What is a collegiate recovery program?
Traditionally, collegiate recovery programs have offered support to students in recovery from substance use disorders or who have been affected by others with substance use disorders. While Penn State Abington’s Collegiate Recovery Program (CRP) provides support to students in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction, the CRP strives for inclusiveness and also offers programming to students in recovery from chronic mental illness, survivors of trauma, and other disabilities and disorders.
What services are offered through the Penn State Abington Collegiate Recovery Program?
- A drop-in center for students to complete their work, grab a bite to eat, or simply unwind from the stressors of the day.
- Group sessions:
- Students in recovery
- Students affected by friends/family with addiction
- Mindfulness
- Trauma Recovery
- Mental Health Support
- Peer counseling
- Sober recreational activities for students
- Guest speakers and special events
- Alumni support and networking opportunities
Meet CRP coordinator Michael B. Lavetsky, MA, LPC, NCC
Michael Lavetsky is the program chair for the Rehabilitation and Human Services major and Chemical Dependency Prevention and Counseling Certificate program. In addition to his teaching and program oversight, he coordinates the peer counseling program on campus.
Michael is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a certified secondary school counselor in Pennsylvania and a National Certified Counselor. He has been working with youthful offenders and victims since 2002 while specializing in forensic assessment and treatment of individuals with a variety of co-occurring mental health and substance-related disorders. He was also appointed by the governor of Pennsylvania to the Pennsylvania Sexual Offenders Assessment Board and completes Sexually Violent Predator assessments while providing expert witness testimony.
