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Membership Benefits Table of Contents - September Is Recovery Month! - Get Ready for National Addiction Professionals Day - Register for the Alaska Training Institute October 22-23 - Featured Speakers at the 2018 Annual Conference - Upcoming Webinar: Understanding Gambling Disorder: New Research Trends - Book Your Hotel Room for the 2018 Annual Conference - Join Us for the 2018 Advocacy in Action Conference & Hill Day on November 12-13 - Help NAADAC Honor Our Deceased - Exhibit at the 2018 Annual Conference - NAADAC in Washington, DC - NAADAC Career Center Events NAADAC WEBINAR SERIES Upcoming Webinars On Demand Webinars FAQS - Understanding Gambling Disorder: New Research Trends Wed, 09/12/18 3-4:00pm ET (2 CT/1 MT/12 PT) Earn 1 CE More Information Register Now! - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Substance Use Disorders  Wed, 09/26/18 3-4:00pm ET (2 CT/1 MT/12 PT) Earn 1 CE More Information Register Now! - Overlapping Issues: Domestic & Sexual Violence, Mental Health, Trauma & Substance Use Wed, 10/10/18 3-4:30pm ET (2 CT/1 MT/12 PT) Earn 1.5 CEs More Information Register Now! - Recognizing Eating Disorder Behavior in the Substance Use Disorder Population Wed, 11/14/18 3-4:30pm ET (2 CT/1 MT/12 PT) Earn 1.5 CEs More Information Register Now! - Using Harm Reduction Strategies to Move Clients Toward Abstinence Wed, 11/28/18 3-4:00pm ET (2 CT/1 MT/12 PT) Earn 1 CE More Information Register Now! NAADAC EVENTS - 2018 Annual Conference: Shoot for the Stars  Houston, TX  10/05/18-10/09/18 More Information - Alaska Training Institute  Anchorage, AK 10/22/18 - 10/23/18 More Information - NAADAC in Washington, DC: Conflict Resolution for Recovery National Harbor, MD  11/01/18-11/03/18 More Information - 2018 Advocacy In Action Conference & Hill Day Washington, D.C.  11/12/18-11/13/18 More Information - NAADAC in Orlando: Conflict Resolution for Recovery Orlando, FL  12/06/18-12/08/18 More Information PARTNER EVENTS - SAMHSA National Recovery Month  September 2018 More Information AFFILIATE EVENTS - MTAADAC Journey Together Conference 2018 Franklin, TN 09/03/18 - 09/06/18 More Information - WVAADC Annual Professional Summit 2018 Morgantown, WV 09/11/18 - 09/14/18 More Information - SNAAP Managing Maintenance: Debating Abstinence & Medication Assisted Treatment - Barriers and Attitudes Las Vegas, NV 09/14/18 More Information - Embracing the Peer Movement: Underscoring Peer Value Middletown, NY 11/09/18 More Information Promote Your Job Listing with NAADAC Need to fill a position in your agency or educational program? NAADAC's Career Center is the place to go. Your career ads will reach NAADAC members and a professional mailing list of 48,000+ professionals each week for three months. That is almost half of the 100,000 addiction counselors, educators and other addiction-focused health care professionals that the Department of Labor estimates work in the United States. Each career ad runs until its closing date or for three months. More Information September 5, 2018 September Is Recovery Month! Every September, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) sponsors Recovery Month to increase awareness and understanding of mental and substance use disorders and celebrate the people who recover.  This year's theme is Join the Voices for Recovery: Invest in Health, Home, Purpose, and Community. All month, SAMHSA will explore how integrated care, a strong community, sense of purpose, and leadership contribute to effective treatments that sustain the recovery of persons with mental and substance use disorders. The observance will work to highlight inspiring stories to help people from all walks of life find the path to hope, health, and wellness. In the spirit of community, SAMHSA invites you to learn more about recovery activities in your area by participating in events near you, or help bring your community together by hosting an event and posting in on the SAMHSA website! National Recovery Month events are taking place across the country - find an event near you, or find out how to plan an event in your community! [ More Information ] - [ Find Event ]  Get Ready for National Addiction Professionals Day on September 20th National Addiction Professionals Day, the day established to commemorate the hard work that addiction professionals do on a daily basis, is on September 20, 2018!  What are you doing to celebrate?Whether you're holding a own local event to celebrate the powerful work that addiction services professionals do, or commemorating the day in another way, we want to hear from you! Send information about your event to Kristin Hamilton at khamilton@naadac.org.   [ More Information ] Register for the Alaska Training Institute October 22-23 - Earn 16.25 CEs! Join NAADAC and the Alaska Addiction Professionals Association (AAPA) for the third annual Annual Alaska Training Institute, Exploring the Emerging Addiction Environment: MJ to Opioids and Peers to Professionals, on October 22-23, 2018 at the Anchorage Marriott Downtown in Anchorage, AK. Earn 16.25 CEs!  [ More Information ] - [ Register Now ]  Featured Speakers at the 2018 Annual Conference The 2018 Annual Conference: Shoot for the Stars in Houston, TX, is only about a month away! Between the 90+ speakers and presentations in a variety of different subject tracks, the ability to earn up to 42 CEs, the exciting morning and evening activities, the exhibit hall, the poster presentations, and the impressive lineup of featured speakers, we're not sure what we're looking forward to the most! Below is just a glimpse of our impressive lineup of speakers: Forgiveness: Part of the Therapeutic Process or Unfinished Business? Robert Ackermann, PhD Co-founder of the National Association for Children of Addiction (NACoA) and Former Director of the Mid-Atlantic Addiction Research and Training Institute Featured Speaker at President's Awards Luncheon Michael Botticelli Executive Director, Grayken Center for Addiction at Boston Medical Center and Former Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Mechanisms of Addiction and Recovery: Treatment Implications Carlo DiClemente, PhD, ABPPUMBC Presidential Research Professor, Director of MDQuit Tobacco Resource Center and the Center