BIO

Fabiana is an undergraduate student at Florida State University, majoring in Psychology and minoring in Education. She serves as an undergraduate research assistant for the Collegiate Recovery Program within the Center for Health Advocacy and Wellness under Chelsea Shore. She is interested in destigmatizing mental health and addiction while providing support to people in recovery. She plans on attending graduate school and obtaining an Ed.S in School Psychology to develop harm reduction programs in school settings and provide trauma-informed practices to students.

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, Health and Wellness Initiatives, College Student Initiatives