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Session Descriptions and Speaker BIOs

The Spiritual Platform: A Clinical Response

Part 1

Jeff Georgi, M.Div., MAH, LCAS, CGP, Consulting Associate

Thursday 10:15-11:30 (Clinical Track)

SESSION DESCRIPTION

In the treatment of addictive disease, spirituality has been seen as an important aspect to be

addressed. First coming out of the Twelve Step community and then finding its way into more

clinically grounded treatment interventions, spirituality and its importance had been recognized, but

its definition has been unclear. Furthermore, the confusion between religion and spirituality has

often pushed the college age student away from engaging the issue. This presentation will give a

clinical definition of spirituality which appeals to the college students need for novelty. Utilizing the

Spiritual Platform™ as a foundation, participants will examine a working definition for spirituality

grounded in the actions we take in recovery. Also, spirituality will be given contextual frame within

the bio-psycho-social-spiritual experiential definition addictive disease.

SESSION OBJECTIVES

The first day will introduce the role of spirituality in the disease of addiction and delineate the

difference between religion and spirituality. The first and second pillars of the Spiritual Platform will

be introduced.

1) Provide a clinical definition of spirituality within the framework of the bio-psycho-social-spiritual

frame of reference defining addictive disease;

2) Create a clear differentiation between spirituality and religion, allowing the clinician to support

the college student’s spiritual growth independent of religious commitment;

4) Examine the role of spirituality for the college student in determining an over-all approach to

health and well-being.

SPEAKER BIO

Jeff Georgi, M.Div., MAH, LCAS, LPC, CCS, CGP, Clinical Director Georgi Educational &

Counseling Services, LLC, Consulting Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and the Division on

Addiction Research and Translation at Duke University Medical Center.

We built it and they are coming

Carol Rose, M.A., Marketing Specialist, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Debbie Insley, MS, LCAS.

Chelsea Schmidt, undergraduate CRC student.

Thursday 10:15-11:30 (Clinical Track) SESSION DESCRIPTION The presentation will help each participant gain an understanding of how to begin a Collegiate Recovery Program on their campus. Participants will review a timeline of development and will be asked to identify key campus partners to contact for initial and continued support. The presentation will also engage attendees to brainstorm community partners to reach out to for referrals, grants for funding a CRC, programming and forming an advisory board. In addition, the presentation will provide marketing strategies on a cost effective budget for the purpose of bringing awareness and growth of a collegiate recovery program to any given campus. Participants will create an interactive game on recovery to use with students on their given campus in order to bring awareness of recovery services offered through the CRC.

SESSION OBJECTIVES

1. Participants will receive guidelines for starting a CRC and understand the services a CRC can offer; 2. Participants will write a mission statement for their CRC; 3. Participants will list the resources on their campus and identify potential team members to develop support for the CRC; 4. Participants will receive guidelines on accessing potential funding sources; 5. Participants will develop cost effective marketing strategies for their CRC. SPEAKER BIOs

Carol Rose was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio but currently lives in Cornelius, NC. She attended

Bowling Green State University as an undergraduate in the Education Department with a

concentration in Deaf Education. She received her Master of Human Development and Learning

from UNC Charlotte with a concentration in Agency Counseling. She worked in the field of non-

profit providing individual and family counseling and later owned two small businesses which

focused on sales and marketing. She is currently employed at UNC Charlotte Center for Wellness

Promotion where she is the Marketing Specialist for the Collegiate Recovery Community.

Debra Insley is a Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist and provides individual counseling sessions

to students who have violated the university’s drug and alcohol policy, as well as overseeing the

alcohol sanctions program. She is a member of the UNC Charlotte Wellness Matrix, as well as the

Chair of the Substance Abuse subcommittee. She manages the department’s grants.

Chelsea Schmidt is an undergraduate CRC student.

“Do you see what I see?” A View from the Classroom: College

Students in Recovery from Faculty Perspectives

Scott Washburn, EdD Candidate, LADC, Assistant Director, StepUP Program,

and Faculty Panel, Augsburg College

Thursday 10:15-11:30 (Clinical Track) SESSION DESCRIPTION This session will consist of a panel of college faculty members discussing their experiences and perspectives on what students in recovery bring to the learning environment, common challenges these students face as learners, and, strategies to support their academic success.

SESSION OBJECTIVES

This session is designed to help participants: 1. Describe the distinctive perspectives and qualities which students in recovery bring to classroom settings and discussions; 2. Recognize the specific challenges which students in recovery may face as learners in the college environment; 3. Apply practical strategies and referrals to facilitate students’ academic success. SPEAKER BIO

Scott Washburn is the Assistant Director of the StepUP Program, a leading Collegiate Recovery

program, at Augsburg College where he has worked since 2008. He is also a Psychology Instructor

at Augsburg where he teaches courses on addiction and recovery related topics. In addition to being

a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor, he has a M.A. in Counseling Psychology and is an Ed.D.

Candidate (expected completion 2015 - University of St. Thomas) with specialty emphases in

Educational Leadership and Critical Pedagogy. He has worked in the fields of mental health and

chemical health counseling, prevention and treatment for over 25 years.

Parents’ experience of their emerging adult child

In Collegiate Recovery Programs

Thomas Kimball, Ph.D., LMFT, Associate Professor and Director, CSAR Program, Texas Tech

University.

Sterling T. Shumway, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Community Family and Addictive

Services, Texas Tech University.

Kitty S. Harris-Wilkes, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Community Family and Addictive Services,

Texas Tech University.

Thursday 10:15-11:30 (Research Track)

SESSION DESCRIPTION

As a recovery field, we better understand the nature of collegiate recovery programs and the

students who attend them. An important player in the mission and support collegiate recovery

programs provide is the parents of our students. This workshop explores the experience of parents

who have a child participating in a collegiate recovery program. Their experience of addiction,

recovery, and CRPs is explored and discussed. In addition, parent’s advice and concerns to CRP

professionals are presented. The wisdom of incorporating their feedback will be deliberated in this

workshop.

SESSION OBJECTIVES

Participants will learn how parents of emerging adults who participate in Collegiate Recovery

Programs experience addiction and recovery. Participants will be able to articulate how these

parents experience Collegiate Recovery Programs and how to incorporate their experience to help

students. Participants will be able to explain the advice and concerns Collegiate Recovery Program

parents had for faculty/director/staff who oversee Collegiate Recovery Programs.

SPEAKER BIOs

Thomas Kimball is the Director and George C. Miller Family Regents Professor for the Center for the

Study of Addiction and Recovery, College of Human Sciences, Department of Applied Professional

Studies, Addiction & Recovery Studies Program, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.

Sterling Shumway, Ph.D., is a Teaching Academy Member and Program Director for ADRS for the

Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery at Texas Tech University.

Kitty S. Harris, Ph.D., is the Director for the National Institute of Recovery Research and the

Research Institute for Recovery Sciences, Professor in the Department of Community and Family

Addiction Studies at Texas Tech University as well as Executive Director of The Ranch at Dove Tree

in Lubbock, TX.

Collegiate Addiction Recovery in the Rural South:

Using PhotoVoice as a Mechanism for change Emily Eisenhart, M.S.Sc., B.A.J, Director, Center for Addiction Recovery, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University Moya Alfonso, PhD, MSPH. Ashley Walker, PhD, CHES.

Thursday 10:15-11:30 (Research Track)

SESSION DESCRIPTION Collegiate recovery communities are thriving across the nation, however research conducted with CRCs is limited. The purpose of this study was to identify campus- and community-based factors that support and hinder continued recovery among members of a CRC in the rural Southeast using PhotoVoice. Findings from the analysis of photographs, interviews, focus groups, and community forum emerged as tools possessing the power to provoke change among campus and community stakeholders and policy makers. Conference attendees may glean valuable insight as to how to adapt this evidence-based research method and use it as a mechanism for change among other CRCs.

SESSION OBJECTIVES At the end of this presentation, learners will be able to explain what barriers and facilitators emerged as themes impacting students recovering from substance use disorders in a rural environment and to apply PhotoVoice methods to addiction recovery. Implications from this study allow learners to be able to take what this research team gleaned and design a study that can expound upon rural factors identified as either barriers or facilitators that affected perceived recovery outcomes. Learners should also be able to discuss how the action items that were developed during the forum in this study may be adapted and tested among similar populations, thus giving learners a starting point for designing or growing a similar recovery program on their campus. SPEAKER BIO

Emily Eisenhart is the Director of the Center for Addiction Recovery in the Jiann-Ping Hsu College

of Public Health at Georgia Southern University and a full-time clinical faculty member in the

Department of Community Health Education and Behavior. Emily received graduated magna cum

laude with a bachelor's degree in print journalism from The University of Georgia, and went on to

receive a Master's in Social and Behavioral Sciences from Georgia Southern University. She has been

the Director of GSU's CRC since 2011, and considers herself supremely blessed with being able to

experience the beauty of learning and interacting everyday with her inspiring students in long term

recovery from substance-use disorders. GSU's CRC currently has 41 students who boast an average

GPA of a 3.69 and has been in operation for 6 years. Emily is pursuing a Doctorate in Public Health

Practice from Georgia Southern University and has research interests in: Emerging adults with

substance use disorders, addiction recovery science (specifically rural, underserved, emerging adult,

and global populations), global alcohol and drug policy, substance abuse stigma, evaluation of

addiction treatment, access to recovery support among racially diverse populations, as well as

recovery and mental health community-based prevention and advocacy.

Against All Odds John Shiflet, B.S., LCDCI, Community, Family & Addiction Services, University of Houston Thursday 1:00-2:15 (Student Track)

SESSION DESCRIPTION The presentation will focus on the difficulties of balancing recovery, school, work, and family. I will share my experience, strength and hope about how I maintained these four areas of my life while working to achieve a degree. I will discuss how these struggles carried over into my professional career and how I balance them out through recovery, spirituality, exercise and service work. I will discuss how being a part of a Collegiate Recovery Community and my passion for helping others has helped me flourish in my recovery.

SESSION OBJECTIVES 1. Overcoming Adversity; 2. Understanding the Impact of Support through Collegiate Recovery Communities; 3. Progressive Growth through Recovery; 4. Living Your Passion; 5. Balancing it all. SPEAKER BIO

John Shiflet is an alumnus of the Collegiate Recovery Community at the “Center for the Study of

Addiction and Recovery” at Texas Tech University. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Community,

Family, & Addiction Services from Texas Tech. He is now the program director of the Collegiate

Recovery Community, “Cougars in Recovery”, at the University of Houston.

