Today Is National Addiction Professionals Day!

September 20, 2019 Today Is National Addiction Professionals Day! Today is National Addiction Professionals Day! Join NAADAC in recognizing and celebrating vital players of the health system and continuum of care - addiction professionals. Started by NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals in 1992, the day was established to commemorate the hard work that addiction professionals do on a daily basis. NAADAC is the largest membership organization for addiction-focused healthcare professionals and represents the professional interests of more than 100,000 addiction counselors, educators and other addiction-focused health care professionals in the United States, Canada and abroad. "We welcome everyone to join us on September 20, or hold their own local event, to celebrate the powerful work that addiction services professionals do. As each life is recovered, that helps the whole family and eventually translates into the recovery of a community," said Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, NCAC II, CDC III, SAP, NAADAC Executive Director. As part of its National Addiction Professionals Day celebration, NAADAC honors its 2019 Award Winners. This year NAADAC will present awards to seven outstanding individuals and one outstanding organization for their extraordinary service and contributions to the addiction profession. NAADAC is honored to announce the recipients of the following 2019 NAADAC national awards: Lifetime Honorary Membership Award Nancy Deming, MSW, LCSW, MAC, AADC-S Mel Shulstad Professional of the Year Chris Budnick, MSW, LCSW, LCAS, CCS  Addiction Educator of the Year Kirk Bowden, PhD, LPC, NCC, MAC Lora Roe Memorial Addiction Counselor of the Year Linda Mazak, LADC-1, CADC, LMHC, SAP, MA-PGS (co-recipient) Lora Roe Memorial Addiction Counselor of the Year Suzanne Lofton, LCDC, ADC, SAP (co-recipient) William F. "Bill" Callahan Award Keith H. Liles, LCDC, ADC III, ICADC, NCAC II (co-recipient) William F. "Bill" Callahan Award William Heran, PhD, LCSW (co-recipient) Organizational Achievement Award NUWAY House  For more information about this year's award winners, please click here. NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals 44 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 301, Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 703.741.7686 / 800.548.0497 Send to Friend | | Subscribe |