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Membership Status Membership Expiration Date: Not a Member If you are not a current member, Join Now! Membership Benefits Table of Contents - Today's Webinar: Addressing the Opioid Crisis via Community-Based Technical Assistance - Look for NAADAC’s Winter Issue of Advances in Addiction & Recovery - Register Today for the 2019 Advocacy in Action Conference - Announcing the #NAADAC2019 Pre-Conference Sessions! - Job Opening: NCC AP Testing/Certification Coordinator - This Week Is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week - We Love Our Members February Bookstore Discount - March to Membership Kicks Off on Friday - Stateline 2019 Calendar Now Available - Join NAADAC & National Council for Behavioral Health in Kosovo - Scholarships Available for 2019 Annual Conference - SAMHSA Recovery Live! Webinar: Recovery Supports that Empower People in Treatment and Recovery in their Parenting Roles - NAADAC Career Center Events NAADAC WEBINAR SERIES Upcoming Webinars On Demand Webinars FAQS - Addressing the Opioid Crisis via Community-Based Technical Assistance Wed, 02/27/19 3-4:00pm ET (2 CT/1 MT/12 PT) Earn 1 CE More Information Register Now! - Hunger for Healing: Evidence-Based Practice for Binge Eating Disorder Wed, 03/13/19 3-4:30pm ET (2 CT/1 MT/12 PT) Earn 1.5 CEs More Information Register Now! - Guidelines to Developing Competence with Mindfulness-Based Interventions Wed, 03/27/19 3-4:00pm ET (2 CT/1 MT/12 PT) Earn 1 CE More Information Register Now! - 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! - Using Harm Reduction Strategies to Move Clients Toward Abstinence Wed, 04/17/19 3-4:00pm ET (2 CT/1 MT/12 PT) Earn 1 CE 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! 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 - NAADAC 2019 Annual Conference: Navigating the Addiction Profession Orlando, FL  09/28/19 - 10/03/19 More Information PARTNER EVENTS - American Counseling Association 2019 Conference & Expo New Orleans, LA  03/28/19 - 03/31/19 More Information - The ASAM 50th Annual Conference - Innovations in Addiction Medicine and Science Orlando, FL  04/04/19 - 04/07/19 More Information - Faces and Voices of Recovery's 2019 America Honors Recovery Awards Gala & Dinner Arlington, VA  06/17/19 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: Brilliance at the Basics and Beyond  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 February 27, 2019 Today's Webinar: Addressing the Opioid Crisis via Community-Based Technical Assistance Wed, February 27, 2019 @ 3-4:00pm ET (2CT/1MT/12PT) Join presenter Holly Hagle, PhD, for this free NAADAC webinar that will provide an overview of technical assistance models that address the U.S. opioid crisis. Participants will gain a complete understanding of technical assistance and how it can assist providers in addressing addiction-related needs by utilizing community resources. Earn 1 CE (free for NAADAC members - join now!). [ More Information ] – [ Register Now ] Look for NAADAC’s Winter Issue of Advances in Addiction & Recovery The Winter 2019 issue of Advances in Addiction & Recovery, the official publication of NAADAC, will be arriving in mailboxes of NAADAC members across the nation this week! NAADAC's magazine is a membership benefit and focuses on providing useful, innovative, and timely information on trends and best practices in the profession that are beneficial for practitioners. Not a Member? Join now to get your copy! Contribute: Do you have research or an innovative strategy that you want to share? Have your years of experience given you unique insights into addiction prevention, intervention, treatment, or recovery? Share your expertise as a contributor to Advances in Addiction & Recovery. For more information, please contact Jessica Gleason. Advertising space is available for the Spring 2019 magazine. Contact Irina Vayner, Exhibits & Ad Sales Manager, at ivayner@naadac.org for information about opportunities in NAADAC's magazine and bi-weekly Addiction & Recovery eNews. [ More Information ] Register Today for the 2019 Advocacy in Action Conference NAADAC’s 2019 Advocacy in Action Conference in Washington, D.C. will take place at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 with a Hill Day on Thursday, April 11, 2019. Attend briefings on legislation, national budget, 42 CFR Part 2, ethics & treatment facilities, and other advocacy issues. Receive advanced and beginner advocacy training on April 10 and attend a legislative meeting and a briefing on Capitol Hill on April 11. There are only two weeks left to book your hotel room at a discounted rate! NAADAC has arranged for a special discounted room rate of $227/night + resort fee for conference attendees if booked at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center by March 15, 2019. To reserve your room, click here or call 301.965.4000 and ask for the NAADAC group rate. [ More Information ] – [ Register Now ] Announcing the #NAADAC2019 Pre-Conference Sessions! The NAADAC 2019 Annual Conference will feature seven full-day pre-conference sessions on Saturday, September 28, 2019 from 8:30am to 5:00pm. Earn 7 CEs! Updates on Treating Tobacco Dependence Audrey