About Us
Our Rhode Island training and technical assistance team brings over a decade of experience working locally in Rhode Island, throughout New England, and across the country to provide training and technical assistance to behavioral health providers including case managers, peer recovery specialists, clinicians, nurses, supervisors, and leaders. Our training partners include Amos House, Bay State Community Services, and Open Doors.
Learn more about the RI Behavioral Health Training initiative.
Watch this introductory video for details about this initiative (42:09 minutes).
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Jill Amos, MHR, Peer Support Subject Matter Expert, has nearly two decades of experience in mental health and substance use services and provides training and technical assistance (TTA) for behavioral health providers. She is experienced in both professional and personal/family support for individuals within behavioral health treatment settings. She has served as a treatment provider and supporter for people in recovery. Jill is part of the core team developing Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) curricula for RI Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals (BHDDH).
Judy Fox, JD, Subject Matter Expert, has over 10 years of experience delivering training programs for behavioral health service providers in Rhode Island. She worked to expand treatment and recovery support services to low-income clients with substance use disorders in targeted populations. She has extensive experience working with Peer Recovery Specialists. Judy designed, implemented, and managed a statewide effort to train, certify, and coordinate a peer recovery workforce in Rhode Island.
Daisy Hernandez, MSW, LCSW, MBA, Certified Peer Recovery Specialist, has professional experience that spans prevention through recovery including peer roles such as recovery coach and recovery coach supervisor to program management. Daisy has also served as a clinician for medication-assisted treatment in an opioid use disorder treatment program. Daisy recently supported the development of the CPRS Supervisor training curriculum for BHDDH and was one of two trainers who conducted the beta test.
Rachel Ehly, MPA, Project Director, is a seasoned project director with expertise in project management, training and technical assistance management, and partner development. Previously, she served as the Project Director for the Massachusetts Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (BSAS) training contract and Director of C4’s fee-for-service training institute. Rachel has over 12 years of experience in contract and budget management, event planning, team leadership, customer service, business and partner development, and project implementation.
Isabel-Kai Fisher, BA, Project Coordinator, brings over five years of experience coordinating projects and logistics related to behavioral health recovery. From 2018-2021, they were involved in developing and implementing collegiate prevention and recovery programs and supporting students in these programs. During this time, they also served on the Youth Advisory Board for C4’s Project Amp initiative. Their lived experience of substance misuse and mental health recovery influences all their work.
Khara House (she/her), MA, serves the C4 Innovations team as Associate Director, Center for Recovery. Focus areas of her work include community development, organizational and community strategic planning, brand awareness and cultivation, DEI and belonging, advocacy, and training and education. Her past projects include development of the National Apartment Association’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Toolkit, the Flagstaff (AZ) Lived Black Experience Strategic Plan, and various trainings and workbooks.
Amos House has been a staple of the Rhode Island community since opening in 1976. Today, Amos House operates 31 programs that address the needs of unhoused and under-resourced men, women, and families. They have been leaders in the state providing behavioral health services to the unhoused and have over 50 staff with lived experience. Amos House will use their experience providing services to facilitate trainings to providers across the state. Learn more about Amos House.
Bay State Community Services is a leading provider of behavioral health and addiction treatment services in Massachusetts. Their extensive experience and comprehensive approach to care greatly contributes to the quality and effectiveness of training programs throughout the Commonwealth and beyond. They are currently the lead on the Massachusetts Recovery Education Collaborative. Learn more about Bay State Community Services.
OpenDoors Rhode Island is the first and largest organization in the state dedicated to helping people who have been in prison. OpenDoors recognizes that people are more than their criminal record and is largely staffed and led by people who have overcome histories of incarceration, addiction, and homelessness. OpenDoors provides wrap-around support and advocacy. The agency continues its commitment to developing leadership from people who know from personal experience how important this issue is. Learn more about OpenDoors.
RICARES (Rhode Island Communities for Addiction Recovery Efforts) is building a stronger, more accessible continuum of recovery support across Rhode Island. As the state’s recovery community organization, RICARES advocates for policy change that cuts stigma and opens doors to care, while equipping the workforce that delivers it. Through RIPRPA (the Rhode Island Peer Recovery Professional Association) and the PRS Internship Program, RICARES provides Certified Peer Recovery Specialist certification support and ongoing professional development for peer recovery specialists. And as Rhode Island’s NARR affiliate, RICARES safeguards the integrity of recovery housing statewide — training, certifying, and overseeing NARR certified residences to keep them safe and ethical. Learn more about RICARES.
CODAC Behavioral Healthcare is Rhode Island’s oldest and largest non-profit, outpatient provider of treatment for Opioid Use Disorder. With seven community-based locations, as well as programming at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, CODAC is well-positioned to deliver services wherever they are needed across the state. For more than 50 years, CODAC has worked with individuals, families, and communities in RI. We provide comprehensive outpatient and community-based resources to those living and struggling with the challenges of substance use disorder and behavioral healthcare issues. As a result, CODAC designs programs to promote and support recovery. We also help participants acquire the skills necessary to lead healthy and fulfilling lives. Learn more about CODAC.
Resources from Our RI Community
Internship Opportunity: Peer Recovery Specialists
Our partners at RI CARES are offering a stipended internship program for individuals who have completed their Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) training and are committed to supporting others in their recovery journey. Interns will work 18 hours per week at a partner site gaining hands-on experience in peer recovery support services, receive weekly supervision from the Internship manager at RICARES and attend professional development trainings. Learn more and apply! Applications will be reviewed and accepted on a rolling basis.
Sponsored by Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals
in partnership with C4 Innovations
