Topics discussed in this episode
🟣Chris Seemer's journey to become a Certified Peer Support Specialist
🟣Sam Doyle's journey: how a love for helping people and learning led her to recovery work
🟣Peer support care that helps get people over the hump of their Detox
🟣 Detox and residential care: providing the most amount of comfort in step one of the recovery journey
🟣 90% success rate of alumni program graduates
🟣50 employees for 24/7 service but maintaining family feel
🟣Hiring compassionate drivers to bring people into treatment
🟣Healthy mix of referral sources
🟣Bringing in outside agencies to inform clients about different types of recovery (NA, AA, DAA, Faces and Voices of Recovery, Celebrate Recovery, SMART Recovery)
🟣Art therapy
🟣How the opioid epidemic in South Carolina is impacting all demographics
🟣South Carolina needs to catch up to the recovery resources in North Carolina
🟣SUD underrepresented in media
🟣Stigma, changing demographics, and the need to educate addiction is a disease, not a choice
🟣Underrepresented demographics as SUD professionals and individuals seeking treatment
🟣Detox, MAT, and Harm Reduction
🟣Pain can have a purpose
🟣Created a lighthearted work environment
🟣Transformative moments, compassionate care, recovery, and the light it brings
Addiction Podcast Guest:
Chris Seemer, Certified Peer Support Specialist,
Sam Doyle, SCAT Director of Operations & Marketing
South Carolina Addiction Treatment
🔗https://scaddictiontreatment.com/
🔗Chris Seemer LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-seemer-cpss-527787277
🔗Sam Doyle LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-doyle/
Guest location: South Carolina
Addiction Podcast Host:
Chris Langley, Co-Founder | Addiction Recovery Place
