Peer development
Ethics and Professional Boundaries for Recovery Coaches
Develop a practical approach to confidentiality, professional communication and ethical relationships. Peer support ethics in Kalamazoo should leave room for warmth and shared experience while protecting each person’s dignity, privacy and choice.
What you will explore
Knowledge you can
put into practice.
- Identify confidentiality concerns, dual relationships and conflicts of interest.
- Choose appropriate self-disclosure, social media boundaries and professional communication.
- Practice respectful documentation and cultural humility.
- Recognize when to involve supervision or refer someone to clinical or emergency services.
Learn through practice.
Discuss fictional scenarios: a participant sends a social-media friend request; a coach meets someone they support at a family gathering; a colleague asks for private details. Small groups consider choices and reasoning before a short knowledge assessment. No personal recovery disclosure is required.
Understanding the scope.
This recovery coach ethics training topic for Michigan focuses on decisions that arise in daily work. Professional boundaries training in Kalamazoo County should support consistent supervision and thoughtful referrals, not replace an employer’s policies or legal guidance.
Try a scenario
A moment to check your thinking.
This optional knowledge check is for learning, not certification. No answers are sent or saved.
Bring the learning to your group
A good conversation
can start here.
A little clarity
Questions, welcomed.
Who is this course for?
Peer recovery coaches, peer supervisors, outreach teams and organizations developing ethical peer practice.
When can I register?
No confirmed session is currently listed. Course length, format, cost and instructor will be announced before enrollment opens. You can send a general registration inquiry now.
Does this course grant a credential?
No certification, continuing education credits or government approval are verified for this SMRC course. Check the credential guide before relying on a course for a professional requirement.