Recovery-Specific Training for Certification Renewal (CARC and CRPA)
All items listed are approved - some restrictions apply. There are lots of choices. Please enjoy exploring all the lists to find the best opportunities for you.
Please read instructions carefully.
Questions: Ruth Riddick, Program Manager
NYCB Trainer Registry & Training Approval rriddick@asapnys.org
Certified Addiction Recovery Coach (CARC) - 15 hours recovery-specific education (4 hours Professional Development may be included; see separate list), plus, 3 hours Peer Ethics (see separate list)
Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) - 24 hours recovery-specific education (4 hours Professional Development may be included; see separate list), plus, 4 hours Peer Ethics (see separate list). Additionally, candidates who have not previously submitted 4 hours Medication Supported Recovery (formerly MAT), are required to also complete this training; see separate list.
CRPA-Family – Current CRPA certification prerequisite, plus, 6 hours of additional continuing education in family-oriented education family systems and/or family theory; including a minimum of 1 hour in cultural competence. Scroll down for details of approved trainings. One-time only credit per training – i.e. trainings are counted towards CRPA renewal or CRPA-Family renewal.
Build your continuing education portfolio with these non-clinical, SUD-focused skills and topics. Choose from the following approved courses and visit the ASAP-NYCB Trainer Registry for further information on the trainers (https://www.asapnys.org/asap-nycb-trainer-directory/). The following are offered at many different price-points; several are free.
Scroll down through this list for approved opportunities to meet the “Recovery-Specific Education” requirements for certification renewal:
- approved CARC and CRPA trainer-led opportunities
- approved Annual Conferences and Conference sessions
- approved Webinars
- approved computer-based, online trainings
Click here for the catalog of approved Academy of Peer Services courses (choose a maximum of 3 APS course from the trainings listed in the ASAP-NYCB catalog only).
CRPA-Family: Approved “family-oriented education” training for CRPA-Family renewal appears on a separate list posted to the renewal program page. Current CRPA certification required.
Veteran Supported Recovery: Approved “performance domain-based” training for Veteran Supported Recovery renewal is online at https://www.asapnys.org/veteran-supported-recovery/.
Full details of the ASAP-NYCB certification renewal program, including application forms, at the dedicated program page: https://www.asapnys.org/renewal-program/.
Approved Recovery-Specific Training
Trainer-Led:
Friends of Recovery-New York (FOR-NY) Training Calendar at:
https://for-ny.org/upcoming-trainings.
Before registering for a training at the FOR-NY site, confirm that the training is found in one of the approved
renewal trainings on this page. Unapproved trainings are not accepted.
Candidates also have the option of directly contacting individual trainers to inquire about their
programs, dates, fees, training platform, etc. Contact info appears on the lists.
** Please note: Trainer badges with an expiration date of 4/1/2024 have all been extended through 12/31/24!
Approved Conferences
| Conferences & Special Events: | |||
ASAP Annual Conference |
September 9-13, 2023 |
1 hr. CE select sessions |
Contact: Sherry LaFountain | slafountain@asapnys.org |
| September 11-14, 2022 | CE & ProDev select sessions |
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| November 3, 4, 9 & 10, 2021 | select sessions | ||
| ASAP JEDI Summit 2023 | May 19, 2023 | 1.5 hrs. select sessions |
Contact: Sherry LaFountain | slafountain@asapnys.org |
| ASAP JEDI Summit 2022 | June 23, 2022 | select sessions | Contact: Sherry LaFountain | slafountain@asapnys.org |
| IUA EDI Conference 2024 ASAP JEDI Summit 2021 |
Sepetember 24, 2024 June 24, 2021 |
select sessions | Contact: Sherry LaFountain | slafountain@asapnys.org |
| ASAP Veterans Summit 2021 | November 2, 2021 | select sessions | Contact: Ruth Riddick | rriddick@asapnys.org |
| CAP Conference 2023 | June 8-9, 2023 | 5.75 hrs. select sessions |
Contact | sstrianse@jordanpeerrecovery.com |
| CCAR Multiple Pathways of Recovery Conference 2024 | August 13-15, 2024 | CE 6 hrs |
Contact: Amy Albanese | amy@ccar.us |
FOR-NY Recovery Conference |
October 6-8, 2024 | CE 6 hrs |
Contact: Theresa Knorr | tknorr@for-ny.org |
| October 1-3, 2023 |
CE & ProDev select sessions |
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| October 16-18, 2022 | CE & ProDev | ||
| October 17-19, 2021 | all sessions | ||
| Fostering and Transforming Lives through Wellness, Resilience, and Support: How Peers Build Recovery Capital | June 5-6, 2024 | CE | Contact: Yuliia Pylypenko | ypylypenko@qcc.cuny.edu |
| Helio Health Annual Conference |
April 16-18, 2023 April 8-9, 2024 |
select sessions |
Contact: Nathan Rauscher | nrauscher@helio.health |
| Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute | April 27-28, 2024 | 13 hr workshop | Contact: Regina Sewell | reg@hvpi.net |
| Multiple Pathways Conference | May 20, 2022 | select sessions | Contact: Wilvena Gordon | wilvenajgordon@gmail.com |
