-support and peer support groups, recovery housing , and employment training into comprehensive treatment planning. The Learning Objectives for this course are: Introduce the important changes about recovery supports and recovery residences in ASAM: Provide information about the evidence and conceptual frameworks used to fully integrated recovery support services into ASAM treatment planning, and; Learn about ASAM’s recommended assessment tools in recovery capital.

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Budgeting for Recovery Residences

When developing a recovery house, it is important to identify ways to sustain your operation. This course covers the basics of recovery house financing considerations, including capital expenses, operating expenses, stopgap funding, and ways to become sustainable.

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