Recovery Housing in Collegiate Recovery Programs:

Augsburg and Rutgers

Lisa Laitman, MSEd, LCADC, Director, Alcohol and Other Drug assistance Program/CAPS, Rutgers University. Patrice Salmeri, M.A., LADC, Director, StepUP Program, Augsburg College. Thursday 1:00-2:15 (Clinical Track)

SESSION DESCRIPTION Augsburg College and Rutgers University are hosts to two Collegiate Recovery Programs with long standing Recovery Housing programs. Augsburg’s Step Up began in 1997. The Rutgers Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Program began in 1983 and the Rutgers Recovery House was opened in 1988. Our presentation will offer participants who are contemplating beginning Recovery Housing, a discussion of some of the benefits and challenges of starting and administering these programs. Presenters will provide participants with data about recovery rates and academic achievement for students in recovery who live in recovery supportive housing during college.

SESSION OBJECTIVES 1. Participants will be able to describe the issues involved in preparation and implementation of on-campus Recovery Housing. 2. Presenters will delineate “lessons learned” with their experiences sustaining Recovery Housing including specifics such as housing rules, guidelines and community building activities. 3. Participants will experience the student experience of living in Recovery Housing through a variety of media. SPEAKER BIOs Lisa Laitman, M.S.Ed., LCADC, is the Director of Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Programs and the CAPS program at Rutgers University where she has been since 1983.

Patrice Salmeri, M.A., LADC, is the Director of Augsburg College’s StepUP® Program. As Director

of the StepUP Program, Salmeri has implemented grant funded expansion of the program, including

the hiring of additional staff, the development of a peer mentor program, and a formal recording of

the program’s history and practices. In 2006 StepUP received a state grant to bring their collegiate

recovery community model to other colleges in MN. This led to the development of collegiate

recovery programs at Saint Scholastica and St. Cloud State University. For thirty years, Salmeri has

been involved in the treatment and counseling of women and young adults. Her past clinical

experiences include serving as an Associate Clinical Director, Unit Supervisor, and Chemical

Dependency Counselor. She often called upon to speak or teach about trauma, addictive disorders,

family systems, adolescent development, resilience and the continuum of care. Additionally, she has

worked as an instructor and residence life administrator on various college campuses. In 2011, The

U.S. Department of Education appointed Salmeri a Fellow for the United States Department of

Education’s Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention. In 2013,

The Association for Recovery in Higher Education presented Patrice with The Kitty Harris Lifetime

Achievement Award for Outstanding Contribution to Collegiate Recovery. Patrice views her

vocation as serving others as they learn to fully live and thrive.

Self-harm and Collegiate Recovery Centers

Tiffany Brown, Ph.D., LMFT, Director, University of Oregon Collegiate Recovery Center Dr. Tom Kimball, Ph.D., LMFT, Director, Texas Tech Collegiate Recovery


SESSION DESCRIPTION Self-harm is certainly not a new clinical topic; clinicians would agree that the concept of self-harm has existed for decades. However, despite growing prevalence rates, the extant literature has yet to adequately address the treatment needs of those engaging in the behavior. By reviewing the research to date, and discussing the combined clinical experiences of the presenters, participants will be prepared to work closely with those struggling with self-harm behaviors in their CRPs.

SESSION OBJECTIVES Participants will learn about the current research of self-harm what are best practices when helping those who are at risk for self-harm in recovery. Participants will learn the best ways to integrate those who self-harm into their CRCs. Participants will learn about the common pitfalls of providers when working with those who self-harm. SPEAKER BIOs Tiffany Brown, Ph.D., LMFT, is the Director of the University of Oregon’s Collegiate Recovery Center and Lecturer in the Couples and Family Therapy Program at the University of Oregon.

Thomas Kimball, Ph.D., LMFT, is the Director and George C. Miller Family Regents Professor for the

Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery, College of Human Sciences, Department of Applied

Professional Studies, Addiction & Recovery Studies Program, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,

Texas.

Recovery Leadership, Adventure and Wellness:

An innovative program supporting long-term recovery

Todd Maison, MSW, AADC, WFR, Research Associate, Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery, Texas Tech University. Cynthia Dsauza, Ph.D., LMFT, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Community, Family and Addiction Services, Texas Tech University. Thursday 1:00-2:15 (Clinical Track) SESSION DESCRIPTION A specialized program called Recovery, Leadership, Adventure and Wellness Seminar has been created at the Center for the Study for Addiction and Recovery at Texas Tech University in collaboration with the Recreational Sports and Outdoor Pursuits Center. This program gives students the opportunity to explore holistic recovery and wellness through topics such as nutrition, spirituality, stress relief and social support. Physical wellness is explored through activities such as yoga, rock-climbing, hiking and racquet-ball. Helping students master new skills, nurtures the development of personal recovery and professional leadership. Leadership skills are also advanced through in-class presentations, peer feedback and experiential activities.

SESSION OBJECTIVES Participants will be able to identify the components of recovery leadership, adventure support and wellness. Participants will be able to gain a better understanding of a recovery wellness oriented lifestyle. Participants will learn about the diversity in adventure activities. Participants will learn about leadership principles that foster lifetime recovery and wellness. SPEAKER BIOs Todd Maison, MSW, AADC, WFR, is a Research Associate at the Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery, Texas Tech University.

Dr. Cynthia D’Sauza is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate with the department of Community,

Family and Addiction Services at Texas Tech University. She received her Ph.D. from the Marriage

and Family Therapy program at Texas Tech University, where her main area of research was Binge

Eating Disorder and Food Addiction. Dr. D’Sauza is also a therapist who specializes in addictions

and has been co-facilitating an eating disorder recovery support group for the last two years. She

recently began her foray into researching alternative methods of recovery support and maintenance

by collaborating with friend and colleague, Todd Maison. She currently resides in Lubbock, TX.

