NAADAC in Your Inbox: #NAADAC2019 Schedule Announced; Next Week's Advocacy in Action Conference; & much more!

Membership Status Membership Expiration Date: Not a Member If you are not a current member, Join Now! Membership Benefits Table of Contents - #NAADAC2019 Annual Conference Preliminary Schedule Announced - Up To 43 CEs Available! - NAADAC Featured in a USA Today "Opioid Awareness" Campaign - The 2019 Advocacy in Action Conference Is Next Week! There Is Still Time to Register! - Discounted Telebehavioral Health Institute Webinars Available to NAADAC Members - Upcoming Webinar: Less Is More: A Breakthrough Method for Lasting Change - April 11, 2019 Is National Alcohol Screening Day - Register Today for the Northwest Regional Conference - Take the National Prevention Week Prevention Challenge - New NAADAC Member Benefit: Clocktree Telehealth Platform - Join NAADAC & National Council for Behavioral Health in Kosovo - Become a NAADAC Organizational Member - NAADAC Career Center Events NAADAC WEBINAR SERIES Upcoming Webinars On Demand Webinars FAQS - Less Is More: A Breakthrough Method for Lasting Change Wed, 04/10/19 3-4:30pm ET (2 CT/1 MT/12 PT) Earn 1.5 CEs More Information Register Now! - The Uncomfortable Conversation About Slavery, Sex, and HIV Wed, 04/24/19 3-5:00pm ET (2 CT/1 MT/12 PT) Earn 2 CEs More Information Register Now! - Blurred Lines: The Convergence of Gaming and Gambling  Wed, 05/08/19 3-4:00pm ET (2 CT/1 MT/12 PT) Earn 1 CE More Information Register Now! - Guiding Clients in Self-Awareness for Authentic Identity Management Wed, 05/22/19 3-4:00pm ET (2 CT/1 MT/12 PT) Earn 1 CE More Information Register Now! - Changing Minds: Implementing Harm Reduction Wed, 06/12/19 3-4:00pm ET (2 CT/1 MT/12 PT) Earn 1 CE More Information Register Now! - Healing Addiction and Shame Through Self-Compassion Wed, 06/26/19 3-5:00pm ET (2 CT/1 MT/12 PT) Earn 2 CEs More Information Register Now! NAADAC EVENTS - NAADAC 2019 Advocacy in Action Conference & Hill Day  Washington, DC  04/10/19 - 04/11/19 More Information - NAADAC and the National Council for Behavioral Health Delegation to Kosovo  Pristina, Kosovo  05/18/19 - 05/24/19 More Information - 2019 Northwest Regional Conference: Embracing the Future Portland, OR  06/13/19 - 06/15/19 More Information - 2019 Nebraska Training: Music and Romancing the Brain Bellevue, NE   06/29/19 More Information - NAADAC 2019 Annual Conference: Navigating the Addiction Profession Orlando, FL  09/28/19 - 10/03/19 More Information PARTNER EVENTS - The ASAM 50th Annual Conference - Innovations in Addiction Medicine and Science Orlando, FL  04/04/19 - 04/07/19 More Information - 2019 CAADE Conference Newport Beach, CA 04/12/19 - 04/14/19 More Information - Faces and Voices of Recovery's 2019 America Honors Recovery Awards Gala & Dinner Arlington, VA  06/17/19 More Information - 2019 Jordan Peer Recovery Annual Culturally Aligned Peer Recovery Conference Bowie, MD  06/27/19 - 06/28/19 More Information AFFILIATE EVENTS - 2019 GACA Spring Conference St. Simons Island, GA 04/07/19-04/10/19 More Information - VAPA Annual Meeting & Training  Burlington, VT 04/12/19 More Information - IAAP 15th Annual Spring Conference   Location TBD  04/12/19 More Information - MAADAC's 30th Annual Golf Fundraiser Charlton, MA 05/17/19 More Information - Virginia Summer Institute for Addiction Studies 2019  Williamsburg, VA 07/14/19 - 07/17/19 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 April 3, 2019 #NAADAC2019 Annual Conference Preliminary Schedule Announced - Up To 43 CEs Available! The NAADAC 2019 Annual Conference: Navigating the Addiction ProfessionPreliminary Schedule is now available! It's never too early to start planning which sessions you're going to attend. Check out the full schedule online to see how you can earn up to 43 CEs!  