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January 2, 2018

2018 NAADAC Advocacy Webinar Series

NAADAC is launching a new Advocacy Webinar Series in 2018 to provide you with the tools and information to be a powerful and effective advocate for the addiction profession! This exciting eight-webinar series is kicking off in January.

Learn about advocacy, NAADAC’s public policy initiatives, and the many resources NAADAC provides to help you stay current on important state and national public policy issues that impact addiction professionals through this new series of webinars!

Here's what is coming up in January!

What’s Advocacy Got to Do With You and the Future of Addiction Services

Thursday, January 4, 2018 @ 2:00 - 3:00 pm ET (1 CT/12 MT/11 PT)

Description: This webinar will focus on the NAADAC Advocacy Series and what the NAADAC Advocacy Series will present and the importance to addiction professionals. Issues addressed will be the Series Itself, NAADAC’s public policy initiatives, and the NAADAC Advocacy webpages and how to stay current. Participants will also get an overview of major legislative issues currently before Congress and strategies for contacting their legislators for inclusion and support of those related to our profession.

Presenters: Gerard J. Schmidt, MA, LPC, MAC, and Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, NCAC II, CDC III, SAP

Gerard J. Schmidt, MA, LPC, MAC, is the President of NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals and is Chief Operations Officer at Valley HealthCare System in Morgantown, WV. He has served in the mental health and addictions treatment profession for the past 45 years and has been active within West Virginia in advocating and supporting state legislative issues related to addictions and addiction treatment.

Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, NCAC II, CDC III, SAP, is the Executive Director of NAADAC. She previously served as the Project Director of Central East Addiction Technology Transfer Center, the Program Director for Volunteers of America Western Washington, and the administrator of multi-county, publicly-funded alcohol/drug prevention/ intervention/treatment centers. Moreno Tuohy has been a state, national, and international trainer for over 25 years on a variety of topics.

Price: Education is FREE to all professionals

Continuing Education Credit: Earn a certificate of completion for 1 NAADAC CE credit by passing an online CE quiz upon completion of the webinar. FREE for NAADAC members (Join now!). $15 for Non-members.

Questions or comments about NAADAC Education? Take a look at our Webinar FAQs or email NAADAC.

Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program: Reducing Substance Use Disorders

Wednesday, January 17, 2018 @ 3:00 - 4:00 pm ET (2 CT/1 MT/12 PT)

Description: In July 2014, CMS launched the Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program (IAP), a collaborative between the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) and the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). The goal of IAP is to improve the health and health care of Medicaid beneficiaries and to reduce costs by supporting states’ ongoing payment and delivery system reforms. This webinar provides an overview of the IAP SUD program area, including recent efforts and upcoming opportunities, and highlights ways to engage in Medicaid SUD delivery system reform.

Presenter: Tyler Sadwith

Tyler Sadwith is a Health Insurance Specialist at the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and lead for the Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program (IAP) initiative on Reducing Substance Use Disorder (SUD). The Medicaid IAP, launched in 2014, provides technical support to states’ ongoing Medicaid delivery system reform efforts across programmatic areas, including substance use disorders.

Price: Education is FREE to all professionals

Questions or comments about NAADAC Education? Take a look at our Webinar FAQs or email NAADAC.

More webinars are being added to the 2018 Advocacy Webinar Series each month! Stay tuned for upcoming webinar announcements.