NAADAC Institute Education Update Don't miss these great opportunities to earn CEs, advance your professional life and enhance your practice through live seminars, independent study or online! Exploring Techniques to Support Long-Term Addiction Recovery for Clients & Families Thursday, May 23, 2013 12pm - 2pm EST (11 C/10 M/9 P) More Information & Registration Techniques employed during treatment and early stages of recovery are different than those used to support long-term recovery.  This webinar outlines the differences between professionally directed, long-term treatment planning and patient-directed long-term recovery planning and the role of addiction professionals in long-term recovery of their clients and families.  The presenters will also explore recovery-focused reconstruction of identity, character, relationships, and resiliency marked by spiritual self-transcendence, mutual dependence, humility, tolerance, respect and service to others (“recovery as a process of getting out of oneself”) in comparison to techniques of individual, group, and family recovery that focus on enhancing self-knowledge, self-development, self-assertion, self-control, self-confidence, and self-esteem (“treatment as a process of getting into oneself”). Become a member of NAADAC to earn free CE credit for all NAADAC webinars & online courses (over 75 CEs): www.naadac.org/join

Upcoming Recovery-Oriented Webinars: Collaborating with Other Professions, Professionals & Communities Tuesday, June 4, 2013 3pm - 4pm EST (2 C/1 M/12 P) More Information & Registration Including Family & Community in the Recovery Process Wednesday, June 19, 2013 3pm - 5pm EST (2 C/1 M/12 P) More Information & Registration Full List of NAADAC Webinars: www.naadac.org/education/webinars You Can Make a Difference: Join a NAADAC Committee Would you like to play a major role in finding solutions to the many challenges facing addiction professionals? Ready to bring your knowledge and expertise to the table? Join a NAADAC committee and help address healthcare reform, parity, licensure and funding for the profession. We do this by strengthening and elevating our professional status, providing training and advocacy, providing up-to-date information to our members and working collaboratively with other stakeholders. More Information

Reason #16 I Love My NAADAC Membership: NAADAC members receive reduced rates for malpractice and liability insurance for individuals and agencies. Medical and dental insurance is also available.  NAADAC members also enjoy special discount rates on comprehensive professional liability insurance with no deductible and access to a legal hotline that is exclusive to NAADAC members and provides two hours of free legal assistance to prevent claims against you.  Call 800.735.1588 or e-mail insurance@vanwagnergroup.com for full details. Events From Our Partners National Council of Asian Pacific Americans Policy Summit  May 9, 2013 from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM in Washington, DC NAPAFASA, in partnership with the American Psychological Association's Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs through its Ethnicity and Health in America Series, is raising awareness concerning the chronic condition of stress among America's Asian and Asian American communities. The forum, which is hosted in partnership with the DC Mayor's Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs, the Montgomery County Asian American Health Initiative, and AARP, will focus on family expectations and demands as it relates to stress.  It will begin with a film screening of CAN: What does it take to heal from mental illness, a documentary film by Pearl J. Parks. After the film screening the panelists will guide the open discussion on sources of stress, cultural/racial factors associated with those stressors as it impacts Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander families, and how to access resources to cope with the burden of stress.  Panelists include Charissa Cheah, PhD, Derek Iwamoto, PhD, Matthew Miller, PhD, and Myron Dean Quon, Esq.  RSVP by May 7, 2013 by clicking here. Mind-Body-Spirit Workshop Fully Alive: Exploring the Mind-Body-Spirit Connection to Health and Healing  May 18, 2013 Dynamic 8-contact hour workshop in Sedona, AZ at Best Western Arroyo Roble Hotel designed for personal and professional development. Optional 20 contact hour session available for health care professionals.  Learn about thriving in stressful times, spiritual nutrition, meditation, humor, happiness and health, healing environments, and art therapy. To register, go to www.allegralearning.com or call 760-231-9678.