Amy Jeppesen explores the neurobiology of recovery, reframing challenging early-recovery behaviors as neurobiological responses rather than character failures - the four brain systems impacted by addiction, the four phases of recovery from acute withdrawal through early stabilization, dopamine and cortisol dynamics, and practical recovery housing strategies built on structure, co-regulation, and scaffolding support.
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Jay Davidson traces the 50+ year history of The Healing Place, the nationally recognized social model recovery program founded in Louisville, Kentucky - from a 24-bed emergency shelter in 1971 to a comprehensive recovery ecosystem serving thousands annually, its eight pillars of the social model, replication across five states and the 17 Recovery Kentucky Centers, and the critical success factors behind its evidence-based outcomes.
Matt Johnson, founder of the Abundant Life Recovery Housing Network, equips recovery professionals and community leaders with the communication skills to tell compelling stories about their work - speaking for transformation rather than information, knowing your audience, telling authentic stories while protecting confidentiality, and delivery techniques that keep an audience engaged.
We shouldn't be surprised when people recovering from substance use and/or mental health challenges struggle to function well in community living. Their past traumatic experiences and broken trust have resulted in them adopting destructive coping strategies. Residence operators should not only expect challenging behavior, but should develop a wide repertoire of trauma-informed responses that help residents develop essential life skills. We must move beyond removing residents for "bad behavior".
“Trauma," says physician and author Gabor Mate, "is perhaps the most avoided, ignored, belittled, denied, misunderstood, and untreated cause of human suffering.” In this video of the Fletcher Group's 47th monthly webinar on March 5, 2026, Cecily McMillan, a former foster youth and author of the book, The Scars of the Chosen, shows us how to define and identify trauma and provide trauma-informed care to recovery home residents and other recovery program clients.
James “Jay” Phillips, CEO of Seed Sower, Inc., explores practical approaches for moving nonprofits beyond grant dependency toward long-term financial sustainability. Using Seed Sower’s recovery ecosystem as a case study, Phillips demonstrates how organizations can combine grants, public reimbursements, billable services, partnerships, and program-generated revenue into a braided funding model that supports mission-critical services. Attendees learn strategies for identifying revenue opportunities, leveraging grants as startup capital rather than operating support, collecting meaningful outcome data, and building resilient, community-focused organizations that can sustain recovery housing, workforce development, transportation, and behavioral health services over time.
In this monthly Fletcher Group webinar from December 4 of 2025, Kat Heredia, the Community Recovery Coordinator at Piedmont Community Services in Martinsville, Virginia and Kirsty David, the Recovery Residence Manager of Piedmont's Grace House in Franklin County describe how they provide not only housing but a wide range of essential wrap-around services including pregnant and postpartum care, case management, employment training, and quality child care all while mothers stay with their children and avoid foster care.
All recovery residences face significant funding challenges, particularly those in rural areas. Fortunately, new tools and strategies are now available to assist you, several of which are discussed in this video of the Fletcher Group's November 6, 2025 webinar presented by Fletcher Group CEO Dave Johnson and Fletcher Group Health Economist Madison Ashworth. Presentation PDF & Transcript: in folder
In this monthly Fletcher Group webinar from September 4 of 2025, Conflict resolution expert Sal Corbin describes the latest and most effective de-escalation techniques that can enable you to transform any kind of conflict—whether at work or at home—into something healthy and mutually rewarding.
Deflection experts Guy Farina, Jac Charlier, and Sydney Goggins, all of whom work for the non-profit organization Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities (TASC), explain how deflection works and why it matters, particularly in rural communities.
Geoff Wilson, President of the Kentucky Association of Addiction Professionals, discusses the challenges faced by those with a Co-Occurring Disorder and what recovery home and recovery program operators can do to help residents and clients with a COD.
In this Fletcher Group monthly webinar from May 2024, Dr. Alex Elswick argues that the "choice versus disease" framing is a false dichotomy and makes the case for treating substance use disorder as the chronic condition it is. He covers why the acute treatment model falls short, why reducing stigma matters, the most salient risk factors for substance use, and the community-based supports — housing, employment, transportation — that let people build the recovery capital sustained recovery depends on.
Recovery advocate Tara Hyde explains how Community-Based Recovery Support Services—recovery community centers, recovery housing, and peer support—can increase one-year sustained remissions rates by as much as 60 percent while reducing total cost per successful outcome by as much as 55 percent.
An introduction to 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. This course explains what 988 is — and what it is not — how the Lifeline connects anyone experiencing mental health distress, thoughts of suicide, or a substance use crisis to compassionate, accessible care, and best practices for using 988 in your recovery residence. Includes downloadable 988 fact sheets in English and Spanish plus printable posters for your house.
Two courses make up this bundle on the financial foundations of a recovery residence.
Finances and Budgeting — When developing a recovery house, it is important to identify ways to sustain your operation. Covers the basics of recovery house financing considerations, including capital expenses, operating expenses, stopgap funding, and ways to become sustainable.
