What recovery coaching software should a recovery coach use?

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Recovery Coaching Software

So you’ve gotten certified as a recovery coach. Congrats! Nicely done. MAD RESPECT. Time to get to work coaching people to improve their lives. It’s a very rewarding job, but it can also be stress inducing. In this post I’ll talk about two types of recovery coaching software you can use to make your life a little bit easier. Because that’s what technology’s for, right?

Soberlink

The first is Soberlink – This is a great tool for folks recovering from an alcohol addiction. It’s basically a breathalyzer connected to the cloud. Not the white fluffy things in the sky, I’m talking about your computer. So basically your clients have to pass a breathalyzer twice a day, and you get the results. It uses some half creepy half futuristic facial recognition software so they can’t cheat. It also sends text reminders to your clients at times you can set. Imagine that, getting a text from a piece of plastic. 2018 I guess

One Step Software

The second tool you need to make your life less hell-ish is One Step Software. Yea, this is the One Step blog, and I work at One Step, so I’m using the blog to advertise our own product. What did you expect? Anyway One Step is built for this very use case. With the software you can keep all of your clients info in one place, keep notes on them, create written assignments for them to do (hooray homework!), and even charge them for your services. ALSO (this is the best part), there’s an app for your clients to use. On the app they can check-in to meetings, receive notes and resources from you, manage their calendar, and they can set and track goals for themselves. It’s an amazing tool for people in recovery, like it’s probably the best app ever built. For real, no bias I SWEAR.  

By using Soberlink and One Step, you can manage a long list of clients in recovery without trying to manage everything in a disgusting spreadsheet. So go forth and show the world how tech savvy you are!

Should I get certified as a recovery coach?

Recovery Coaching Peer Support Mentor

Recovery coaching is one of the fastest growing segments of the addiction recovery industry. Many treatment centers and IOPs are beginning to offer recovery coaching services. Many individuals who have successfully gone through recovery are getting certified for a variety of different reasons. Below I’ll share these reasons and at the bottom of this post you’ll find out how to get certified!

Why you should get certified as a recovery coach:

  • Help someone close to you. Over 20 million Americans battled or are battling a substance abuse disorder. The skills you’ll learn in a recovery coaching class will allow you frame the conversations with your friends and family in recovery in a way that genuinely helps them get or stay sober.
  • It’s a viable revenue stream. Recovery coaching has become widely accepted as a necessary function in the recovery process, right along with clinical treatment and sponsorship. With a certification and a strong network in your local recovery community, you’ll have no shortage of clients.
  • You’ll learn skills that go beyond addiction recovery. A big part of the certification focuses on motivational interviewing. This is a technique of questioning someone in a way that gets them to self reflect, then alter their behavior. This is a skill common in many customer facing jobs and it’s also helpful when tackling issues on your own or with a loved one.
  • Give back. If you’ve reached over a year of sobriety, becoming a recovery coach is a great way to help someone who has also suffered. There are plenty of organizations that provide recovery coaching services to at-risk populations.
  • Lastly, it’s not that difficult! The commitment is generally less than two weeks of training. 

How you get certified as a recovery coach

First, you’ll need to be clean and sober for over one year, be at least 18 years of age, and have a GED or high school diploma.

Second, check out this link for a state-by-state breakdown of recovery coach training programs. I suggest speaking to the folks who run the course, as there may be scholarships available, especially if you’re looking to provide coaching for at-risk populations.

After course completion, which generally takes a week, you’ll need to get certified by your state. There will likely be a small fee associated with this. You’ll also need to update your certification every few years.

Once you’ve completed all the steps you can offer your services individually by networking within your community. Another option is to align with a treatment center, IOP, or sober living that offers recovery coaching as a benefit for their clients.

If you want to learn more about how One Step helps recovery coaches run a profitable and tech enabled coaching business, fill out your information below so we can be in touch.