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Letter from the Board, RE: CARC Certification Limitations

2/6/2021

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This was a letter from the board to a person who inquired about certification limitations and expressed a desire to become trained in the capacity of a therapist:

The National Board of Abuse-Recovery Professionals is the certifying body for ARCS Coaching Certification Program; furthermore, we sanction CARC practice and issue CARC certificates:

CARC-I 
Certified Addiction-Recovery Coach, for specialized, independent Addiction-Recovery Coaching and intervention with both substance and behavioral addicts and their respective family members.

CARC-II
Certified Abuse-Recovery Coach, for specialized, independent Abuse-Recovery Coaching with trauma survivors, including but not limited to childhood abuse survivors, domestic abuse survivors, soldiers and other PTSD sufferers.
 
Your inquiries have been passed to me because both ARCS Support feels that they have attempted to answer your questions, faithfully.

The ARCS Coaching Certification Program is accredited by the National Board of Abuse-Recovery Professionals. We are a private board (not a State board); thus, CARC Certification will likely not receive the same recognition as a State-board certification, if seeking employment in large social-service facilities.

Most life coaching and addendum certification programs (such as hypnotherapy, somatic experiencing and other methodology based certificates that many therapists acquire) are private certificates, supported by private accreditation bodies.

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If your aspirations are to be employed as a counselor in a facility, then we recommend that you follow a more conventional path to get a Masters degree and subsequent State licensure.

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Example Email Template: Outside of Scope of Practice

2/6/2021

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Here is an example of an email I sent to a student who was in need of expertise that I do not have and/or level-of-services that I do not provide:

​This is a follow-up post to my "Gill's Tutorial" called "Coaching versus Counseling/Therapy". Please read that one, first.

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Coaching versus Counseling/Therapy

2/6/2021

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Here are a couple of industry definitions, for "Coaching":

coaching is the future-focused practice of partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential. Professional coaching focuses on setting goals, creating outcomes, and managing personal change.

a transformative process for personal and professional awareness, discovery and growth.

A coach is responsible for discovering, clarifying, and aligning with what the client wants to achieve; encouraging client self-discovery; eliciting client-generated solutions and strategies; and holding the clients responsible and accountable for meeting goals and creating outcomes.

In imparting helpful information, sharing anecdotal experiences, suggesting resources (including but not limited to support groups, books and specialized service providers), and offering supportiveness to our clients and students --- all of this is designed to give them more options through which to make viable decisions on their own behalf, including empowering them to cultivate an extensive resource base of which we are only a small part. 

In short, we should all encourage clients and students to seek resources in addition to our coaching services. This models autonomous and empowered self-care, rather than a culture of over-dependence (upon us, or anyone). In many ways, a coach becomes a safe, informative and encouraging accountability partner for someone --- as they walk along their respective healing journey.
Every coach knows they are obligated by the Ethics Code to practice only where they are competent. Therefore, a Coach needs to know when there's something they don't know.

A Coach needs to know when the situation extends beyond the bounds of their scope of practice. 
If you don't know --- you may be well-intentioned, but not realize you're going beyond the boundaries of your competence.

When you are faced with something outside of your area of competence it is imperative --- to protect both your clients' well being and your professional liability --- that you take the following actions:

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