Dec 21, 2016
“Collegiate Recovery Programs: Supporting Second Chances” was
presented on November 29, 2016; by Mary Jo Desprez, MA; Director,
Wolverine Wellness, University Health Service, University of
Michigan; and Matthew Statman, LMSW, CAADC; University of Michigan
Collegiate Recovery Program Manager. The presentation also includes
a panel discussion byu members of the University of Michigan
Collegiate Recovery Program. The transition to a college
environment can pose significant risk to a recovering student and
to students at risk for alcohol/other drug problems. Many colleges
and universities, including the University of Michigan, have
developed programs to help recovering students maintain their
recovery, excel academically and have a normative college
experience apart from the culture of alcohol and other drug use.
This presentation will provide an overview of the national and
local efforts to build recovery support programs on college
campuses, discuss support that is provided to recovering students
by collegiate recovery programs, and provide information about what
parents and students can look for as they explore their options for
pursuing a degree of higher education.
This presentation is part of the Dawn Farm Education Series, a
free, annual education series developed to provide accurate,
helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about chemical
dependency, recovery, family and related issues. The Education
Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of
programs providing a continuum of chemical dependency services. For
information, please see
http://www.dawnfarm.org/programs/education-series.
About the presenters:
Mary Jo Desprez, MA is a native of Ann Arbor, Michigan. She
received her BA (1985) and MA (1987) from Michigan State
University. She has worked in the field of college health/wellness
for 28+ years. As Director of Wolverine Wellness at University
Health Service she leads a team of professionals that provide
primary leadership for student wellness initiatives including
alcohol and other drug; prevention, early intervention and recovery
support, body image, eating disorders, sexual health, wellness
coaching, and other college health related issues. She serves as
the Co-Chair for the Student Life Health and Wellness Collect
Impact initiative and the Ann Arbor Campus and Community Coalition
(A2C3). She was the former Co-Chair of the Michigan Campus
Coalition (MC3). She is a Center Affiliate for the Higher Education
Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention. In October 2010, she
became a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of
Trainers (MINT) and a Co-Lead Facilitator for Leadershape, Inc.
Mary Jo is also an adjunct instructor at Eastern Michigan
University (since 1997). In additional to her work at UHS she also
conducts trainings and facilitates workshops on Motivational
Interviewing (MI) and Resilience. In her role as co-chair for the
Student Life Health and Wellness Collective Impact Committee Mary
Jo is working with a team of staff and students towards the
adoption and implementation of a shared eight dimension model of
well-being for the University of Michigan. Mary Jo is also working
with a multidisciplinary team to develop a social marketing
campaign to look at the intersection of alcohol and sexual assault
in a high-risk population. The other significant current project is
to provide leadership for the Law Enforcement Collaborative that
brings together key campus and community staff to share data that
will inform the development of a strategic plan for effective and
evidence-based policy development.
Matthew Statman, LMSW, CAADC is the Manager of the Collegiate
Recovery Program at the University of Michigan and faculty advisor
to the University of Michigan Student for Recovery group. He is an
adjunct lecturer at Eastern Michigan University school of Social
Work. Matt is also a Board Member of the Association of Recovery in
Higher Education. Matt worked with Dawn Farm from 2004 through
2012, first as a House Manager and Resident Aid and later as a
Detox Counselor and Detox Team Leader. After obtaining his MSW,
Matt worked as an Outpatient Therapist and an Administrator and
Therapist in Dawn Farm’s Correctional Programs, and as a
Residential Therapist at Dawn Farm Downtown. Matt was the Dawn Farm
Education Series coordinator from 2007 through 2012. He graduated
from Eastern Michigan University in 2009 with his BSW and received
his MSW from the University of Michigan in 2010.