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Back to Peer Summit Series Speakers Bianca Mayes Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) Garden State Equality Bianca Chanel Mayes is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) for the health and wellness of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community. Bianca’s career has been centered around general healthcare for vulnerable populations. Prior to joining Garden State Equality in November 2017, Bianca served as a Health Educator and Research Associate for the Community Education and Population Health Department respectively at Atlantic Health System. As a Health Educator she planned, implemented, directed, maintained, and evaluated community health and wellness programs including health education, healthy eating, and physical activity. A graduate of Montclair State University, Bianca holds a Master of Public Health with a concentration in Community Health Education. WORKSHOP Substance Use and Its' Affects on the LGBTQIA+ Community The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex and asexual or allied (LGBTQIA+) communities are reported to have higher incidences of substance misuse. This workshop will explore the modern meaning of the LGBTQIA+ population and assist peer recovery support specialists in understanding the risk factors related to the increased prevalence for substance use disorders and dependence in the LGBTQIA+ community. View all Peer Summit Series Events

Mindfulness Based Addiction Recovery (MBAR) Training is a secular mindfulness-based approach promoting recovery from addiction and working positively with slips and relapses. Participants will receive intense didactic and experiential instruction on how to implement specialized mindfulness techniques and other skills. Sign Up Duration 4 Weeks Location Online Designed For Peer Support Specialists Licensed Clinical Staff About Sign Up Your Instructor Home Mindfulness Training Mindfulness Based Addiction Recovery (MBAR) Training Back to Mindfulness Trainings Mindfulness Based Addiction Recovery (MBAR) Training Mindfulness Based Addiction Recovery (MBAR) Training is a secular mindfulness-based approach promoting recovery from addiction and working positively with slips and relapses. Participants will receive intense didactic and experiential instruction on how to implement specialized mindfulness techniques and other skills. Sign Up Duration 4 Weeks Location Online Designed For Peer Support Specialists Licensed Clinical Staff TRAINING DATES About the Course Mindfulness Based Addiction Recovery (MBAR) Training is a secular mindfulness-based approach promoting recovery from addiction and working positively with slips and relapses. Participants will receive intense didactic and experiential instruction on how to implement specialized mindfulness techniques and other skills. This training will be offered to Peer Recovery Specialists and Licensed Clinical Staff. During the 4 week course, you will receive daily emails with pre-recorded sessions, meditations, practice sheets, coaching and inspiration. You will be expected, and it is mandatory to participate in 4 LIVE ZOOM sessions on 08/01/22, 08/08/22, 08/15/22, 08/22/22 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM. The remainder of the course and materials may be viewed at your convenience. About Support Resources — Insight Timer meditations hosted by facilitator — Daily emails with pre-recorded sessions and course content — 4 Live Zoom sessions — Individual Support Sessions for Peers — The Confab What You'll Achieve How Do I Sign Up? Signing up for a Mindfulness training is simple. Find an applicable training below. If you don't see a training that fits your schedule, check back soon to see any available future dates. Apply online using our registration form. We review all applications to ensure qualification and correct placement. NJPN will follow up with you to confirm your entry to the training program. You're on your way to mindfulness! Please Note: These trainings are multi-week commitments and attendance is crucial in order to receive credits. Partial credit will not be given for incomplete attendance. No dates currently available. Check back soon. Sign Up Your Instructor Dr. Valerie Mason-John (hon.doc) Valerie (Vimalasara) Mason-John—once known as Queenie on the LGBTQI2 scene was once named one of Britain's Gay Icons. They was the co-author and editor of the first two books to document African and Asian Lesbians in Britain, and was the Artistic director of London Mardi Gras Arts Festival, and was one of the promoters of the National Lesbian Beauty contest screened on Channel Four, and of the national Drag King and Queen show. In 2003 they retired from the queer scene, was ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Community in India 2005. They are now the author of 9 books, her most recent I am Still Your Negro An Homage to James Baldwin was voted as one of the best poetry books published in Canada 2020. They works as a public speaker and is one of the leading African descent voices in the field of Mindfulness for addiction. They are also a founding facilitator of Compassionate Inquiry and has a private practice. Valerie wrote the box office sell-out cult play, Sin Dykes, and has been touring their one woman show, Brown Girl In The Ring , internationally for the past ten years. The show is adapted to current issues and politics, while keeping to the story that she is related to the Queen of England. They recently co-produced blackhalifax.com—12 short poetic dramas documenting the African-descent history of Halifax, Nova Scotia dating back to the 1600’s. Your Instructor

