Academics and formal training are unique to each livelihood. In some cases, it can even exude reverence as with a renowned cardiologist that studied at Johns Hopkins. In others, it may serve as simply the technical know-how underlying a skill set born of passion, personal experience, and innate ability to relate and connect with people from all walks of life, as with a world-renowned chef, author, musician, and artist. 

In some professions formal training is a requirement, no exceptions. That is not the case, however, when it comes to addiction intervention, recovery coaching and sober companion services.

FoxWhole Recovery Services owner, Billy Schreurs, attended cdstudies.com and became certified as a Chemical Dependency Counselor in March of 2006. It appears this certification is not too standard among those working as addiction interventionists, recovery coaches, and/or sober companions. Generally speaking, it seems more common for these professionals to attend workshops and symposium training within the scope of intervention and/or recovery coaching, case management, etc., rather than within the core scope of chemical dependency/substance use disorder counseling