Insurance for Colorado Recovery Housing — Purchasing insurance for your recovery house is not the same as you would purchase for your own home. There are important considerations to make and discuss with your board and insurance agent, and not all insurance agents are skilled in recovery housing insurance. Provides an overview of the different items you should investigate as you begin shopping for insurance for the house.
This course is an overview of the justice system while also discussing issues addressing substance use disorder within the correctional system. We discuss the impact of the War on Drugs on the correctional system, treatment opportunities for individuals with substance use disorder post-adjudication, forms of supervised community release, and other alternatives to incarceration. The most important takeaway is that there are alternatives that could have a more positive effect on individuals with SUD than incarceration.
This course is about Person-Centered Approaches when working with individuals with Substance Use Disorder or SUD. This is a foundational course to other courses on this topic. In this course, we will discuss Stigma and Discrimination, Labeling Theory and why Language Matters, Adverse Childhood Experiences (or ACEs), and how this impacts the Legal and Correctional Systems and a Person-Centered Approach. The course will be divided into articles, handouts, videos, and presentations. As you go through this course at your own pace, take the time to consider how this content can impact the work that you do and how you go about helping your clients.
In this course as well as providing a quick overview of the legal stages an individual charged with an offence will go through. We will then take a closer look at the engagement process and then look at the process as well as the opportunities to access substance use disorder interventions within misdemeanor court and felony court.
Meditation Basics: Mindfulness and Loving-Kindness Meditation - Meditation is a relaxation technique that can help reduce stress and calm our minds. This course covers two types of meditation that may benefit those in recovery: Mindfulness Meditation and Loving-Kindness.
Be Here Now - Yoga/Meditation for Self Care - Yoga is a great wellness tool for self-care and can help those in recovery develop breathing skills to refocus and calm.
Rob and Diane Perez of DV8 Kitchen in Lexington, KY, partner with the Fletcher Group RCOE to bring you this eye-opening course on transforming your business model from transactional to relational. Rob shares his journey as a business owner with all the rules, to a business owner who breaks barriers to develop healthy employer and employee relationships, which he credits for making DV8 Kitchen a national top 40 restaurant on Yelp.
How do we make the most of the time we have? Time is both precious and fleeting, and many of us feel like there just aren’t enough hours in the day. This course will give you core strategies to tackle that problem. First, you’ll learn the basic principles of time management, along with some symptoms that could uncover poor uses of time. Then, you’ll discover how to track and analyze your time to boost productivity. Finally, you’ll get seven tips to start managing your time more effectively.
In this course, you’ll learn why the process of setting your goals is just as important as choosing targets that truly matter. You’ll also learn how to set goals that accurately reflect your purpose and find tools you can use to track your progress. In the end, you’ll walk away with a stronger sense of alignment between your vision and the daily habits that will help you conquer your goals in the long run.
The best practices of project management can help you plan out and define your project. This course covers sponsors and stakeholders. Each is a key component of successful projects.
Tracking your project work and communicating project results are important to engage your stakeholders and maintain or increase momentum for your project. These two microcourses will help you manage your projects.
Kickoff Planning and Closing Your Project activities are important components to any project. Not only are they a way to celebrate the start and ending of a project, but it gives an opportunity to examine your projects for what is needed and lessons learned. Tying into these activities is an overview of how to conduct a SWOT Analysis.
This series of microlearning courses provides you with ways to manage your stress, address your mental health and wellbeing through exercise and practice.
Note: This course is for educational purposes only and should not be substituted for professional medical advice. Users should consult a medical professional seeking medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
When seeking employment, it's important to identify your transferable skills. These are your skills like leadership, communication, adaptability, etc., that you exhibit and bring to any role. This course helps you to identify transferable skills so you can add them to your resume or share them as part of the interview process with potential employers.
Purchasing insurance for your recovery house is not the same as you would purchase for your own home. There are important considerations to make and discuss with your board and insurance agent. And not all insurance agents are skilled in recovery housing insurance. You may have to look to other insurance companies to get appropriate coverage. This course provides you with an overview of the different items you should investigate as you begin shopping for insurance for the house.
When developing a recovery house, it is important to identify ways to sustain your operation. This course covers the basics of recovery house financing considerations, including capital expenses, operating expenses, stopgap funding, and ways to become sustainable.
Developing a recovery house can be an overwhelming venture. These courses explore different aspects to consider when you start planning recovery housing development.
An Introduction to the 12-Steps as a Recovery Pathway — This course provides a brief overview of the 12-steps' history and how it is used as a recovery pathway. The course is not intended to promote any particular fellowship or recovery pathway, nor is it intended as a substitute for individual participation.
Why Evaluation Matters — This course shows the importance of collecting data on a rural recovery house and how it can improve your house. Find out why evaluation matters to your rural recovery house, what data is the most valuable to collect, and how to evaluate and use the data you secure.
