5.20 and 5.27.2026_Advocacy Training for People in Recovery and Allies_Continuing Ed_AE_Registration_10 CEUs

  • Advocacy Training for People in Recovery & Allies

    This advocacy training is designed to support multiple pathways to mental health and addiction recovery. Participants will learn techniques for navigating trauma, integrative health practices, and ways they can influence human services across CT. We invite you to learn and grow with us in this community-building space.

  • AU Peer Recovery Community Center

    2075 Silas Deane Highway, Rocky Hill, CT 06057

  • May 20 and May 27, 2026

    10:00am - 5:00pm

  • The event will begin promptly at 10am. Please arrive early. Participants are encouraged to pack or purchase lunch. Light refreshments will be provided. 

    You must attend the entire training to receive 10 CEUs. No partial credit will be awarded.

  • Presenter's Bio

    Michaela I. Fissel, MA (she/her) is the Executive Director at Advocacy Unlimited, Inc. – a holistic, peer-led non-profit that provides education, advocacy and support in the areas of mental health, addiction, and trauma recovery. Michaela brings 17 years of professional experience as a community based researcher, program developer, teacher, holistic practitioner, and non-profit administrator. Over the past two decades, Michaela made significant contributions to the peer recovery community of Connecticut, including founding Join Rise Be, a peer-led emerging adult recovery initiative; principle developer for the NAMI Connections Young Adult Support Group; and, co-lead for the development of the young adult website TurningPointCT.org. As a person in long term recovery, Michaela actively pursued education and training to advance multiple pathways to recovery through a holistic approach as she learned the importance of the whole-person wellbeing to support a life worth living. She holds a Masters in Community Psychology, and most recently graduated with a Masters in Conscious Studies and Transpersonal Psychology. In addition, Michaela is a yoga instructor, breathwork practitioner, and meditation facilitator. Michaela is recognized for her depth of knowledge and exceptional skill in cultivating transformative spaces. Currently, she is the primary instructor the AU Recovery Support Specialist Certification and Training program and holds community trainings on a variety of topics relevant to peer recovery services.
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