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Instructor: Claire Openshaw
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Biography: Claire Openshaw Bio: Claire Openshaw, PhD, LCPC is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and an Assistant Professor in the Addiction Studies and Behavioral Health Department at Governors State University. She has worked with individuals in outpatient, intensive outpatient, and inpatient settings conducting individual, couple, family, and group therapy, as well as case management services. Her clinical focus is on gender and trauma related issues. She is also a QPR and Mental Health First Aid Instructor. Claire is an active member of the American Counseling Association Human Rights Committee and has presented nationally and internationally in the areas of ethics, sexual misconduct, human rights, trafficking, and youth suicide. |
Classes by this instructor
CERTIFIED PEER RECOVERY SPECIALIST SUCCESS PROGRAM
Certified Recovery Support Specialist Success Program
Course Fees: $3,000 to $3,300
Dates: August 9, 2025 - February 2, 2026 or September 27, 2025 - March 15, 2026
Times: Meeting Schedule Determined by Instructors
Course Description:
The Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) Success Program will provide high quality recovery support training with supervised practical experience and wrap-around supports. Coordinated by post-secondary educational institutions for individuals with lived experience of mental health, substance use, or co-occurring mental health and substance use recovery.
All registrations must be approved before enrolling by GSU's Addictions Program.
If you have questions regarding the Peer Recovery training programs or are interested in signing up for future programs please contact prssgsu@govst.edu
The Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) Success Program will provide high quality recovery support training with supervised practical experience and wrap-around supports. Coordinated by post-secondary educational institutions for individuals with lived experience of mental health, substance use, or co-occurring mental health and substance use recovery.
The 3-course program contains 28 four-hour modules totaling 110 hours:
Course 1: Intro to Peer Recovery Support, Etiological Models of Addiction, Peer Support, Coaching, etc., Stages & Processes of Change, Interpersonal Comm/Relations, Relapse Prevention, Screening, Case Mgmt. & Tx, Advocacy & Access, Wellness Plans/WRAP, Multicultural Awareness, Process for ILL Certification.
Course 2: Psychopharmacology, Psychopharmacology (cont.), Professional Ethics, Medication Assisted Treatment, Behavioral/Process Addiction, Special Populations, Assessment & Referral Options, Family Dynamics, Trauma Impact & Implications, Lifestyle Skills & Resilience.
Course 3: Working With Groups, Comorbid SUDs/Mental Health, Adolescents, Effective Coaching Techniques, Crisis Response & Suicide Prev., Tx Options & Environments, Addiction as Disease of Despair, Universal Protection.
All registrations must be approved before enrolling by GSU's Addictions Program.
September 27, 2025 to June 15, 2026, Online via Blackboard; Course 3 of 4
CERTIFIED PEER RECOVERY SPECIALIST SUCCESS PROGRAM
Certified Recovery Support Specialist Success Program
Course Fees: $3,000 to $3,300
Dates: December 1 - May 31
Times: Meeting Schedule Determined by Instructors
Course Description:
The Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) Success Program will provide high quality recovery support training with supervised practical experience and wrap-around supports. Coordinated by post-secondary educational institutions for individuals with lived experience of mental health, substance use, or co-occurring mental health and substance use recovery.
All registrations must be approved before enrolling by GSU's Addictions Program.
If you have questions regarding the Peer Recovery training programs or are interested in signing up for future programs please contact prssgsu@govst.edu
The Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) Success Program will provide high quality recovery support training with supervised practical experience and wrap-around supports. Coordinated by post-secondary educational institutions for individuals with lived experience of mental health, substance use, or co-occurring mental health and substance use recovery.
The 3-course program contains 28 four-hour modules totaling 110 hours:
Course 1: Intro to Peer Recovery Support, Etiological Models of Addiction, Peer Support, Coaching, etc., Stages & Processes of Change, Interpersonal Comm/Relations, Relapse Prevention, Screening, Case Mgmt. & Tx, Advocacy & Access, Wellness Plans/WRAP, Multicultural Awareness, Process for ILL Certification.
Course 2: Psychopharmacology, Psychopharmacology (cont.), Professional Ethics, Medication Assisted Treatment, Behavioral/Process Addiction, Special Populations, Assessment & Referral Options, Family Dynamics, Trauma Impact & Implications, Lifestyle Skills & Resilience.
Course 3: Working With Groups, Comorbid SUDs/Mental Health, Adolescents, Effective Coaching Techniques, Crisis Response & Suicide Prev., Tx Options & Environments, Addiction as Disease of Despair, Universal Protection.
All registrations must be approved before enrolling by GSU's Addictions Program.