Peer Recovery Specialist/ Peer Recovery Trainer/Research Interventionist
University of Maryland College Park - Global Mental Health & Addictions Program
Cockeysville, Maryland
Dwayne Dean is a Recovery Coach Professional and a Recovery Coach Professional Facilitator through the International Association for Recovery Coach Professionals. Dwayne is also a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist and a Registered Peer Supervisor through the Maryland Addictions and Behavioral Health Professional Certification Board. Dwayne is the founder of Peer Recovery Training and Support Services, LLC, where he is the Principal Facilitator and Lead Recovery Organizational Consultant.
As a faculty member of the University of Maryland College Park, Dwayne is an Interventionist for the Global Mental Health and Addictions Program, where he is currently conducting research through a grant from the National Institute of Health to measure outcomes of having a Peer-delivered behavioral activation model to help improve retention rates of persons receiving medication for opiate use disorder. Dwayne is the full-time father of a 2 Year old daughter (Monroe), and has almost 10 years of long-term recovery
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM