Since 2020, a greater focus has been placed on bringing more caring professionals into the world of behavioral health care. This podcast was created to give providers the chance to tell us what their life is like as someone working in the addiction and recovery field and to help you in your decision to become a helper too!
Join us for each episode, as we talk with helpers from around HHS region 10 (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington).
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Grace Jo is a Peer Support Specialist in Oregon. She uses a combination of skills, experiences, and empathy to support people who are seeking support with recovery. She joins Northwest ATTC's Mitch Doig to talk about how she came to the field and what it means to "plant seeds" with people for their recovery.
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Rose Elbert is a Substance Use and Mental Health Counselor in Alaska. She joins the show to talk to Northwest ATTC's Mitch Doig about how her vision of "helping" has shifted throughout her career and what she has done to continuously improve her craft of helping people navigate change in their lives.
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Evan Burke works to provide and expand access to Harm Reduction services in Idaho through is work at the Idaho Harm Reduction Project. He stops by to talk to Northwest ATTC's Mitch Doig about the importance of caring, building community, and providing support to individuals seeking to improve their lives by reducing risk and building connections with others.
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Tana is a Certified Gambling Counselor in the State of Washington who has shifted her focus to training tomorrow's gambling counselors in her work with the Evergreen Council on Problem Gambling. Listen as she talks to Northwest ATTC's Mitch Doig about how she expanded her skillset as she gained a more holistic view of her clients needs and how this has impacted her ability to care for others.
