Session Description: This presentation will examine the ethical principles and professional boundaries essential for recovery support professionals. Participants will learn strategies for ethical decision-making, role clarity, and maintaining integrity while providing peer support services.

Learning Objectives:

• Defining ethics in the context of recovery support services.
• Understanding core competencies and skills for recovery support services.
• Learning skills for providing ethical services.

Nelson Spence, RSPS, ICPR
Program Specialist, Faces & Voices of Recovery

Nelson Spence is a Program Specialist at Faces & Voices of Recovery, where he supports the advancement of Peer Recovery Support Services through technical assistance, training, and workforce development. He serves as a board member for the Texas Association of Addiction Professionals (TAAP) and has chaired the Peer Recovery Support Services Track Committee for the TAAP Conference. In his capacity at Faces & Voices, he collaborates on national initiatives to strengthen the peer workforce, develop best practices, and expand access to recovery support. As a subject matter expert for organizations such as the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC), PCSS-MOUD, and the University of North Carolina Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center, he contributes to research and policy efforts that enhance peer support integration across systems.