ROC Recovery Center

02/23/2026

🎉 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 17 GRADUATES! 🎉

Today, I am beyond proud of these 17 amazing students who successfully completed our 40-hour Oregon Health Authority–approved Peer Support / Recovery Mentor Certification Training at ROC Recovery Center.

This group showed up.
They leaned in.
They did the work. 💪❤️

Over the past week, they navigated:

✔️ Face-to-face group role playing
✔️ Motivational interviewing
✔️ Active listening
✔️ Stages of Change & Stages of Recovery
✔️ Values & Differences
✔️ Cultural Awareness & Cultural Competency - Stigmas & Labels
✔️ Generational & Environmental Trauma
✔️ Cognitive Cycles of Behavior
✔️ Relapse Prevention
✔️ Community Resources & Advocacy

…and so much more.

This training isn’t easy. It requires vulnerability, honesty, courage, and commitment. And every one of these students rose to the challenge.

We were honored to train individuals serving through:

🇺🇸 VA
🏥 Oasis
🏢 DHS
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Nurturing Center
🏥 ACCESS
📍 Individuals - Advocates and People in Recovery - Grants Pass, Medford, Eagle Point & Central Point

You are now equipped not just with skills and certification…
…but with heart, purpose, and lived experience that will change lives.

I truly believe:
It’s not just the letters after your name that matter.
It’s the compassion in your heart and the connection you make with others.

So proud of each of you.
Thank you for choosing to serve.
Thank you for choosing recovery.
Thank you for choosing hope. 🙌

Please help me congratulate our newest ROC graduates! 👏🎓








Our next PSS/CRM training is set for Wed. April 1st thru Sat. April 4th - For more information please call the ROC at 541-200-3000

02/18/2026

🔥 Peer Support Training Starts Today! 🔥

Today kicks off another Peer Support Specialist / Certified Recovery Mentor training — and I couldn’t be more excited.

This marks my 15th year being involved in peer-delivered services and peer support certification training. What a journey it has been.

Over the years, I’ve learned something powerful:

It’s not just the letters behind our names.
It’s not just the certifications on the wall.

It’s the heart behind the work that makes the difference.

Peer support is about connection.
It’s about lived experience.
It’s about sitting across from someone and saying, “I understand — and there is hope.”

I firmly believe that in God’s hands, our darkest past can become our greatest possession. The very things that once brought misery and death can be transformed into tools that bring hope, healing, and restoration to others.

This week, we get to equip men and women with practical skills and tools to go along with their heart of compassion — preparing them to serve in the field of adult addiction recovery with integrity, humility, and strength.

If you’re considering stepping into the world of adult addiction recovery services — whether as a Peer Support Specialist or Certified Recovery Mentor — consider training with us at ROC.

📅 Next Training: April 1–4
📍 ROC Recovery Center

Come learn how to turn your story into someone else’s survival guide.

Let’s make a connection.
Let’s rebuild lives.
Let’s restore families.

02/14/2026

💙 RISE — You Don’t Have to Walk This Alone 💙
Family • Parent • Spouse Support Group
📅 Monday, February 16th | ⏰ 5:30 PM
📍 ROC Recovery Center

When someone you love is struggling with addiction…
Life changes.
Fear shows up.
Confusion sets in.
Questions never stop.
And sometimes, the loneliness feels overwhelming.

No parenting book prepares you for this.
No relationship manual explains how to navigate it.
No one teaches you what to do when it’s your child… your spouse… your family member.

And yet — here you are.
Trying, Loving, Hoping, and Hurting.

RISE is a safe, confidential, and caring support group for parents, spouses, and family members who are walking this journey.

You don’t have to pretend you’re strong here.
You don’t have to have the right words.
You don’t have to share if you’re not ready.
Sometimes the greatest healing comes from simply sitting with others who understand.

At RISE, you’ll find:
✔ Compassion
✔ Understanding
✔ Confidentiality
✔ Encouragement
✔ Hope
✔ Peace for today

It’s okay to ask for help, get support and take care of your heart too.

Come join us.
There is strength waiting for you.
📞 Questions? Call 541-200-3000
🌐 www.rocrecoverycenter.org

02/14/2026

🔥 It’s Not Too Late — Join Us This Week! 🔥
PSS / CRM Certification | February 18–21 | ROC Recovery Center

There is still time.
There is still a seat.
There is still a place for you.

Our upcoming Peer Support Specialist / Certified Recovery Mentor training provides an in-depth look at the art and application of peer-delivered services.

This is more than “follow the workbook” training.

Our trainer, Doug Gould, has trained over 1,500 peers since 2012 and is certified through CCAR — the leading recovery coach academy in the nation.

