AL CRSS Peer
Conference 2025
Event Schedule
Wednesday
DAY 01
7:45 AM – 8:45 AM
8:45 AM – 9:15 AM
9:15 AM – 10:30 AM
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Breakfast and Registration
Welcome, Conference Overview, Housekeeping and Sponsor
Recognition and Introduction of Plenary Speaker
Plenary #1: Harm Reduction: The Role of the Recovery Community :
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Morning Break
Breakout Sessions
| Session # | Topic Name | Speaker |
| WAM1 | Integrating Peers into The Criminal Justice System | |
| WAM2 | Developing Healthy Habits | |
| WAM3 | Dare To Dream | |
| WAM4 | HEO |
Lunch Break and Door Prizes
Breakout Sessions
| Session # | Topic Name | Speaker |
| WAN1 | Recovery Support for Reentry | Carla Bugg |
| WAN2 | Spirituality of the 12 Steps in Treatment | Helene Loper |
| WAN3 | Many Pathways to Recovery | Jibrael Escott |
Afternoon Break
Breakout Sessions
| Session # | Topic Name | Speaker |
| WAN1 | Boundaries, Social Media and Email Etiquette | Christine Wright Smith |
| WAN2 | Why Stigma is Dangerous | Wendy Hogue (VitAL) |
| WAN3 | Reimagining Self Care | Melissa Beck |
Thursday
DAY 02
7:45 AM – 9:00 AM
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
9:30 AM – 10:15 AM
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Breakfast and Registration
Plenary #2: Meet Your ADMH Advocate :
Dianne Durbin, Director
Alabama Department of Mental Health
Plenary #3: Preparing Clients/Consumers for Amnesty Week :
Adam Danneman, Chief Public Defender
Jefferson County Public Defender’s Office
Morning Break
Breakout Sessions
| Session # | Topic Name | Speaker |
| TAM1 | Facilitating Groups | Jessica Rutledge |
| TAM2 | Service Animal or Personal Pet: Advocating for Clients with Disabilities | Graham Sisson Josh Whitmire |
| TAM3 | Association of Christian Recovery Ministries | Judd Drake |
Lunch Break and Door Prizes
Breakout Sessions
| Session # | Topic Name | Speaker |
| TAN1 | Responding to the Needs of Women Transitioning from Corrections to the Community | Karen Carr Turner Nydia Saffold, Reentry |
| TAN2 | Addiction: Is It a Choice or Disease | Nikki Warren |
| TAN3 | Planning Your Purposeful Path | Jesse Mogle |
Afternoon Break
Breakout Sessions
| Session # | Topic Name | Speaker |
| TAN1 | Advocacy in Alabama | Sheila Tyson |
| TAN2 | The Evolving Role of Peers in the Criminal Justice System | Jacob Revis Deborah Curington |
| TAN3 | Medication Assisted Recovery |
Mark Litvine Julie Ray |
Friday
DAY 03
7:45 AM – 8:30 AM
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM
9:15 AM – 9:30 AM
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM
12:30 PM
Breakfast and Registration
Plenary #4: LGBTQ Cultural Humility in SU Treatment Settings
Amanda Kellar and Lauren Jacobs
Magic City Wellness Center
Break
Plenary #5: Ask it Basket “Professionalism.”
Denise Morris, Director of Treatment Services, ADMH
Break
Plenary #6: STD’s in Alabama: Get Tested, Get Treated, Get PrEP
Anthony Merriweather, State STD Director
Bureau of Communicable Disease
Alabama Department of Public Health
Break
Plenary #7: Adult and Child Mandatory Reporting Procedures
Toney Hunter, Assistant Director
Child Abuse and Neglect/Adult Protective Services
Jefferson County DHR
Closing Remarks, Special Thanks, Conference Evaluations and Door Prizes
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