Brad Schweitzer, MS, CADC, CIP, CRS, CRSS
Owner/Director of Training Development & Facilitation
Brad Schweitzer has been working within the behavioral health field for over a decade. His treatment work experience includes: Associate Director of Operations, Peer Support Supervisor, Recovery Support Services Supervisor, Therapist, Case Manager, Mental Health Recovery Coach, and Addictions Navigator. He is the Owner of Behavioral Health Education Services LLC, for which he develops and facilitates trainings focused on professional peer workers seeking Pennsylvania Certification Board (PCB) approved education for initial and recertification purposes. He is one of the Lead Subject Matter Experts (SME) for the PCB Approved CRS/CFRS Curriculum released in January 2021 and one of the PCB Master Trainers responsible for training all future CRS/CFRS trainers. Additionally, he works for Community Health and Dental in Pottstown, Pennsylvania as a Community Based Care Manager for individuals involved in the Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Program. Brad Schweitzer holds an A.A. in Psychology, B.A. in Behavioral Health – Addictions, and a M.S. in Human and Social Services. His professional credentials include: Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC), Certified Intervention Professional (CIP), Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS), and Certified Recovery Specialist Supervisor (CRSS). He also has been a presenter at the 2018 and 2019 PCB Annual Conferences. As an individual in long-term recovery, he has a personal understanding of the struggles those in early recovery experience finding an individualized recovery pathway, and accessing the services they desperately need to support and enable long term recovery success. His focus on the development of quality professional education offerings helps to fulfill one of his passions; to thoroughly train individuals seeking Certified Recovery Specialists (CRS) certification. He takes great pride in preparing CRSs to collaboratively work with individuals to overcome personal barriers to recovery and access resources needed to promote and strengthen their ongoing recovery.
Phillip Bennett, CRS, CAAP
Training Facilitator
Phillip Bennett has worked in the Drug and Alcohol Recovery field since 2015. His treatment
experience includes: House Manager, Case Manager, Recovery Support Specialist, and
Counselor’s Assistant. Additionally, Phil works for Caron Treatment Centers in Wernersville,
Pennsylvania. His credentials include Certified Recovery Specialist and Certified Allied Addiction
Professional. He is also a PCB approved CRS training facilitator and has been since 2018. As a person in
long term recovery, Phillip understand the day to day struggle of early recovery, and how to navigate
challenges that may arise in long term recovery as well. This experience allows Phil to help other persons
in recovery overcome those challenges to achieve long term recovery. .
Ryan Herrera, BA, CADC, CRS
Training Facilitator
Ryan began working part-time at the YMCA of Reading in 2009 as a Case Manager Assistant while
finishing his degree in Psychology from Temple University. He was promoted in 2010 to oversee the
County’s Second Offender DUI program and worked in that position until 2014. In 2014, Ryan was given
the opportunity to be part of the formation of Camp Joy; which at the time was a newly remodeled 20 bed
transitional living facility serving males with substance use disorder that are also involved in the Berks
County Criminal Justice System. Since then, Ryan has overseen the development of Camp Joy’s
Recovery Housing and its day-to-day operations while also working in a supervisory role as the Director of
Social Services within the Housing Department at the YMCA of Reading. In April of 2021, Ryan was
promoted to the position of Executive Director of Social Services at the YMCA. Ryan is a member of the Berks Opioid Coalition
editorial board and is currently in his final year of study at Millersville University where he is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Clinical
Psychology. Ryan holds multiple certifications from the Pennsylvania Certification Board including his CADC (Certified Drug and
Alcohol Counselor) and CRS (Certified Recovery Specialist), and was recognized for his work in the areas of addiction prevention and
treatment at the 2018 Council on Chemical Abuse Yearly Conference. Ryan states, “I have always strived to serve anyone struggling to
overcome a substance use disorder with compassion, empathy, and the inherent dignity that all human relationships are founded
upon and I am very thankful for all of the opportunities that have been afforded me throughout my career.”
Ryan Schweiger, CPS, CRS, CPRP
Training Facilitator
Ryan Schweiger has worked in the behavioral health field for 10 years, currently serving as a Behavioral
Health Community Outreach Specialist for St. Luke’s Penn Foundation. In this role, Ryan cultivates
relationships with community partners to raise awareness of and provide education about mental health
and substance use disorders and the programs at St. Luke’s Penn Foundation. Additionally, he provides
hands-on engagement and support to individuals around their recovery goals in the community.
As a person in long-term recovery, Ryan is dual certified as a Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) and a Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS).
He is also a Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP). Ryan is a trainer with the Montgomery County Training Institute,
providing workshops on co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders in adolescents and adults. Ryan is a SME with the
PCB, aiding with item writing for both the CPS and CRS state board examinations. He is the founder and current Director of Recovery
Ministries for a local church that employs and provides recovery support services in Montgomery County. He also serves on the
board of directors for Brush with the Law, a non-profit re-entry community service-based art program helping those afflicted with
drug addiction, incarceration, mental health reconnect with the community through beautification art projects.
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