Upcoming Events Contact REGISTER Back to Peer Summit Series Speakers Dr. Petros Levounis Title Organization Petros Levounis, MD, MA, serves as professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, and chief of service at University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Levounis came to Rutgers from Columbia University where he served as director of the Addiction Institute of New York from 2002 to 2013. Dr. Levounis has written numerous articles, monographs, and book chapters; has lectured extensively on addiction topics throughout the United States and abroad; and has been interviewed by CBS, ABC, NBC, CNN, FOX, The Martha Stewart Radio Show, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, among others. Dr. Levounis has served on the boards of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and the American Board of Addiction Medicine, and from 2005 to 2009 chaired the national Committee on Addiction Treatment of the American Psychiatric Association (APA). Dr. Levounis is a Betty Ford Scholar, a recipient of the Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists’ Distinguished Service Award and the ASAM Educator of the Year Award, a distinguished fellow of the APA and ASAM, and an honorary member of the World Psychiatric Association. Dr. Levounis has written numerous articles, monographs, and book chapters; has lectured extensively on addiction topics throughout the United States and abroad; and has been interviewed by CBS, ABC, NBC, CNN, FOX, The Martha Stewart Radio Show, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, among others. KEYNOTE The New Neurobiology of Addiction and Implications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder From a neurobiological perspective, addiction can be seen as the hijacking of the pleasure-reward pathways of the brain and a weakening of its executive function. In 2020, the fundamental model has been expanded to include newer concepts such as motivational circuitry and anti-reward pathways. These 21st century discoveries inform clinical innovations that are now changing the landscape of the pharmacological and psychosocial treatments of opioid use disorder. View all Peer Summit Series Events

ON-DEMAND THRU DEC 2021 • ONLINE EVERYWHERE Back to Our Speakers Register Smokescreen Purchase Book View More Kevin A. Sabet, PhD. President & CEO Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM, Inc.) Described by NBC as the “prodigy” of drug politics and policy, Kevin A. Sabet, PhD, is an author, consultant, former advisor to three U.S. presidential administrations, assistant professor, and serves as the President and CEO of SAM, which he founded with former Congressman Patrick Kennedy in 2013. He has studied, researched, written about, and implemented drug policy for almost 20 years. He has worked in the Clinton (2000), Bush (2002-2003) Administrations, and in 2011 he stepped down after serving more than two years as the senior advisor to President Obama’s drug control director, having been the only drug policy staffer to have ever served as a political appointee in a Democrat and Republican administration. He has appeared since at the Aspen Ideas and New Yorker festivals, on the Organization of American States blue ribbon commission advising hemispheric drug policy, and in hundreds of forums and discussions promoting the ideas outlined in his first book, Reefer Sanity: Seven Great Myths About Marijuana, published by Beaufort. He has been featured on the front page of the New York Times and in virtually every major media publication and news channel on the subject of drug policy. Presentation information is being cultivated. Please check back soon. DAY 2 AM WORKSHOP Smokescreen: What The Marijuana Industry Doesn't Want You To Know This presentation will focus on Dr. Kevin Sabet’s newest book, outlining a remarkable and shocking exposé about how 21st century pot—today’s new and highly potent form of the drug—is on the rise, spreading rapidly across America by an industry intent on putting rising profits over public health. Kevin will examine the inside story behind the headlines, containing accounts from his time in the Obama administration to stunning revelations from whistleblowers speaking out for the first time. What it finds is how the marijuana industry is running rampant without proper oversight, leaving Americans’ health seriously at risk. Sabet’s Smokescreen lays bare the unvarnished truth about marijuana in America. Learning Objectives: Participants will learn how power brokers worked behind the scenes to market marijuana as a miracle plant to help it gain widespread acceptance and to set the stage for the lucrative expansion of recreational pot. Review tragic stories of those who have suffered and died as a result of marijuana use, and in many cases, as a result of its mischaracterization. Hear how a major underground-market dealer who admits that legalization is hastening the growth of the illicit drug trade. RENEWAL/CEU CREDIT This workshop is approved for 1-hour Renewal Credit/CEU for: IC&RC/NJ-AP Certification Board | NAADAC | DOE | NASW-NJ [General Credit] Back to Our Speakers Register Today A Virtual Conference for All Professionals Supporting Those Impacted by Addiction APRIL 29 & 30 • ON-DEMAND THRU DEC 2021 Virtual Experience Workshop Sessions Speakers Sponsors Agenda FAQs Register Today info@njpn.org