Coordinating Care: Treatment Plans — This course will review how a rural recovery house can implement treatment plans for residents. While traditionally a part of clinical settings, rural recovery houses can benefit from establishing goals with residents based on their needs.
How to Solve Funding Problems with LIHTC — Some folks want to build larger recovery housing units. If that's you, or even if it's not, you may be interested in knowing about Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC). LIHTC may help your organization build a recovery house as part of your community's ecosystem. This course explains what LIHTC is and how it can be used in recovery housing development.
A four-part NAADAC course on caring for yourself while you care for others.
How to Practice Self Care — an interactive course on what self care is, why it matters, and practical ways to support yourself.
Be Here Now Yoga — a guided yoga practice for grounding yourself in the present moment.
Meditation Basics — an introduction to mindfulness and loving-kindness meditation and how to build a practice.
SAMHSA 988 Crisis Line — what the 988 Crisis Lifeline is, how it works, and best practices for sharing it and other resources.
Two courses make up this bundle on the financial foundations of a recovery residence.
Finances and Budgeting — When developing a recovery house, it is important to identify ways to sustain your operation. Covers the basics of recovery house financing considerations, including capital expenses, operating expenses, stopgap funding, and ways to become sustainable.
Insurance for Recovery Housing — Purchasing insurance for your recovery house is not the same as you would purchase for your own home. There are important considerations to make and discuss with your board and insurance agent, and not all insurance agents are skilled in recovery housing insurance. Provides an overview of the different items you should investigate as you begin shopping for insurance for the house.
Working with others, whether colleagues or customers, comes with its own set of challenges and skills. This course looks at common workplace challenges and then four essential customer service skills that will make you a superstar. Common Workplace Challenges Even the best workplaces face challenges. In this course, you'll learn how to navigate some of the most common—from dealing with difficult people to overcoming your own mistakes. Four Essential Customer Service Skills A handful of customer service skills can make the difference between an average experience and one that leaves your customers feeling completely delighted. Do you know what those skills are? Do you have them? In this course, we'll uncover four essential customer service skills and give you many tips, food for thought, and resources for developing these skills.
Stress and Conflict go hand-in-hand. Use this course to learn about best practices in managing both. The Basics of Managing Stress - Stress. It's an unavoidable part of life. It doesn't have to be a negative experience though if you practice ways to reduce the impact of the stress. Managing stress is a crucial component of self-care. This course takes you through the basics of managing stress and implementing them as part of a self-care program. Resolving Conflict - At best, conflict stifles communication and productivity. At its worst, tensions escalate to aggression and bullying. That's why it's important to address conflict quickly. In this course, you'll learn common sources of discord and some typical responses. You'll also discover techniques to resolve conflict, address anger, and stop abusive behavior. Differences between roommates or teammates demonstrate a diversity of strengths and ideas. Learning to bridge contrasting perspectives with empathy and understanding is key to your productivity and effectiveness.
The more you know about your personality, unique qualities, abilities, and values, the better you will be able to identify the right career path. Get to Know You outlines how you can take a deeper dive into learning what makes you uniquely you.
Exploring Career Goals is all about discovering educational, training, and professional opportunities that complement your interests, passion, and goals. Defining your interests and skills helps you to determine career interests, which in turn can put you on the right path to bring your career aspirations to reality.
Building a great resume is made easy by following the best practices outlined in this course.
Don’t get stressed out over the prospect of applying for a job. Following the best practices outlined in this course makes applying for a job easy and (mostly) stressfree!
Checklists reduce a lot of the stress and help you to focus on the interview itself. In this course, you’ll develop your own Interview Day Checklist.
Blueprint for Nailing Your Interview outlines the five steps you can take to build your own Blueprint for Nailing Your Interview.
When you think of a leader in the rural recovery housing community, who do you imagine? Chances are, it’s someone who knows the difference between doing and leading. Great leaders strategically guide the team’s work—they don’t do the team’s work. That’s where delegation comes in. Delegation is assigning responsibility for specific activities to others. In this course, you’ll learn why you should delegate, how to do it, how to select the right people for the job, and how to get out of the way so they can complete their assignments.
This course covers one of the 3 major pieces of effective staff management: Communication, Listening, and Delegation. Explore ways to improve your management skills and create successful teams.
This course covers one of the 3 major pieces of effective staff management: Communication, Listening, and Delegation. Explore ways to improve your management skills and create successful teams.
This course will explain urine analysis from the residents perspective. Providing person-first care, dignity, and respect is hugely important to your residents. This course explains how urine analysis can affect the resident.
Urine analysis is the best-developed and most-used monitoring technique in substance use treatment programs across the continuum of care. When used correctly and competently following best practice guidelines, it can be an effective therapeutic tool. Drug testing uses a biological sample to detect the presence or absence of a specific drug (or drugs) and drug metabolites within a specific window of time. No universal standard exists today in clinical drug testing for addiction identification, diagnosis, treatment, medication monitoring, or recovery.
