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- The Power of Peers – Navigating the Challenges of Peer Drift
- Announcement TypeTrainings
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Interactive presentation exploring the value of Peer Recovery Specialists and techniques to navigate Peer drift. To register, email Rebecca Smith at smithrebecca1015@gmail.com.
- Contact NameRebecca Smith
- Contact Emailsmithrebecca1015@gmail.com
- Event Date2026-04-23
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- LocationRegion 3
- ModeVirtual
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- MI Skills Workshop Series: Exploring Ambivalence with Strategic Reflections
- Announcement TypeTrainings
- Announcement Description
Ambivalence is a natural part of the change process—and how we respond to it matters. This training focuses on using strategic reflections to explore both sides of ambivalence while gently guiding conversations toward change. Participants will strengthen their ability to listen for meaning, reflect with intention, and create space for individuals to hear their own motivations more clearly.
- Contact NameCory Will
- Contact Emailcontact@walkoutofdarkness.com
- Event Date2026-04-23
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- LocationStatewide
- ModeVirtual
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- (Re)STORE: Resilience
- Announcement TypeOther
- Announcement Description
Trauma-Informed Recovery Support for Victims of Crime
- Contact NameDanielle Donaldson
- Contact Emailddonaldson@mentalhealthvirginia.org
- Event Date2026-04-23
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- LocationRegion 4
- ModeIn-Person
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- Emotional Contagion And How It Is Regulated To Gamblers’ Mood Cycle
- Announcement TypeTrainings
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This presentation will describe how emotional contagion accelerates the gambler mood cycle, explore a person with problem gambling’s emotional atmosphere, and show how to empower the person with problem gambling and their support network on how to set boundaries, change environments and instill hope.
- Contact NameVpgh @vcu Vpgh @vcu
- Contact EmailVPGH_Support@vcu.edu
- Event Date2026-04-24
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- LocationStatewide
- ModeVirtual
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- Personal Medicine : Effective Communication
- Announcement TypeEvents
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I will be hosting a Personal Medicine class to help people discover their own personal medicine for Effective Communication. This will be a HYBRID event!!!!! You can attend in Person and online. Please Email me with your information if you would like to attend. An Event
- Contact NameChrisitna Rhett
- Contact Emailcrhett@nrvcs.org
- Event Date2026-04-27
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- Community Q&A – Staying Rooted: Peer Values in Professional Spaces
- Announcement TypeEvents
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Exploring how we stay authentic while working within systems that don’t always reflect peer values.
- Contact NameJessica Daggett
- Contact Emailjessica@vocalvirginia.org
- Event Date2026-04-30
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- LocationStatewide
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- MONTHLY PROBLEM GAMBLING LUNCH & LEARN THE NEUROSCIENCE OF REWARD UNCERTAINTY, PERSUASIVE DESIGN AND UNCONSCIOUS DESIRE
- Announcement TypeTrainings
- Announcement Description
Attendees will learn about the science behind gaming. How unconscious desire, design of games can impact our behaviors, particularly in younger populations.
- Contact NameVpgh @vcu Vpgh @vcu
- Contact EmailVPGH_Support@vcu.edu
- Event Date2026-05-29
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- LocationStatewide
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- Crisis Endorsement Training
- Announcement TypeTrainings
- Announcement Description
3 day Training. 9am-5pm via Zoom. $250
- Contact NameShatyra Colston
- Contact Emailinfo@resilientbydesignsolutions.com
- Event Date2026-06-01
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- MONTHLY PROBLEM GAMBLING LUNCH & LEARN A PREVENTION-FOCUSED LENS ON REDUCING GAMBLING HARM
- Announcement TypeTrainings
- Announcement Description
Gambling Prevention in Virginia focuses on reducing the harms associated with gambling through education, early intervention, and community support. As gambling opportunities expand across the Commonwealth, prevention efforts aim to raise awareness of risks, promote responsible decision-making, and connect individuals and families with resources before problems escalate. These initiatives help strengthen public health, protect vulnerable populations, and support healthier communities statewide.
- Contact NameVpgh @vcu Vpgh @vcu
- Contact EmailVPGH_Support@vcu.edu
- Event Date2026-06-26
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- LocationStatewide
- ModeVirtual
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Recovery Blast
Thank you for all your efforts in the field of Recovery Services. The Recovery Blast is a list of recovery events and trainings across Virginia of interest to the Peer Recovery Specialist workforce. Recovery Blast provides up-to-date information on trainings and certification, recovery-oriented events, information on evidence-based practices, and other important recovery information related to the profession of peer support.
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