Frontiers of Recovery Research Interview Series – William Stauffer What is this series of interviews? In April of 2024, I had the distinct honor of being asked by William White author and thought leader of the new recovery advocacy movement to present his words as the keynote to open up the first annual NIDA Consortium … Continue reading Recovery Management Nestled in a Recovery Grounded System of Care – an Interview with Dr Michael Flaherty
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William Stauffer is the Director of Pennsylvania Recovery Organization Alliance (PRO-A). In recovery for well over 3 decades, he is a nationally recognized trainer and writer addiction and recovery. He has testified to the US Senate Special Committee on Aging and in 2019, he organized a hearing with the PA House Human Services Committee to expand opportunities for young people. He is a past co-chair of the public policy committee for Faces & Voices of Recovery and the 2019 recipient of the Vernon Johnson Award Individual Recovery Advocate of the year. He teaches Social Work at Misericordia University. He was recently named to the Leadership Council of Foundations for Drug Policy Solutions (FDPS) a national think / do tank where he serves alongside some of the most respected leaders in the SUD service system. In December 2022, Mr. Stauffer was invited to serve Governor-Elect Josh Shapiro & Lieutenant Gov-Elect Austin Davis on the state Human Services transition team.
The Social Model of Recovery: Where the Change Happens
William Stauffer, LSW, PMAC, PECS & Enid Osborne, PhD, MPH, MSW In September, at the 2025 National Association of Recovery Residences Best Practices Summit, held in Sandusky, OH, one of the most notable presentations was that of Dr. Thomasina Borkman. While younger readers may not know her name, they should. She is a pioneering sociologist … Continue reading The Social Model of Recovery: Where the Change Happens
Gatekeeping Out the Recovering Workforce: Repeating History
A generation ago, in the early 1970s, the substance use treatment field was born. What it lacked in evidence base, which is a challenge for any emerging field, it more than made up for in vigor. People in recovery were eager to help others into recovery. Bill White noted pervasive volunteering in the field in … Continue reading Gatekeeping Out the Recovering Workforce: Repeating History
Listening to Echoes of Our Own History
Authors Note: A version of this is currently in Counselor Magazine. I submitted it for consideration in May 2023 and received notice of it being used last week. My credentials have changed since then and there were substantive changes to the work. The citations here are consistent with what was submitted. I am pleased that … Continue reading Listening to Echoes of Our Own History
Long Term Recovery – the Policy Opportunities of Demand Reduction to Strengthen Our Nation
Many years ago, I met with a conservative member of Congress from my home state of Pennsylvania who eventually went on to the US Senate. I was relatively new to legislative meetings but quite passionate about recovery, even in those days. His background before serving politically was in international economics. When I got done explaining … Continue reading Long Term Recovery – the Policy Opportunities of Demand Reduction to Strengthen Our Nation
History Repeating – the “Opioid” Epidemic Supplanting the Recovery Movement: Pathology Over Resiliency and Healing
“The historical sense involves a perception, not only of the pastness of the past, but of its presence” ― T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets The New Recovery Advocacy Movement got off the ground in America roughly three decades ago, during a time when addiction recovery policy and practice had fundamentally lost its way. In that era, … Continue reading History Repeating – the “Opioid” Epidemic Supplanting the Recovery Movement: Pathology Over Resiliency and Healing
Gratitude Friday – 9 5 25 National Recovery Month and the Giants Whose Shoulders We Stand On
Note to readers – as a practice of gratitude, for over five years I have posted a weekly gratitude musing at Billstauffer.net. This week, I decided to post it at Recovery Review as well given the content. Just in case anyone may not be aware, September is National Recovery Month. As this link explains, National … Continue reading Gratitude Friday – 9 5 25 National Recovery Month and the Giants Whose Shoulders We Stand On
Definitions and Measurement of Recovery, Where We Have Come from and Where We Need to Go – Jason Schwartz
Frontiers of Recovery Research Interview Series Interview – William Stauffer In April of 2024, William White asked me to present his keynote to the first annual Consortium on Addiction Recovery Science conference. It was titled Frontiers of Recovery Research and it articulates critical factors of investigation in respect to expanding recovery into the future across … Continue reading Definitions and Measurement of Recovery, Where We Have Come from and Where We Need to Go – Jason Schwartz
Social Transmission of Recovery as a Helix of Connectivity, not a Service Checklist: A Conversation with Dr David Best
The Frontiers of Recovery Research Interview Series – William Stauffer What is this series of interviews? In April of 2024, I had the distinct honor of being asked by William White author and thought leader of the new recovery advocacy movement to present his words as the keynote to open up the first annual NIDA … Continue reading Social Transmission of Recovery as a Helix of Connectivity, not a Service Checklist: A Conversation with Dr David Best
Cultural Coproduction in Recovery Science: A Conversation with Mark Sanders
The Frontiers of Recovery Research Interview Series – William Stauffer What is this series of interviews? In April of 2024, I had the distinct honor of being asked by William White author and thought leader of the new recovery advocacy movement to present his words as the keynote to open up the first annual NIDA … Continue reading Cultural Coproduction in Recovery Science: A Conversation with Mark Sanders
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