This module covers two primary aspects of supervising recovery housing - the community INSIDE of the house and the community OUTSIDE of the house. Recovery House Management - Creating a Supportive Internal Community & Recovery House Management - Understanding & Responding to NIMBYism in Communities.
Recovery residence house managers and others wishing to become “peer leaders” (PL) will be able to listen to interviews of six successful PLs and hear how they approached the role, the challenges they faced, and what their experiences have taught them. Anyone interested in learning more about this process of becoming a PL and their vital role in recovery residence operations will enjoy this program. At the conclusion of this program, participants will understand the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to function in the role, as well as the challenges and opportunities involved.
Many in the recovery field feel intuitively that recovery residences, structured sober living, and similar programs aid a person’s recovery from Substance Use Disorder (SUD). Unfortunately, there has been scant research to measure outcomes and explore the questions around recovery residences: What evidence do we have that supports our ideas that recovery housing helps recovery? What types of programs have the most success? The least? What does the data tell us that may help develop evidence-based programs? Dr. Corey Vilsaint, a community research psychologist fellow at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, and a principal investigator at the Recovery Research Institute and Center for Addiction Medicine, answers these questions and more in this course.
This course provides a high-level overview of Recovery Kentucky’s peer-led social model. The 17 Recovery Kentucky centers located across the state were modeled after The Healing Place in Louisville and developed throughout the 2000s. For more than 15 years, third-party, evidence-based outcome studies have demonstrated the positive impact of combining long-term recovery education with stable housing to support sustained recovery while benefiting individuals and their communities.
There are a handful of customer service skills that can make the difference between an average experience and one that leaves your customers feeling completely delighted. Do you know what those skills are? Do you have them? In this course, we'll uncover four essential customer service skills and give you tons of tips, food for thought, and resources for developing these skills. Let's get started!
Two courses make up this introduction to community-level recovery advocacy.
Recovery Community Organizations 101 — Presented by Tara Moseley Hyde, B.P.S., M.P.A.P., this course covers the definition of a recovery community organization (RCO), describes the types of RCOs that support workforce and education development, and shares how you can support the startup or continuation of an RCO in your community.
Introduction to Public Policy — The purpose of this training is to increase knowledge about the policy-making process at the federal level and empower interested stakeholders to engage on issues that may impact their ability to build or expand recovery housing.
The purpose of this training is to increase knowledge about the policy-making process at the federal level and empower interested stakeholders to engage on issues that may impact their ability to build or expand recovery housing.
Two shorter courses make up this course on personal effectiveness: setting goals that hold up over time, and making the most of the hours you have to reach them.
Setting Goals that Actually Work — In this course, you’ll learn why the process of setting your goals is just as important as choosing targets that truly matter. You’ll also learn how to set goals that accurately reflect your purpose and find tools you can use to track your progress. In the end, you’ll walk away with a stronger sense of alignment between your vision and the daily habits that will help you conquer your goals in the long run.
Time Management Essentials — How do we make the most of the time we have? Time is both precious and fleeting, and many of us feel like there just aren’t enough hours in the day. This course will give you core strategies to tackle that problem. First, you’ll learn the basic principles of time management, along with some symptoms that could uncover poor uses of time. Then, you’ll discover how to track and analyze your time to boost productivity. Finally, you’ll get seven tips to start managing your time more effectively.
This course is based on information shared during the Fletcher Group Rural Center of Excellence's Building Rural Recovery Ecosystems Summit which took place in June 2022. The goal of the Summit was to enhance skills and knowledge in recovery ecosystem development by participating in a national conversation on improving the quality, capacity, and accessibility of substance use disorder rural recovery housing, recovery support services, and the broader ecosystems of the criminal justice system, and community collaboration.
Feelings can be complicated and conflicting. Learning to address your feelings intellectually and emotionally is a valuable way to reduce stress.
These courses outline the best practices for recovery housing designed by the National Alliance for Recovery Residences and the Fletcher Group. We look at the NARR levels and Recovery Kentucky's peer-led, peer-driven social model of recovery. Recovery Kentucky - A Peer-Led, Peer-Driven, Empowerment Social Model of Recovery: This course covers the Recovery Kentucky model of recovery, a peer-led, peer-driven social model. Developed in the early 2000's and consisting of 17 facilities across the state of Kentucky, Recovery Kentucky has evidence-based outcomes showing the positive impact of recovery housing for the individual and the community. An Introduction to the NARR Levels of Recovery Housing: This course will educate and prepare professionals and recovery housing operators to properly identify the various levels of recovery housing and act on this information to better assist those seeking recovery housing, particularly in rural areas. The course will also help prospective recovery housing operators determine the types of recovery housing they wish to develop.
