Train the trainer Model CARe (TtT) is a comprehensive blended training providing profound knowledge and skills to become a certified CARe approach trainer and coach, qualified to provide CARe trainings and support to implement the CARe Model (Comprehensive Approach to Rehabilitation and Recovery), an evidence-based approach towards recovery-oriented practice.
Target group and aim
The aim of the training is to empower recovery-oriented practitioners using CARe approach in everyday practice to enlarge their professional scope and step in a new role of a CARe trainer and coach. We would like to support you to become innovators and “influencers”, to gain profound knowledge, practical skills and experiences, how to support recovery oriented culture, how to keep, cultivate and hand over CARe approach to provide relational recovery-oriented care and support such practice in various settings.
This training brings scientific knowledge and experiential knowledge on core themes of CARe model through the lenses of adult education and professional and personal growth. Reflection and meta-reflection of the learning process creates important part of the training, as well as face to face personal experience and individual learning process – as obvious in CARe – learning by doing!
We will address essential elements in the way how we inspire and teach CARe approach anchored in hands-on experiences with the perspective of wide range of clinical and community settings. Through interactive sessions and your own practice you will strengthen your CARe approach roots and explore different ways how CARe and recovery oriented practice can be disseminated in various contexts of practice.
To ensure good quality of the training and opportunity for direct transfer, we combine different forms of learning and practice: online training meetings, face to face training, peer to peer work, e-learning and working on assignments, individual practice in coaching and teaching CARe, group coaching and individual support. As an extra advantage there will be the possibility to participate at CARe conference in May 2026 as it follow the training dates.
Format & capacity
The Train the trainer CARe model consists of:
- 24 hours face to face training
- 36 online training hours (9 online sessions of 4 hours) including
- training lessons with various exercises
- group coaching
- reflection on the assignments and practice
- experiences and examples from practice, possibility to join one of the experiences
- trainers in the preparation and teaching process.
- 8 hours of peer-to-peer work (small groups and pairs will be set up and meet during
- the training)
- 12 hours of individual practice in delivering CARe training
- 10 hours of individual practice in individual and group coaching
- 10 hours of E-learning and working on assignments
Personal support and coaching during the training will help to transfer gained knowledge and skills into participants working environment. Recommended capacity: up to 16 participants.
Requirements
To be entitled to the certificate, you are required to:
- Completing 100% of the e-learning program
- Completing all required assignments
- Attendance of at least 90% of the online and face to face meetings
- Active participation in own learning process, which includes required practice in group and
- individual coaching and preparation and delivering CARe training activities.
- Attendance and active participation in peer to peer work (group and pair)
- Creation and presentation of final assignments: description of personal learning process and a reflection on using CARe model didactics in the individual and group coaching and in the CARe trainings.
The training requires a strong engagement of participants. It is meant to help participants to use CARe approach in everyday practice to root in the role of the CARe coach and trainer. As we believe “learning by doing” is the best way to gain deep understanding, knowledge, skills, and personal experience. Because of that the training is spread in 6 months to give the participants needed support and time to experience CARe in practice and learn during the training process. To benefit from the training, participant’s ability to dedicate at least 10 hours per month is highly recommended.
Certification
After successful completion of this program, you will receive an official certificate issued by The CARe Academy and become Certified CARe approach trainer and coach, qualified to provide CARe trainings and implementation support of the CARe Model in practice and requires you to maintain quality standards. The Train the trainer CARe model meets the standard qualification for this position in other countries, but in certain requirements it may vary (please check requirements in your country if relevant). We can provide you with the description of the training to gain credits for education in accordance with your country’s propositions.
You will be signed into the list of certified CARe trainers within The CARe Network. To keep the quality standard in the practice the CARe coaches and trainers are required to actively engage in the CARe coach or trainer role and to participate in regular activities for CARe trainers and coaches organised by The CARe Academy or national CARe platforms (EPRA, CMHCD, RINO Group).
After completing the training, we expect you to continue in long-term education, as it is mentioned above. There are set up requirements to keep the active CARe coach and trainer qualification within The CARe Network (active trainer or coach role, participation in organized CARe trainers activities at least 16 hours per year). You will have the possibility to actively participate in follow up activities and events organized by The CARe Network to keep in line with the new developments and findings connected with recovery-oriented practice and CARe approach. We will be happy if you will be active contributor for further development of CARe approach practice and trainings and be involved in mutual support and exchange of experiences in the CARe trainers community.
Trainers team
The trainer’s team is international composed of experienced professionals, qualified CARe trainers, working in a range of positions in mental health care as well as in the academic education and research. As we highlight recovery and peer to peer work as important principles, experts by experience are an integral part of our team and we embrace the co-production of the training together. The team of CARe trainers in the training will be there for you during the training to help you in your learning process and within implementation of recovery-oriented approach into practice. We will be happy to support you also after completion of the program in follow up steps as CARe trainer, coach, leader or mentor in implementation process.
More information: contact Jana Pluhaříková Pomajzlová, head trainer: jana.pluharikova.pomajzlova@gmail.com