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Your one-stop, no-cost library for building stronger recovery housing and support programs — certification information, courses, guides, webinars, podcasts, NAADAC CE opportunities, research, and more.
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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Becoming a SCARR Certified Residence
Before starting your application, click the “Pre-Certification Requirements” button at the top of the screen. Here you will watch all seven videos in our “So You Want to Be a Recovery Residence Owner or Operator” series, review all Certification documents, complete a brief survey and download your completion certificate.
To proceed with certification, visit our website to apply. Your certificate of completion will be required.
Once you have completed the video series and reviewed the certification documents, if you would like to schedule a meeting with our team, email info@scarronline.org with your completion certificate attached.
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Our Learning Center is hosted on the Fletcher Group (FGI) platform. As a registered user, you're also able to explore Fletcher Group's full library of recovery ecosystem support resources by clicking Fletcher Group Library in the other libraries section of the filter bar.
Cert. Documents
NARR Drug Testing Policy
The National Alliance for Recovery Residences (NARR) drug testing policy guidance for recovery residences.
NAADAC CEWebinar
Role of Recovery Allies
Alison Webb is a recovery coach, public health specialist, and certified prevention specialist who’s worked over 15 years in the field of substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery. In this course she addresses the age-old question of What Can I Do? No matter who’s asking — friend, family, neighbor, or community member — it’s good to have an answer that will stand the test of time. Alison discusses how you can serve as an ally to support recovery, recovery housing, and other supportive services that build recovery capital. As Alison says, “Most adults with substance use disorder don’t receive specialized treatment like counseling, medication, or rehab. Instead, the recovery journey starts in their communities, among family and friends, here and now, with their recovery allies.”
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Why Evaluation Matters in Recovery Residences
This course shows the importance of collecting data for a recovery house and how it can improve your house operations. Find out why evaluation matters, what data is the most valuable to collect, and how to evaluate and use the data you secure. Learning Objective: Learners will be able to identify components of evaluation.
Cert. Documents
SCARR Code of Ethics 2025
The South Carolina Alliance for Recovery Residences (SCARR) Code of Ethics, 2025.
NAADAC CECourse/Training
Implementing Medication Assisted Recovery
In this course, we'll cover changes in the illicit drug supply and how these changes are impacting trends in overdoses and deaths. We'll discuss how to create a plan to support safe use of life-saving addiction medications in recovery homes, minimizing the risk of diversion. We also outline strategies to help you evaluate options for working with different kinds of healthcare providers that can work with you to streamline your residents' access to addiction treatment medications. We'll introduce a resource you can use to evaluate your best options in providing mutual support curricula and peer support groups that don't stigmatize medications for addiction. We'll help you to create policies and procedures to safely and manage FDA-approved addiction medications on-site, with special attention to the Department of Justice guidance on the Americans with Disabilities Act that assures access to medications for treating opioid use disorder. Finally, we'll review compliance concerns with this act and the Fair Housing Act, sharing case scenarios and additional information.
Cert. Documents
SCARR Certification Handbook
SCARR’s comprehensive guide to becoming a certified recovery residence in South Carolina — the policies on certification, what to know before you apply, the documents and policies you must submit (legal, financial, resident-facing, grievance, good-neighbor, and more), the postings required in every home, and what the on-site inspection checks. Read it thoroughly before beginning your application.
NAADAC CECourse/Training
Recovery Ecosystems for Communities
Recovery Ecosystems are paramount to removing barriers to success for people with Substance Use Disorder (SUD), especially for those living in rural communities.
Cert. Documents
NARR Standard V3 2018
The NARR National Standard, Version 3.0 (2018) — the quality standard for recovery residences.
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SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis is a strategic tool organizations use to identify their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and 'threats.' The tool is a way to help a rural recovery house board agree on what they do best now and develop strategies for the future. This course covers the basics of SWOT Analysis and the basics of using the tool.
NAADAC CECourse/Training
Urine Analysis (UA) Best Practices
Recovery homes may use urine analysis for their residents centered on supporting each person's recovery journey. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), urine testing is the best developed and most commonly used monitoring technique in recovery programs. Understanding Urine Analysis - Urine analysis is the best-developed and most-used monitoring technique in substance use treatment programs across the continuum of care. When used correctly and competently following best practice guidelines, it can be an effective therapeutic tool. Drug testing uses a biological sample to detect the presence or absence of a specific drug (or drugs) and drug metabolites within a specific window of time. No universal standard exists today in clinical drug testing for addiction identification, diagnosis, treatment, medication monitoring, or recovery. Urine Analysis: From a Resident Perspective - This course will explain urine analysis from the residents perspective. Providing person-first care, dignity, and respect is hugely important to your residents. This course explains how urine analysis can affect the resident.
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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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