Optimizing Success: Best Practices to Serve Your Recovery House's Alumni - Alumni programs create a network of current and future support for your rural recovery house. Graduates can help current residents navigate their recovery journey, including providing potential opportunities for mentoring or employment. So, recovery house owners and operators need to remain active and engaged with former residents. This course provides four best practices for building your alumni network. Action plan templates are included for download by students. Finding the Balance: Your Recovery House and Alumni Support - Alumni support is a critical factor in building a healthy support network for your recovery house. You can gain valuable insights, referrals, and new opportunities by building strong and lasting connections with your alumni. By the end of this course, participants can use these best practices to build upon the action plan for their recovery house Alumni Network you began in our course Optimizing Success.
So You Want to Become a Peer Leader in a Recovery Residence? Recovery residence house managers and others wishing to become “peer leaders” (PL) will be able to listen to interviews of six successful PLs and hear how they approached the role, the challenges they faced, and what their experiences have taught them. Anyone interested in learning more about this process of becoming a PL and their vital role in recovery residence operations will enjoy this program. At the conclusion of this program, participants will understand the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to function in the role, as well as the challenges and opportunities involved. Recovery Residences - How We Know They Work Many in the recovery field feel intuitively that recovery residences, structured sober living, and similar programs aid a person’s recovery from Substance Use Disorder (SUD). Unfortunately, there has been scant research to measure outcomes and explore the questions around recovery residences: What evidence do we have that supports our ideas that recovery housing helps recovery? What types of programs have the most success? The least? What does the data tell us that may help develop evidence-based programs? Dr. Corey Vilsaint, a community research psychologist fellow at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, and a principal investigator at the Recovery Research Institute and Center for Addiction Medicine, answers these questions and more in this course.
Recovery Ecosystems are paramount to removing barriers to success for people with Substance Use Disorder (SUD), especially for those living in rural communities.
Marshall Health's Creating Opportunities for Recovery Employment proudly presents our series on employability. The more you know about your personality, unique qualities, abilities, and values, the better you will be able to identify the right career path. Get to Know You outlines how you can take a deeper dive into learning what makes you uniquely you. Exploring Career Goals is all about discovering educational, training, and professional opportunities that complement your interests, passion, and goals. Defining your interests and skills helps you to determine career interests, which in turn can put you on the right path to bring your career aspirations to reality.
Marshall Health's Creating Opportunities for Recovery Employment proudly presents our series on employability. Building Your Resume: Building a great resume is made easy by following the best practices outlined in this course. Applying for a Job: Don't get stressed out over the prospect of applying for a job. Following the best practices outlined in this course makes applying for a job easy and (mostly) stressfree!
This training will provide information on Discrimination Policies for Recovery Housing operators. After completion, the participant will have the knowledge to confidently operate a non-discriminatory recovery house.
Marshall Health's Creating Opportunities for Recovery Employment proudly presents our series on employability. In this module, you'll discover best practices for job interviews. First, you'll develop your Interview Day Checklist. Checklists reduce a lot of the stress and help you to focus on the interview itself. Blueprint for Nailing Your Interview outlines the five steps you can take to build your own Blueprint for Nailing Your Interview.
Rodney N. Brannon, Sr. MSSW, CEAP, SAP, presents a realistic look at statistical data regarding racial inequities, examines unconscious and conscious bias, and creating a culturally competent environment. This course is based on information shared during the Fletcher Group Rural Center of Excellence's Building Rural Recovery Ecosystems Summit which took place in June 2022. The goal of the Summit was to enhance skills and knowledge in recovery ecosystem development by participating in a national conversation on improving the quality, capacity, and accessibility of substance use disorder rural recovery housing, recovery support services, and the broader ecosystems of the criminal justice system, and community collaboration.
This course provides an overview of trauma-informed care is and how trauma can impact a person. By implementing trauma-informed care in your rural recovery house setting you can help residents better manage their outcomes and build recovery capital.
Getting along with coworkers can be tricky—but not impossible. This course guides you on how to work through conflict with coworkers to achieve positive outcomes. You’ll discover why workplace conflict can actually be a good thing, how to have a difficult conversation, and how to seek help when progress is at a standstill or you’re dealing with an abusive coworker.
At best, conflict stifles communication and productivity. At its worst, tensions escalate to aggression and bullying. That's why it's important to address conflict quickly. In this course, you'll learn common sources of discord and some typical responses to it. You'll also discover techniques to resolve conflict, address anger, and stop abusive behavior. Differences between roommates or teammates actually demonstrate a diversity of strengths and ideas. Learning to bridge contrasting perspectives with empathy and understanding are key to your productivity and effectiveness.
Milena Stott from Fletcher Group's Rural Center of Excellence, presents Creating a Culture of Change: Motivational Interviewing in Recovery Housing. In this presentation she covers: Motivational Interviewing (MI) and how it works, how MI can support change in your recovery house, recognizing the spirit of MI and its core elements and strategies, identifying basic skills you can adopt, and know where to find more resources for continued learning. This course is based on information shared during the Fletcher Group Rural Center of Excellence's Building Rural Recovery Ecosystems Summit which took place in June 2022. The goal of the Summit was to enhance skills and knowledge in recovery ecosystem development by participating in a national conversation on improving the quality, capacity, and accessibility of substance use disorder rural recovery housing, recovery support services, and the broader ecosystems of the criminal justice system, and community collaboration.