ON-DEMAND THRU DEC 2021 • ONLINE EVERYWHERE Back to Our Speakers Register Purchase Book View More Susan Gibson Special Agent in Charge Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Ms. Susan A. Gibson is the Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's New Jersey Division. Ms. Gibson's strong and diverse law enforcement background has afforded her successful working relationships with her state and local counterparts, extensive experience in international drug trafficking organizations and the illicit sale of pharmaceuticals. Ms. Gibson began her law enforcement career as a Police Officer and Narcotics Detective with the Mount Pleasant Police Department, South Carolina. In 1997, Ms. Gibson was hired as a DEA Special Agent and was assigned to the New York City Division's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Unit where she gained invaluable experience conducting both domestic and international narcotics investigations. Early in her career, Ms. Gibson was trained as a Trauma Team Member and promoted to a Group Supervisor in the New York City Drug Enforcement Task Force, In June 2014, Ms. Gibson was promoted to Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the New York City Drug Enforcement Task Force overseeing six active enforcement groups. In addition to her duties as an Assistant Special Agent in Charge and then selected for promotion into the Senior Executive Service as the Deputy Assistant Administrator in DEA's Diversion Control Division's Regulatory Program, with the responsibility over 1.8 million DEA registrants. In this capacity, she led the programs responsible for the regulation of all controlled substances within the United States and to ensure the proper registration for those who could access them. Ms. Gibson traveled to the Republic of China as a representative of DEA to work with the Ministry of Public Safety to advocate for the control of all Fentanyl substances produced in their country, ultimately resulting in the control of 32 substances by the Republic of China, and a review of a class control for Fentanyl. Ms. Gibson has testified in front of the United States Congressional House and Energy Committee on the dangers of Synthetic drugs in the United States and the efforts the Drug Enforcement Administration has taken to combat the importation and distribution within the United States. In March 2019, Ms. Gibson became the Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's New Jersey Division, overseeing all of DEA's operations in New Jersey. Ms. Gibson graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Criminal Justice. Presentation information is being cultivated. Please check back soon. DAY 1 AM WORKSHOP Current Drug Trends from a National & State Perspective The DEA portion of the workshop will discuss drug trends from a national perspective. The attendees will receive an update on what the DEA has been seeing across the country and what the new emerging drug trends have been. RENEWAL/CEU CREDIT This workshop is approved for 1-hour Renewal Credit/CEU for: IC&RC/NJ-AP Certification Board | NAADAC | DOE | NASW-NJ [General Credit] Back to Our Speakers Register Today A Virtual Conference for All Professionals Supporting Those Impacted by Addiction APRIL 29 & 30 • ON-DEMAND THRU DEC 2021 Virtual Experience Workshop Sessions Speakers Sponsors Agenda FAQs Register Today info@njpn.org

Back to Peer Summit Series Speakers Nikki Nichols Adult Treatment and Recovery High School Therapist Coastal Preparatory High School Nikki Nichols is the Adult Treatment and Recovery High School Therapist for Coastal Preparatory High School in Cape May County, NJ through Cape Assist. Nikki is a 2012 graduate of Stockton University’s Master of Social Work program and is a Licensed Social Worker through the state of New Jersey, as well as Certified School Social Worker and Certified Trauma Professional. Nikki has extensive experience in the Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, and Human Trafficking field and understands the deep-rooted connection on how trauma and Substance misuse are connected. Working with youth has been a passion of Nikki’s throughout her career, and she has worked with youth through the Children’s System of Care, Residential Treatment, and Outpatient treatment as well as the recovery high school. Coastal Preparatory High School is the Recovery High School that services the eight southern counties in New Jersey. As the Recovery High School therapist Nikki, along with the Transition Coordinator, facilitates daily groups focusing on the needs and skills of the students. Nikki also engages in Individual therapeutic sessions for students daily. As part of the counseling program, Nikki, and her colleagues, focus on addressing issues related to childhood and current trauma, and focuses on building resiliency in each of the students so they can reach their highest potential. PANEL DISCUSSION Collegiate Recovery Programs and Recovery High School Panel Discussion People in recovery from addiction face many challenges as they re-construct their lives and create a life-long recovery focus. This is not always supported by society and is less supported in the realm of the education experience. There is much focus on maintaining and mitigating the damages of the high school and college experience, which leaves little focus on creating a place within the education system for this people in recovery. While other groups of classically marginalized populations have begun to find a foothold and support within educational settings (e.g., LGBTQ, gender equality, ethnic identities), those in recovery have largely been left out in due to the fact that their needs run counter to the dominant narrative of the high school and college world. Join us for a Panel Discussion with leaders in the High School and Collegiate Recovery Movement and within New Jersey and beyond. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about these valuable resources, the impact on communities and interact with the panelists. View all Peer Summit Series Events

