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Amy Ruiz LSW CAC - Clinical Supervisor

I am the Clinical Supervisor of the Men's Co-occurring Disorders Unit. After obtaining my Bachelors in Social Work at Bloomsburg University in December of 2001 I came to work at White Deer Run in January of 2002 and have been here ever since. I began my career at Allenwood as a counselor on the Women's Co-occurring Disorders Unit and pursued my education and received my Masters in Social Work from Marywood University in May of 2005. It was then that I was promoted to a supervisor and worked on the adolescent unit until my recent move to the Men's Unit. My experience here at White Deer Run has been primarily with patients with co-occurring disorders both on the women's and the adolescent units. Dealing with addiction is never easy and it becomes more difficult when struggling with mental health issues. I believe that we need to combine the treatments of both in order to have the best chance of recovery. I love working with people and to be able to see them reclaim their lives by providing them with the proper treatment and support.

Brianne Shreck

I am currently the Supervisor of the Women’s Co-occurring Disorders Unit at WDR of Allenwood. I came to WDR straight out of college as a Counselor Assistant. Since that time I have acted as a counselor, the lead counselor for the adolescent unit, the facility lead counselor, and now supervisor. I received my BS in Psychology from Pennsylvania State University and my MSW from Marywood University. I am also a Licensed Social Worker and a Certified Addictions Counselor. I cannot measure how much I have learned over the years at this facility. I am grateful for the experiences my co-workers and clients provide me on a daily basis. To see someone enter treatment who is hopeless, broken, and overwhelmed and watch them grow to someone who sees they have a future, can utilize personal strengths they never knew existed, and who is able to feel proud of themselves and their accomplishments is both rewarding and a testament to the work we do at this facility.

Dottie Singer

I started working at WDR in August of 1982. I worked in detox as an LPN for several years. From there I was the admissions coordinator for a few more years then Alumni Coordinator starting in 1990. During my 28 years here I also worked in the Family Program, when snowed in during snow storms I was a cook and even cut the grass on a few occasions prior to tent set up for the Alumni Reunions.
As Alumni Coordinator I do follow up with alumni for several years, facilitate alumni workshop monthly and weekly meetings on the units to inform our patients about the rewards in recovery when they attend alumni functions. Many years ago WDR  became known as “Magic Mountain”. I want every patient that comes to our mountain to “feel the magic”. I also plan the yearly Alumni Campout in August and the Alumni Reunion in September. This year is an incredible milestone for WDR, we are celebrating 40 years of recovery, caring and sharing the “magic.”

 When I started working at WDR my husband was new to recovery and this past December celebrated 30 years clean. What we teach our patients is how my husband and I live “one day at a time” There is nothing more rewarding  than to have an an alum call to tell me they are still clean, they have the support of their families again and to say thank you WDR for saving my life! When alum come to functions looking happy and healthy and seeing families grow over the years- can it get any better than that?
If you would like more information call me at 1-800-255-2335 ext 1239 or email me.