Allen Smart of PhilanthropywoRx has more than 20 years of grantmaking experience in the rural south, is a national advocate for better philanthropic practice, and is a consultant to funders, funder groups, national, and state-based non-profits on rural funding. His presentation covers the following topics in rural funding: Resourcing • Starting up relationships • Funders thinking about rural and how torespond• Hot topics in rural from a funder perspective. This course is based on information shared during the Fletcher Group Rural Center of Excellence's Building Rural Recovery Ecosystems Summit which took place in June 2022. The goal of the Summit was to enhance skills and knowledge in recovery ecosystem development by participating in a national conversation on improving the quality, capacity, and accessibility of substance use disorder rural recovery housing, recovery support services, and the broader ecosystems of the criminal justice system, and community collaboration.
Stress. It's an unavoidable part of life. It doesn't have to be a negative experience though if you practice ways to reduce the impact of the stress. Managing stress is a crucial component of self-care. This course takes you through the basics of managing stress and implementing them as part of a self-care program.
Presented by Tara Moseley Hyde, B.P.S., M.P.A.P., this course covers the definition of recovery community organization (RCO), describes the types of RCO's that support workforce and education development, and shares how you can support the startup or continuation of an RCO in your community. This course is based on information shared during the Fletcher Group Rural Center of Excellence's Building Rural Recovery Ecosystems Summit which took place in June 2022. The goal of the Summit was to enhance skills and knowledge in recovery ecosystem development by participating in a national conversation on improving the quality, capacity, and accessibility of substance use disorder rural recovery housing, recovery support services, and the broader ecosystems of the criminal justice system, and community collaboration.
The course will help learners to understand what the 988 Crisis Lifeline is, how it works, and identify best practices for sharing information about the 988 Crisis Lifeline and other resources.
This course reviews considerations that should be taken for those who will be housing individuals that are re-entering the community after incarceration.
Overdose Response Teams (ORT): A Community Response - First responders are on the front line in combating the opioid epidemic. The American Medical Association reported that the United States experienced over 90,000 fatal drug overdoses in 2020. Communities are coming together to create an efficient response to counter these increasing numbers. Establishing an effective program to prevent drug overdoses require a coordinated effort between law enforcement, first responders, mental health/substance abuse providers, public health, and community partners. ORTs are a multi-agency, harm reduction response unit that delivers support and person-centered services to individuals in the community who experience a non-fatal overdose. ORTs objective is to combat overdose occurrences, save lives, and promote public safety.
This course will review how a substance use disorder recovery house can implement treatment plans for their residents.
Everyone thinks differently. But can you identify the different ways in which people think? And how do we leverage this information to improve outcomes for communicating in personal and professional relationships? The Whole Brain® Model can help! The model is a time tested framework to decode and harness the cognitive diversity of individuals, teams, and organizations. In this course, learners will be able to: · Define the four thinking styles and what they represent · Identify people in their lives that represent each thinking style · Apply the styles to resolve an issue using the Walk Around tool
This course for Kentucky SUD Peer Support Specialists explores the crucial role peers play in recognizing and responding to signs of distress among those who work with daily.
SMART was created for people seeking a self-empowering way to overcome addictive problems. What has emerged is an accessible method of recovery, one grounded in science and proven by more than a quarter-century of experience teaching practical tools that encourage lasting change. SMART is a powerful recovery community that includes passionate volunteers who recovered with SMART who are driven to help others. Peers and professionals working together fuse science and experience to help people build healthy and balanced lives.
William Cloud and Robert Granfield coined the term Recovery Capital over 20 years ago. They defined it as “the breadth and depth of internal and external resources that can be drawn upon to initiate and sustain recovery” from substance use disorder. In this course, we will address the following aspects of Recovery Capital: What is recovery capital, and how can it be measured Research studies that developed the framework for recovery capital and the social model of recovery support Why these concepts are important in planning recovery services and programs ASAM Criteria 4th Edition guidance for providers on incorporating recovery capital into treatment planning
This training focuses on understanding a Sponsor’s role and utilizing an Engagement agreement to establish the proper expectations and communication with your Sponsor. It outlines how a Sponsor and a Project Manager are different, how they should work together, and how to use a simple Sponsor Engagement Signoff sheet to establish expectations early in the process and avoid issues. Objectives: Focuses on helping you as a Project Manager, particularly in a rural community, ensure that a Sponsor understands the following: Sponsor Defined, Sponsor Role, PM Collaboration, Engagement Guidelines, and finally when the data or reporting for your portfolio is provided.
