SOUTHWEST

University of Houston

Program Details

Established: 2013
Region: Southwest
State: Texas
Program Contact: John Shiflet
jashifle@central.uh.edu
(713) 743-5862
Website: PROGRAM LINK

About the Program

Cougars in Recovery (CIR) is a stand-alone department within the Division of Student Affairs and is a member of the Health and Wellbeing portfolio. CIR has a student lounge drop-in center and two offices for staff. CIR partners with Student Housing and Residential Life to have a Living Learning Community. CIR has a four-story townhouse with the capacity to house 21 students. CIR has two full time professional staff, two part time graduate assistants, and a practicum student. CIR is considered a large community supporting 60 students. CIR offers nine peer-to-peer process groups that are facilitated by our professional staff each week for students to choose from. Some groups are gender specific and are recovery specific (substance or eating recovery). To become a member of CIR students must submit an application and participate in an interview before being considered for the program. CIR has no specific length of recovery to join, students just need the desire to stop hurting and start healing. 

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The Association of Recovery in Higher Education (ARHE) is the only association exclusively representing collegiate recovery programs (CRPs) and collegiate recovery communities (CRCs), the faculty and staff who support them, and the students who represent them. ARHE provides the education, resources, and community connection needed to help change the trajectory of recovering student’s lives. We are a network of professionals, administrators, faculty, staff, students, parents and policy makers.

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A Collegiate Recovery Program (CRP) is a college or university-provided program that includes a supportive environment within the campus culture. CRPs reinforce the decision to engage in a lifestyle of recovery from addiction/substance use disorder. It is designed to provide an educational opportunity alongside recovery supports to ensure that students do not have to sacrifice one for the other.

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