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Georgia Certified Addiction Recovery
Empowerment Specialist (CARES)
We are creating a training program that is
parallel to the mental health certified peer
specialist program and are working directly
with the Georgia Mental Health Consumer
Network through funding from DBHDD. CARES,
commonly referred to as recovery coaches,
deliver recovery peer support services.
Peer-based recovery supports enhance
existing treatment as well as support a
recovery-oriented system of care, and can
facilitate recovery in local communities,
including mutual aid recovery groups.
Successful CARES applicants attend a 40-hour
(one week) basic skills training course,
pass a certification exam, and then receive
on-going support from on-site supervisors
and local members of the CARES Advisory
Coalition. CARES are not sponsors or
addiction counselors, but instead provide
recovery planning and resource utilization,
individual and group recovery support, and
recovery advocacy services.
How to
Apply – Important Dates
CARES Academy 5
will take place the week of January 23rd, 2012
at Mary Hall Freedom House in Atlanta, GA.
CARES Academy 6 will take place the week of April
23rd, 2012
at Mary Hall Freedom House in Atlanta,GA.
CARES Academy 7 will take place the week of July
23rd, 2012
at Mary Hall Freedom House.
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3/23/12- Applications due to GCSA
4/4/12- Interviews for CARES 6 Finalists
4/9/12- Notification of Acceptance
4/23/12- 6th Training Cohort in Atlanta |
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If you have previously submitted your application
and wish to be considered for Academy 5, please
contact Kara Stewart at
kara@gasubstanceabuse.org.
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Please note, each applicant is responsible for their
own hotel accommodations.
email or fax all application materials to:
Kara Stewart, CARES Program Coordinator
The Georgia Council on Substance Abuse
100 Edgewood Avenue, Suite 1685; Atlanta GA 30303
Email:
kara@gasubstanceabuse.org ; Phone:
404 523-3440
Fax:
678 701-1727
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