Turn Your Lived Experience into a Career That Changes Lives

You’ve been through it. Maybe you’ve walked the hard road of addiction recovery yourself. Perhaps you’ve stood by someone you love, offering support through the storm. Either way, you know the system needs more than policies and protocols—it needs people who get it.

This is your chance to step into that role.

Educational Enhancement CASAC Online presents a 60-hour, NAADAC-approved peer Advocacy and Support Specialist Training Program designed for those who are ready to transform their experience into a professional credential and their voice into a powerful force for recovery.

This isn’t just another certificate to add to your resume. It’s a mindset shift. A career move. A call to serve.

You’ll explore the foundations of peer advocacy through the lens of lived experience. You’ll learn how to meet people where they are, without judgment, without agenda—offering support that’s person-centered, trauma-informed, and rooted in shared humanity.

You’ll dive deep into the values that drive peer support: mutual respect, autonomy, hope. You’ll see how trust is built through authenticity. How real change starts when someone feels seen—not fixed.

By the end of the training, you’ll have the tools to mentor others in recovery, advocate within complex systems, navigate ethical challenges with integrity, and stay grounded in your own wellness.

You’ll learn the art of connection—active listening, motivational interviewing, reflective responding. You’ll understand harm reduction, MAT, and how to hold space for every kind of recovery path, not just the ones that get the most airtime.

This training is also about sustainability. You’ll learn how to protect your energy, set boundaries, and prevent burnout. Because showing up for others doesn’t mean losing yourself in the process.

And if you’re wondering whether you can actually do this—yes, you can. No clinical degree required. Just heart, commitment, and a desire to turn your story into someone else’s survival guide.

This course is NAADAC-approved, which means it meets the highest standards in the field. Whether you’re becoming a Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) in New York or a Peer Support Specialist elsewhere in the U.S., this training sets the foundation for your next step.

You’ll leave this course prepared. Not just to pass a test—but to walk into real-world situations and show up with skill, empathy, and confidence.

Recovery communities need more than professionals. They need people who understand what it means to rebuild a life from the inside out. If that’s you, then this is your moment.

Join the Peer Advocacy and Support Specialist Training Program and start building a career that makes a difference—one person, one story, one breakthrough at a time.

Enrollment is now open.

You’ve already done the hardest work—surviving, healing, and showing up.

Now take the next step.