647a9ff3-7df8-4279-bab9-ef7356056c62 Register Today A VIRTUAL EVENT NOW AVAILABLE ON-DEMAND Back to Our Speakers Joe Landis Lieutenant, Community Outreach Officer Cape May County Prosecutor's Office Bio coming soon. View More Purchase Book Presentation information is coming soon. Workshop Session 4 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Skill Building Front Line Collaborations: Peer Recovery Support and Law Enforcement Both Peer Recovery Support Services and Law Enforcement are responding on the front lines to the opioid Epidemic, recognizing that substance use disorder impacts the community on multiple levels including public health and public safety. In this session, we will highlight the collaborative approach between peer recovery support services and law enforcement agencies working together, to ensure equitable access to recovery support within the communities they serve. We will look at how the programs are meeting the unique needs of the community, the successes, the challenges, and how a network of professionals are utilizing best practices to reshape the landscape of recovery support accessibility in the state of NJ. With the assistance of federal and state funding, some counties are continuing to operate traditional, arrest-based programs, while others have chosen to proactively link individuals living with substance use disorder to treatment and/or recovery services through non-arrest modules such as mobile vehicles, on-scene response teams, Superior Court or Municipal Court programs, and direct “boots on the ground” outreach to localized areas and to those identified as most at-risk of overdosing. The Panel Discussion is with leaders working within these collaborative programs between peer recovery support services and law enforcement within New Jersey. All Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about these valuable resources and their impact on communities while interacting with the panelists. RENEWAL/CEU CREDIT This workshop is approved for 1-hour Renewal Credit/CEU for: IC&RC/NJ-AP Certification Board | NAADAC COURSE CODE PANEL Register Presentation information is coming soon. RENEWAL/CEU CREDIT COURSE CODE Register Back to Our Speakers On-Demand Registration A VIRTUAL EVENT NOW AVAILABLE ON-DEMAND Register Today

fdcedb10-b12c-4b2b-88ca-f86e50da1a0d Register Today A VIRTUAL EVENT NOW AVAILABLE ON-DEMAND Back to Our Speakers Dr. Angela Wood, Ph.D., LCSW-BACS, C-CATODSW, CCS Consultant and Assistant Professor Southeastern Louisiana University Dr. Angela “Angie” Wood earned her MSW from Southern Illinois University in 1992, and a Ph.D. in social work from Tulane University in 2006. She has been a licensed clinical social worker for nearly 25 years, working in a variety of behavioral health settings such as addictions, mental health, criminal/juvenile justice, and family preservation. As a workshop trainer and educator for over 15 years, Dr. Wood has presented on clinical supervision, motivational interviewing, and substance abuse. Her research interests include the dissemination and implementation of motivational interviewing across practice settings. Dr. Wood is an Assistant Professor for the undergraduate social work program at Southeastern Louisiana University, and has been teaching online for Walden University’s School of Social Work and Human Services since 2013. She is one of two members of the international Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers in the state of Louisiana, and has conducted over 75 workshops related to motivational interviewing. The Motivational Interviewing Workbook: Exercises to Decide What You Want and How to Get There View More Purchase Book Presentation information is coming soon. Workshop Session 1 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Skill Building Motivational Interviewing: An Overview for Peer Specialists Motivational interviewing is a communication style that promotes collaboration with the client/patient in a manner that elicits motivation for change from within the person rather than convincing, coercing or talking someone into making a change. This presentation will provide an overview of motivational interviewing: what it is, who it’s for, and when to use it. Additionally, several key concepts/skills will be discussed, and examples provided to help participants identify communication skills or strategies they can begin to use (or use more often) to help clients become more motivated for change. RENEWAL/CEU CREDIT This workshop is approved for 1-hour Renewal Credit/CEU for: IC&RC/NJ-AP Certification Board | NAADAC COURSE CODE Register Presentation information is coming soon. RENEWAL/CEU CREDIT COURSE CODE Register Back to Our Speakers On-Demand Registration A VIRTUAL EVENT NOW AVAILABLE ON-DEMAND Register Today

