Recovery Innovations

Recovery Education

Recovery Education Center. Education is the catalyst for transformation. Role transformation occurs as each participant shifts from a primary identity as "mental patient” to student to colleague to citizen.

With a deliberate strategy of converting traditional treatment interventions to educational opportunities, the REC was formed in October 2000 with the objective of providing education to people who have had psychiatric experiences, their families, and the mental health provider community. Licensed as a post secondary vocational institution by the State of Arizona, the Recovery Education Center offers community college credit through a partnership with South Mountain Community College. Both a certificate and an Associate of Arts degree in Mental Health Recovery are available. Over 20 classes and workshops are offered to individuals enrolled in the Maricopa County RBHA / PNO case management in topics ranging from Recovery Coaching, Communication Skills, Grief and Loss, Eliminating Self-Defeating Behavior, Beyond the Border, Employment As a Means to Recovery, Relapse Prevention, Positive Parenting Workshop, Computer Connections.