Recovery Residence Administrator Training

100 hours* allocated as follows:
a. Recovery Residence Operations and Administration: 20 hours

• NARR Standards for Recovery Residences/http://farronline.org/standards-ethics/standards/
• 397.487 Voluntary certification of recovery residences.
• Writing Policies and Procedures
• Risk Management

b. Maintaining the Physical Residence: 20 hours

• Crisis Prevention and Intervention
• Verbal De-Escalation
• Disaster Planning

c. Resident Screening and Admissions: 10 hours

• Behavioral -health screening tools
• Medication management
• Signs and symptoms of intoxication & withdrawal

d. Residence Recovery Support: 30 hours

• Understanding Addiction and Co-Occurring Disorders
• Relapse Prevention
• Motivational Enhancement
• Wellness Strategies
• Practical Living Skills (interpersonal Effectiveness)

e. Legal, Professional and Ethical Responsibilities: 20 hours

• FARR Code of Ethics http://farronline.org/narr-code-of-ethics/
• Client Rights
• Cultural competence
• Documentation
• Emotional/social intelligence (Emotion Regulation and Distress Tolerance)