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Peer Advocates play an important role in substance use treatment. They use their experiences to improve engagement with new clients and perform a variety of duties on the job. However, transitioning into the workforce can also bring some challenges. This course will focus on the professional aspects of peer advocacy and the boundaries they are encouraged to follow. This course will also review the Code of Ethical and Professional Conduct, as required by the New York State Certification Board.

This webinar was developed and hosted by the Northeast & Caribbean ATTC.

From Faces & Voices of Recovery, this Recovery Community Organization Toolkit is a must-read if you're interested in starting up a recovery community organization or want to think about the next steps for your group. Find out about the core strategies that grassroots organizations around the country have used to develop strong local and statewide groups. Learn the keys to a successful recovery community organization and use the many resources that are now available to you in one place.

This technical assistance (TA) package discusses the concepts of recovery as an overarching philosophy that supports the recovery journeys of people, families, and communities. Readers will be able to:

Discuss social determinants of health and their connection to recovery and the development of recovery-supporting communities of care.
Define recovery as a philosophy under which supporting services are delivered to individuals on their recovery journeys.
Identify ways in which culture and language affect recovery and why reframing thinking and language in response to recovery-supporting services and support in behavioral health is critical.

This manual is a companion to the McShin Coaching Curriculum. It is intended to:

Provide background on the history and many pathways to recovery from addiction to alcohol or other drugs.
Provide a clear definition of recovery coaching that differentiates it from other roles, such as sponsor, counselor, or friend.
Build some of the key skills necessary to be effective as a reocvery coach.
Offer a framework for ethical standards.
Enrich your recovery and personal growth.
Build on or ignite a passion to engage and work with those who are entering the journey of recovery.
Increase your awareness of the many helping hands of the recovering community.
Underscore the unique power of a helping relationship involving two recovering persons.
Increase your knowledge of recovery pathways other than your own.
Provide information on recovery community organizations.
Expand your awareness of the recovery movement, of opportunities to play a role in it, and of how it can play a role in the recovery of those you serve as a coach.

From the Montgomery County Office of Mental Health, these Practice Guidelines are meant to build on required Recovery Coaching training and the ongoing education and experience of Recovery Coaches. They contain fundamental key topics for Recovery Coaching, with strategies and links to resources to support participants to move forward in their recovery. The strategies are not designed to be prescriptive or directive step-by-step directions. They represent suggested responses to challenges experienced by Recovery Coaches and their participants; team discussions will help Recovery Coaches assess their work and plan better ways to achieve goals.

This toolkit, developed by the Friends of Recovery-New York RCO, is based on lessons learned from local and national partners involved in the Recovery Movement, including Faces & Voices of Recovery, noted Addiction & Recovery researcher, William White, and local RCOs throughout the state. Building and maintaining recovery capital requires patience, understanding of group processes, and appreciation of cultural differences. This toolkit has been designed to provide you with the background, tools, and tactics you’ll need to engage all members of the recovery community. It will help you work together to build an infrastructure that will support and sustain recovery for local individuals and families impacted by addiction.

Recovery community organizations (RCOs) have emerged as important resources for engaging and supporting individuals and families in their recovery in a variety of ways, and they reflect strengths and assets of the communities in which they operate. This technical assistance (TA) package provides a brief history of RCOs and defines their characteristics. Grantees will learn what it takes to become a nationally recognized RCO and understand how creating successful partnerships with RCOs can help further recovery in their communities.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) launched the Recovery Community Services ProgramStatewide Network (RCSP-SN) grant initiative to expand the capacity of addiction recovery community organizations (RCOs) to be key partners in behavioral and physical health systems, and to strengthen the voice of the addiction recovery community at the local and State level.

This workbook was designed for grantees to use during each session of the grantee meeting. It was also designed to be a resource book to be used beyond the meetings.

Objectives:

Become familiar with how six key practices apply to your Statewide Network activities
Reflect on your program models
Review and revise project work plans
Learn a framework for evaluation of project activities, and ways for more effectively working with evaluators

This infographic is a helpful reference guide to use when referring to people who have a substance use disorder, who use drugs and alcohol, who have returned to drug use, and who take medication as a pathway of recovery.

This monograph, by William White, is regarded as a seminal work in the addictions treatment literature, as it is the first and most comprehensive attempt to lay out the empirical support for moving to recovery-oriented systems of care.

This is a recording of a webinar hosted by the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP) that focuses on Peer-Centered Programming. It presents information on:

• Recovery planning as a strengths-based, forward-facing process
• Defining recovery capital and its significance to sustained recovery
• Identifying goal-setting tools to use while supporting people in recovery within varied contexts
• Reflecting on the value of hope in recovery planning

The purpose of this introductory training, developed in 2021 by the Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center, in partnership with the Pacific AIDS Education and Training Center, is to provide HIV clinicians (including, but not limited to physicians, dentists, nurses, and other allied medical staff, therapists and social workers, and counselors, specialists, and case managers) with an overview of the challenges and strategies for change in working with individuals with HIV/AIDS and a diagnosis of a substance use disorder. Given the potentially broad array of health disciplines, this presentation uses the terms “patient,” “client,” and “consumer” interchangeably to refer to the individuals a training participant may be working with in their organization.

PowerPoint Presentation – 1-hour version (abridged)

PowerPoint Presentation – 3-hour version (full)

Trainer Guide – 3 hour version

Two-page Fact Sheet