Early stage capacity building for residential collegiate recovery

communities: Essential assets and campus examples

Jennifer Sell Matzke, M.A., Assistant Dean of Students, St. Cloud State University.

Dr. Robert Reff, PhD, Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator, OSU.

Cristina Hunter, Collegiate Program Manager, Transforming Youth in Recovery.


SESSION DESCRIPTION

Growing numbers of institutions of higher education across the nation are looking to provide

support for their students in recovery from alcohol and/or drug addiction. Attendees will hear from

two different campuses about their experiences in the early stages of developing residential

collegiate recovery communities. They will also learn about essential assets for serving and

supporting students in recovery in a residential setting, and how to apply a capacity building

approach back on their home campuses to either initiate or expand upon existing services.

SESSION OBJECTIVES

The goals of the presentation are to provide participants with:

•Examples of two different applications of the capacity building model in establishing residential

recovery community programs and their approaches to supporting students in recovery.

•An opportunity to examine their own institutions’ current level and potential for providing

recovery support.

•Information and tools to bring back to their home campuses to either initiate or enhance recovery

support services.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify the need for recovery support on a college campus.

2. Understand the benefits of utilizing a capacity building approach.

3. Recognize assets that are critical when starting a residential collegiate recovery effort.

SPEAKER BIOs

Jennifer Sell Matzke, MA, currently serves as the Assistant Dean of Students at St. Cloud State

University where she coordinates campus AOD prevention programs as well as the University’s

recovery community. She also serves as co-project director for the St. Cloud Community Alliance; a

community coalition focused on the reduction of high-risk drinking and the associated negative

impacts in the city of St. Cloud, MN. She has over seventeen years of professional experience in

higher education working in areas such as Residential Life, Academic Advising, and Student

Orientation.

Robert C. Reff, Ph.D. has focused on alcohol and drug prevention in higher education over the past

twelve years. He currently serves as the Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator at Oregon State

University. This spring he will co-chair the NASPA AOD KC. He has focused on collegiate recovery

work over the past four years and has helped start Collegiate Recovery Communities on two

different campuses.

Cristina Hunter, is the Collegiate Program Manager at Transforming Youth Recovery. She works

with institutions of higher education across the country that apply for funding to initiate collegiate

recovery capacity building efforts on their campuses. Cristina has worked in higher education

administration and research as well as with non-profits providing operations and program

development support.

Staying in the Life you Have Without “Hitting the Reset Button”

Jason Whitney, PhD, Program Coordinator, Penn State Collegiate Recovery Community Friday 10:15-11:30 (Student Track) SESSION DESCRIPTION

I got sober at 19 while a sophomore at The University of Colorado at Boulder. Here I am 22 years

later, my life full of commitments and responsibilities. I’ve got a solid program, three degrees, a

great career, a strong marriage and terrific kids. My life today is based on spiritual principles,

integrity, and service to others, but I resisted living my life on that basis, and in fact had trouble

“settling” for every part of the life I now enjoy. This session is about learning how to face growth

opportunities in long-term recovery.

SESSION OBJECTIVES

The audience will understand why it is essential for addicts and alcoholics to live by spiritual

principles and develop integrity to build a stable sense of self-esteem.

The audience will examine attitudes and dispositions that will help them with their college careers,

and later, how to approach increasingly complex responsibilities (such as job-hunting, starting a

career, getting married, having kids) that are difficult in ordinary circumstances but extremely

difficult for recovering addicts and alcoholics. The audience will gain perspective on the presenter's

experience as someone who got sober at 19 in College, and who has remained sober for 22 years, and

the experience, strength and hope of a long-term perspective, and how to build one's life without

""hitting the reset button"" and self-sabotaging.

SPEAKER BIO

Jason Whitney works in Student Affairs as Program Coordinator of the Penn State Collegiate

Recovery Community and serves on the faculty as an Instructor in the College of Education. His

recovery began in 1991 when he was a sophomore at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Common Thread: Dialogue as a model for educating students

About compulsions, addictions, and collegiate recovery

Greg Liotta, MSW, Program Coordinator, Center for Students in Recovery, UT Austin.

Friday 10:15-11:30 (Clinical Track)

SESSION DESCRIPTION

“Common Thread” is designed to create safe spaces for students of all ages to explore how we hide,

escape, and numb out from emotions through the use of drugs, alcohol, and other behaviors. We

provide an arena for exploring the continuum of compulsive behaviors, addictions, and coping

skills. We offer education on the nature of addiction, trending research in brain science, and present

healthy solutions for recovery. The modality we use is educational dialogue between students,

recovering addicts/alcoholics, and a facilitator.

SESSION OBJECTIVES

Leave with a clear grasp of how to integrate an inclusive model for collegiate recovery on a college

campus. Learn skills for addressing Pre-Contemplators and Early-Contemplators to reflect more

deeply on harmful behaviors and substance use/abuse. Learn how to measure the impact of

intergroup dialogue on students at large as well as recovering students.

SPEAKER BIO

Gregory Liotta, MSW, has +25 years’ post-Masters experience in multicultural facilitation, clinical

counseling, addictions counseling, education, and community group work. He is the Program

Coordinator, Center for Students in Recovery, UT Austin.

Developing Student Leaders and Mentoring at the Edge of Chaos

Scott Washburn, Ed.D. Candidate, LADC, Assistant Director, StepUP Program, Augsburg College.

Student Panel: Ashley Campion, Brad Campbell, Saul Clayman, and Jay Jartue.