Don't miss six days of education, training, networking, and capacity-building with thought leaders in the addiction profession! The conference will feature seven full-day pre-conference sessions, four full-day post-conference sessions, six keynote speakers, 10 tracks, over 60 breakout sessions, a two-day Department of Transportation Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) Qualification/Requalification course, and a two-day Conflict Resolution for Recovery course. [ Full Schedule ] - [ Conference Overview ] NAADAC Featured in a USA Today Opioid Awareness Campaign NAADAC partnered with Mediaplanet for its recent major national Opioid Awareness media campaign distributed through USA Today. The goal of the Opioid Awareness campaign is to shed light on opioid use and highlight resources for those directly affected by the opioid epidemic and their loved ones regarding prevention, pain management, treatment and recovery from opioid misuse. NAADAC Executive Director Cynthia Moreno Tuohy contributed an article on the role of licensed and certified addiction professionals in the addiction crisis titled Why Certified Addiction Professionals Are Imperative to Treatment. [ More Information ] – [ Read Article ] The 2019 Advocacy in Action Conference Is Next Week! There Is Still Time to Register! NAADAC is getting ready to advocate for the addiction profession and those it serves! Meetings with members of Congress are booked, talking points are ready, and advocates are getting excited! There is still time to join NAADAC on Capitol Hill. Register now! Join NAADAC in Washington, D.C., for the 2019 Advocacy in Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center next week. Attend briefings on legislation, national budget, and advocacy issues, and receive training for visits to the Hill on April 10, and attend meetings on Capitol Hill on April 11. [ More Information ] - [ Register Now ]  Discounted Telebehavioral Health Institute Webinars Available to NAADAC Members NAADAC's strategic partnership with Telebehavioral Health Institute (TBHI) allows NAADAC members to access discounted telebehavioral health education and resources, including a rich library of recorded 1-2-hour telebehavioral health or telemental health training webinars. NAADAC members receive $10 off TBHI webinars. Earn 1 CE for each TBHI webinar! [ More Information ] Upcoming Webinar: Less Is More: A Breakthrough Method for Lasting Change Wed, April 10, 2019 @ 3-4:30pm ET(2CT/1MT/12PT) Join presenters David Mee-Lee, MD, FASAM, and Deborah Teplow, PhD, for this free NAADAC webinar on the Tiny Habits® method. The method is based on Stanford Professor BJ Fogg’s breakthrough behavior model that addresses the 10 most common mistakes people make when trying to change behavior. This webinar will revolutionize how you think about behavior change and what you do about it for your clients, organization, and even for yourself in your own life! Earn 1.5 CE (free for NAADAC members - join now!). [ More Information ] – [ Register Now ] April 11, 2019 Is National Alcohol Screening Day National Alcohol Screening Day (NASD) is an outreach, education, and screening initiative that raises awareness about harmful and dependent drinking behaviors and connects individuals who are at risk with treatment options. Thousands of colleges, community-based organizations, and military installations provide the program to the public each year. Take an anonymous screening in-person NASD events or online at http://howdoyouscore.org. [ More Information ] Register Today for the Northwest Regional Conference NAADAC and its Northwest affiliates invite you to the Northwest Regional Conference: Embracing the Future, a three-day conference from June 13 - June 15, 2019 at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront in Portland OR. Earn up to 24 CEs! The conference will feature three intensive days of training sessions with celebrated national trainers such as David Dickinson, MA, Carlo DiClemente, PhD, Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, BSW, NCAC II, CDC III, SAP, Malcolm Horn, LCSW, MAC, SAP, and K. Michelle Peavy, PhD. Topics include clinical supervision, clinical skills, co-occurring disorders, and practice management. [ More Information ] – [ Register Now ] Take the National Prevention Week Prevention Challenge Join the National Prevention Week (NPW) movement this year from May 12-18, 2019 on social media by participating in the NPW Prevention Challenge. The NPW Prevention Challenge is an interactive social media activity that ties your local prevention efforts to the larger movement of National Prevention Week. This year's challenge is to describe in one-word what a #PreventionChampion is. This can be a person, activity, program, or organization that