But what makes this training different?

Doug brings:

✔ Real-life, hands-on role play
✔ Group peer-to-peer skill building
✔ Practical application of Motivational Interviewing (MI)
✔ Active listening mastery
✔ Stages of Change & Stages of Recovery
✔ Understanding the cognitive cycle of behavior
✔ Trauma-informed awareness
✔ Communication confidence building

This isn’t theory only....It’s lived experience.

Doug shares his own journey — struggling with alcohol in junior high, achieving 21 years of sobriety, relapsing for 13 years, ending up in the ER at Rogue Valley Hospital, shocked twice with cardiac arrest paddles… and surviving to tell the story.

From brokenness to purpose.

This training is one of the longest-running peer trainings in Oregon —
7 years at Foundations for Recovery
Now going on 8 years at ROC Recovery Center.

If you feel called to walk alongside others in recovery…
If you’ve lived it and want to give back…
If you’re ready to step into your purpose…

It’s not too late to join us.

There is always a place for you.

📍 ROC Recovery Center
📅 February 18–21
💻 Register at: www.rocrecoverycenter.org

📞 541-200-3000

Step into your calling.
The next generation of peers is rising.

02/11/2026

THURSDAY NIGHT — CELEBRATE RECOVERY @ THE ROC 🔥

Don’t miss an incredible night of worship, food, fellowship, and freedom!

Special Music: Soul Reflections
Doors Open: 5:00 PM
Dinner: 5:45 PM — Chili & Stew Night!
Lesson #10 — Spiritual Inventory

Just like walking through a grocery store…
it’s important to stop and take a closer look at what’s inside.

A spiritual inventory means:

✔️ Examining our attitudes
✔️ Checking our motives
✔️ Owning our behaviors
✔️ Asking God to search our hearts

Before we can grow, we have to be honest.
Before we can heal, we have to look within.

The Bible reminds us:

“Let us examine our ways and test them…” — Lamentations 3:40

Thursday night is a safe place.
No masks. No judgment. No pressure.
Just real people pursuing real recovery through Christ.

Celebrate Recovery @ ROC Recovery Center
We recover together.

02/04/2026

At ROC, We’re Grateful to Serve & Partner 💙

At the ROC Recovery Center, we are excited and honored to serve our community and partner with other local mental health and addiction recovery organizations.

Since 2011—first through Foundations for Recovery and now going on 8 years at ROC—we have been passionate about advocating for peer-delivered services. From the very beginning, our vision has been clear: people with lived experience belong in this field. They bring hope, connection, and real-life understanding that helps rebuild lives and restore families.

In October 2011, we hosted one of the first local state certification trainings for Peer Support Specialists. Since then, this peer-driven movement has grown across Oregon—and we’re thankful to have been part of that foundation.

A special thank you to leaders and pioneers like Dr. William White and CCAR for helping shape recovery coaching and peer support nationwide.

At ROC, we believe in multiple pathways to recovery:
✔️ Faith-based
✔️ Secular & spiritual
✔️ Medication-assisted treatment
✔️ Dual diagnosis
✔️ Community support

Recovery is not “one size fits all”—and we proudly stand with our partners who serve in so many powerful ways.

This collaborative spirit is one reason we host our annual Strong & Courageous Recovery Festival—to celebrate YOU, our colleagues and partners in health and wellness.

To all who serve in this field:
Thank you. Keep doing what you do best. Your work matters. Your compassion saves lives. And your dedication restores hope.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. 🙏💙

02/01/2026

This evening, The ROC Recovery Center is out at the Jackson County Work Center sharing a Bible study with the men.
Tonight’s topic: “The Mask We Wear.”

So many of us learn to survive by wearing masks—
the “I’m fine” mask,
the “I’ve got it together” mask,
the “don’t look too close” mask.

But Scripture reminds us of a better way:

“But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”
— 2 Corinthians 3:16–17

At the ROC, we believe freedom begins when the mask comes off—when we stop pretending and start healing. There is liberty in honesty. There is freedom in Christ. And there is hope when we no longer walk alone.

Praying tonight for truth, freedom, and new beginnings.
Healing starts here. 🪨❤️

01/29/2026

NOW ENROLLING – 2026 PEER SUPPORT & RECOVERY MENTOR TRAINING 📣

For over 15 years, I have had the honor of collaborating with local organizations and advocating for peer-delivered recovery services. It has been incredibly exciting to watch this once-emerging approach to addiction recovery grow, mature, and continue to expand across our communities.

