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| - | Peer Recovery Support Series, Section I: Building a Successful Culture in Your Organization
Fri, 03/27/20
12-1:30pm ET
(11 CT/10 MT/9 PT)
Earn 1.5 CEs
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| - | Connecting the Continuum: How Prevention & Recovery Models Fit Together
Wed, 04/08/20
3-4:00pm ET
(2 CT/1 MT/12 PT)
Earn 1 CE
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2020 Northwest Regional Conference: Embracing the Future
Seattle, WA |
06/11/20 - 06/13/20
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NAADAC 2020 Annual Conference & Hill Day: Learn, Connect, Advocate, Succeed
Washington, DC |
09/25/20 - 09/30/20
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Fifth Annual Alaska Training Institute
Anchorage, AK |
10/11/20 - 10/13/20
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| - | 34th Annual CAADE Conference - CAADE Cares: Professionalizing the Workforce
Burbank, CA
04/17/20 - 04/19/20
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| - | 2020 National Latino Behavioral Health Conference
Los Angeles, CA
09/16/20 - 09/18/20
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| AFFILIATE EVENTS |
| - | Trends and Innovations in Adolescent and Family Substance Abuse Treatment
South Burlington, VT
02/13/20
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| - | 2020 Nebraska Free Seminar: Ethics for Behavioral Health Professionals
Kearney, NE
02/28/20
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| - | Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Addictions Counseling
South Burlington, VT
04/10/20
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| - | Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Addictions Counseling
Rutland, VT
04/17/20
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| - | Impact of Marijuana & Vaping on Brain Development, Depression, Anxiety
Montpelier, VT
04/22/20
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| - | 1st Annual Kentucky Association of Addiction Professionals (KAAP) Conference
Lexington, KY
05/15/20
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| - | VAPA Annual Meeting and Training Human Trafficking in Vermont: The Intersections of Addiction, Screening and Therapeutic Tools
Montpelier, VT
05/22/20
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| 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.
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| February 12, 2020 |
Today's FREE Webinar: The Wounded Healer - Helping the Helping Professional
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Wednesday, February 12, 2020 @ 3:00-4:30pm ET (2CT/1MT/12PT)
Join presenter Sarah Buino, LCSW, CADC, CDWF, for this FREE NAADAC webinar will differentially define burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma; provide a deep understanding of self-compassion; and support participants in evaluating crucial components of their individual self-care plan to support the healthiest version of themselves.
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Introducing the New NCC AP Chair
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NAADAC is proud to announce that James "Kansas" Cafferty, MA, LMFT, MCA, CATC, NCAAC, has officially assumed his role as the new Chair for the National Certification Commission for Addiction Professionals (NCC AP).
The NCC AP, under the auspices of NAADAC, operates as an independent body for all matters involving the Association’s substance use disorders counselor certification and endorsement opportunities at the national and international level. Cafferty’s three-year term as NCC AP Chair began February 1, 2020.
Cafferty has worked in the field of mental health and addiction treatment since 1997. He has worked in several settings, including detoxification, inpatient, and intensive outpatient treatment as both a clinician and an administrator. He is a long-time NAADAC member and prior to becoming the NCC AP Chair, he served as a Commissioner for the NCC AP and, from 2007-2014, he sat on the NAADAC Adolescent Specialty Leadership Committee.
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Register Now for NAADAC's FREE Peer Recovery Support Webinar Series
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Peer recovery support services are increasingly becoming an important part of the behavioral healthcare workforce. They not only help people with behavioral health conditions connect to, engage in, and be active participants in treatment and recovery support services, but they can also change the culture of an organization in a positive way.
With the goal of supporting the increase of Peer Recovery Support Specialists in the workforce, NAADAC presents our new FREE Peer Recovery Support webinar series presented by nationally recognized trainers. Earn up to 9.5 CEs!
The series includes the following webinars:
- Building a Successful Culture in Your Organization, presented by Kris Kelly, BS, Jenna Neasbitt, MS, LCDC, MAT-R, and Philander E. Moore, Sr., MA, LCDC
- Friday, March 27, 2020 @ 12:00-1:30pm ET (11 CT/10 MT/9 PT)
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- Hiring, Onboarding, and Integration, presented by Wes Van Epps, SAC-IT, PRC, Dona M. Dmitrovic, MHS, and Mirna Herrera, MA, MTBC
- Friday, April 10, 2020 @ 12:00-1:30pm ET (11 CT/10 MT/9 PT)
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- Understanding the Pathway and the Process, presented by Carlo C. DiClemente, PhD, ABPP
- Wednesday, April 15, 2020 @ 3:00-5:00pm ET (2 CT/1 MT/12 PT)
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- The Participatory Process for Solutions to Addiction, presented by John Shinholser and Honesty Liller, CPRS
- Friday, April 17, 2020 @ 12:00-1:00pm ET (11 CT/10 MT/9 PT)
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- Supervision and Management, presented by Kris Kelly, BS, Jenna Neasbitt, MS, LCDC, MAT-R, and Aaron M. Laxton, MSW, LMSW
- Friday, April 24, 2020 @ 12:00-1:30pm ET (11 CT/10 MT/9 PT)
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- A Deeper Dive Into Coaching Recovery, presented by Phil Valentine, RCP
- Friday, May 15, 2020 @ 12:00-2:00pm ET (11 CT/10 MT/9 PT)
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The Peer Recovery Support Series is provided as a collaborative effort between the Great Lakes ATTC and NAADAC.
