Peer Recovery Careers

Amy Ambrose, Workforce Analyst, US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workforce Investment

Ashley Moore, Workforce Analyst, US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workforce Investment

Angela Caldwell, Public Health Advisor, CSAT (Center for Substance Abuse Treatment), SAMHSA

Timothy Jean, Public Health Advisor, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), SAMHSA

William Stauffer LSW, CADC, CCS, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Recovery Organization Alliance (PRO-A),

Patricia G. Baranowski, MA, CADC, Program Director, PRO-A Workforce Service Program

Brian Sabo CRS, CFRS, Program Director, Hope Center/Change on Main

With guest speakers from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), this presentation included a brief overview of the prevalence of addiction and the impact of stigma on employment for persons in recovery. We discussed the value of hiring persons in recovery in general across all employment sectors as well as the value of SUD peer workers for use across the SUD care system and in other human service sectors and healthcare systems. The presentation included an employer in a recovery community center who attested to the value of hiring SUD peer workers and their role in engaging people with substance use disorders and strengthening recovery capital at the individual, family, and community levels.

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