Family Recovery (Basic: SUD/MH Family and Peer Focused)
This presentation is focused on the concepts and practices of Family Recovery. We will define what family recovery looks like through common practical examples and delve more deeply into how these approaches can improve the lives of family members and their loved ones. Examining these practices more thoroughly will result in a better understanding of the power of these strategies and help to identify environmental contexts and specific behaviors that can support the individual and family or can be harmful if used improperly or without adequate support and reflection.
We will spend some time unpacking the frequently obscuring jargon used in treatment and associated services as it translates to practical family recovery methods. We will also identify appropriate supports and services available to family members and individuals and discuss how to best navigate through the common challenges of accessing these services. Finally, we will look at the role of the Family Recovery Specialist and how to use continuing development to strengthen your understanding, practice, and personal comfort with those served while also acknowledging and honoring the unique lived experience of families in recovery and how these experiences can positively impact those seeking recovery.
Speakers
Melissa Groden, is a Human Service Professional with 27 years of experience in the field. She engages in a person-centered approach to support, educate and empower those in need.
Melissa has worked at The Council of Southeast Pennsylvania, Inc. for fourteen years, overseeing the Prevention, School Services, and Training programs. She has also been an adjunct professor at Chestnut Hill College for fourteen, instructing and writing curricula in both classroom and hybrid format for the School of Continuing and Professional Studies.
Melissa is a Board Certified – Human Services Professional, Certified Family Recovery Specialist, a Certified Trainer in Pennsylvania Student Assistance Program and Youth Mental Health First Aid. She holds a Master’s Degree in Administration of Human Services from Chestnut Hill College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, minor Criminal Justice, from Temple University.