Agenda
12:00 P.M. – 12:15 P.M.
Welcome and Intentions for the Day
- Welcome, introductions, and overview
- Reflections on recovery and community-centered care
12:15 P.M. – 12:45 P.M.
Session 1:
Expanding the Meaning of Integrated Care
- What is integrated care in substance use recovery?
- Moving beyond service coordination toward a more holistic and relational model
- Exploring how lived experience, identity, and community shape integrated care in practice
12:45 P.M. – 1:20 P.M.
Session 2:
Peer Recovery and Integrated Care
- The role of peer recovery models in strengthening integrated care
- The evolution of the peer recovery movement, including developments in Massachusetts Examples of collaboration between peer and clinical approaches
1:20 P.M. – 1:30 P.M.
Break
1:30 P.M. – 2:05 P.M.
Session 3:
The Use of Self in Recovery Support
- Mindfulness, presence, and awareness in recovery support
- Exploring how authenticity and relational connection strengthen integrated care
2:05 P.M. – 2:35 P.M.
Session 4:
Integrating Culture, Family, Spirituality, and Community
- Drawing on family, culture, spirituality, and community in recovery planning
- Integrating internal strengths and external resources in recovery support
2:35 P.M. – 2:45 P.M.
Break
2:45 P.M. – 3:25 P.M.
Session 5:
Ubuntu and Collective Care in Integrated Recovery Practice
- Sankofa’s philosophy of Ubuntu and its relevance to integrated care
- Guest perspective on integrated care within a South African context
3:25 P.M. – 3:50 P.M.
Session 6:
Visioning Integrated Care
- Breakout discussions imagining integrated care within professional contexts Identifying values and practices that support community-centered recovery environments
3:50 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Closing Reflections and Integration of Learning
- Participant reflections and application of key concepts
- Discussion of implications for professional practice