Darville, PhD, APRN, NCTTP, FAANP, Therese Shumaker, MA, NCTTP, James Brawner, MEd, NCTTP, and Jon Ebbert, MD Basics of Addiction Counseling: Pharmacology of Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders Deborah Fenton-Nichols, EdD, LPC, LAC Clinical Supervision: A Relational and Individualized Approach Thomas Durham, PhD  Telebehavioral Health Legal & Ethical Best Practices: Dos and Don'ts Marlene Maheu, PhD  Los Opioides y La Comunidad Hispana (Opioids and the Hispanic Community) Pierluigi Mancini, PhD, MAC, NCAC II, Glory McDaniel, MA, LPCC, CAC I, NCC, and Carlos Costa, MHS, MAC Being Your Most Ethical Self Kathryn Benson, NCAC II, LASAC II, QCS, SAP  The Opioid Epidemic: A 360 View  Darryl Inaba, PharmD, CATC V, CADC III, Richard Paul "Rick" Green III, BSBA, LCDC, Cardwell "C.C." Nuckols, PhD, and Peter D. Mott, MA, ICPS, LCDX [ More Information ] - [ Register ] Job Opening: NCC AP Testing/Certification Coordinator  NAADAC is looking for a new National Certification Commission for Addiction Professionals (NCC AP) Testing/Certification Coordinator to provide day-to-day support to NCC AP’s Testing Program Manager and Certification Senior Manager. This full-time position will work in a team environment with NAADAC staff and the NCC AP Commission. The NCC AP, under the auspices of NAADAC, operates as an independent body for all matters involving NAADAC’s substance use disorders counselor certification and endorsement opportunities at the national and international level. [ More Information ] This Week Is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week The theme of this year's National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (NEDAW) is Come as You Are. This highlights the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)'s movement towards inclusivity in the greater eating disorder community and the goal of unifying the field of eating disorders. Find NEDAW events and download posters, videos and other resources on the NEDA website. Do you want to learn more about eating disorders? Watch NAADAC’s free webinars Recognizing Eating Disorder Behavior in the Substance Use Disorder Population and Treating Eating Disorders as Substance Use Disorders.   [ More Information ] March to Membership Kicks Off on Friday Next month is NAADAC's annual March to Membership! Starting March 1st, you can save $20 or more on your annual dues if you join or rejoin NAADAC during the entire month of March! Offer only valid for new NAADAC members or previous NAADAC membership lapsed 24 months or more. [ More Information ] – [ Membership Benefits ] Stateline 2019 Calendar Now Available Pew Charitable Trusts has just released the Stateline legislative calendar for 2019. This calendar is a helpful advocacy resource that includes each state’s legislative schedule, maps of the political landscape, and the name and term expiration date of each state's governor. Keep it handy to help you track legislative action in all 50 states! [ More Information ] – [ Download Calendar ] Join NAADAC & National Council for Behavioral Health in Kosovo 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 and the National Council for Behavioral Health President and CEO Linda Rosenberg, 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 ] – [ Download Brochure ] Scholarships Available for 2019 Annual Conference Thanks to the generous support of our partners, NAADAC is able to provide a limited number of scholarships to cover full or partial registration fees for its 2019 Annual Conferencein Orlando, FL. All scholarship awardees are expected to pay for all other fees, travel, and lodging expenses. Application Deadline: Wednesday, May 1, 2019 [ More Information ] - [ 2019 Scholarship Application ] SAMHSA Recovery Live! Webinar: Recovery Supports that Empower People in Treatment and Recovery in their Parenting Roles The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)'s Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS)invites you to a Recovery LIVE! webinar: Recovery Supports that Empower People in Treatment and Recovery in their Parenting Roles. Join national experts on Thursday, February 28, 2019 from 2:00pm - 3:00pm EST, for a live virtual discussion about the connections between parenting, treatment, and recovery. Presenters will share strategies for providing treatment and recovery supports to help parents balance their own treatment and recovery needs with the needs of their children. Presenters will also highlight promising models for connecting parents with trained peers who can offer recovery-oriented parenting supports. [ More Information ] – [ Register 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! 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 Licensed SUD/Chemical Dependency Professional at the Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic - Behavioral Health in Toppenish, WA 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 IOP Clinical Therapist at NorthStar in Boulder, CO Behavioral Health Clinician at Sitka Counseling in Sitka, AK Part-Time Case Manager for Sober Living Residence, Level III, Men's House at Limen House, Inc., in Wilmington, DE  [ All Career Center Listings ]

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