Welcome to R1 Learning
“Self-discovery guides choice.
Choice drives change.”
Hello, my name is Tom Karl and I founded R1 in 2017 as a result of my professional experience and my own recovery journey. I am grateful to have survived the struggles and consequences from my addiction, and emotional challenges that resulted with the help from so many others along my path. A positive outcome following my last substance use was the inspiration to create the R1 Learning System, the Discovery Cards, and the R1 Discover App. I am now committed to three tenets:
Keep my “Recovery First” (R1) — Anything and everything is possible if I keep my recovery in the #1 position each day. This has certainly been true for me.
Serve others — Helping others who also struggle with mental health, substance use disorder, other addictions, or life challenges, and their loved ones, supports our own recovery and personal growth.
Choose to live a healthy and purposeful life — My life is precious and matters… and my time here is short. I’ve learned that happiness comes from serving others, doing good, and being grateful. I choose to be happy and hope to inspire others to live a healthy and purposeful life along my R1 journey.
Connecting with others and sharing our experience is foundational to overall health & wellness, recovery, and personal growth. R1 is driven to spark meaningful conversations through self-discovery that increase connection, expression, choice, action, and change for individuals and their families. The R1 Learning System was developed to encourage these things and help individuals build the skills for change. We hope you find it does just that – increases engagement, builds vocabulary, helps individuals express themselves more effectively, and sparks meaningful conversations for you and the people you work with.
We are committed to developing and delivering quality training, tools, and technology solutions, and in multi-languages, for the mental health, substance use disorder, and educational communities. We want to hear from you. We will need your input and feedback along our journey – both your successes and challenges — so we can continue to improve the tools.
We look forward to meeting you, working with your team, and serving your community. We look forward to making a difference — with you!
R1 LEARNING
High Touch / hiGH Tech Training, Tools, and Technology solutions
R1 Learning is an education company providing interactive curriculum that engages and retains individuals in service, equips and retains practitioners through workforce training, and generates data for measuring and improving outcomes. R1 delivers greater engagement for the leading evidence-based and best practices for mental health & wellness, substance use & addiction, and life skills.
We curate, develop, and deliver high quality, high-touch / high tech evidence-based and best practice support curriculum that:
Enables organizations and programs to deliver a standardized, modular, and scalable library of curriculum through a consistent and repeatable process that maximizes the use of evidence-based practices and builds the foundation for measuring outcomes.
Engages, educates, and equips practitioners and coaches with tools and resources to increase their knowledge, skill, and effectiveness to deliver evidence-based practices to a wide-range of populations in a variety of settings.
Engages, educates, and empowers individuals to increase their knowledge in fundamental behavioral health and life skills topics, activate motivation and self-efficacy; build vocabulary and learn how to express themselves more effectively; and build the skills for change toward health and wellness.
The R1 Learning System - Engage, educate, empower, and Evaluate
The R1 curriculum is grounded in proven behavioral health models, adapted from the work of the original authors and experts and supported by research. The R1 Learning System combines this content with tools, training, and additional resources to enable effective implementation and use of evidence-based practices such as motivational interviewing (MI) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). The central tools of the system, the Discovery Cards, provide a hands-on, concrete approach that enables both practitioners and clients to learn and apply these theories to real-life situations and circumstances. R1’s tools are effective and easily adapted for different populations and settings and by practitioners at all levels of knowledge, skill, and experience. By combining the most effective content with a structure for effective implementation, R1 fosters greater engagement with treatment, counseling, and coaching — empowering individuals to live a healthy, meaningful life and reach their full potential.
evidence-based and best practices resources
The R1 Learning System was created to deliver on the Surgeon General’s diagnosis – that effective treatment consists of evidence-based behavioral treatments, fully and properly implemented, and used with ongoing fidelity to the research evidence. Topics in the R1 Learning System were specifically chosen from the leading strategies for behavioral change and drawn from major guidance documents such as SAMHSA’s TAP 21 guide of Addiction Counseling Competencies, the IC&RC counselor and peer support certification requirements, as well as the state-level licensing and certification bodies. R1 collaborates with the original researchers and authors of the EBP where possible to ensure that R1’s content and training fully align with the evidence base.
R1 Learning topic content examples include Stages of Change (Prochaska, DiClemente), Recovery Capital (Best, Cloud, Granfield, White), Relapse Prevention (Gorski), Values (Schwartz), Affirmations (Steele), Phases of Addiction (Jellinek, Glatt), Defense Mechanisms (Vaillant), Substance Use Disorder (DSM – APA), Career Interests (Holland), etc.
