Capstone: Final Demonstration of Competency
The Transition From Student to Practitioner
The Empowered Recovery Coach Certification Capstone is designed to assess your ability to apply the Empowered Recovery framework in a real-world coaching setting with professionalism, presence, ethical integrity, and confidence.
This is not a written exam or theoretical assignment. The capstone is a practical demonstration of your readiness to guide individuals through meaningful personal growth and behavior change conversations within appropriate coaching scope.
Your submission represents the transition from learning the framework… to embodying it.
Participants are expected to demonstrate the ability to:
Build rapport and psychological safety
Maintain ethical coaching boundaries
Support emotional processing without practicing therapy
Recognize nervous system dysregulation and respond appropriately
Facilitate reflective conversation and behavioral insight
Hold space with confidence, clarity, and professionalism
Utilize Empowered Recovery tools and language naturally within session flow
Capstone Submission Requirements
To complete certification, participants are required to submit the following:
1.Recorded One-on-One Coaching Session
Submit one recorded coaching session demonstrating your ability to facilitate an Empowered Recovery-style coaching conversation with a single participant.
Requirements:
Maximum length: 30 minutes
Conducted in a professional and distraction-free environment
Participant must voluntarily consent to recording
Session should demonstrate active listening, reflection, nervous system awareness, and ethical coaching support
Must remain within coaching scope (not therapy or clinical treatment)
2. Recorded Group Coaching Session
Submit one recorded group coaching session demonstrating your ability to facilitate group discussion, emotional safety, and meaningful reflection within a small group setting.
Requirements:
Maximum length: 30 minutes
Minimum of 2 participants (excluding yourself)
Demonstrate group facilitation skills and emotional leadership
Encourage participation while maintaining healthy boundaries and professionalism
Must remain within coaching scope
Coaching Scope Reminder
The Empowered Recovery Coach Certification prepares coaches to support individuals through structured coaching conversations, behavior change support, emotional awareness, and values-based personal growth.
Certified coaches are not functioning as licensed therapists unless independently credentialed to do so.
Coaches should not:
Diagnose mental health conditions
Provide psychotherapy
Offer medical advice
Treat trauma clinically
Operate outside their level of training or licensure
Participants are expected to maintain ethical integrity and appropriate referral awareness throughout their capstone submissions.
Recording & Submission Guidelines
Recording Standards
Please ensure:
Audio is clear and understandable
Video is stable and professional
Sessions occur in a quiet environment
Participants are aware they are being recorded
Confidentiality and professionalism are maintained
File Naming Format
Please label your files using the following format:
FirstName_LastName_1on1Capstone
FirstName_LastName_GroupCapstone
Example:
Prairie_Francia_1on1Capstone
Prairie_Francia_GroupCapstone
Accepted Formats
Accepted file formats include:
MP4
MOV
Zoom recording links
Private Vimeo or Google Drive links
Please ensure sharing permissions are enabled before submission.
Submission Instructions
Submit both recordings via email to:
[INSERT CERTIFICATION EMAIL ADDRESS]
Subject Line:
Empowered Recovery Capstone Submission – Your Name
Please include:
Your full name
Date of submission
Contact email
Links or attached files
Confirmation that all participants consented to recording
Review Timeline
Capstone submissions are typically reviewed within 10–14 business days.
Participants may receive:
Approval and certification
Requests for minor revisions
Recommendations for additional skill development before certification approval
Our goal is not perfection — it is professional readiness, ethical integrity, and your ability to facilitate meaningful transformation safely and effectively.
Upon Successful Completion
Once approved, certified participants may receive:
Official Empowered Recovery Coach Certification
Access to ongoing licensing and coach resources
Permission to utilize the Empowered Recovery Coach designation
Access to approved branding assets and badges
Eligibility for directory listing
Invitation to future Empowered Recovery events and trainings
Final Encouragement
You do not need to be perfect to become impactful.
Clients are not looking for someone who has every answer — they are looking for someone who can hold space with integrity, guide reflection with compassion, and help them reconnect with the version of themselves they are becoming.
This capstone is your opportunity to demonstrate not only what you have learned… but who you are becoming as a coach, leader, and facilitator of meaningful change.