• College Recovery Programs 101
  • Built to Last: Change Leadership in Higher Education
  • Promoting Diversity within Collegiate Recovery Programs
  • Multiple Perspectives on Co-Occurring Disorders in Collegiate Recovery: Implications & Strategies
  • Recovery Housing: What You Need To Know
  • What Does it Take to Have a Healthy Collegiate Recovery Program?
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College Recovery Programs 101

Overview:

Kristina Canfield, Substance Abuse Prevention & Recovery Coordinator at The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Anne Thompson Heller, Psychiatric Social Worker at University of Connecticut and Ahmed Hosni, MSW, Program Manager, Collegiate Recovery Community at The Ohio State University discuss an overview of collegiate recovery community (CRC) data, trends and then specifics on getting started. They will also explore how to create a CRC within university guidelines and how to build partnerships both on and off campus to garner support.

Learning Objectives:

  • What is a Collegiate Recovery Program (CRP)?
  • What is the benefit of a CRP to students?
  • How do you start building a CRP on your campus?
  • What are some common barriers faced by campuses starting a CRP?
Kristina Canfield
Anne Thompson Heller
Anne Thompson Heller
Ahmed Hosni
Ahmed Hosni, MSW

Built to Last: Change Leadership in Higher Education

Overview:

Join Tom Gregoire, PhD, Dean of the College of Social Work at The Ohio State University, as he reviews what is required to be a mindful leader, being strategic on a college campus, how to get things done and how to navigate university red tape.

Learning Objectives:

  • What strategies can be implemented to create broad program support?
  • What role does narrative play in building and sustaining your program?
  • What is your personal approach to leadership?
Tom Gregoire, PhD

Promoting Diversity within Collegiate Recovery Programs

Overview:

Join Keith Murphy, Recovery Counselor at Rutgers University, as he explores how do we make our collegiate recovery programs anti-racist and understand that diversity is more than representation.

Learning Objectives:

  • How can privilege/disadvantage impact a recovery story?
  • How can race and ethnicity impact access to recovery services?
  • How can collegiate recovery programs be more inclusive of people of color and other marginalized populations?
Keith Murphy, LPC, LCADC

Multiple Perspective on Co-Occurring Disorders in Collegiate Recovery: Implications & Strategies

Overview:

Victor Chang, PhD. LPC, assistant professor of psychology and clinical mental health counseling at Southern Oregon University, explores the prevalence of co-occurring disorders in the general population and within the collegiate recovery population and share potential strategies and options for enhancing support for students with co-occurring disorders.

Learning Objectives:

  • What are some implications of the prevalence of co-occurring disorders within CRC or CRP?
  • What benefits come from having collaborative and integrated treatment for co-occurring disorders in collegiate recovery context?
  • What are some potential strategies for enhancing support for students with co-occurring disorders?
Victor Chang, PhD, LPC, ACS
Victor Chang, PhD, LPC, ACS

Recovery Housing: What You Need To Know

Overview:

Jennifer Matske, Associate Dean/Director for the Department of Residential Life at St. Cloud State University, and Ahmed Hosni, MSW, Program Manager, Collegiate Recovery Community at The Ohio State University, discuss recovery housing in general, what we know about collegiate recovery and then share a little bit about their campus-specific experiences.

Learning Objectives:

  • What is recovery housing?
  • What are some potential barriers to starting recovery housing on campus?
  • What do you think are some best practices for operating a recovery house on campus?
Jennifer Matske
Jennifer Matske
Ahmed Hosni
Ahmed Hosni, MSW

What Does it Take to Have a Healthy Collegiate Recovery Program?

Overview:

Lisa Laitman, MSEd, LCADC, Director of the Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) at Rutgers University, and Keith Murphy, Recovery Counselor at Rutgers University, discuss key factors needed for developing a healthy collegiate recovery community. Topics include how to establish a positive culture, strategies for building community, critical programming and policies, how to handle conflict within the CRP, and what strategies for transitioning students out of a CRP.

Learning Objectives:

  • How do you make your campus more recovery friendly?
  • What are some challenges for college-aged students in recovery?
  • What are the core values of a CRP?
Lisa Laitman, MSED, LCADC
Lisa Laitman, MSED, LCADC
Keith Murphy, LPC, LCADC

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