R1 Communities
Communities We Serve
Hospitals and Healthcare Systems SUD Programs
Private Addiction/SUD Treatment Programs
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)
Federal, State, and County Departments of Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Programs
Mental Health and Substance Use Counseling Programs
State Opioid Response (SOR) Programs
Community-based Substance Use Prevention Programs
Recovery Community Organizations (RCOs)
Corrections (Prisons, Jails, Detention Centers):
Returning Citizens Programs
Mental and Behavioral Health Services Programs
Substance Use Prevention and Treatment Programs
Workforce Training, Engagement, and Retention
Behavioral Health Peer Support Workforce Development Programs
Peer Support Engagement Resources
Curriculum Resources for Entire Population
Criminal Justice:
Drug Court Treatment Programs
Probation Programs
Workforce Training, Engagement, and Retention
Recovery Friendly Workplace Resources
Mental Health Friendly Workplace Resources
Corporate Wellness Portal Resources (Online Interactive Activities and Videos)
Corporate Wellness Programs (webinars and events)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Resources
School-based Substance Use Prevention Programs
Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Curriculum Resources
Mental Health Counseling Support Resources
Parent and Community Education Programs
Teacher and Staff Training Resources
Career Counseling Support Resources
Student Health Centers and On-line Resources
Campus-based Mental Health and Substance Use Prevention Programs
Peer-led Substance Use Programs
Recovery Community Organizations (RCOs)/ Sober Living Community Programs
Behavioral Health Education Curriculum Resources
Career Centers (Career and Life Skills Resources)
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Programs
Indian Health Service (IHS) Programs
Pathways to Wellness Programs
Recidivism Reduction Initiatives (RRI), Detention Centers Intensive Education Curriculum Resources
Pathways to Wellness Case Management Support Tools (on Roadmap)
Hospitals and Healthcare Systems Adolescent Programs
Private Substance Use and Addiction Treatment Programs
Mental Health and Substance Use Counseling Programs
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)
Youth with Promise Programs (aka Youth-At-Risk)
Veterans Affairs (VA) Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Addiction Treatment Programs
Mental Health and Substance Use Counseling Programs
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Addiction Treatment Programs
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Addiction Prevention Programs
Mental Health and Substance Use Counseling Programs
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Addiction Treatment Programs
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Addiction Prevention Programs
Mental Health and Substance Use Counseling ResourcesList here…
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Addiction Prevention Programs
Mental Health and Substance Use Counseling Resources
Direct to Consumer - R1 Discover App
On-line Retailers (i.e. Amazon.com, Wallmart.com)
Pharmacies (i.e. CVS, Wallgreens)
Health Centers / Gyms
Bookstores
Gift Shops
R1 Team
R1 Leadership Team
Tom Karl
Founder and CEO
Frank Bomher
Chief Technology Leader
R1 Team / partners
Joseph Green
Senior Consultant/Expert Facilitator
Sandy Rivers
Senior Consultant/Expert Facilitator
Doug Levy
Chief Relationship Officer
Corinne Karl
Chief R1 Brand / Art Direction
Isabelle Wettergren
Senior Solutions Consultant/Expert Facilitator, Workplace Community
Kurt Lebeck
Senior Research Advisor/Recovery Capital Expert
Cindy Morgan-Jaffe
Training and Development Advisor
Afnan Sial
Accounts Team Lead
Hasaani Hylton
Senior Consultant/Expert Facilitator
Mike Karl
Chief Operations Advisor
Angela Bates
Chief Marketing Advisor
Mike Cox
Senior Consultant/ Solutions
Chief Implementation Advisor
Thought Leadership Partners
Dr. Carlo DiClemente
The Stages of Change
Dr. David Best
Recovery Capital
Dr. Shalom Schwartz
Values - The Schwartz Values Wheel
R1 Industry, Clinical, and Medical Partners & Advocates
Pete Nielsen
Executive Director, California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP)
R1 Learning partners & Advocates
Kimo Kippen
CEO, Aloha Learning, Former Chief Learning Officer at Hilton Worldwide
Rob Lauber
XLO Global, Former Chief Learning Officer at McDonald’s Corporation
Lisa Cohen
CEO, Holistic Human Capital Consulting
R1 Operations partners
MWZB Law Partners
Summit
Parcels Plus
R1 Impact
“Utilizing the Discovery Card decks provides a rich experience for clients, giving them the words and concepts to focus and share with each other. The materials are highly individualized and most clients really enjoy the tactile nature of sorting and laying out the cards themselves.”
Marty Ferrero, MA, CCS, ICCADC, LADC, CMAT
Sr. Clinical Director
“We have been using the kits to help with focusing on addiction specific learning. With our focus being so trauma oriented the addiction issues can sometimes be missed. I found the cards are good ways to open up that conversation and make sure we don’t miss any areas needing focus.”
Scott Davis M.Ed., LPC-S, CSAT
Clinical Director
“Thank you for this great interactive group tool. I purchased a set last year at the CCAPP conference and have used it several times in group. The clients absolutely love it and it has given many hours of great process material in addition to the learning objective.”
Tina Chavis
SUDS Counselor
“I purchased a Clinician Kit with nine decks at the NCAD conference. I use them daily in Group session as well as individual therapy sessions. They are excellent tools because patients talk automatically, even the guarded ones! “
Laila Burgos, ARNP
Clinician
“We utilize the Relapse Phases and Warning Signs topic. The information positively affects each woman with new tools to improve and maintain their recovery. We are looking forward to using all that R1 Learning has to offer. This is awesome!”
Celeste Muenz, Executive Director
Kia Waller, House Manager
“The clients love using the Discovery Cards and I enjoy teaching them. They are very helpful and the best part is the clients actually do all of the work and are able to truly see where they say they are now versus where any one else says they are.”
Barbara J. Ruark, CAC-AD, LCPC
Wicomico County Health Department
“Really cool concept--love the idea of people "learning without realizing they are learning." Kudos!
Hank Matthews, LPC, CSAC
“We always have a great time with the Relapse Phases and Warning Signs activities. Some said they are surprised by what the cards reveal about their warning signs, others feel validated because the cards accurately put their last relapse into words. They always enjoy the hands-on learning experience. Thank you!!”
Mari-Eliane Triolo
M.Ed., Resident in Counseling, QMHP-A, QMHCM
Behavioral Health Specialist II
“The R1 Learning System is a great way to enhance the material and concepts we are teaching Drug Court clients in our early recovery group. The clients have an interactive way of taking a deeper look at the Stages of Change and evaluate the types of consequences their substance use created.”
Graham Sargent CADC-II-ICADC-ICCJP
Criminal Justice Program Manager, Co-occurring Continuum
