Participants who attend CCAR Recovery Basics for Parents will: ?Gain perspective on the impact of addiction/recoveryin the life of a parent ?Describe how relationships impact recovery ?Define and increase fluency in the language ofrecovery ?Build capacity to understand and support a child/young adult in his or her recovery ?Practice specific skill sets key to supporting recovery ?Create a learning community to advance therecognition, acceptance and support of recovery Each day of the training program is set up so that participants gain the necessary skills and knowledge to be a Home-Based Navigator by using the principles behind adult learning theory which states: •Adults are internally motivated and self-directed •Adults bring life experiences and knowledge tolearning experiences •Adults are goal oriented •Adults are relevancy oriented •Adults are practical •Adult learners like to be respected