About Why Attend? Location Register Today Chad Sabora BA, MS, JD Chad Sabora is a leading voice in harm reduction and drug policy reform, integrating lived experience with legal and behavioral science training. He holds degrees in psychology and political science, a law degree and previously served as a prosecuting attorney in Chicago. For more than a decade, he has worked across law, health care, and community practice to modernize the response to drug use. In Missouri, Illinois, and Washington, DC, he helped write, advocate for, and pass reforms including overdose Good Samaritan protections, first responder and third-party naloxone access, and safeguards that prevent the criminal justice system from interfering with evidence-based medications for opioid use disorder, including methadone and buprenorphine. He served on SAMHSA’s harm reduction stakeholder group that authored the federal Harm Reduction Framework. He has advised the Office of Drug Control Policy for the White House on harm reduction and recovery strategy and served as a subject matter expert to the National Council for Mental Wellbeing and to HHS’s Equity Technical Assistance Center. He was a senior advisor to Faces & Voices of Recovery and collaborated with NIDA on work to improve outcomes for people involved in the criminal justice system. His work has been featured on the front page of the New York Times and by CNN, MSNBC and NBC News, where he was the focus of an Emmy Award winning segment. He received Drug Policy Alliance’s Robert C. Randall Award, has delivered TED Talks on the history of United States drug policy and co-authored peer reviewed research on a hybrid recovery community center model that recognizes recovery when people adopt safer use practices. Back to All Speakers Don’t miss this special opportunity to meet the author of Coming to Harm Reduction Kicking and Screaming: Stories of Radically Loving People Who Use Drugs . Attendees will have the chance to receive a signed copy and connect personally with the author and content contributor, diving deeper into the compassionate, radical love that drives harm reduction work. We invite you to be part of a meaningful conversation about the realities and humanity of people who use drugs. Author: Dee-Dee Stout MA Story Contributor: Chad Sabora Name Credentials Name Credentials Name Credentials 12:30pm - 1:00pm SLC 107 (Twin Lights 2) Book Signing Coming to Harm Reduction Kicking and Screaming: Stories of Radically Loving People Who Use Drugs Join us for a dynamic and thought-provoking session that explores the full spectrum of harm reduction beyond its most visible tools like Narcan and syringe access. This workshop will dive into the importance of integrating all three core areas of harm reduction—direct services, policy, and community support—to create more comprehensive and sustainable systems of care. Through guided discussion, we’ll examine how policy intersects with practice and how family engagement plays a vital role in harm reduction efforts. Whether you're new to harm reduction or looking to deepen your understanding, this session invites you to broaden your lens and engage in solutions that meet people where they are. Name Credentials Name Credentials Name Credentials 1:30pm - 2:30pm SLC 106 (Twin Lights 1) Workshop Harm Reduction 3.0: More than Narcan & Needles Presenting Advancing Recovery: Peer-Led, People-Centered September 12, 2025 • Brookdale Community College Learn More

Upcoming Events Contact REGISTER Back to Peer Summit Series Speakers Bianca Mayes Title Organization Bianca Chanel Mayes is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) for the health and wellness of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community. Bianca’s career has been centered around general healthcare for vulnerable populations. Prior to joining Garden State Equality in November 2017, Bianca served as a Health Educator and Research Associate for the Community Education and Population Health Department respectively at Atlantic Health System. As a Health Educator she planned, implemented, directed, maintained, and evaluated community health and wellness programs including health education, healthy eating, and physical activity. A graduate of Montclair State University, Bianca holds a Master of Public Health with a concentration in Community Health Education. WORKSHOP Substance Use and Its' Affects on the LGBTQIA+ Community The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex and asexual or allied (LGBTQIA+) communities are reported to have higher incidences of substance misuse. This workshop will explore the modern meaning of the LGBTQIA+ population and assist peer recovery support specialists in understanding the risk factors related to the increased prevalence for substance use disorders and dependence in the LGBTQIA+ community. View all Peer Summit Series Events