| NAADAC | October 2021 September 2020 |
select sessions | Contact: Allison White | awhite@naadac.org |
| Northern Tier Conference |
November 5-7, 2024 November 7-9, 2023 |
select CE & ProDev sessions |
Contact: Chelsea Dodd | cbartlett@svpc.net |
| NYAPSA Annual Conference: 2 Peer sessions |
October 23, 2023 | CE | Contact: Elizabeth Saba | esaba@nycja.org |
| NYATCP Annual Conference | March 6-8, 2024 March 8-10, 2023 March 3, 2022 |
select sessions | NYATCP Contact: Kimberly A. Schwarz | kkozlows@nycourts.gov |
| NYATCP - Addressing Equity/Treatment Courts - Treatments Don’t Treat People |
2 hrs. per session | CE CE |
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| NYC Justice Peer Initiative | June 2024 | 1 hr | "Why Am I Talking?" session |
| NYCPG Annual Conference 2023 NYCPG Annual Conference 2022 NYCPG Annual Conference 2021 |
March 2024 March 2023 March 2022 October 2021 |
select only select only all sessions all sessions |
Contact: Colleen Jones | cjones@nyproblemgambling.org |
| Peer Professionals in Correctional/Justice Settings |
June 25, 2024 | ProDev | Contact: Kim Swartz | kkozlows@nycourts.gov |
| Substance Use Mental Health (OASAS-OMH) | February 24, 2023 | select sessions | Contact: Marialice Ryan | marialice.ryan@oasas.ny.gov |
| ASAP-PWI Specialty Certifications: The approved role training may be used for continuing education except when submitted for the respective certifications. This is a one-time credit only - either for renewal OR for certification. |
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| CRPA-Family (one or both courses) |
10 hrs online modules 10 hours in-person training |
https://www.asapnys.org/crpa-f-trainers/ |
| Veteran Supported Recovery (one or both courses) |
5 hrs online Orientation 20 hrs online Training |
https://www.asapnys.org/veteran-supported-recovery/ |
| Criminal Justice Supported Recovery (CJSR) |
20 hrs Training |
Ben Deeb: bendeedcrpa@gmail.com Deb Rhoades: deb@rhoadesrecovery.com |
| Computer-Based: All online courses are self-directed. Please remember - that unlike trainer-led programs - these online courses may not have been developed for the advocate or coach role. The content is valuable, nonetheless. | ||
| Academy of Peer Services Maximum of any 3 courses per renewal period |
https://tinyurl.com/ASAP-NYCB-APS-Jun-2022
Note: Check dates! Courses are not available when APS website is being updated. Choose only from attached catalog, not from the entire list of trainings at the APS website. |
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| CCAR Webinar series
Maximum of any 3 webinars |
for completion certificates, first register at https://addictionrecoverytraining.org/protraxx-for-ccar-facilitators/ | https://addictionrecoverytraining.org/online-training/ |
| Change Companies | 1 hr webinar What's New in Motivational Interviewing? with William R. Miller |
https://tinyurl.com/Miller-MI-Aug-2023
Note: email 3 unique insights from this particular webinar to Ruth Riddick for credit at rriddick@asapnys.org |
| Healthy Capital District | ORN
Maximum of any 3 webinars (total 6 hours) |
Live Webinars:
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Contact: katherine.cunningham@nyspi.columbia.edu |
| International Association of Recovery Coaches Professional Webinar series (live and archived) |
Maximum of any 3 webinars per renewal period: membership required; trainings available to IARCP members only |
IARCP Membership enquiries to: https://www.recoverycoachprofessional.org/ |
| NAADAC Webinar series (select items only) |
Maximum of 3 webinars per renewal period per this linked webpage only | https://www.naadac.org/peer-recovery-support-webinars |
| OASAS Learning Thursdays
Maximum of any 3 webinars Instructions, registration and completion tests at https://oasas.ny.gov/learning-thursdays |
1.50 hr | Learning Thursdays: Disparities in Overdoses & Access to Medications for OUD 1.25 hr | Learning Thursday: Cannabis and Older Adults | Office of Addiction Services and Supports (ny.gov) 1.25 hr | Learning Thursdays: Professional Certification in Peer Recovery: Value and Process 1.25 hr | Learning Thursdays: Innovative Partnerships to Address the Opioid Epidemic - YouTube 1.25 hr | Learning Thursdays: Helping Adults Affected by Another Person's Gambling - YouTube 1 hr | Learning Thursday: Cannabis and Older Adults | Office of Addiction Services and Supports (ny.gov) 1 hr | Learning Thursdays: Emerging Trends & Problem Gambling 1 hr | Learning Thursdays: A Year of Cultural Competency: What's Behind Bias? - YouTube 1 hr | Learning Thursdays: Wellness-Are You Taking Care of You? 0.75 hr | Learning Thursdays: Addressing the Use of Language & Stigma Towards SUD 0.75 hr | Learning Thursdays: GENDA - Gender Identity Rights under New York State Human Rights Law 0.5 hr | Learning Thursdays: Recovery Residences (link forthcoming - check back soon) |
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| October 2024 | updated monthly Please note: All approved trainings lists are updated on a monthly basis |
See other lists:
Approved Foundational Training: https://www.asapnys.org/nycb-approved-training/
Approved CRPA-Family Renewal Training: https://www.asapnys.org/renewal-program/
