RMA™ Certification
Foundation · 36 hours · 8 weeks
Recovery Coach Certification
“The foundation. Built on the RMI™.”
The flagship certification. Learn to score all eight RMI™ domains, facilitate weekly coaching conversations, apply trauma-informed and motivational practice, and graduate as a certified recovery coach. No prior experience required.
Open enrollment, no prerequisites required
What you receive
✓ 36 hours across 6 modules
✓ Self-paced video lessons plus six live 2.5-hour Coaching Labs with Stephen
✓ RMI™ Participant Workbook
✓ Calibration vignettes for scoring practice
✓ Final scoring assessment
✓ RCC credential on graduation
$697 CAD
One-time payment · Payment plans available
The Recovery Coach Certification is issued by Recovery Momentum Academy™ and aligned with IAPRC professional standards.
6 modules.
36 hours.
Each week you complete self-paced video lessons, then join a 2.5 Hour live Coaching Lab with Stephen. The six modules run across the first six weeks; the final two weeks are your capstone, scoring a real client on the RMI™. Every module builds on the last.
1
Foundations of Recovery Coaching
2
The Recovery Coaching Relationship
3
Motivational Practice & Behavior Change
Built for people
already working.
Self-paced lessons
3–4 video lessons per module. Complete them on your own schedule before each week's live lab.
Live Coaching Lab with Stephen
2.5-hour sessions via Zoom, Fridays. Role-play, calibration, real coaching practice. Attendance is part of the credential; recordings are for review, not a substitute.
4
Trauma-Informed Recovery Coaching
5
Measurement, Progress Tracking & the RMI™
Pass the assessments
Weekly reflections, calibration vignettes, and a final scoring exam. The credential means something.
6
Professional Practice, Group Facilitation & Program Implementation