#005 Resilience Tools for Recovery Organizations

Today we are going to share some “tools” with you that will help you sustain a recovery culture. “Tools” are a combination of guides, prompts, and processes that provide a framework for staying on track with recovery ways of being with each other and with those you serve.

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This project is funded in part by the generous support from Rutgers University PeerTAC, the Alliance for Rights and Recovery, and the New York State Office of Mental Health.

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#015 Dr. Mark Ragins: Learning and teaching about the possibility of recovery

Dr. Mark Ragins talks about his groundbreaking work of learning and teaching about the probability of recovery Listen on Spotify Watch on YouTube This project is funded in part by the generous support from Rutgers University PeerTAC, the Alliance for Rights and Recovery, and the New York State Office of Mental Health.

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#014 Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery – Taking Action for Wellbeing!

Today we’ll hear from Matthew Federici, Director of the Copeland Center, who describes the full array of programs offered by the center and moving on from WRAP. Watch for the PTG emergence Listen on Spotify Watch on YouTube this project is funded in part by the generous support from Rutgers University PeerTAC and the Alliance […]

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#013 How Recovery Happens

We will closely examine the surprising journey of how recovery actually happens and we will see it play out as Gloriana shares her recovery story that gives us a close look at the ups and downs of the process. Listen on Spotify Watch on YouTube This project is funded in part by the generous support […]

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#012 The healing power of relationship: Dr. George Woods

The healing power of relationships, our superpower for transformation, can sometimes get lost in the morass of paperwork, professional distance, and convenience. This interview with Dr. George Woods shines the light on the importance of cultivating authentic meaningful relationships with those we serve. Listen on Spotify Watch on YouTube This project is funded in part […]

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#011 The Peer Employment Learning Center in Action

Peer Employment in Action: Here’s how it actually happened in the first Crestwood Campus. A lot has happened since these early days and we’ve learned a lot from this amazing experiment. If enough people believe in something and are willing to take action, the impossible becomes possible. Listen on Spotify Watch on YouTube This project […]

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#010 The Structure and Components of The Peer Employment Learning Center

This very innovative program trains people on conservatorship to become peer support specialists. Chris and Jim describe the structure and components of the Peer Employment Learning Center, including the program evaluation carried out by Rutgers University. Listen on Spotify Watch on YouTube This project is funded in part by the generous support from Rutgers University […]

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#009 CAMHPRO Peer Run Programs and Peer Support In All Settings

The magical alternative to traditional treatment that leads to recovery – Peer-run programs and peer support in all settings Listen on Spotify Watch on YouTube This project is funded in part by the generous support from Rutgers University PeerTAC, the Alliance for Rights and Recovery, and the New York State Office of Mental Health.

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#008 Leadership For a Recovery Organization

Listen to Shannon’s amazing story of building a large peer workforce and the recovery opportunities that were made possible. Listen on Spotify Watch on YouTube This project is funded in part by the generous support from Rutgers University PeerTAC, the Alliance for Rights and Recovery, and the New York State Office of Mental Health.

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#007 The Heart and Soul of Leadership in a Recovery Organization

Leading from the heart is perhaps the most courageous form of leadership and the most effective. Listen on Spotify Watch on YouTube This project is funded in part by the generous support from Rutgers University PeerTAC, the Alliance for Rights and Recovery, and the New York State Office of Mental Health.

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#006 Organizational Recovery: A Bridge to Leadership

Last spring our boss, Dr. Patty Blum, suggested we procure Edye’s consultation services to help us develop a strategic plan for Recovery and Resilience Solutions (RRS). This was a very good idea because we had our heads down and hadn’t looked up for a while to see where we wanted to go and to agree […]

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#005 Resilience Tools for Recovery Organizations

Today we are going to share some “tools” with you that will help you sustain a recovery culture. “Tools” are a combination of guides, prompts, and processes that provide a framework for staying on track with recovery ways of being with each other and with those you serve. Listen on Spotify Watch on YouTube This […]

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#004 Elephants In The Room

We may need to clean up some behaviors, attitudes, and rules, that get in the way of sustainable change before we add new tools to our work.  We call this wrangling the “Elephants in the Room”. Elephants are both internal –the ones we hold inside, and external, those that wander around in our space. So […]

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#003 Creating a Recovery Culture Part 2

Today is part 2 of our episodes on creating cultures that support people on a recovery journey. Lori shares ways to move past resistance and to focus on building and sustaining a recovery and resilience culture. She tells us how to navigate barriers to change and cheers us on as we move into new territory. […]

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#002 Creating a Recovery Culture Part 1

Hello Friends, Today we will be covering the first in a series of sessions on shifting to a recovery culture.  We hear from lots of people these days about the important role culture plays in setting the stage for recovery and resilience. It seems we are all recognizing the value of creating a safe, creative, […]

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#001 Viva la Evolution

Hello Friends, We at Recovery and Resilience Solutions (RRS) have exciting news for you. We have beenbusy creating videos, complete with downloadable narratives, that you can use to learn more about the recovery and resilience-building process. Watch our intro video here. We hope not just to be a place where you receive information, but a […]

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