This training focuses on understanding what logs are required to manage your project after kickoff successfully. Project Logs are key artifacts that help you track decisions, changes, actions, risks, issues, lessons learned, and communications. Note: These items are key to managing the implementation of a Rural Recovery Housing Project. Specifically, the timing, content, and value, as well as the purpose of each of the items listed.
This course focuses on closing out your project. We will review documenting and handling the last steps before you have completed the implementation of a Rural Recovery Housing Project. This includes the basic elements critical but often forgotten when implementing a Rural Recovery Housing Project. We also cover how to gain acceptance to support the transition, the completion of reporting, and final budgetary information requirements, any storage or final documentation, as well as giving appreciation to the team at the time of release.
This course provides simple steps to help you identify and analyze your stakeholders to implement your recovery house.
This course provides simple steps to help you identify and analyze your stakeholders to implement your recovery house.
Alumni programs create a network of current and future support for your rural recovery house. Graduates can help current residents navigate their recovery journey, including providing potential opportunities for mentoring or employment. So, it's important for recovery house owners and operators to remain active and engaged with former residents. This course provides four best practices for building your alumni network. Action plan templates are included for download by students.
Microlearning course on the steps to open a bank account. Serves as an introduction to financial literacy and money management concepts for residents in rural recovery housing who may have limited experience in working with banks.
This course provides a brief overview of the history of the 12-steps, and how it is used as a recovery pathway. The course is not intended to promote any particular fellowship or recovery pathway, nor is it intended as a substitute for individual participation.
Low Income Housing Tax Credits may help your organization build a recovery house as part of your community's ecosystem.
Dr. Joel Wong is the chairman of Indiana University Bloomington's Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology and Director of UI's Gratitude Interventions and Practices Lab. Dedicated to building communities of grateful people around the world, Dr. Wong shares best practices and the proven benefits of gratitude in three short courses: 1. Principles of an Abundance Mindset 2. Principles of a Gift Mindset 3. Principle of Contentment
Alumni support is a critical factor in building a healthy support network for your recovery house. You can gain valuable insights, referrals, and new opportunities by building strong and lasting connections with your alumni. By the end of this course, participants can use these best practices to build upon the action plan for their recovery house Alumni Network you began in our course Optimizing Success.
Running a facility or program is not all smooth sailing. Crises are inevitable And no two crises are the same. However, a detailed plan for handling them will enable your organization to respond as wisely and effectively as possible. In this course, we will cover nine lessons of Crisis Management Planning and Communication. At the end of the course, participants will be able to Assemble a crisis team Compose a crisis plan with their team Identify the stages of a crisis Choose and prepare a spokesperson Prepare and practice for crisis situations Manage the communication of a crisis clearly, and with honesty, integrity, and compassion.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the increase in infections among workers and inmates within state prisons, many states are implementing the selective early release of prisoners. This action alleviates overcrowding in prisons and is thought to reduce the risk of morbidity and mortality from COVID-19. In reality, however, the early release of those with a history of addiction can expose them to fatal overdoses if they use drugs at previous levels but without the the tolerance lost while incarcerated.
This training will focus on using the results of your Stakeholder Analysis to establish the proper communication with your stakeholder. It will cover the utilization of simple communication tracking tools and outline how to use a project organization chart to your advantage.
Ever feel stressed? How do you react to high-pressure situations? Is burnout a threat to your well-being and productivity? The truth is that we're all prone to stress, pressure, and burnout. Understanding what they are and how they work helps us create a better, more satisfying lifestyle. This course will help you define stress, pressure, and burnout, recognizing the unique ways they show up for you. You’ll be able to evaluate your work and lifestyle to identify opportunities for healing. You'll also get valuable strategies to manage the effects of stress, pressure, and burnout. By the end of the course, you’ll have a clearer understanding of how these forces affect you—and what you can do about it.
Alison Jones Webb, MA, MPH, shares how you can become a recovery ally, support recovery ecosystems, and be part of recovery capital development. She shares the Pillars of Recovery, shares real world examples, and provides ways groups can work. This course is based on information shared during the Fletcher Group Rural Center of Excellence's Building Rural Recovery Ecosystems Summit which took place in June 2022. The goal of the Summit was to enhance skills and knowledge in recovery ecosystem development by participating in a national conversation on improving the quality, capacity, and accessibility of substance use disorder rural recovery housing, recovery support services, and the broader ecosystems of the criminal justice system, and community collaboration.
Jacqueline AdamsM.A./M.S.W./Ph.D. Candidate and Kacey LongM.S.W. share why it is important to have discussions around LGBTQIA2S+ populations & SUD. LGB adults are more than twice as likely as heterosexual adults toexperience a mental health condition. Transgender individuals are nearlyfour times as likely as cisgender individuals (or people whose genderidentity corresponds with their sex assumed/assigned at birth) toexperience a mental health condition. This course is based on information shared during the Fletcher Group Rural Center of Excellence's Building Rural Recovery Ecosystems Summit which took place in June 2022. The goal of the Summit was to enhance skills and knowledge in recovery ecosystem development by participating in a national conversation on improving the quality, capacity, and accessibility of substance use disorder rural recovery housing, recovery support services, and the broader ecosystems of the criminal justice system, and community collaboration.
