Past Webinar:
Peer Support: Why Your Program Needs It
Peer support has long been a valuable resource in the recovery field. Growing research and advancements in the professionalism of the Peer Support role have demonstrated the beneficial impacts to court participants, teams, and programs. This presentation is intended to support treatment court teams in understanding the value of peer support and the framework for successfully integrating peer support specialists into the court setting at all levels of implementation. Throughout the 90-minute presentation, attendees will examine the various peer and professional peer roles available to support court participants, receive guidance of the role of Peer Support Specialists within the court program, and dispel myths that may be impacting a teams decision to integrate peer support.

About the Presenter

Abby Frutchey, LMSW, LADC, CCS
Abby is a 2006 graduate of the Washington County Adult Drug Treatment Court in Maine. She is the Substance Use Response Coordinator for Community Caring Collaborative and has 13 years of experience practicing as a licensed substance use treatment provider and clinical supervisor, specializing in the treatment of those involved in the criminal justice system. Abby has worked with the Washington County Adult Drug Treatment Court in Maine since 2012 as both a treatment provider and clinical supervisor. In 2020, Abby was appointed as the first treatment court graduate to sit on the NADCP Board of Directors. Abby is the Vice Chair of the National Treatment Court Alumni Association- working to increase efforts to support treatment court alumni across the country. Abby holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Services Management and a Master’s Degree in Social Work. Abby resides in Maine with her husband, Brian, a 2009 treatment court graduate, and their three children.
About the Moderator

Christine McKenna, MS, LICSW, MLADC, CCTP
NEARCP Board of Directors member since 2015
Director, Rockingham County Drug Treatment Court – NH