Enhanced Recovery Services (ERS) Program

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Enhanced Recovery Services Programming

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Services Provided

Career assessment, guidance, and counseling, targeted job fairs, career panel.
Resume/cover letter writing, self-marketing, interviewing skills and job search strategy.
Training toward professional certifications to competitively enter/remain in the field.
Paid internships after training.
Train the trainer engagements with community partners.

Community Partners

The ERS program relies on the referrals, support, and collaboration of the many community partners dedicated to fields of recovery, mental health, and prevention in our community. These include:

Center Of Community Alternatives: The CORE Center
Compeer Rochester
Delphi Rise
Depaul
East House
Huther Doyle
Monroe County Department Of Public Health
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office
National Council On Alcoholism And Drug Dependence – Rochester Area (NCADD-RA)
Recovery Coach University
Recovery Houses Of Rochester
Rochester Regional Health
Rocovery Fitness
Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center
University Of Rochester Medical Center
Venture Forthe
Veterans Outreach Center
Westfall Associates

Acceptance into the ERS Program is done by referral from one of our various community partners. Participants must be in sustained recovery with good self-care techniques for a minimum of 9 months without a recurrence and must be currently working with a substance use/mental health counselor/therapist.

More About RochesterWorks Enhanced Recovery Services (ERS) Program

A program that has received statewide recognition and been replicated by other regions in New York, RochesterWorks Enhanced Recovery Services (ERS) Program has proven effective in responding to multiple critical community needs. ERS has worked to address the opioid health crisis in Monroe County by helping to facilitate a pathway to economic independence for those in substance abuse disorder (SUD) recovery and/or with mental health challenges. Furthermore, it has helped address the critical shortage in professional staff certified to treat individuals in the fields of recovery, mental health, and prevention. The program has served as a model for the rest of the state and was awarded the 2022 Workforce Program Award by the NY Association of Training and Employment Professionals (NYATEP).

Since July 2019, the ERS program has assisted participants to achieve professional credentials and/or employment in their desired field. Depending on the training and career path chosen, participants in the program work with the ERS staff for a minimum of nine months to up to two years.

Wondering how you can get started with Enhanced Recovery Services?

Have your counselor, therapist, or health care provider send an email to Jill Nocera, jnocera@rochesterworks.org or Clark Rodman, crodman@rochesterworks.org to receive details about the referral process.

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