SESSION DESCRIPTION

This session will review key leadership themes relevant developing student leaders in recovery

school and collegiate recovery program communities. The format will consist of a facilitated panel

presentation by students who will discuss their challenges, successes, and lessons learned from

working with recovery high school student leaders as leadership mentors. The session will include a

question and answer period as well as small group discussion on how to apply these themes and

experiences to various participant settings.

SESSION OBJECTIVES

This session is designed to help participants to:

1. Describe key themes in leadership development relevant to students in recovery school and

Collegiate Recovery Program communities;

2. Recognize common challenges which student leaders and leadership mentors may encounter

while developing as leaders;

3. Apply “lessons learned” from a recovery school leadership mentorship project to their own

settings in student leadership development.

SPEAKER BIOs

Scott Washburn is the Assistant Director of the StepUP Program, a leading Collegiate Recovery

program, at Augsburg College where he has worked since 2008. He is also a Psychology Instructor

at Augsburg where he teaches courses on addiction and recovery related topics. In addition to being

a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor, he has a M.A. in Counseling Psychology and is an Ed.D.

Candidate (expected completion 2015 - University of St. Thomas) with specialty emphases in

Educational Leadership and Critical Pedagogy. He has worked in the fields of mental health and

chemical health counseling, prevention and treatment for over 25 years.

Ashely Campion is a graduate of Augsburg College with a B.A. (2014) in Communications.

Bradley Campbell is a graduate of Augsburg College with a B.A. (2014) in Sociology.

Saul Clayman a graduate of Augsburg College with a B.A. (2014) in Psychology.

Jay Jartue is a senior at Augsburg College completing her B.A. in Psychology.

An Alternative: Collaborative Collegiate Recovery

Janet DeMars, MS, CHES, LADC, Director, Jaywalker U. Craig Farnum, Ph.D. Candidate, Counselor, Colorado Mountain College.

Friday 10:15-11:30 (Clinical Track) SESSION DESCRIPTION Janet DeMars, Director of Jaywalker U, and Crain Farnum of Colorado Mountain College, will present an alternative to the traditional collegiate recovery program. Not all colleges are in support of launching a college recovery program on their campuses and they may not have the resources to start such a program. DeMars and Farnum will provide an alternative, discuss the benefits of an alternative program, address the similarities and differences between the two, and will also provide the information necessary to start such a program.

SESSION OBJECTIVES The participants will: 1. Know the benefits of collaborative collegiate recovery; 2. Identify differences between traditional, on campus recovery programs and collaborative collegiate recovery; 3. Know how to develop an alternative college recovery program. SPEAKER BIOs

Janet DeMars is the director of Jaywalker U, a transitional and collaborative collegiate recovery

program in Carbondale, CO. Janet is a Certified Health Education Specialist, Licensed Alcohol and

Drug Counselor, and has a multi-disciplinary Master’s Degree from Minnesota State-Mankato with

emphasis in higher education, health, and counseling/student personnel. She has worked in various

capacities within the collegiate population since 1993.

Craig Farnum has lived in Colorado for two years and is the full-time college counselor at CMC site

in Carbondale. He also serves as an adjunct instructor for the Psychology Department as well as an

instructor for a U.S. Citizenship course. Craig earned his degree in Psychology and Spanish from St.

Michael’s College in Vermont. He is currently ABD (all but dissertation) for a P.h.D in Counseling at

the University of Nevada, Reno. Prior to landing at CMC, he was a middle school counselor, high

school counselor, and department chair in Reno for nearly 10 years. Craig, his wife, Colleen, and

their dog, Rambo, now call Carbondale home.

Collegiate Recovery Community (CRC) Seminar Curriculum

Teresa Johnston, M.A., LPC. Director Center for Young Adult Addiction and Recovery, Kennesaw

State University.

Elizabeth Lang, M.A., Assistant Coordinator, Center for Young Adult Addiction and Recovery,

Kennesaw State University.


SESSION DESCRIPTION

After six years of gathering qualitative data from CRC students in seminar regarding their goals and

objectives in an academic, spiritual and recovery category, Kennesaw State University’s Center for

Young Adult Addiction and Recovery has outlined six nominal categories for growth and

progression in a CRP. Seminar, the weekly CRC group meeting provides an avenue for each student

in the program to connect to the greater community, receive information and check in.

Features of the presentation include:

- Utilize a learning rubric to help students set their goals in a weekly seminar group.

- focus on student goals semester by semester

- identify group needs semester by semester

- outline topics and activities to support student goals

SESSION OBJECTIVES

Collegiate Recovery Program (CRP) Domains

1. Identify six domains and objectives for seminar in a collegiate recovery program.

2. Examine activities and related tasks for six domains of growth in a CRP

3. Utilize a domain rubric for tracking and assessing student growth and development.

SPEAKER BIOs

Teresa Johnston, M.A., LPC is the Director Center for Young Adult Addiction and Recovery,


Elizabeth Lang, M.A. is the Assistant Coordinator, Center for Young Adult Addiction and Recovery,


Maintaining Positive Recovery Practices during Graduate School

Melissa Hensley, MSW, MHA, PhD, LGSW, Assistant Professor, Augsburg College

Thursday 10:15-11:30 (Student Track)

SESSION DESCRIPTION

Many students in recovery are choosing to pursue advanced degrees, and they bring with them

many academic and personal strengths. However, the stress of graduate school can present new

challenges to individuals in recovery. In this workshop, we will explore strengths and resources of

students in recovery, and together we will brainstorm wellness and self-help strategies to foster

simultaneous academic achievement and mental well-being.

