Course Title: Jail Reentry Rapid Stabilization & Peer Support in Short Term Transitions
Date of course: 03/04/2026
Time of course: 4:30 Pm – 5:30 PM CT
Location: Online
Registration Required: Participants must register and log in using a unique email address.
Full Attendance Required: Continuing education hours will only be awarded for full participation.
Facilitator: Jeffrey Loflin, Christine Zimmerly, Lori Mellinger
Cost: Free
Offers: 1 CE in general education
Language: English
Withdrawal or Special Accommodations:
Email: christine.zimmerly@recoverypeople.org
Satisfaction Survey:
Completion of a satisfaction survey is required to receive continuing education credit.
Closed captions will be available.
Please Note
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with details on how to join the session. If you do not receive a confirmation email within 15 minutes, please email christine.zimmerly@recoverypeople.org.
Continuing education certificates will only be issued to the individual registered with the email address used to log in. Login credentials are unique and should not be shared.
Course Description: This 1-hour training prepares Peer Recovery Support Specialists to effectively support individuals returning from short-term incarceration. Jail reentry is often fast, unpredictable, and crisis-adjacent, requiring peers to focus on immediate stabilization rather than long-term planning. Participants learn how jail reentry differs from prison reentry, how to support stabilization during the first 72 hours post-release, how to use grounding peer language, and how to maintain ethical boundaries while connecting people to local resources. The training is grounded in peer values of dignity, choice, mutuality, and role clarity.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain at least two key differences between jail reentry and prison reentry.
- Identify priority stabilization needs during the first 72 hours following release from jail.
- Apply peer-appropriate boundaries and safety practices in crisis-adjacent reentry situations.
- Demonstrate grounding, supportive peer language that preserves choice and dignity.
Instructor Bios:
Jeffrey Loflin, a Certified Recovery Support Peer Specialist and Certified Recovery House Manager, brings nearly twenty years of lived experience in recovery and wellness. He has spent the past five years supporting individuals experiencing homelessness and complex challenges. As a Peer-to-Career Specialist with RecoveryPeople, Jeffrey draws on his experience in peer support, mentorship, and professional development to guide others on their paths toward certification, employment, and purpose-driven careers in recovery.
Lori Mellinger is a strategic problem-solver and systems thinker with over 10 years of experience leading reentry, recovery, and nonprofit infrastructure projects. She is known for turning disorganized systems into clear workflows, managing multi-state grant deliverables, and writing with clarity for funders and public audiences alike. Lori is skilled in project management, grant writing, technical assistance, reentry program development, and CRM optimization, and has a strong track record in building nonprofit operations, securing sustainable funding, and bridging communication gaps across sectors.
Christine Zimmerly leads the Peer-to-Career Program and team at RecoveryPeople, advancing the professional development of Texas’ peer workforce. With extensive lived experience in recovery and justice involvement, she mentors and prepares new peer specialists for training, certification, and workforce entry. Christine guides a statewide team that designs and delivers peer-focused training and workforce initiatives, combining compassion, strategy, and collaboration to strengthen career pathways and build a sustainable, skilled peer workforce across Texas.