Recovery
Nation is a self-help, educational site. The insights, experiences, coaching, workshops
and exercises offered are provided to you so that you may develop your
own healthy foundation for recovery and/or life. Coaching
is offered for those seeking a more structured approach to pursuing a
Health-Based Recovery. This guided learning is to facilitate
the implementation of a Health-Based Recovery into one's life/relationship--it
is in no way intended as a guarantee that your full transition to health
will be achieved. Only you can achieve that.
Coaching vs Counseling
- Recovery
Nation observes strict boundaries surrounding the responsibilities between
coaching and counseling. Specifically, we recognize
that coaching involves the education and training of those seeking to
learn and implement a Health Based Recovery process into their
lives. Within this goal, we will do everything we can to provide objective
observations and feedback, and will use a variety of learning techniques
to help you implement what you are learning.
- We
do not diagnose or treat mental health disorders. This applies even when Recovery Nation coaches have the credentialing/licensing to do so. We will, however,
share general opinions and encourage you to seek counseling when the need to do so is obvious to
us.
- Except under extraordinary circumstances, we do not permit coaches to 'recruit' members of this community into private treatment.
- It
is your responsibility to manage your own mental health--including obtaining
necessary exams and ongoing support as needed. Coaching
should be seen as a supplement to such a support system; it should never
be seen as a replacement for it.
- In
situations where you are under the care of a professional counselor
and conflict arises between the recommendations of that counselor and
a coach on Recovery Nation, you have the responsibility to follow the
guidance of your counselor. He/she will typically have a much deeper
understanding of the unique situations that you face and will have a
mastery of the plan that is in place to manage your recovery. Should
such conflict in judgment occur, we will always defer to their judgment--unless
it is obviously destructive and/or potentially harmful. In which case
we will encourage you to confront your therapist for clarification and
explanation.
- We
do not offer professional counseling in any capacity. Because of the
deeply personal nature of the issues involved with the sex and love
addictions, and the intensity of the emotions elicited...the line between
counseling and coaching can be quite thin. If at any time a coach recognizes
that they have crossed that line, expect open and honest recognition
from them and for them to work with you to develop a plan for resolving
the issue with a professional counselor. If at any time you feel that a coach has crossed the line, contact us immediately.
Forum Coaching
Coaching in the forums are provided by volunteers with a 'take what applies to you and
leave the rest' approach. You are responsible for what you do with the
information that you accumulate. Volunteer coaches are here only because
they have been through the process of a health based recovery (either
as those in recovery or as partners) and have selflessly chosen to share
their experiences and knowledge with others. Private coaches on this
site have all gone through (or are currently engaged in) a formal training
process and have achieved a level of competency that allows
them to explore more complex and comprehensive issues relating to
healing and recovery but again do not offer professional counseling.
Your
Right to Refusal, Support
Everything
that we offer on Recovery Nation and in coaching is voluntary. We do not
accept clients who are not here willingly and who are not self-motivated
to learn about and/or implement a Health Based Recovery. You are free
to end your involvement with Recovery Nation and/or its coaching program
at any time.
The
workshops at Recovery Nation can be excellent supplements to your involvement
in a HEALTHY twelve step support group. However, certain secondary aspects
of a health-based recovery and a diseased-based recovery do collide. You
have the right to pick and choose which elements are right for you.
