Ethics Training and CEU Opportunities

Grow Your Skills

All IPWC trainings, including CEUs, are free.
The Iowa Board of Certification has pre-approved CEUs for peers.
The CEUs that are offered through CCAR will be provided by CCAR.
Trainings are capped at between 25 and 75 participants. Registrations will close when the class is full.

Ethics Training and CEU Opportunities
Date(s), Time	Topic	CEU Hours	Eligibility	Registration
1st Wednesdays 6:30-7:30 p.m. and 3rd Wednesdays 9:30-10:30 a.m.	Peer Support for Peer Support (PS4PS) Group Supporting others is a powerful and rewarding experience, and as a peer professional, you deserve support, too! PS4PS offers a space for peer professionals to connect, share ideas, find support, and recharge.	0	Peer support specialists, family peer support specialists, recovery coaches	Registration is not required. Click on Join Zoom Meeting
Friday, October 16, 2026 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Peer Ethics Training Location: Virtual Throughout our careers, we inevitably face ethical dilemmas with employers, coworkers, and those we serve. These situations often leave us feeling uncertain about the best course of action, especially when the choices aren’t clear-cut. That’s where a peer code of ethics is indispensable— to help us navigate these complexities. In this training, you will learn how to identify the standards of conduct within the Code, think through the gray areas, and respond to different types of conflict. If you are seeking certification - or recertification – through Iowa Board of Certification (IBC), and want to confirm if this training meets the requirements you need, please contact the IBC directly. The IBC website is: https://iowabc.org/ Please note: This training does not meet the ethics training requirement for seeking initial certification through the IBC as a Peer Recovery Specialist (PRS) using the Recovery Coach training certification track.	6	Peer support specialists, family peer support specialists, recovery coaches	Registration will open on Sep. 10 at noon.
Monday, November 16 - Wednesday, November 18, 2026 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. (Central)	Ethical Considerations for Recovery Coaches Training Location: Virtual by Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) Recovery coaches need an understanding of ethics that differs from those of clinicians because of their unique role in guiding someone through their own recovery process. In this training, you’ll learn what ethics are and why ethics are so important when performing recovery coach services, how to stay in your lane as a recovery coach, the decision-making process, how to develop guidelines for making ethical decisions, and apply this new learning to your everyday work as a recovery coach.		To attend this training through the IPWC, prior completion of CCAR's Recovery Coach Academy is required.	When registration opens, a link to apply will be posted here.
Monday, December 14 - Wednesday, December 16, 2026 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. (Central)	Ethical Considerations for Recovery Coaches Training Location: Virtual by Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) Recovery coaches need an understanding of ethics that differs from those of clinicians because of their unique role in guiding someone through their own recovery process. In this training, you’ll learn what ethics are and why ethics are so important when performing recovery coach services, how to stay in your lane as a recovery coach, the decision-making process, how to develop guidelines for making ethical decisions, and apply this new learning to your everyday work as a recovery coach.		To attend this training through the IPWC, prior completion of CCAR's Recovery Coach Academy is required.	When registration opens, a link to apply will be posted here.