Global Certificate in Building a Recovery-Oriented Workforce

• Understanding Recovery-Oriented Care: This unit will cover the fundamental principles of recovery-oriented care, focusing on promoting hope, empowerment, and self-determination for individuals with mental health and substance use challenges.
• Creating a Supportive Workplace Culture: This unit will delve into the importance of fostering a supportive, respectful, and inclusive work environment that values diversity, open communication, and continuous learning.
• Trauma-Informed Care: This unit will explore the impact of trauma on individuals and its implications for service delivery, highlighting the need for empathy, understanding, and culturally sensitive approaches.
• Motivational Interviewing and Engagement Strategies: This unit will introduce motivational interviewing and various engagement strategies that promote behavior change, enhance motivation, and build trust with the individuals being served.
• Strengths-Based Approaches: This unit will emphasize the importance of identifying and building upon the strengths, resiliency, and resources of individuals, families, and communities to enhance recovery outcomes.
• Collaborative and Peer-Supported Recovery: This unit will explore the role of collaboration, peer support, and natural community resources in promoting recovery and well-being, emphasizing the importance of partnerships between service providers, people with lived experience, and community organizations.
• Evidence-Based Practices and Innovations: This unit will review various evidence-based practices and emerging innovations in the field of mental health and substance use recovery, encouraging the integration of these approaches into day-to-day work.
• Monitoring and Evaluation of Recovery-Oriented Services: This unit will cover the essential elements of monitoring and evaluation, including data collection, outcome measurement, and continuous quality improvement, to ensure that services are effective and aligned with recovery principles.
• Ethical Considerations and Legal Compliance: This unit will discuss ethical considerations and legal compliance in the provision of recovery-oriented services, emphasizing the importance of confidentiality, informed consent, and avoiding discrimination.
• Professional Development and Self-Care: This unit will highlight the significance of ongoing professional development and self-care for the recovery workforce, promoting personal well-being and resilience while ensuring high-quality services.