Recovery Coaching Training – Session Recap This session explored the professional identity of the recovery coach and the distinction between coaching and 12-step sponsorship. The discussion was grounded in lived experience and professional responsibility. We clarified that recovery coaching is strengths-based and future-focused. It does not replace therapy, sponsorship, or clinical care. Instead, it works alongside them. The coach does not fix, rescue, or advise from authority. The coach holds a structured container where the client leads, owns their agenda, and develops agency. We examined safeguarding concerns raised in mutual aid spaces and reflected on the importance of role clarity. Sponsorship carries moral and experiential authority. Coaching reverses the power dynamic. The client is viewed as resourceful and capable. The coach’s task is to create safety, structure, and accountability. The 20-week training structure was outlined across five modules: - Coaching conversations - Continuums and behaviour change - Systems thinking - Leadership development - Creating professional containers Recovery coaching was positioned within a wider ecology. It engages addiction, trauma, identity, stigma, and culture. It requires lived experience, emotional literacy, and disciplined boundaries. Participants shared personal stories of trauma and recovery. These contributions deepened the learning. The group modelled psychological safety and respectful witnessing. Trauma-informed practice was discussed, including when to refer into specialist care. The session closed with reflection on the evolving nature of recovery coaching. As communities diversify, coaches must challenge stigma, hold complexity, and remain culturally responsive. The pathway remains clear: professional identity is built through practice, reflection, supervision, and accountability.

About ONE-67 GPT https://chatgpt.com/g/g-697230b88ed88191a8c5c0886d5dd66d-one67-recovery-public-service-gpt ONE-67 GPT is your professional learning and reflection assistant for the One67 Sober Companion Training and wider Recovery Pathway. It supports you to think clearly, act ethically, and develop your lived experience into a governed professional role. This GPT does not replace supervision, clinical services, or line management. Instead, it helps you: - Clarify boundaries and safeguarding responsibilities - Prepare reflective logs and Portfolio of Evidence work - Strengthen your coaching conversations - Think systemically about the “167 hours” of recovery - Develop your professional identity within UK recovery systems Use it to stabilise your thinking, structure your reflections, and deepen your understanding of the One67 framework.