At the ROC, we offer far more than a workbook. Our trainings are hands-on, interactive, and experiential, built around role-playing, real-world scenarios, and practical modules designed to teach effective communication and connection. In recovery, it’s not just about information—it’s about relationship. Learning how to connect, build trust, and come alongside someone with empathy, support, and preventive care is foundational to lasting change.

Whether your goal is to work professionally in adult addiction services or to simply deepen your understanding and skill set, this training stands apart. It is, without hesitation, among the best in the state.

Today, what thrills my heart the most is seeing former students—those trained right here at the ROC—using their own stories of recovery, their God-given gifts, and their lived experience to help someone else find hope.

That is the very definition of a coach:
“To take a valued person from where they are to where they want to be.”

If you’ve ever felt a pull toward helping others find hope, healing, and a new way forward—this may be your next step.

We’re excited to announce our 2026 CCAR Recovery Coach Academy – Peer Support Specialist (PSS) & Certified Recovery Mentor (CRM) Training, hosted once again by ROC Recovery Center in Medford!

Our next upcoming training is set for:
📅 February 18th – February 21st, 2026
🕢 7:30am – 5:30pm
📍 ROC Recovery Center | 305 S. Fir Street | Medford, OR
💲 Cost: $450
📘 Includes CCAR Recovery Coaching Academy Manual & all module handouts

This 4-day intensive training is designed for individuals who want to serve others in addiction recovery, prevention, and peer-delivered services. Participants will gain the skills, ethics, and foundational knowledge needed to work as state-recognized Peer Support Specialists and Certified Recovery Mentors.

✔️ Oregon Health Authority Approved Training Facility
✔️ PSS Certification through OHA
✔️ CRM Certification through MHACBO

👉 Register online: www.rocrecoverycenter.org
📞 Questions? Call us at 541-200-3000

If you’re passionate about recovery, advocacy, and walking alongside others with lived experience—this training is for you.
Please feel free to share and help us spread the word! 💙

01/22/2026

This Thursday Night Celebrate Recovery Center @ the ROC!

🗓 Thursday, January 22
⏰ 5:45 PM
📍Doors open at 5:00 PM

🥪 Build Your Own Sandwich Night
🎤 Inspirational Testimony by Suzanne
Who is Celebrating 1 Year & 5 Months Sober

🎶 Worship Music by Charlene

Come be encouraged, fed (spiritually and physically 😉), and reminded that recovery is possible.

✨ Bring a friend. Everyone is welcome.
You don’t want to miss this powerful night of hope and celebration!

01/19/2026

Tonight at 530pm @ the ROC

You’re not alone—and you don’t have to figure this out by yourself.

If you are a parent, spouse, or family member who loves someone struggling with addiction, we want to invite you to a very special evening of truth, hope, and practical support at the ROC.

This Let’s Talk Recovery – RISE Addiction Support Group is designed specifically for families who are asking hard questions like:

* Am I helping… or enabling?
* What boundaries are healthy?
* What should I say—and what should I stop saying?
* How do I love them without losing myself?

This evening will feature three guest speakers who will openly share their personal recovery journeys—including what it was like to manipulate, resist help, and struggle within their own families. They’ll also talk honestly about what finally helped them say yes to recovery.

After sharing, our speakers will take part in a live Q&A, giving parents and loved ones the opportunity to ask real questions in a safe, judgment-free space.

This is not a lecture.
This is not about blame.
This is about truth, wisdom, and hope.

Whether your loved one is in active addiction, early recovery, or somewhere in between—this night is for you.

💙 You are not alone. There is hope.
Come learn, connect, and be encouraged as we walk this journey together.

📍 ROC Recovery Center – 305 S. Fir St., Medford
📞 Questions? Call us at 541-200-3000

We truly hope you’ll join us.

01/16/2026

🔥 Special Shout-Out & Huge THANK YOU! 🔥

We want to give a massive shout-out to Skyler and the incredible crew at LLAD Concrete Cutting & Coring for coming out and doing some outstanding concrete work at the ROC Recovery Center—specifically improving the area by our back door.

Because of their work, we’re now able to increase our capacity even more, which means serving more individuals and families in recovery right here in our community. 🙌

This crew was truly next-level—professional, courteous, efficient, and incredibly clean and organized throughout the entire process. But what really blew us away was their heart: LLAD generously donated their time and materials as a way of saying thank you for the work we do with those struggling with addiction and compulsive behaviors.

That kind of generosity and community support is rare—and deeply appreciated. 💙

If you’re looking for a company you can trust for concrete cutting, coring, grinding, or polishing, we can’t recommend LLAD highly enough. Amazing work. Amazing people. Amazing hearts.

Thank you, Skyler and the entire LLAD team—you are truly making a difference in Southern Oregon! 👏👏👏