News
Graduates Acheive Goal
March 2009
We would like to congratulate two of our program graduates in achieving their goals of becoming NC, Certified Substance Abuse Counselor- Interns, CSAC-I.
Will Carter, Manager, of our Men’s Services Division and William Faulkner, Facility Manager, Old Fort, NC recently completed the state requirements for certification and passed the qualifications examination in Raleigh, NC. Both men expressed a desire to pursue professional training in the counseling field during their own treatment in the Recovery Ventures program. Their participation in training seminars and counseling courses, sponsored by the program and/or through scholarships, provided the opportunity for accumulation of the training hours required. 
Supervision of their progress was provided by Jennifer Hollowell, MA, LPC, CCS, CSAC, Therapeutic Director. This accomplishment will also allow the both to become Qualified Therapeutic Community Professionals, QTCP in May 2009.
“We stay in recovery by helping others recover” has been a concept of the RVC program since its beginning. “There is no “Magic Cure” to addiction in our program.” “We provide an opportunity for individuals to experience a normal lifestyle in everyday society, while remaining clean and sober,” said Dave Martin, Executive Director. “You have to live the life of sobriety and our leaders and senior peer counselors demonstrate and reinforce what has worked for us.” “Ultimately, it is up to the individual’s own desire and commitment to remain clean and sober.”
“Will and William have shown that successfully completing our programs course of treatment, the willingness to “do whatever it takes” to maintain sobriety and the desire to “give back what they have received” has made them positive role models for those who come to us for help.”
Congratulations guys for a job well done!
Steve Sorrells Joins Recovery Ventures Corporation
October 2008
Please join us in welcoming Mr. Steve Sorrells to the staff of Recovery Ventures Corporation. Steve came on board as Program Manager on September 29, 2008.
Steve became familiar with our program while attending Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. More specifically, he learned of our program through the Appalachian Addictions Institute and participated in a site visit to our facility with a group of community counseling students.
Steve chose to complete his practicum training and part of his internship at RVC and stated, “through that experience I came to understand and appreciate the treatment modalities of the therapeutic community.”
Steve received his Master’s Degree in Community Counseling with an emphasis in Addictions Counseling in 2007, as well as the post-graduate Certificate in Addictions Counseling. He was awarded the Mary Thomas Burke award as the Outstanding Counseling Graduate Student by the NC Counseling Association, as well as an award for Excellence by the International Association of Addictions and Offenders Counselors division of the American Counseling Association.
Steve recently stated, “I believe there is hope for every addict. It is all about change and healing. Each individual must make a decision to do whatever it takes to stay clean and sober, and then, be willing to change, willing to be humble, honest and grateful, and willing to develop a spiritual connection with a power greater than self and with other sober people.”
Steve stated that he is truly privileged to have this opportunity to be at RVC, and we feel honored to have him as a member of our team.
Jennifer