BIO

Allison Bloski is a Junior majoring in Social Work! She hopes to work in child welfare in the future. She is interested and substance use and misuse and the systems that affect people in recovery. Currently, she is a research assistant with the LIFT Program, Assistant Director of Events for the Student Alumni Association, Community Outreach for the Student Association of Social Workers, and on FSU Club Softball.

Using Challenge Course Education in Recovery Ally Programs

Abstract

The Recovery Ally Challenge Course was delivered to students in a fraternity at a large southeastern public 4-year institution.
The program provided participants with an experiential learning activity with debrief questions that connected the process of recovery to physical activity in an effort to reduce the stigma surrounding addiction and recovery.
The activity in this project focused on supporting students to develop skills needed for assessing their substance-using behaviors and forming recovery-friendly environments through critical self-reflection and problem-solving activities.
This presentation will report on the implementation process, evaluation methods, and directions for scaling.

Keywords: collegiate recovery, challenge course education, recovery ally programs