SESSION OBJECTIVES

1. Participants will explore the strengths and capabilities that students in recovery bring to the

graduate school setting.

2. Participants will learn how to manage the stressors associated with graduate school in ways that

support mental health and chemical health recovery.

3. Participants will share wellness tools and self-help skills that they have used to support academic

success and personal recovery.

SPEAKER BIO

Melissa A. Hensley, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Social Work at Augsburg College.

Personal and Policy Perspectives on the Collegiate Recovery

Movement: What it means to a Person in Long-term Recovery and

Its Implications for the Future

Peter Gaumond, Chief, Recovery Branch at Office of National Drug Control

Policy

Friday 10:15-11:30 (Policy Track)

SESSION DESCRIPTION

SESSION OBJECTIVES SPEAKER BIO

Peter Gaumond is responsible for leading the activities of the White House Office on National Drug

Control Policy’s Recovery Branch. Mr. Gaumond has more than 20 years of experience in the

treatment and recovery field. Prior to joining ONDCP, he served as a Senior Associate at Altarum

Institute, where he provided technical assistance to states and tribes under the SAMHSA/CSAT

Access to Recovery Program, and at Abt Associates, where he served as Project Manager for the

SAMSHA/CSAT Partners for Recovery Initiative. Before that, Mr. Gaumond served as the

Administrator of Program Development for the Illinois Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse. In

that role, he was charged with improving systems and services, and overseeing a wide range of

initiatives, programs, and projects budgeted at approximately $30 million annually. Before joining

the State of Illinois, he served as program director, family educator, and counselor in the addictions

treatment field; as an English and French instructor; and, as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Burkina-

Faso, West Africa. Mr. Gaumond holds an MA from the University of Chicago, School of Social

Service Administration and a BA in English from Marquette University. He also studied at the

Université de Paris V and at the Université de Paris IV.

How to Start a Collegiate Recovery Program from Scratch

Kevin Doyle, EdD, LPC, LSATP, Assistant Professor, Longwood University


SESSION DESCRIPTION Thinking of starting a collegiate recovery community on your campus? Learned valuable lessons during your start-up at your college/university? This presentation will consist of an overview of strategies, resources, and obstacles in starting a CRC, and will include opportunities for discussion and sharing of strategies that attendees have utilized on their campuses.

SESSION OBJECTIVES 1. Attendees will learn steps to take in getting a collegiate recovery off the ground 2. Participants will be able to identify potential sources of support on the college campus for collegiate recovery programming 3. Participants will be able to identify potential obstacles to starting a collegiate recovery community and strategies for overcoming them. SPEAKER BIO

Kevin Doyle, Ed.D., LPC, LSATP, has served as an Assistant Professor in the Counselor Education

program at Longwood University since 2012. Previously he was the Vice-President and Director of

Enhancement for Phoenix Houses of the Mid-Atlantic (formerly Vanguard Services Unlimited), a

non–profit, substance abuse treatment agency based in Arlington (Va.). He was also an adjunct

professor at the University of Virginia for 14 years, where he taught in the College of Arts and

Sciences and at the Curry School of Education.

In 2013, Doyle founded the "Longwood Recovers" program for students, faculty, and staff in

recovery from substance abuse and addiction, and previously, in 2007, he facilitated the founding of

“Hoos in Recovery,” a support network over 60 strong for students, faculty, and staff in recovery

from alcoholism or other addictions at the University of Virginia. He is currently in his second

tenure on the Virginia Board of Counseling, to which he has been appointed by the past three

governors.

He lives with his family and maintains a small private counseling practice in Charlottesville, VA.

A Mom Speaks - What Recovery has Taught Me

And how Parents can play a role in a CRC

Kathryn Hayes, B.S., Parent Volunteer, University of Alabama


SESSION DESCRIPTION

This presentation will focus on recovery from addiction through the eyes of a mom. In this case, the

son is the addict in recovery and the mom while walking the road of recovery with him discovered

her own new mission and calling. The presentation will focus on the impact of recovery and

Collegiate Recovery Programs (CRP & CRC’s) on families’ lives.

SESSION OBJECTIVES

1. How Addiction is a family disease and Recovery is a family process

2. In the Collegiate Recovery Community, descriptions and examples of how we “see” our sons and

daughters – in the failures, the successes and the hope

3. Understanding that the path is not one we dream, hope for or expect but it’s one we must choose

to walk, embrace and enhance.

4. Why Collegiate Recovery Communities need parent support

SPEAKER BIO

Kathryn Hayes is currently a Parent Volunteer with the University of Alabama’s Collegiate Recovery

Center.

Addressing Co-Occurring Disorders in College Students

Victor Chang, M.A., LPC, Director of Counseling, Southern Oregon University.


SESSION DESCRIPTION

Although integrated treatment strategies for co-occurring (or dual diagnosis) disorders have been

around for a while, their implementation and best practices have been slow to disseminate. Take a

look at how one health and counseling center and their affiliated collegiate recovery program

addresses co-occurring disorders among their student population. Informed by the multiple

perspectives of the presenter as a college student, person in recovery, licensed counselor and

director of counseling, and coordinator for CORE - Community of Recovery in Education, this

presentation applies multiple perspectives to the phenomena of co-occurring disorders in higher

education.

SESSION OBJECTIVES

Learning objectives:

By the end of the presentation, participants will:

1. Describe the shortcomings of siloed treatment for co-occurring disorders and the benefits of

collaborative and integrated treatment.