inspires others to take prevention actions every day that change lives and create healthier futures. Share your #PreventionChampion on social media by May 31, 2019 and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will add your post to the NPW Prevention Challenge digital mosaic and may feature it in a future NPW video. [ More Information ]  New NAADAC Member Benefit: Clocktree Telehealth Platform NAADAC is excited to announce its strategic partnership with Clocktree Systems, Inc., to provide an affordable, HIPAA compliant telehealth platform to its members to allow them to meet with clients anytime, anywhere. NAADAC members can try out the Clocktree platform for up to 10 hours per month for FREE with Clocktree’s starter plan or use up to 100 hours each month for the discounted price of only $41.65 per month for the lifetime of their NAADAC membership. Sign up today! [ More Information ] – [ Try Clocktree for free ] Join NAADAC & National Council for Behavioral Health in Kosovo Next Month Connect with addiction and mental health professionals in Kosovo on the NAADAC and National Council for Behavioral Health delegationfrom May 18 - 24, 2019 and earn up to 18 CEs. Led by NAADAC Executive Director Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, this World Learning program will give you a unique opportunity to learn about the state of addiction and mental health programs in this developing country, the Balkan region, and Eastern Europe. [ More Information ] Become a NAADAC Organizational Member Demonstrate your organization's commitment to quality standards and leadership in the field of addiction treatment by joining NAADAC as an Organizational Member.  NAADAC Organizational Membership is open to organizations, corporations, and agencies interested in supporting the addiction profession and increasing the visibility of your organization. Membership is $500 and good for two years. Organizational Members receive: 20% discount on digital ads in NAADAC's bi-weekly Addiction & Recovery eNews (sent to 48,000+ addiction professionals); 10% discount on exhibit booth space at NAADAC conferences; 10% discount on NAADAC Annual Conference Program ads; $20 discount on individual NAADAC memberships for your employees; A listing in NAADAC's online Organizational Member Directory; Access to NAADAC-endorsed discounted professional liability insurance; Subscriptions to NAADAC's magazine, Advances in Addiction & Recovery, and two ePublications, Addiction & Recovery eNews and Professional eUpdate; Ability to post your events on the NAADAC Calendar of Events; Use of NAADAC Organizational Member logo for promotional materials and communications; Certificate to publicize your NAADAC membership; And much more! [ More Information ] – [ Apply Now ] 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! Project Director at JBS International in North Bethesda, MD Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor LADC at Mayo Clinic in Albert Lea and Rochester, MN Program Manager of a Substance Abuse Treatment Program at Volunteers of America Southeast in Cuthbert, GA Substance Abuse Counselor at Nova Counseling Services in Oshkosh, WI Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselor at the Minnesota Department of Human Services in St. Peter, MN Mental Health Professional/Psychologist 2 at the Minnesota Department of Human Services in Fergus Falls, Wadena, and St. Peter, MN Substance Abuse Program Manager at the Contra Costa Health Services Department in Martinez, CA Substance Use Prevention Counselor (CADC) at It's About Change Sober Living, Inc. in Elgin and Calumet City, IL Director, Substance Use Disorder Services at the Unison Behavioral Health Group in Toledo, OH Substance Use Disorder Counselor at the Bi-State Recruitment Center in Bow, NH Mental Health Program Supervisor at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, MD Substance Use Counselor at the Gateway Foundation in Lusk, Torrington, or Rawlins, WY Addiction Counselor at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation in Naples, FL Addiction Studies Instructor at Casper College in Casper, WY Tobacco Treatment Specialist at RWJ Barnabas Behavioral Health in Eatontown, NJ  [ All Career Center Listings ]

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