Ed Ringl

Chemical Dependency Counselor, Case Manager at HEMET VALLEY HEALTHCARE CENTER

Ed has been working in the field of addiction since April of 1987, and became a certified CADC II in 1994. Having been actively involved in many different modalities in the Chemical Dependency field, Ed has worked as an admissions coordinator, peer advocate, sober living house manager for Cedar House Rehabilitation Center, and 2nd and 3rd offender DDP facilitator for Cedar House. His positions within the County of Riverside have included Methadone Maintenance Counselor, PC1000 Counselor, HIV pre and post-test antibody counselor educator, Satellite Program Manager/Counselor, dual diagnosis counselor, star team intervention, and case management placement for the chronic dually diagnosed. In addition, Ed sat on the advisory board for the Medical Examiners Board for impaired Veterinarians, served as the detox Program Manager for Riverside Center for Behavioral Medicine, as well as co-developed and managed the Wedgewood OP Program for the Riverside Psychiatric Medical Group. In September of 2015 he had the good fortune of joining Hemet Valley Recovery Center as a CD Counselor / Case Manager.