Wilkes University is proud to offer a variety of continuing education seminars for healthcare professionals.
Recovery City Documentary Viewing & Panel Discussion
A raw exploration of what it means to be in recovery as seen through the eyes of four women whose lives share a common thread: addiction. In the working class city of Worcester, Massachusetts, Christine fights to regain custody of her young children while grappling with a traumatic past, and battling stigma from the very systems that are designed to help her. Bridget, who found recovery while in prison, now facilitates peer-led support meetings for women.
On the frontlines, recovery coaches Janis and Rebecca navigate the city’s toughest corners offering support and trying to save lives. In this portrait of resilience, grit, and camaraderie, the women use their lived experience to lift up those still struggling while refusing to give up hope.
Program Objective
Raise awareness, and promote understanding and de-stigmatization surrounding addiction and recovery using storytelling and the lived experience of the film participants to engage diverse audiences.
Discussion with Lisa Olivieri
Lisa Olivieri is an award-winning documentary filmmaker in the Boston area. Her first documentary, Blindsided, is an intimate portrait of a female artist slowly losing her sight and hearing while surviving her abusive girlfriend. The film has won numerous awards, including the Artistic Achievement Award in Directing from the qFLIX Film Festival / Worcester, and the Jury Award for Best Documentary from The Women’s Film Festival / Philadelphia.
Blindsided aired on Maine Public Television in 2016 and received national grants from LEF Foundation, Frameline Film and Video Completion Fund, Women in Film Foundation and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Olivieri is best known for her ability to coax and capture unwavering raw and intense footage from her subjects. She is currently on tour with her second documentary, Recovery City, about women in recovery in Worcester, MA.
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Continuing Education Credits
Accreditation Statements
Counselors
Wilkes University is a preapproved provider of continuing education for professional counselors through the State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors. Counselors who attend will receive a certificate at the conclusion of the program.
Pharmacists
The Nesbitt School of Pharmacy at Wilkes University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Participants who attend the full program and complete an evaluation form for this knowledge-based activity will be awarded 2.5 CEUs. ACPE# 0097-9999-25-007-L08-P
Registered Nurses and Nurse Practitioners
Wilkes University is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Social Workers
Wilkes University is a pre-approved provider of continuing education for programs for social workers and clinical social workers as an accredited university. Social Workers who attend will receive a certificate at the conclusion of the program.