Recovery Ally Programs are trainings designed to increase a community’s recovery capital, decrease stigma, and grow intervention skills. This training is a 3-hour online training based on the Virginia Commonwealth University curriculum used to train faculty and staff to become Recovery Allies.

Individual modules include:

• Basic Science

• What does an Ally Do

• Philosophies of Care & Pathways to Recovery

• Young Adults

• Families

• Language

Audience

All are welcome. This training is a very helpful primer as a family member, layperson, friend, employer, health care provider, etc. For people with limited exposure to treatment or recovery, it can provide some great starting points. For professionals or people with a great deal of lived experience, it will provide a set of slides, tools, and approaches that may be helpful with clients or family members or may provide an easy way to train community members to be part of the solution.

The Rev. Jan M. Brown, MSc, is the Founding/Executive Director of SpiritWorks Foundation Center for the Soul. Jan is a person in long term recovery and is an ordained Deacon in the Episcopal Church. Jan received her Master of Addiction Science Degree from the International Programme on Addiction Studies at VCU. Jan is a sought after speaker on topics of recovery-oriented systems of care, recovery support services and recovery management. Jan serves as the Chairperson of the Board for Faces and Voices of Recovery, in addition to many other local and national leadership roles.