WHAT NOW?
Learn strategies, tools and information to help create your Recovery Friendly Worksite.
HUMAN RESOURCE DIRECTORS & MANAGEMENT
TRAINING & EDUCATION
Contact a member of our team to request your free session. We will create a customized plan for you Call 603-532-9888 or fill out the form below.
TASK FORCE & ASSESSMENT
Creating a task force is a great 1st step to being Recovery Friendly
Assess your current health & safety practices to learn what substance use problems you face and identify gaps within your organization that are acting as barriers to overcoming these issues.
POLICIES, PROCEDURES, & THE LAW
Clearly written policies are the foundation of a great worksite culture. Explore what a great policy includes, examples, and federal and state laws governing workplace policies around substance use.
Considerations for Recovery Friendly Workplace Policies and Programs
LAWS: Americans with Disabilities Act, Discrimination, Family & Medical Leave
Communicating With Employees About Opioids — (a calendar template)
Reasonable Cause Checklist
Return to Work Agreement
General Job Performance Checklist
Employee Acknowledgement Form
Pre-Employment Drug Testing & Release
DRUG TESTING
Drug testing can protect your workplace from the negative effects of substance misuse and help you comply with federal regulations or insurance requirements. It can improve workplace safety, reduce costs from accidents, and deter employees from coming to work unfit for duty.
Getting Started — How to Get Started Drug Testing
Downloadable Forms — Reasonable Cause Checklist, Return To Work Agreement, Employee Acknowledgement Form, Pre-Employment Drug Testing, Performance Checklist
Drug Testing and Opioids — Steps In Developing Drug Testing Programs And Policies
SUPERVISOR TRAINING
Supervisors play an important role in addressing substance use on the job. If employees know supervisors support people who struggle and act without judgment, this is a powerful motivator for change. Proper supervisor training will maximize the effectiveness of programs and policies. .
IMPAIRED EMPLOYEES
Know who to report impairment to
Know policies for approaching and proceeding with an impaired employee
Non-biased documentation of interactions
Narcan training for Overdose Emergencies
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS & HOW TO PROCEED
Observation & documentation of employee performance
Appropriate & lawful ways to intervene
Resources & available supports to offer
TRAINING OPTIONS: ONLINE Training ONSITE Training
Signs & Symptoms of substance use/addiction
Supervisor Training
Narcan Training
Addiction 101
Trauma
Mental Health First-Aid
Accessing Local Resources
Why The Workforce Needs People In Recovery
Medical Marijuana in the Workplace
ADDICTION LANGUAGE, STIGMA, & MORE
Introduction to Addiction- The Basics *link coming soon*
Language Use — Reduce stigma and discrimination just changing our language.
Eliminating Stigma — Stigma can prevent from seeking help. Be a part of changing the story and providing compassion for people with addiction and their families.
Preventing An Overdose:
Naloxone is a medication used during an opioid emergency. Learn how to use it and about laws surrounding its use in the workplace.
Narcan At Your Workplace — Who can use it, where, how to get it, training, and laws.
Narcan Response — Opioid overdose response instructions
Drug Testing Best Practices in the Wake of Cannabis Legalization
SUPERVISOR RESOURCES
Find a Recovery Center (NH) HERE
Support Groups HERE
Medication Disposal: Prescription Drug Takeback Day: APRIL & OCTOBER FIND A LOCATION
EMPLOYEE TRAINING
Employees at all levels should be prepared for the shift to a recovery friendly workplace program. Provide education and training reinforcing healthy attitudes and behaviors, and heighten awareness about the affects on health, employment, family, and the wallet.
TRAINING OPTIONS: ONLINE ONSITE
Signs & Symptoms of substance use/addiction
Employee Training
Narcan Training
Addiction 101
Trauma & Addiction
Mental Health First-Aid
Accessing Local Resources
Why The Workforce Needs People In Recovery
Medical Marijuana in the Workplace
Language Use — Language addiction can reduce stigma and discrimination
Addiction Basics *link coming soon*
Eliminating Stigma — Change the narrative
ASKING FOR HELP AT WORK
PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION
PREVENTING AN OVERDOSE
Narcan At Your Workplace —Who can use it, where to get it, training, and laws
MEDICATION DISPOSAL
National Prescription Drug Take Back Days: APRIL and OCTOBER annually
Prescription and OTC drugs are accepted at most police departments: SEARCH
ACCESSING TREATMENT
ONSITE TRAININGS
Naloxone (Narcan) Administration
Signs & Symptoms of Use
Substance Use Disorder 101
Supervisor Training / Reasonable Suspicion / Return-to-Work Agreements
Accessing Local Resources
Trauma Responsive
Mental Health First-Aid
Additional trainings through the State:
Accessing Local Resources
The Workforce Needs People in Recovery
Panels: Recovery Friendly Workplaces; Overcoming SUD Impacts With Recovery
ONLINE TRAININGS
REALITY CHECK ONLINE EDUCATION *COMING SOON!*
DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE PENNSYLVANIA (free but it requires you to create an account)
Signs & Symptoms of Substance Use
Substance Use Disorder 101
Medical Marijuana in the Workplace
The Benefits of an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Supervisor Training & Reasonable Suspicion
Employee Training
Family Education Training
Drug Testing
Reasonable Cause Checklist
Return to Work Agreement
General Job Performance Checklist
Employee Acknowledgement Form
Pre-Employment Drug Testing & Release