2. List three practical strategies to move towards integrated treatment in college counseling settings.

3. Synthesize knowledge and think critically about the implications for collegiate recovery programs.

4. Leave with practical strategies to consider for implementation and an enhanced commitment

towards action.

SPEAKER BIO

Victor Chang, M.A., LPC, is the Director of Counseling and Co-Director of Student Health and

Wellness at Southern Oregon University.

The Creation of Cougars in Recovery at the University of Houston

Barbara Dwyer, M.Ed., Program Coordinator, Cougars in Recovery/University of Houston.


SESSION DESCRIPTION

Creating Cougars in Recovery has been an amazing and rewarding experience! Throughout this

journey, many obstacles have been overcome. Some of these include fundraising, space, staffing,

recruiting, and meeting the unique needs of young people in recovery in Houston. The immense

support received from the Division of Student Affairs, including Health and Wellness and Student

Housing and Residential Life, has allowed our program to offer services that are unheard of in new

collegiate recovery programs. Our volunteer founder is eager to share details on the development

and impending growth of this critically needed program.

SESSION OBJECTIVES

Participants will:

1. Learn how one specific collegiate recovery program was created

2. Learn how Cougars in Recovery overcame challenges including working with the administration,

fundraising, recruiting students, partnering with other university agencies and meeting the unique

needs of Houston's recovery population

3. Learn how Cougars in Recovery supports students at the University of Houston and fills a much

needed gap in the Houston recovery community.

SPEAKER BIO

Barbara Dwyer is the Founder and Program Coordinator for Cougars in Recovery at the University

of Houston. She became focused on supporting families living with the disease of addiction as a

result of watching how this disease affected members of her own family. Barbara serves on the

Board of Directors for Archway Academy and The Center for Success and Independence. She has a

Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and a Master’s Degree in Learning Disabilities. She

taught elementary school for nineteen years in both NJ and TX.

Recovery Messaging

Robert Ashford, PRSS, PRC, President and Founder, Collegiate Recovery Program at the University of North Texas. Devin Reaves, MSW, CRS. Friday 1:00-2:15 (Policy Track) SESSION DESCRIPTION Recovery messaging is a person-centered approach to the language used by those students and individuals in long-term recovery, but must go a step further and be utilized by supporters of those in recovery programming as well. This includes administrators, faculty, program coordinators, as well as clinical staff. This workshop will entail, utilizing an approach emerging from evidence-based research, the tools and theories behind this practical approach to recovery messaging; an approach that allows empowerment of those in long-term recovery, and stigma reduction in their respective communities.

SESSION OBJECTIVES Create a culture and messaging focus that centers on person-first language. Educate attendees on the benefits inherent with a recovery messaging curriculum. Provide best practices implementation to provide recovery messaging curriculum on all varieties of universities and programs. SPEAKER BIOs

Born in North Texas, raised in North-eastern Pennsylvania, Robert Ashford is a young advocate for

all individuals seeking long-term recovery. Robert is President and Founder of the UNT Collegiate

Recovery Program, Eagle Peer Recovery, and Chair of Young People in Recovery - Texas, the Texas

state chapter of the national advocacy organization, Young People in Recovery. Robert, along with a

small core group of students, created the CRP at UNT in 2013, and has grown the program to

include over 500 student and faculty members at the university. Robert has a background in

corporate broadcasting management and event promotions, but is currently pursuing a double

Bachelors of Social Work and Psychology with a minor in Addiction Studies. Robert also serves on

multiple non-profit organizations board of directors in the North Texas community, the Council for

Advising and Planning for The Texas Department of State Health Services, and is a current National

Planning Partner with SAMHSA. Robert, now in long-term recovery himself, hopes to turn his first-

hand experience with substance use disorders and mental health disorders into a valuable tool set in

helping students in their personal journeys into long-term recovery.

Devin Reaves is a proud native of Philadelphia, currently serving as the YPR Philadelphia Chapter

Lead. Devin earned a Masters of Social Work from The University of Pennsylvania School of Social

Policy and Practice. As a gifted community organizer and grassroots advocate, Devin regularly

speaks locally about substance use disorders and recovery, and is highly visible within the

Philadelphia recovery community. Devin is the owner and current program director of Brotherly

Love House a recovery residence in Philadelphia, PA and the Community Outreach Coordinator at

Destination Hope.

The Spiritual Platform: A Clinical Response

Part 2

Jeff Georgi, M.Div, MAH, LCAS, CGP, Consulting Associate


SESSION DESCRIPTION

In the treatment of addictive disease, spirituality has been seen as an important aspect to be

addressed. First coming out of the Twelve Step community and then finding its way into more

clinically grounded treatment interventions, spirituality and its importance had been recognized, but

its definition has been unclear. Furthermore, the confusion between religion and spirituality has

often pushed the college age student away from engaging the issue. This presentation will give a

clinical definition of spirituality which appeals to the college students need for novelty. Utilizing the

Spiritual Platform™ as a foundation, participants will examine a working definition for spirituality

grounded in the actions we take in recovery. Also, spirituality will be given contextual frame within

the bio-psycho-social-spiritual experiential definition addictive disease.

SESSION OBJECTIVES The third and fourth pillars of the Spiritual Platform will be introduced and the role of spirituality in recovery will be discussed.

1. Discuss the third and fourth pillars of spirituality and their integration into the recovery.

2. Review the role of relationship in defining spirituality.

3. Examine the role of spirituality for the college student in determining an over-all approach to

health.

SPEAKER BIO

Jeff Georgi, M.Div., MAH, LCAS, LPC, CCS, CGP, Clinical Director Georgi Educational &

Counseling Services, LLC, Consulting Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and the Division on

Addiction Research and Translation at Duke University Medical Center.

