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What does a Recovery Coach get paid?

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What does a Recovery Coach get paid?

The pay scale for recovery coaching is extremely broad. Recovery coaches make between $125 and $375 an hour. It is extremely hard to dictate exactly what a recovery coach makes but companies that we are familiar with also bill by the job. For example, it is not uncommon for a client to pay $15000 for six weeks worth of in home coaching or $10000 for 60 days of coaching that consists of three days a week and five hours a session. Peer recovery coaches may make $25 to $75 per hour and work more in a crisis setting and on demand, especially in a hospital to transport to a treatment center in crisis.

How does a Recovery Coach work?

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How does a Recovery Coach work?

A recovery coach works in a different number of ways. First and foremost, a recovery coach is paired with their client by using similarities in their belief system for recovery treatment. Some recovery coaches may be 12 step based and some may be based on the belief of harm reduction and every method in between. A recovery coach also is paired with a client based on their strengths, hobbies and also their social abilities. After the recovery coach is paired with the client an assessment is made by the coach to see how intense the coaching needs to be. This scale can be as little coaching as phone and skype sessions daily all the way to 24 hour a day around the clock live in coaching. And depending on the method of recovery based treatment implemented a daily schedule is put into place and the coaching begins. The basic goal of daily recovery coaching is to get the client through the day keeping their sobriety in tact. We here at The Addictions Coach have sent recovery coaches on cruises, to movie sets, on rock n roll tours and to professional sporting events. Recovery coaches work hourly, by the day, by the event and also performance based salary.

What is a Recovery Coach?

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What is a Recovery Coach?

A recovery coach, also known as a sober coach is a generic term that covers many different roles. A recovery coach provides invaluable support for people who are struggling through their compulsive, obsessive and destructive behaviors fueled by the cycle of addiction. A recovery coach helps a client make smart choices and healthy decisions, with the number one priority being not drinking or using drugs and keeping complete sobriety in tack. Recovery coaches focus on the “here and now” with their clients as opposed to the “past trauma” that counselors focus on. Clients are usually carefully paired with a sober coach by similar tastes, hobbies and preferred beliefs in treatment procedures. Recovery coaches are not clinical but more ‘boots on the ground’ support. The term was coined in the 1970’s when Aerosmith went on tour and was not able to stay sober. At The Addictions Academy we offer recovery coach training and certifications.

Can addiction ever be cured?

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Can addiction ever be cured?

Currently, there is no cure for addiction. There is a huge debate over it being a physical, mental, or spiritual problem. Many clinicians are even arguing over it being a disease or more of a social issue or even a coping mechanism. If you look at the Gabor Mate, in his work he claims addiction comes from trauma. If you heal the trauma you heal the addiction. If you look at Ken Blum’s work, he claims that there is a reward deficiency syndrome in the brain and if you fix that by using brain supplements and neurotransmitters you then heal the brain.

Other experts claim that you need spirituality and things like 12 step programs where you give up your power to heal and fix the issues in your life using spiritual principals.

Several treatment centers have promised a cure for addiction but have yet to deliver on that promise. So at this time, there is no cure for addiction even though there may be a vaccine against it or some big Pharma medication to manage it there truly is no cure.

Can addiction run in the family?

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Can addiction run in the family?

Addiction can absolutely run in the family. Claudia Black offers a good explanation of how this works. Sometimes if the addict is the father, for example, there might be a son or a daughter that’s desiring the father’s attention and may turn to drugs and alcohol just like the father to get their attention. If you follow Claudia’s work, this is usually the Scapegoat in the family that becomes the next addict in the hierarchy.

You can also see if you follow the disease process model that they say addiction is genetic and therefore it will be passed down through several generations. At the Addictions ACADEMY, we offer a full class in family coaching which talks about the codependency enabling issues that a family has and how to successfully treat those. At the Addictions Coach, we do offer a family coaching and ways to overcome the family dynamic and combat the drug and alcohol issues that plague the family.

How much does a recovery coach make?

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How much does a recovery coach make?

The salary of a recovery coach will depend on this state that they are in and if they are currently working for a treatment center or they are in private practice. Usually working for a treatment center can range between 15 and $25 per hour for a recovery coach. Coaches that are hired by the state that are going into hospitals and placing people in treatment generally makes $75-$100 per hour. Recovery coaches in private practice can charge anywhere from $125-$350 per hour.

Recovery coaches can work in person, by phone, or Skype and even by text.

What is the recovery coach?

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What is the recovery coach?

A recovery coach is a trained individual in the art of coaching and addiction. A recovery coach is not a counselor, sponsor, or licensed professional. A recovery coach will be certified and trained in the 11 core competencies of coaching, active listening versus passive listening, life skills, coping mechanisms, and how to properly assist client in getting and staying sober. A recovery coach is not a placement advocate, or a marketer, or a business development professional. This means they are not responsible to put people into treatment contrary to popular belief.

A recovery coach can work in the treatment industry, private practice, in a social work setting or even in the mental health sector. The term recovery coach has been around since the 1970s when Aerosmith went on tour and no one could seem to get them to stay sober. Most recovery coaches are very successful in private practice because one in five people has an addiction. A offshoot of recovery coaching is the family recovery coach that also assist the family in helping to get the assistance that they need while their loved one is in treatment.

There are many different training programs for recovery coaches, but The Addictions Academy is the only program that offers two levels of training, level I and level II. Both levels are comprehensive and include al the basics of coaching plus the DSM, mental health and what drugs are offered for mental health issues.