for Community Collaboration at UMBC, and Co-developer of the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change  Update on the Neuroscience of Addiction Darryl S. Inaba, PharmD, CATC V, CADC III National Trainer and Director of Clinical and Behavioral Health Services for the Addictions Recovery Center and Director of Research and Education of CNS Productions Behavioral Care at the Crossroads: Serving Clients/Patients with 21st Century Technologies Marlene Maheu, PhD Founder and Executive Director of Telebehavioral Health Institute Musical Entertainment John McAndrew [ More Information ] - [ Register Now ] Upcoming Webinar: Understanding Gambling Disorder: New Research Trends Wed, Sept. 12, 2018 @ 3:00 - 4:00 pm ET (2 CT/1 MT/12 PT) Join presenter Christine Reilly for this free NAADAC webinar that will help learners get up-to-date on the latest research on gambling disorder. The webinar will focus on the prevalence of the disorder, at-risk subpopulations, the revised diagnostic code in DSM-5, options for brief screening, treatment strategies and relapse prevention. Earn 1 CE (free for NAADAC members - join now!). [ More Information ] - [ Register Now ] Book Your Hotel Room for the 2018 Annual Conference Don't forget to book your hotel room at for the NAADAC 2018 Annual Conference! The hotel is filling up quickly. NAADAC has arranged for a special discounted room rate of $149/night for conference attendees and exhibitors at The Westin Galleria Houston if booked by September 19, 2018. To book your room, please visit the hotel's website or call 713.960.8100 and ask for the NAADAC group rate. [ More Information ] - [ Book Discounted Room ] Join Us for the 2018 Advocacy in Action Conference & Hill Day on November 12-13 The schedule has been announced for NAADAC's 2018 Advocacy in Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on November 12, 2018 and Hill Day on November 13, 2018! Join NAADAC on November 12 for briefings on legislation, national budget, and advocacy issues, and receive training for visits to the Hill, and on November 13 for meetings on Capitol Hill. NAADAC has arranged for a special discounted room rate of $199/night for conference attendees if booked at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center by October 19, 2018. To book your room, click here or call 301.965.4000 and ask for the NAADAC group rate. [ More Information ] - [ Register Now ]  Help NAADAC Honor Our Deceased Help NAADAC honor addiction professionals who have have passed in the last year in a In Memoriam slideshow at the NAADAC 2018 Annual Conference. To have your colleague or loved one included, please send a photo, his or her name, and state to Kristin Hamilton at khamilton@naadac.org. [ Submit Name ] Exhibit at the 2018 Annual Conference NAADAC invites you to exhibit at its 2018 Annual Conference at The Westin Galleria Houstonin Houston, TX. Showcase your institution, product, or organization in front of industry thought leaders and over 1,000 addiction professionals from October 5-7. Space is available on a first-come, first-served basis with limited booth space offered. Our exhibit hall has sold out the last three years in a row – don’t miss out! Sign up for your booth today! [ More Information ] - [ Prospectus & Order Form ] NAADAC in Washington, DC: Conflict Resolution for Recovery on November 1-3 Join NAADAC's Executive Director, Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, NCAC II, CDC III, SAP for a two-day training on Romancing the Brain: Conflict Resolution for Recovery in Washington, D.C., on November 1-2, 2018. Earn 14 CEs! Do you want to learn how to provide Conflict Resolution for Recovery training to other qualified individuals? Join Cynthia Moreno Tuohy for the full-day Train the Trainer training on November 3, 2018. Earn an additional 7 CES! Can't attend NAADAC in Washington, DC? Join Cynthia Moreno Tuohy for NAADAC in Orlando on December 6-8, 2018! [ More Information ]   NAADAC Career Center The NAADAC Career Center provides a variety of employment listings at no charge for addiction-focused professionals. If you are looking to find a new career, the NAADAC Career Center can help! Check out our latest listings! Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Florida Health Care Plans, Inc. in Holly Hill, FL Program Analyst [Health] at The Appalachian Regional Commission in Washington, DC HARP/HCBS Care Manager, Drug Users Health Program at Trillium Health in Rochester, NY Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselor at Minnesota Department of Human Services in Alexandria, MN Administrative Executive at Idaho Residential Treatment Facility at Rainbow's End Recovery Center in Challis, ID  Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselor at Minnesota Department of Human Services in Fergus Falls, MN Outpatient Counselor at Lakeview Center, Inc., in Pensacola, FL Addictions Psychiatrist at WestBridge in Manchester, NH Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselor at Minnesota Department of Human Services in Alexandria, MN Recovery Support Specialist at Recovery Centers of America in Waldorf, MD  Chemical Dependency Program Manager - Residential Program Manager at Minnesota Department of Human Services in St. Peter, MN Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselor at Minnesota Department of Human Services in Baxter, MN Substance Use Therapist at The GEO Group in Aurora, CO  Social Worker/Substance Abuse Counselor at Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI Licensed Clinician at Summit Behavioral Health in Doylestown, PA Chemical Dependency Program Manager - Residential Program Manager at Minnesota Department of Human Services in Fergus Falls, MN LADC Supervisor - Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselor Supervisor at Minnesota Department of Human Services in Fergus Falls, MN Treatment Director at Minnesota Department of Human Services in St. Paul, MN Alcohol and Other Drug Counselor/Coordinator of Alcohol and Other Drug Education at Colgate University in Hamilton, NY Mental Health Professional at Professional Renewal Center in Lawrence, KS Product Placement Coordinator at Hazelden Betty Ford in New York, NY  [ All Career Center Listings ]

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