Recovery Support Services (RSS) ECHO

Program Description

The focus of this ECHO is to expand the skills, abilities, and knowledge base of Recovery Support Services (RSS) professionals using the latest identified best practices both nationally and locally. This program’s focus is to discuss issues that directly impact the field of recovery support services, peers, and the growth and development of the peer workforce. Topics discussed include public policy, client advocacy, stigma reduction, organizational capacity building, and harm reduction. The continued development of RSS is dependent on changing laws and policies and the ability to expand RSS services within the behavioral health system. As this program aims to provide new, emerging and evidence-based practice in peer services, the intended audience is peers delivering services and those who support them in supervision and organizational readiness.

Who is this ECHO for?

Recovery Support Services professionals and all others advancing RSS services in their respective organizations.

Learning Objectives

  1. Define Recovery Support Services (RSS) and its basic principles.
  2. Explain the benefits of RSS practices.
  3. Describe evidence-based RSS practices such as supported employment, education and housing, assertive community treatment/ illness management, and peer-operated services for RSS.
  4. Understand the foundational core competencies for RSS and the process of recovery.
  5. Implement recovery support services into daily clinical practice.

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Recovery Support Services (RSS) ECHO

This RSS ECHO meets every fourth Wednesday of the month.

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Hub Members

Richard Hamner

Richard Hamner, LMSW, RSPS, LCDC-I

Research Program Manager,
Be Well Texas

Subject Matter Expertise: Recovery support services, addiction counseling, social work

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Suzie Walker

Executive Director,
Recovery Partners of Vermont

Subject Matter Expertise: Peer-recovery support services, RCO organizational leadership, provider and community collaboration, organizational training, program development and documentation

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Haner Hernandez, PhD, CPS, CADCII, LADCI

Consultant

Subject Matter Expertise: Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders, Diversity Equity, Inclusion and Justice, Workforce Development, Harm Reduction, Prevention, Multiple Pathways of Wellness and Recovery, Peer Involvement and Engagement, Policy Development, Community Engagement

Kim Govak

Kimberly Govak, BS, NCPRSS, CRSP

Program Manager,
Faces & Voices of Recovery

Subject Matter Expertise: National Standards for Peer Recovery Support Services, Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC), Recovery Ecosystems, Peer Certification, Program and Policy Development, Staff Training, Community Partnership Building, Peer Recovery Support Training