Speaker Reflections

    Fred Way and the Standard of Living in Recovery Facilities

    By Lawrence O'Connor 1103 Views
    I enjoyed hearing from Fred Way, and his discussion of the standards of recovery facilities and how his work handles …

    Fred Way and the standards for Pennsylvania recovery houses

    By Sydney Schaefer 1260 Views
    Fred Way of Pennsylvania Alliance of Recovery Residences spoke to our class on Tuesday about recovery houses in Pennsylvania. He …

    Fred Way: In the business of saving lives through Recovery Houses

    By Nico Rossi 2203 Views
    Fred Way runs the Pennsylvania Alliance of Recovery Residences (PARR) and also works with the National Alliance for Recovery Residences …

    Stephanie Strasburg talks visual reporting on topic of addiction

    By Sydney Schaefer 1180 Views
    I first met Stephanie Strasburg in early March at the Northern Short Course in Photojournalism conference in Fairfax, Virginia. I sat …

    Journalist Maia Szalavitz shares the ins and outs of reporting on addiction

    By Jenny Roberts 1674 Views
    Journalist Maia Szalavitz, who has written for publications, including Vice, TIME and The New York Times, spoke to our class …

    Maia Szalavitz and her approach to addiction reporting

    By Sydney Schaefer 1220 Views
    Maia Szalavitz spoke to our class on Tuesday about how her own recovery lead her to addiction reporting. She has …

    Maia Szalavitz pushes forward thinking on Covering Addiction

    By Nico Rossi 1451 Views
    Maia Szalavitz, is a journalist who has been covering addiction for almost three decades. She came to speak to our class today and as …

    Shannon Hays discusses MAT, DBT

    By Laura Smythe 1795 Views
    Shannon Hays, who works with the Family Service Association of Bucks County, spoke with our class last Thursday about her …

    Guest Speaker: Shannon Hays

    By Austin Ampeloquio 1318 Views
    Shannon’s talk carried a lot of valuable information about recovery housing in the Philadelphia area. With her heavy work involvement …

    Shannon Hays discusses mindfulness in recovery and her work with vulnerable populations

    By Jenny Roberts 1606 Views
    On Thursday, Shannon Hays of Family Service Association of Bucks County spoke to our class about her work in Bucks …

    Shannon Hays: a Shining example of others helping others in Recovery

    By Nico Rossi 1400 Views
    Shannon Hays came into our class to speak today, to give us insight into recovery. As well as medications such as Suboxone …

    Certified Recovery Specialist Freddie Laboy discusses his job, medication-assisted recovery

    By Jenny Roberts 1537 Views
    Freddie Laboy of Prevention Point spoke to our class on Tuesday about being a certified recovery specialist (CRS). He said his …

    Combating medication-assisted treatment stigma

    By Sydney Schaefer 1101 Views
    Freddie Laboy spoke to our class on Tuesday about the harmful stigma of medication-assisted treatment, also known as MAT. He …

    Medication Assisted Treatment in Recovery

    By Matthew McCann 1170 Views
    Freddie Laboy, a certified recovery specialist at Prevention Point, spoke to our class about the work he does at Prevention …

    Guest Speaker: Wilfredo Laboy and the stigma of using medication as a method to recovery

    By Austin Ampeloquio 1150 Views
    The stigma of people using medication as a form of recovery seemed to be Wilfredo’s biggest concern surrounding addiction. Though …
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