Sankalpa Recovery Coach Training (2026) Overview The Sankalpa Recovery Coach Training is a multi-month program running from April to October 2026, designed to help individuals with lived experience of addiction turn their personal journeys into professional assets. Hosted by Sankalpa, an addiction service based in Finglas and Cabra, Dublin, the program is newly paired with a Level 5 Addiction Studies qualification to help participants get their foot in the door working in Irish treatment services. The curriculum centers around four core modules taught by trainer David Collins, each lasting four weeks. These core coaching modules are interspersed with practical skills workshops facilitated by other professionals, covering topics such as Naloxone administration, First Aid, Motivational Interviewing, Mental Health, and Traveler Awareness. Launch of Class 1 (May 21, 2026) The first official coaching session for Module 1 launched on Thursday, May 21, 2026. The launch was heavily focused on establishing a safe, authentic, and non-judgmental environment—referred to as "the container"—with the primary goal of simply ensuring the students felt comfortable enough to return for the second week. Key highlights from the first class include: - A "Bottom-Up" Learning Environment: Trainer David Collins deliberately set an informal tone—partially because he lost his glasses running for the bus—and gave the students permission to swear and be themselves to help alleviate institutional trauma or classroom anxiety. He established that the students were the experts of their own lived experiences and that he was there to learn from them. - Defining Recovery: The students engaged in vulnerable check-ins and shared what recovery meant to them. Participants shared deeply personal milestones, such as regaining custody of their children, stopping alcohol and drug use, holding down full-time jobs, and escaping domestic violence. - The Shift from Client to Professional: A major discussion point was what it means to be a "professional". The class explored the transition from being a patient/client to a professional coach, which involves establishing professional conduct, understanding boundaries, not trying to coach family members, and learning how to leave the heavy emotional weight of the work at the office.

How much should I charge for coaching ? Money Shadow and self worth. Very greatful for this class. Exploring the Value of Coaching: Money, Lived Experience, and the Prison of the System Welcome to another Tuesday Community of Practice (CoP) session for the MAUNi London Recovery Coaching Campus. This container is designed for individuals transitioning their lived experience into a professional private coaching practice. In this deeply authentic and vulnerable session, facilitator David Collins leads a transformative discussion about self-worth, the economics of coaching, and systemic dependency. Key topics covered in this class: - The Psychology of Money and Earning: The group engages in a candid conversation about their personal relationships with money and the psychological barriers to charging for their time. David contrasts his £650 per 90-minute Harley Street consulting rate with standard UK minimum wage and South African consulting rates to challenge the group's perception of value. Manto, joining from South Africa, shares his internal struggle with asking to be paid for his expertise after a long career in the public sector and coming from a background where helping was always done for free. - Academic Qualifications vs. Lived Experience: The class debates the real-world value of having "letters after your name" versus having practical, lived experience. While formal education provides valid methodologies, participants like Michelle note that clients often prefer working with coaches who have real-life understanding and practical solutions over those who only hold academic credentials. The group reframes recovery coaching as the professionalisation of "indigenous wisdom" and natural human connection. - The System as a "Prison": A powerful metaphor emerges comparing government systems, such as the UK's Universal Credit or safe public sector salaries, to a prison. The group discusses how these systems create an environment where individuals stay trapped due to the safety of familiarity, ultimately suppressing their drive to go out into the world and realize their full earning potential. Marcus highlights how grassroots lived-experience organizations often find themselves strangled or co-opted by these very same council systems.

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Sankalpa Recovery Coach Training (2026) Overview The Sankalpa Recovery Coach Training is a multi-month program running from April to October 2026, designed to help individuals with lived experience of addiction turn their personal journeys into professional assets. Hosted by Sankalpa, an addiction service based in Finglas and Cabra, Dublin, the program is newly paired with a Level 5 Addiction Studies qualification to help participants get their foot in the door working in Irish treatment services. The curriculum centres around four core modules taught by trainer David Collins, each lasting four weeks. These core coaching modules are interspersed with practical skills workshops facilitated by other professionals, covering topics such as Naloxone administration, First Aid, Motivational Interviewing, Mental Health, and Traveller Awareness. Launch of Class 1 (May 21, 2026) The first official coaching session for Module 1 launched on Thursday, May 21, 2026. The launch was heavily focused on establishing a safe, authentic, and non-judgmental environment—referred to as "the container"—with the primary goal of simply ensuring the students felt comfortable enough to return for the second week. Key highlights from the first class include: - A "Bottom-Up" Learning Environment: Trainer David Collins deliberately set an informal tone—partially because he lost his glasses running for the bus—and gave the students permission to swear and be themselves to help alleviate institutional trauma or classroom anxiety. He established that the students were the experts of their own lived experiences and that he was there to learn from them. - Defining Recovery: The students engaged in vulnerable check-ins and shared what recovery meant to them. Participants shared deeply personal milestones, such as regaining custody of their children, stopping alcohol and drug use, holding down full-time jobs, and escaping domestic violence. - The Shift from Client to Professional: A major discussion point was what it means to be a "professional". The class explored the transition from being a patient/client to a professional coach, which involves establishing professional conduct, understanding boundaries, not trying to coach family members, and learning how to leave the heavy emotional weight of the work at the office.