Ruth Riddick

New York Made Lived Experience the Law — Peer Services Step Inside DOCCS Governor Kathy Hochul just signed something historic into law. For years, correctional facilities across New York could block peer support advocates — people who had walked the same yards, sat in the ...

Breaking news of particular interest to Criminal Justice Supported Recovery (CJSR) peers (current/future), the national credential developed and offered by the New York Certification Board (lnkd.in/eHrxVvP4). (I'm proud to have been part of this initiative.) See, www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-yo....

Are you a peer professional with an opinion on supervision? This 2-part program is for you! Registration is FREE! at danyainstitute-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Looking forward to seeing - and hearing! - you! ☘️

TOMORROW! Please note new Zoom link for this Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) Recovery Coach Professional Facilitator (RCP) webinar member benefit - us02web.zoom.us/j/85468838523.

Not RCPF? Email Michael Serrano for program details - mserrano@ccar.us.

At last, a roadmap! ☘️

Original and best? The Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery's foundational Recovery Coach Academy has trained recovery coaches nationwide as an industry leader for nearly twenty years. Join us for our Fall training and meet your professional/workforce goals. ☘️

What did they say can't be done? Engage people in a deep experience of the Stages of Recovery model. Thrilled that we offered a successful platform for doing just that. We'll repeat in the Spring; join the list at ruth@sobriety-together.com. ☘️

What a lively conversation! Mid-Atlantic Facilitators Network members brought open minds, professional expertise, curiosity and energy to yesterday's wide-ranging discussion. Next date: Tuesday, September 30 (5-6.15pm).

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TOMORROW! Join our fellow MAFN - Mid-Atlantic Facilitators Network members for our bi-monthly "Conversations about Facilitation in Training" community of practice (Tue 22, Zoom, 5-6.15pm). Check out the great value of MAFN membership at mafn.org/Join. ☘️

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Thrilled to partner with the Center for Creative Action Strategies to develop and co-present the immersive psychodrama weekend, "Embodying Recovery-A Roadmap for Thriving Across a Lifetime." (The Stages of Recovery model.) Details at tinyurl.com/SOR-brochure...

Congratulations to NYCB CEO, Jihoon Kim, on being recognized for his work building InUnity Alliance from the merger of NYS ASAP (which founded NYCB in 2012). Read more at lnkd.in/eUHbgMHa. Connect with Jihoon on LinkedIn (lnkd.in/e6Cs4TuA).

Just published - NYCB's latest E-News ("Happy New Year"- conta.cc/4ayV9yQ). A mix of news you need to know, calendar dates you'll want to join and an exclusive interview with NYCB President, Luis Laboy. And the price is right! Enjoy!

"Speech doesn't need to be licensed." Writing about the vital difference between certification and licensure at tinyurl.com/RR-Linkedin-...

William Stauffer on LinkedIn: Unpopular opinion: Attention to recovery advocacy and ROSC has come at the… | 14 comments Very important points raised by author Jason Schwartz: "So… my controversial take is that ROSC and recovery advocacy have grown without a coherent organizing… | 14 comments on LinkedIn

As a longterm non-clinical professional, it seems to me that the client question which unites all providers on the continuum of care (prevention-treatment-recovery) is simply this: "How can we help you effectuate a sustainable vision for recovery in your life?" See the convo at lnkd.in/e6xu-W9n.

Change the Narrative on Substance Use Disorder Explore the critical changes you can make in the treatment and care of SUD. Learn the evidence-based methods to change the narrative on substance use disorder.

In my view, the only antidote to addiction is recovery as defined by SAMHSA: improved health and wellness; a self-directed life; striving to reach our full potential. This involves moving the needle from the triage treatment model to the thrive recovery model. authentictrainings.com/change-the-n...

Ruth Riddick addressing the IUA Annual Veterans Summit in Saratoga, NY in November 2024 and asking "What do we owe the men and women who have served our country."

Of course, I concluded that RECOVERY, as defined by SAMHSA (thank you, Tom Hill!), is what we owe. Addressing Sunday's 10th Annual Veterans Summit, the first under the IUA banner, in salubrious Saratoga, NY. See Veteran Supported Recovery (VSR) (peer) at www.asapnys.org/veteran-supp....