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Recovery Capital & Clinical Implications
Recovery Capital & Clinical Implications
This webinar provides an exploration of recovery capital and its critical role in shaping outcomes for individuals with substance use disorders, particularly opioid use disorder (OUD). Grounded in contemporary and historic definitions of recovery, participants will examine recovery as a dynamic, multidimensional process that extends beyond symptom reduction to include improvements in health, purpose, community connection, and overall quality of life.
The session introduces the Recovery Capital framework, defined as the internal and external resources individuals can access to initiate and sustain recovery, and explores its four primary domains: personal (human and physical), family/social, community, and cultural capital. Participants will analyze how these domains function as both risk and resilience factors, influencing recovery trajectories and long-term outcomes.
Through practical examples and evidence-informed discussion, the webinar will highlight how recovery capital can be assessed, measured, and integrated into clinical practice, including its use in treatment planning, level-of-care decisions, and ongoing evaluation. Participants will also review validated assessment tools and examine strategies for building recovery capital at both the individual and systems levels.
Emphasis will be placed on recovery capital–informed care, including outreach to individuals with low recovery capital, ongoing assessment of strengths and barriers, and the development of interventions that enhance social supports, community resources, and culturally responsive pathways to recovery.
By the end of the session, participants will be equipped to apply recovery capital concepts to improve engagement, retention, and outcomes in behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment settings.
Learning Objectives:
1. List examples of Recovery Capital in each of the four (4) types: Personal, Family/Social, Community, and Cultural
2. Describe Recovery Capital Domains as recovery risk or resiliency factors
3. Recognize and describe the importance of utilizing Recovery Capital Assessment (organizations or individuals)
4. Discuss various recovery assessment instruments
5. Recognize best practice strategies for recovery capital informed services
Moderator
Dr. Patricia Stoddard Dare, PhD, MSWProfessor, School of Social Work; Women's & Gender Studies, Cleveland State University
Speaker
John Ellis, LISW-S, LICDC-CS, ICCS
Professor of Instruction and the Addiction Curriculum Coordinator at the University of Akron
About PCSS-MOUD
The Providers Clinical Support System for Medications for Opioid Use Disorders (PCSS-MOUD) is a program funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). It is led by the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) in collaboration with a wide coalition of national professional and healthcare organizations. PCSS-MOUD aims to increase the knowledge and skills of healthcare and counseling professionals about available evidence-based treatment approaches for substance use disorder (SUD) with a particular focus on opioid use disorder (OUD). PCSS-MOUD provides free training and mentoring to practitioners on the use of medications for OUD (MOUD) and the integration of these services into mainstream health care.
The overarching goal of PCSS-MOUD is to increase healthcare professionals’ knowledge, skills, and confidence in providing evidence-based practices in the prevention, treatment, and recovery of OUD. PCSS-MOUD expands education and training beyond the prescriber to include multidisciplinary teams, healthcare providers, and clinical health professionals to increase their awareness and how to overcome stigma, racism, and discrimination as they play a role as social drivers of health disparities and barriers to treatment.
For more information on Providers Clinical Support System–Medication for Opioid Use Disorder, please visit the PCSS-MOUD website.
SAMHSA Funding Language: Funding for this initiative was made possible by cooperative agreement no. 1H79TI086770 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.