Meets elective requirements for CARC recertification
Training Summary
Recovery Coaches and Peer Workers support multiple pathways of recovery and personal choice. The opportunity for those seeking recovery to craft a sustainable pathway with medication assistance can be enhanced with the support of peer professionals. This training provides the history, concepts, and varieties of Medication Assisted Treatment available, as well as an opportunity for participants to explore perspective, biases and actions, to ensure awareness and support of all recovery pathways that include a medication component.
Learning Objectives
1. Reinforce the core principles of peer support
2. Appreciate the individual nature of recovery
3. Explore & discuss differences between MAT & MSR
4. Understand common language used by clinicians in treatment situations
5. Recall history of MAT & use of various medicines
Self-Paced Assignments (online courses only)
2A – Equality, Equity and Justice
2B – Principles of Equity
3A – Stigma and Silent Barriers
For questions or concerns contact massrec@baystatecs.org