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NAADAC Members: Save 25% at the NAADAC Bookstore
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February is the month of love! As a token of our love and appreciation for our members, NAADAC is offering 25% off at the NAADAC Bookstore – for members only!
From the newly updated Integrating Treatment for Co-occurring Disorders: An Introduction to What Every Addiction Counselor Needs to Know to the brand new Clinical Supervision: An Overview of Functions, Processes and Methodology, to that NAADAC cardigan you've had your eye on, it's all 25% off for the entire month of February for NAADAC members! Use code "LOVE" at checkout!
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NAAAC members like YOU are the reason NAADAC is able to make a positive difference in the community!
NAADAC would like to highlight NAADAC member Jackie Berke, MS, LADC, LIMHP, LPC, CCTP, NCC, from Sioux City, IA, who shared with us why she loves being an addiction professional:
Tell us why you love being an addiction professional! Email us at ccorbett@naadac.org using the writing prompt, “I love being an addiction professional because….,” and enter to win some great new NAADAC apparel and possibly be featured in our weekly Professional eUpdate enewsletter, on the NAADAC website, and on our social media accounts.
[ Visit the Bookstore ] – [ Email Your Testimonial ] – [ Join NAADAC Today! ] |
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The Nomination Period for NAADAC Executive Leadership Ends in Three Days!
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Make a difference by nominating a passionate, skilled, and dedicated addiction professional for a NAADAC Executive Leadership position!
NAADAC is currently accepting nominations for officer positions, Regional Vice President positions, and the Organizational Delegate position for the 2020-2022 term.
The following open officer positions are:
- President-Elect
- Secretary
- Treasurer
The following open Regional Vice President positions are:
- Regional Vice President - Mid-Atlantic (DE, DC, MD, NJ, PA, VA, WV)
- Regional Vice President - Mid-South (AR, LA, OK, TX)
- Regional Vice President - Northeast (CT, ME, MA, NH, NY, RI, VT)
- Regional Vice President - Northwest (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)
Only members in good standing who have been actively engaged in work in addiction counseling or as an addiction professional for at least two years immediately prior to nomination shall be eligible for an elective office with the Association.
Nomination deadline: Saturday, February 15, 2020 @ 5:00PM EST
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Travel to Greece with NAADAC & the National Council for Behavioral Health
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Connect with addiction and mental health professionals in Greece on the NAADAC and National Council for Behavioral Health (NCBH) delegation from March 7-13, 2020.
Led by NAADAC Executive Director Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, BSW, NCAC II, CDC III, SAP, and NCBH President and CEO Charles Ingolia, MSW, this World Learning program will give you a unique opportunity to learn about the state of addiction and mental health programs in the Mediterranean region of Europe. Earn up to 15 CEs!
Professional visits will focus on topics such as:
- Epidemiology of mental health and substance use disorders in Greece;
- Assessment, intervention and referral, treatment and care options for drug and alcohol use disorders;
- Scarcity of service providers and access to treatment;
- Assessment, intervention, referral, and treatment and care options;
- Post-austerity reform programs to address the scarcity of service providers and access to treatment;
- Role of primary care and community-based services in the identification and treatment of addiction for patients and affected family members;
- Ongoing quality of life and community rehabilitation programming; and
- International refugee programs and treatment for post-conflict trauma disorders.
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Exhibitor and Sponsor at the NAADAC 2020 Annual Conference & Hill Day!
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NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, invites you to join the family of exhibitors, sponsors, and advertisers at its 2020 Annual Conference & Hill Day: Learn, Connect, Advocate, Succeed, in Washington, DC at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. Showcase your institution, product, or organization in front of industry thought leaders and over 1,000 addiction professionals from September 25-30, 2020. Exhibit dates are September 25-27.
Space is available on a first-come, first-served basis with limited booth space offered. Don't miss this chance to attend one of the largest gatherings of addiction-focused professionals of the year! Reserve your space today!
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Upcoming Webinar for the FY2020 Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students Program
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The Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) program promotes diversity among health professions by funding academic institutions so they can provide scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have a demonstrated financial need and are enrolled full-time in a health profession program or nursing program.
For-profit nursing and physician assistant schools are eligible to apply under the SDS Program. All other applicants must be public or non-profit private schools.
On Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 2:00-3:00pm EST, there will be a technical assistance webinar, which can help answer any questions applicants may have.
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NAADAC Career Center
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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!
- Counselor/Recovery Coach at Hope Recovery Resources/Hope Homes in Atlanta, GA
- Director of UH Wellness at the University of Houston in Houston, TX
- Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselor (LADC) Supervisor at Minnesota Department of Human Services in Willmar, MN
- MAT Therapist at Elliot Health Systems in Manchester, NH
- Addiction Studies Instructor at Spokane Falls Community College in Spokane, WA
- Chemical Dependency Professional/Substance Use Disorder Professional or Chemical Dependency Professional Trainee/Substance Use Disorder Professional Trainee at Columbia Valley Community Health in Wenatchee, WA
- Human Services Instructor at Northcentral Technical College in Wausau, WI
- Drug and Alcohol Outpatient Therapist at TCV Community Services in Pittsburgh, PA
- Senior Associate/Project Manager at the California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions in Sacramento, CA
- Licensed Clinical Addictions Counselor at the Regional Mental Health Center in East Chicago, IN
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