The Difference Belonging Makes: CRP Students and Programs

Meri Shadley, PhD, MFT, LCADC, Project Director, Nevada's Recovery and Prevention Community. Daniel Fred, M.S., Program Coordinator, Nevada's Recovery and Prevention Community Peer Support Specialist. Saturday 10:15-11:30 (Clinical Track) SESSION DESCRIPTION For students and collegiate recovery program to connect, grow, and thrive, they must keep belonging as their central tenet. This workshop addresses how to support a culture of acceptance and relationships that engage the students with each other and their campus while assisting programs to establish a presence and belonging within their University and the community at large.

SESSION OBJECTIVES 1. Creating an atmosphere that allows students to connect, grow, and thrive. 2. Discovering how new and emerging CRPs can create a bond within its University home. 3. Fostering a culture of wellness among students and the program 4. Developing community acceptance and relationships. SPEAKER BIO Meri Shadley, Ph.D., MFT, LCADC, is the Project Director of University of Nevada – Reno, Recovery and Prevention Community. Daniel Fred, M.S., is the Program Coordinator and Community Peer Support Specialist for University of Nevada – Reno, Recovery and Prevention Community.

Roots and Wings: How to Integrate a Collegiate Recovery Program

into the Greater Community through Grass Roots, Leadership and

Research-Based Strategies for Change

Nancy Marcus Newman, Esq., CRS, President, The Bridge Foundation.

Saturday 10:15-11:30 (Policy Track) SESSION DESCRIPTION

From the Perspective of an Advocate and Founder of a Community Nonprofit formed to support

Young People and Students in Recovery, a discussion of how to form collaborative partnerships

with organizations and individuals in the surrounding Community for Grass Roots and Leadership

support for a Collegiate Recovery Program, and Strategies for how Collegiate Recovery Programs

can contribute to and promote change in the greater recovery community. This Presentation will

explore how a Community-based collaborative Model was Developed in Philadelphia ("The

Philadelphia Model") to support Young People in Recovery across the Community and integrate

Collegiate Recovery Programs and Collegiate Residential Recovery Communities into the fabric of

the city, nonprofit sector, philanthropic avenues, government, and social circles to create Spiritual,

Emotional, Physical, Fiscal and Programmatic Support for Students in Recovery.

SESSION OBJECTIVES

Discussion will include:

Understanding of Horizontal Integration of Collegiate Recovery Programs into a Community-Based

Comprehensive Continuum of Care to Support Long Term Recovery for Young People: On Campus

and in the Greater Community; Creating Bridges of Collaboration with Local and National

Community-Based and Grass Roots Programs, and Developing a Framework of Systems and

Community Mapping to Recruit, fund raise and Partner with local and National Coalitions,

Community Organizations and Leaders; Strategies for building a Community-Based Collaborative and network to Support Students and Young People

in Recovery and The Art of Creating Bridges of Collaboration with Local and National Community-Based and

Grass Roots Programs.

SPEAKER BIO

Founder of the Bridge Foundation, Nancy Marcus Newman, Esquire is an Attorney, Youth and

Family Advocate, non-profit Consultant, and Certified Recovery Specialist in the Philadelphia area.

She is current Recovery Advocate for Pro-Act and the Council for Southeast PA, and is currently

serving as East Coast Director and Parent Support Coordinator of the Haven at College, helping to

develop Collegiate Recovery Communities on college campuses.

The Brass Ring- Starting up a CRC

Rick Berger, M.Ed., M.A.-C and CAGS, Founder, The Brass Ring.

Saturday 10:15-11:30 (Clinical Track)

SESSION DESCRIPTION

Recognizing the need for truly sober housing and recovery communities for undergraduate students

in recovery, the presenter has begun a mission to start a CRC called The Brass Ring for students that

will attend MCLA in North Adams, MA. Rick will share the process of his starting of the program,

the steps taken so far and the steps yet to come. MCLA is a state college that is ranked 10th in the

nation among state liberal arts colleges. How has the idea become actionable and what steps

remain?

SESSION OBJECTIVES

Discuss my present experience with setting up my CRC and the successes and roadblocks along the

way.

Explain the process of starting this program and inspire others to do the same.

Discuss institutional acceptance of the program and avenues of fundraising.

SPEAKER BIO

Rick Berger, M.Ed., M.A.-C and CAGS, is the Founder of The Brass Ring, a CRC designed to serve

students attending MCLA in North Adams, MA.

New uses for old tools: Aids to promote individual development

in Collegiate Recovery Centers

Patrick Moore, M.A., LPC, AOD Education Coordinator Center for Young Adult Addiction and

Recovery, Kennesaw State University.

Saturday 10:15-11:30 (Clinical Track)

SESSION DESCRIPTION

How many tools in your bag for identity development? This presentation highlights the use of

some familiar tool used in new ways. We will present several therapeutic interventions adapted for

use in a Collegiate Recovery Center, (CRC), and environment to promote identity development for

any student. We will share resources and research. There will be demonstrations and practical

application.

SESSION OBJECTIVES

1. Assess and use personality types to build on strengths and manage weakness.

2. Assess and illustrate archetypes for change and traction in CRC students’ journey.

3. Another inventory: search and destroy Self Defeating Beliefs.

SPEAKER BIO

Patrick N. Moore M.A., LPC, is the AOD Education Coordinator at the Center for Young Adult

Addiction and Recovery at Kennesaw State University.

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