Cost: $195/person

March 2026

March 23
9:00-4:00 (EST)

May 2026

May 6
9:00-4:00 (EST)

July 2026

July 22
9:00-4:00 (EST)

September 2026

September 16
9:00-4:00 (EST)

6 Hr. LGBTQ+ Recovery Coaching

LGBTQ+ people are at significantly heightened risk of experiencing mental health challenges, with rates of depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders than their non-LGBTQ+ peers. Most vulnerable are LGBTQ+ youth, for whom the leading cause of death is suicide. This gap reflects lived realities many LGBTQ+ people face: trauma, bullying, rejection, stigma, and discrimination, often alongside housing instability and depression/anxiety. Past negative experiences in healthcare and recovery settings can also lead people to delay help or disengage when they expect judgment. That’s why it’s essential for peer professionals to have practical, trauma-aware skills to build trust quickly and create the kind of connection that keeps people engaged in recovery.

This RCU training program equips participants with best practices for working with LGBTQ+ clients and fosters a safe space for them to explore their personal and professional biases.

Course Description:
This highly interactive 6-hour workshop equips peer professionals with concrete tools to support LGBTQ+ individuals in recovery. Through discussion, reflection, and perspectives from LGBTQ+ community members, participants practice evidence-based coaching strategies that promote engagement, strengthen communication, reduce barriers to connection, and help people feel genuinely safe, respected, and understood.

This skills-based training will focus on:

• Exploring personal and cultural bias and its impact

• How to use high-level communication skills that build safety and trust

• Motivational Interviewing to elicit client preferences

• Ethical responsibilities of Recovery Coaches supporting vulnerable populations

• Creating environments and processes that are LGBTQ+ inclusive

• Practice applying coaching skills within LGBTQ+ supportive relationships

This RCU Zoom/Virtual Training is approved by NYCB for CARC Elective Hours and CRPA and CARC Renewal Hours. It is also pending approval by ASAP NYS for Social Work CE’s and by OASAS for CASAC, CPP and CPS Renewal CE’s.

Participants must have access to both audio and video connection preferably via laptop/computer.

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A Resource for those who are victims of employment discrimination. Please note RCU neither endorses nor receives compensation from this resource. Please be sure to vet any resource before contacting:

https://employeejustice.com/lgbtq-discrimination-in-the-workplace/