Back to Peer Summit Series Speakers Sabrina Sabater Director of Recovery Support Prevention Links Sabrina Sabater, is the Director of Recovery Support at Prevention Links. She graduated with her Master’s in Social Work from Rutgers University in May. She has been with Prevention Links in some capacity since 2015, and has continued to display a passion and dedication for the work she does. Her experience includes working with adolescents, students and families at the Raymond J. Lesniak Experience Strength and Hope Recovery high school, New Jersey’s first public recovery high school. She has also assisted in the implementation of a number of peer recovery support programs including the Union County Community Law Enforcement Addiction Recovery Program during its pilot phase in the summer of 2017, which included a hotline operating from 8 am – 5 pm for people to be connected with peer recovery support. This pilot has now evolved into Union County Helping Hands365 which operates a 24/7 peer support hotline 365 days a year. Sabrina has participated in a number of initiatives with law enforcement and other community organizations working to increase accessibility to peer-based community recovery support services. She was also involved in the implementation of the Experience Strength and Hope Recovery Center, which provides recovery coaching services, mutual aid meetings, and various sober social events. Sabrina’s favorite parts of her role are supporting staff, identifying their strengths and expanding the impact we can have on our community. PANEL DISCUSSION Collegiate Recovery Programs and Recovery High School Panel Discussion People in recovery from addiction face many challenges as they re-construct their lives and create a life-long recovery focus. This is not always supported by society and is less supported in the realm of the education experience. There is much focus on maintaining and mitigating the damages of the high school and college experience, which leaves little focus on creating a place within the education system for this people in recovery. While other groups of classically marginalized populations have begun to find a foothold and support within educational settings (e.g., LGBTQ, gender equality, ethnic identities), those in recovery have largely been left out in due to the fact that their needs run counter to the dominant narrative of the high school and college world. Join us for a Panel Discussion with leaders in the High School and Collegiate Recovery Movement and within New Jersey and beyond. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about these valuable resources, the impact on communities and interact with the panelists. View all Peer Summit Series Events

9a02eeec-eb22-411a-9370-0280a84a5c10 Register Today A VIRTUAL EVENT NOW AVAILABLE ON-DEMAND Back to Our Speakers Dean LeMire, B.A. Recovery Support Services Director, RecoveryLink Owner and Principal Associate, The LeMire Group LLC Dean LeMire is the Recovery Support Services Director at RecoveryLink and owner and principal associate of The LeMire Group LLC, a recovery services consulting and training agency based in Dover, NH. In his various roles across the substance use disorder continuum of care, Dean has facilitated expansion of improved, person-centered, and community-based service delivery. In New Hampshire Dean was instrumental in forming a statewide network of Recovery Community Organizations, as well as a statewide network of harm reduction service programs as a founding board member of the New Hampshire Harm Reduction Coalition and as co-founder of Hand Up Health Services, a county-wide syringe services program. Dean has trained peer recovery support specialists since 2016 and co-developed Recovery Coaching a Harm Reduction Pathway© with Jim Wuelfing in 2019. View More Purchase Book Presentation information is coming soon. Workshop Session 1 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Skill Building Digital Peer Recovery Support Services for a Changing Landscape WEconnect, Unity, and RecoveryLink have enjoyed a relationship built on collaborative partnership and mutual-aid which benefits both the people we serve and our organizations. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we worked together rapidly to launch our first digital All Recovery meeting. The online meetings grew exponentially, and we expanded our partnership with The Alano Club of Portland, Oregon as well as SOS Recovery Community Organization in New Hampshire. Today we have a thriving digital recovery community spanning the globe. We will share our learnings on delivering peer recovery support services pre-, during, and “post-” pandemic both digitally and in-person in this changing landscape. RENEWAL/CEU CREDIT This workshop is approved for 1-hour Renewal Credit/CEU for: IC&RC/NJ-AP Certification Board | NAADAC COURSE CODE REILLY Register Presentation information is coming soon. RENEWAL/CEU CREDIT COURSE CODE Register Back to Our Speakers On-Demand Registration A VIRTUAL EVENT NOW AVAILABLE ON-DEMAND Register Today