Cost: $110/person
January 2026
January 15
9:00 - 1:00 pm (EST)
March 2026
March 6
9:00 - 1:00 pm (EST)
Amanda Toal, AAS, CARC, RCP, RCPF, RCU Facilitator
4 Hr. Ethics Workshop for CRPA & CARC Renewals and Peer Supervisors
Developed by Lori Drescher, CARC, RCP, RCPF, Member, MINT; Founder, RCU; and Amanda Toal, CARC, RCP, RCPF
*Participants must have access to both audio and video connection. This RCU Zoom/Virtual Trainings is approved through 12/2024 by NYCB for CRPA and CARC Renewal Hours and is required for Renewal Certifications.
This Training is approved by NYCB for CRPA and CARC Renewal for the Ethics 3 or 4 Hr Requirement. For details on NYCB Certification Renewal click here
Course Description:
This 4 Hr Ethics Workshop will provide the experienced Peer Recovery Professional with a review of CCAR’s Ethical Considerations, important terms and ethical principles, and hands-on application of a Three-Step Ethical Decision Process to actual PRP scenarios in a variety of work settings.
As the title suggests, the majority of this training is focused on applying these considerations to practical, relevant, and actual Peer Recovery Scenarios and group discussions. Come prepared to share ethical scenarios from your practice and apply the discipline of ethical decision-making to assess your past response and identify any course corrections for future application.
Topics will include:
Review from CCAR Ethical Considerations Workshop:
The Difference between ethics, principles, values, and morals
Common ethical terms and concepts specific to the peer recovery profession
Ethical guidelines - What are they? Why are they important?
Ethical implications of venturing outside of “our lane” as a Peer Recovery Professional
How to establish and communicate your boundaries (and template for a peer RC working agreement)
William White’s three-step decision process
“Real Playing” - Applying ethical considerations to real scenarios
The value and importance of “good supervision”
The NYCB Code of Ethics - know your professional obligations
“Great training ! The four hours went by so fast because I felt engaged and it was probably one of the best trainings I have taken. ”
“Amanda is extremely knowledgeable and I always learn a great deal from RCA trainings ”
“If people are only good because they fear punishment and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.”