Recovery Coach Academy
Doc’s Recovery House offers a quarterly Recovery Coaching Academy for individuals interested in learning more about becoming a peer recovery specialist, or those who are allies of recovery and interested in the training.
Doc’s Recovery House teaches the 46-hour CCAR curriculum, Recovery Coach Academy and Ethical Considerations, including 30 hours of recovery coach academy training and 16 hours of ethics required by the State of Minnesota.
What is a Peer Recovery Specialist?
A Peer Recovery Specialist (also called Recovery Coach), promotes recovery and removes barriers and obstacles to recovery, serving as a personal guide and mentor for people seeking or already in recovery from an addiction to alcohol and or other drugs. What distinguishes a coach from other peer positions is that we stay in the lane of providing support for people in recovery from an addition to alcohol and or other drugs. (CCAR)
Notice to all Applicants
The Recovery Coaching Academy is a certified training course that provides the required 46-hour training curriculum for individuals to become certified as Peer Recovery Specialists in Minnesota. The class is designed to train the supportive profession of peer support specialists, and honors the lived experience in recovery through the course. All individuals regardless of recovery status are welcome to attend, however emphasis will be placed on training required for state certification.
We will cover more about the recovery movement and the importance of this distinction, and the importance and differences of peer support during the class.
Training Cost & Fees
The class fee is $850 in 2026 and includes all textbooks, training hours, included breakfast, lunch and snacks, and a free study session for applicants interested in pursuing certification. Please reach out to Derek with any questions and to learn more about scholarship options available to applicants.
More information about funding options is available here.
2026 Academy Schedule
Cohort 1: January/February 2026 - Accepting Applications
Week 1: Monday, January 26th & Tuesday, January 27th from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Week 2: Monday, February 2nd & Tuesday, February 3rd from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Week 3: Monday, February 9th & Tuesday, February 10th from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Optional Study session offered after the last week of close to help participants enroll for the state exam, check-out a study guide, and study with peers
Cohort 2: April/May 2026
TBD; dates will be updated by January 2026.
Cohort 3: August 2026
TBD; dates will be updated by January 2026.
Cohort 4: November 2026
TBD; dates will be updated by January 2026.
Application
Registration to participate in a Recovery Coaching Academy is limited to promote engaged dialogue and time for discussion and roleplay. Please complete a brief application to tell us more about your interest in becoming a peer recovery specialist, or your interest in taking the class. Please factor 10-15 minutes to complete the application.
Current residents of Doc’s Recovery House interested in taking the class, please apply here.
Questions?
Contact Derek Krueger, Program Manager of Training Programs, at derek@docsrecoveryhouse.org to learn more about the next class, curriculum, or options for scholarship.