SMART Recovery

Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART) teaches self-empowerment based on scientific principles and evidence. The recovery program helps people overcome all forms of addictive behaviors.

Upon completion of this three-day virtual program, you will be able to:

• Express confidence to start and facilitate a SMART Recovery meeting.
• Demonstrate basic knowledge of the SMART Recovery program and related tools.
• Demonstrate knowledge of how concepts, strategies, and tools support addiction recovery in a support group setting.
• Demonstrate basic facilitation skills as used in a SMART Recovery support group.
• Demonstrate knowledge of how concepts, strategies, and tools support recovery for family and friends.

Training Benefits:

• Highly interactive training, including multiple role-plays of practical meeting scenarios.
• Live demonstrations of the tools used in SMART meetings.
• Helpful discussions involving the content of our SMART Recovery handbooks and manuals.
• Question & answer sessions to ensure understanding.
• Training is completed in three days, providing the ability to facilitate SMART meetings and/or use the SMART tools and techniques with clients immediately following the training.
• Breakout groups provide the opportunity for your team to brainstorm ways to incorporate SMART Recovery into your organization.

SMART Recovery Program Overview:

SMART Recovery is the leading, evidence-informed approach to overcoming addictive behaviors and leading a balanced life. It is a transformative method of moving from addictive substances and negative behaviors to a life of positive self-regard and willingness to change. SMART is stigma-free and emphasizes self-empowerment with the guiding principles of self-management, mutual support, choice, evidence-led and person-centered. Attending this training will provide peer support specialist and peer recovery coaches the ability to facilitate SMART meetings in your community to support multiple pathways of recovery.

Presenters:

Dennis Rosenfeld has been involved with SMART Recovery since 2016 and has served in numerous volunteer leadership roles. These include coordinating more than 50 national online meetings each week and serving as the regional coordinator for face-to-face meetings throughout New York state. He also co-hosted the National SMART Meeting Management sessions on Zoom. In addition to his volunteer leadership, Dennis has been providing onsite facilitator training since 2000 for counseling professionals and peer support specialists who wish to offer SMART Recovery to their clients.

Rae Grady holds a Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Counseling and joined the SMART Recovery Live Training team in 2019. She has extensive experience as a trainer in the fields of addiction, mental health and youth recovery. Rae is a past board member of NAMI and has been recognized for her work with several honors, including the Ohio Department of Health HIV Service Award and the Ohio Department of Education Asset Builders Award. Over the course of her career, she has delivered programs to more than 15,000 individuals nationwide. In addition to her professional work, Rae is an active volunteer with the American Legion.

Eligible for 16 virtual Continuing Education credits.

Registration: Please register below (on this site) using a credit or debit card, which is the quickest way to confirm your attendance.

Only if you need to pay by check, please complete this form (click here) and email it to: registration@mipeers.org. Do not use this form if you are paying by credit/debit card. Please note that this form takes up to 5 business days for processing, and registration is not assured until we receive the check, and you receive a confirmation of your registration.

Cancellation Policy: Registrations may be transferred to another employee of the same agency upon written request to registration@mipeers.org. Cancellations must be received in writing at least 12 days prior to the date of the training. Failure to cancel registration within the allotted time will result in registration fees being forfeited. For questions, e-mail registration@mipeers.org.

Attendance Policy: You must attend the entire training. If you are more than 10 minutes late you will not be allowed to attend as part of the CE requirements. Please note there is absolutely NO driving during the training. If you are driving while attending the training, you will be removed from the training for your own safety. Training guidelines must be read, signed, and returned back to the office before a zoom link is sent to the participant. Attendees must follow the training guidelines.