HR Thursdays ~ Recovery Friendly Workplace is Good for Business
The Recovery Friendly Workplace Initiative gives business owners the resources and support they need to foster a supportive environment that encourages the success of their employees in recovery. Come learn more about this pilot initiative, and what and how it can help you with:
1. Fostering a safe and recovery-friendly environment
2. Engage your employees in addiction and behavioral health education and prevention.
3. Retain healthy and productive employees.
4. Promote prevention and recovery in the local communities.
This initiative is supported by Strengthen LA, City of Lewiston, City of Auburn, and the Elmina B. Sewall Foundation.
Presenter: Mark Lefebvre, Director of Community Engagement at Pinetree Institute of Eliot ME.
In his role at Pinetree, Mark is responsible for the development and delivery of services for building community resilience against substance use. Prior to this, Mark served as statewide program director for the NH Works for Recovery program at Southern NH Services. In this role, Mark oversaw outreach and delivery of employment and training services to individuals and families affected by the New Hampshire opioid crisis.
Mark serves on the NH Governor's Commission as a member of both the Prevention and Recovery Task Forces. Mark and his wife Vivian are co-founders of Safe Harbor Recovery Center in Portsmouth. Prior to making a career commitment to the New Hampshire Opioid Crisis, Mark spent 37 years in various roles in the technology sector, the last 22 as a director of sales and marketing at IBM. Mark has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and has completed graduate studies in Community Mental Health and Substance Misuse from Southern NH University.
Pinetree Institute
At Pinetree, we offer community-based, trauma-responsive solutions through the three avenues of education, engagement, and collaboration. We offer access to the latest research, and information about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs), and trauma-informed solutions. https://pinetreeinstitute.org/
HR Thursdays are presented in partnership with the LA Metro Chamber, Central Maine Human Resource Association, and the Lewiston CareerCenter and offer employers resources and tools to help gain a competitive edge. Presenters will share best practices with businesses owners, HR staff, and hiring managers in order to create meaningful recruitment, training, and retention strategies. HR Thursdays allow participants, whether employers of one employee or 1500, to gain the information needed to survive the labor shortage while giving tangible, and usable, tools and resources.
Date and Time
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST
Location
This will be a webinar thru zoom.
Fees/Admission
Free Webinar
Contact Information
207-783-2249
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