Diversity and inclusion are important concepts that everyone living and working in a rural recovery home, or supporting the recovery ecosystem, should strive to understand and support. This can be difficult. Many people may not know how they can be allies for diversity and inclusion. This course provides some tips on how you can become an ally for diversity and inclusion.
Grounding is a technique used to help reorient your thinking and emotions to the present. Grounding can assist you with navigating your anxiety when dealing with negative or challenging emotions. This course introduces you to a five minute grounding practice exercise to help you reduce anxiety.
This course assists you in building skills and abilities for cultivating not just diversity and inclusion as part of your organization and work, but helps you develop skills to help make people feel as though they belong in your organization.
Even the best workplaces face challenges. In this course, you'll learn how to navigate some of the most common—from dealing with difficult people to overcoming your own mistakes.
Three shorter courses make up this mega course addressing the recovery workforce and how building skills from the employer and employee side changes the workplace landscape. A New Path Forward: Harnessing the Benefits of Relational Employment for Those in Recovery - Rob and Diane Perez of DV8 Kitchen in Lexington, KY, partner with the Fletcher Group RCOE to bring you this eye-opening course on transforming your business model from transactional to relational. Rob shares his journey as a business owner with all the rules, to a business owner who breaks barriers to develop healthy employer and employee relationships, which he credits for making DV8 Kitchen a national top 40 restaurant on Yelp. Transferable Skills - When seeking employment, it's important to identify your transferable skills. These are your skills like leadership, communication, adaptability, etc., that you exhibit and bring to any role. This course helps you to identify transferable skills so you can add them to your resume or share them as part of the interview process with potential employers. Virtual Networking - The ability to network within virtual spaces has become a valuable skill to master over the past year. These skills will be important beyond the pandemic as many employers predict work-from-home careers and virtual networking will remain as part of a new normal. This short course provides an introductory overview of virtual networking.
You’d love for your employees to always get along. But the reality is that disagreements happen when you bring together people with different personalities, opinions, and values. As a manager, you need to keep an eye on potential conflicts between employees and help them resolve issues effectively. Otherwise, your team’s morale, productivity, and communication may take a hit. In this course, you’ll learn why conflict happens, common ways people react to conflict, and how to turn workplace disagreements into opportunities for constructive dialogue, change, and new understanding.
Figuring out ways to reduce stress levels may seem intuitive, but a helpful reminder never hurts. This course takes you through 9 simple things you can do today to reduce stress and improve your mental and emotional wellbeing.
Stress is inevitable, yet many of us struggle to cope effectively when we encounter stressful situations. We resort to unhealthy outlets like procrastinating or overeating—typically making our problems worse. Most of us know that managing stress in a healthy way benefits our well-being, relationships, job performance, and more. But how do we get there? In this course, you’ll learn to tame stress by first understanding the difference between healthy and unhealthy coping strategies. Then, you’ll learn seven effective techniques that can help you relieve stress and regain control.
The importance of mental health can’t be overstated, given that it impacts every part of our lives. Even so, we often let caring for our mental health take a back seat to other priorities. We ignore our needs until we’re burned out, isolated, or struggling with illness. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a perfect time to prioritize your mental health by committing to a 5-day challenge. Each day explores a different facet of mental health and contains a simple exercise for putting it into practice. You can improve your emotional well-being in less than 15 minutes a day. Missing a day or doing them out of order is no problem–these lessons will always be here for your reference. Come back to them when you’re ready. Also, check out the resources at the end of the course to continue your mental health journey. Note: This course is for educational purposes only and should not be substituted for professional medical advice. Users should consult a medical professional seeking medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
Exercise is a great stress reducer, but what can you do if you're stuck sitting for most of the day? You stretch! This course takes you through three simple stretches you can do anytime to get instant stress relief or refreshed.
Understanding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is essential to creating a healthier community. But once you’ve grasped the conceptual elements of DEI, how do you put them into practice? And how can you apply your knowledge to your unique community? In this course, you’ll learn how the stories we tell ourselves impact our well-being. You’ll discover the power of the narratives we tell as individuals, within social groups, and through institutions, and you’ll explore ways to counter these narratives through specific examples and exercises. By the end of this course, you will know how to: Create space for diverse perspectives and critique current power structures. Navigate the ambiguity and complexity that come with multiple perspectives. Take action to promote equity and justice.
Everything you need before starting your Colorado certification application: watch all seven videos in the “So You Want to Be a Recovery Residence Owner or Operator” series, review all certification documents, and complete the brief surveys. Complete every item to earn your completion certificate.
Everything you need before starting your SCARR certification application: watch all seven videos in the “So You Want to Be a Recovery Residence Owner or Operator” series, review all certification documents, and complete a brief survey. Complete every item to earn your completion certificate.