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| Events | | | | - | A Gestalt View of the Latino Experience with Substance Use Disorders
Wed, 09/15/21
3-4:30pm ET
(2 CT/1 MT/12 PT)
Earn 1.5 CEs
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| | - | Advancing Awareness in LGBTQ Care, Part IV: Shaping Affirming Responses for Historically “Invisibilized” LGBTQIA+ Populations
Fri, 09/17/21
12-1:30pm ET
(11 CT/10 MT/9 PT)
Earn 1.5 CEs
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| | - | Through Rose-Colored Glasses: When Cultural Competency Isn't Enough
Wed, 09/29/21
3-4:30pm ET
(2 CT/1 MT/12 PT)
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| | - | Substance Use & Psychosis: Interventions for Intertwined Issues
Wed, 11/17/21
3-4:30pm ET
(2 CT/1 MT/12 PT)
Earn 1.5 CEs
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| | | - | Walking Alongside: Strategies to Support Parenting in Recovery
Wed, 12/15/21
3-4:30pm ET
(2 CT/1 MT/12 PT)
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| | | | NAADAC EVENTS | | | | | | | | | | | - | Pre-Conference Session: Basics of Addiction Counseling - Theories, Practices, and Skills
Online
| 10/08/21
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| | - | Pre-Conference Session: Critical Issues in the Black Community
Online
| 10/08/21
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| | - | Pre-Conference Session: Adicción, Salud mental, e Inmigración - Adhesión al Tratamiento Ambulatorio
Online
| 10/15/21
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| | - | Pre-Conference Session: Nicotine Use Disorders and Effective Treatment
Online
| 10/15/21
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| | - | Pre-Conference Session: Clearing the Smoke - Cannabis Update for Addictions Professionals
Online
| 10/22/21
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| | - | Pre-Conference Session: The Criminal Justice System and Recovery
Online
| 10/22/21
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| | PARTNER EVENTS | | | - | Resiliency 2021: Empowering Voices That Build Resilience
Online | 09/09/21
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| | AFFILIATE EVENTS | | - | 2021 TAAP State Conference on Addiction Studies
San Antonio, TX
09/08/21 - 09/11/21
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| | - | VAPA Training: Science of Addiction & Addiction as a Disease - The Medical Model
Online
09/30/21
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| | - | VAPA Training: Motivational Interviewing - A sprit of communication and an effective approach to the process of change
Online
10/07/21
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| | | - | VAPA Training: Integrating Treatment for Co-occurring Disorders - Myths, Realities and Effective Approaches to Care
Online
10/28/21
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| | - | VAPA Training: Clinical Supervision - An Overview of Functions, Processes and Methodology
Online
11/05/21
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| | Want to Promote Your Job Listing in the Professional eUpdate? | Job opportunities posted here, in the Professional eUpdate, reach over 70,000+ professionals each week for three months!
Learn more about how you can post your job here and on NAADAC’s Career Classifieds webpage on the NAADAC website.
Don’t miss the chance to reach thousands of addiction professionals!
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| | September 8, 2021 |
Regional Caucus Meetings Are Next Week!
  
| You have the opportunity to network with addiction professionals in your area and help navigate the future of NAADAC and the addiction profession in your region next week at your virtual Regional Caucus meeting!
Each region will have its own meeting taking place from September 13-15, 2021 and will be facilitated by its Regional Vice President.
These meetings will provide you with updates that impact addiction professionals and organizations in your area, including policy updates, effects of working in a COVID-19 environment, recent trends, and funding.
This is your opportunity to share challenges and solutions with your fellow addiction professionals, hear about local affiliate events and activities, learn more about NAADAC committees, and find out how you can get involved - all from your home or office! Earn 1.5 CEs!
To register for your Regional Caucus meeting, please visit the 2021 Regional Caucus webpage on the NAADAC website. The Regional Caucuses will be held as follows:
- Mid-Atlantic: Monday, September 13, 2021 @ 5:00pm - 6:30pm ET
- North Central: Monday, September 13, 2021 @ 5:00pm - 6:30pm MT/6:00pm - 7:30pm CT
- Mid-South: Tuesday, September 14, 2021 @ 11:00am - 12:30pm CT
- Northeast: Tuesday, September 14, 2021 @ 5:00pm - 6:30pm ET
- Southwest: Tuesday, September 14, 2021 @ 4:00pm - 5:30pm PT/5:00pm - 6:30pm MT/1:00pm - 2:30pm HT
- Mid-Central: Wednesday, September 15, 2021 @ 11:00am - 12:30pm CT/12:00pm - 1:30pm ET
- Southeast: Wednesday, September 15, 2021 @ 4:00pm - 5:30pm CT/5:00pm - 6:30pm ET
- Northwest: Wednesday, September 15, 2021 @ 3:00pm - 4:30pm AKT/4:00pm - 5:30pm PT
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| | Keynote Sessions You Don't Want to Miss at #NAADAC2021!
| The NAADAC 2021 Annual Conference will feature six immersive keynote sessions presented by experts in the field of addiction.
Keynote presenters will cover topics such as clinical skills, co-occurring disorders and process addictions, practice management and technology, cultural humility and social responsibility, and advanced SUD treatment skills. Earn up to 70 CEs!
Keynote sessions include:
| Thursday, October 28, 2021 | | Cannabis-Induced Psychosis |  | Sherrá Watkins, PhD, LCMHC-S, LCAS, CRC
Director of Wellness Counseling & Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences, American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine | | Digital Literacy: Advanced Clinical Skills for Telehealth |  | Fredrick Dombrowski, PhD, LMHC, MAC, CASAC
Assistant Professor, University of Bridgeport | | Friday, October 29, 2021 | | SOCIOMETRICS: Resilience Building Processes in Working with Trauma and Addiction |  | Tian Dayton, PhD
Senior Fellow, Psychologist, Psychodramatist, The Meadows | | Alcohol Recovery Medicine: Making Alcoholism Uncommon |  | John Umhau, MD, MPH, CPE
Medical Director, Alcohol Recovery Medicine | | Saturday, October 30, 2021 | | Anti-Racism in Addiction Treatment: A Searching and Fearless Moral Inventory |  | Sarah Buino, LCSW, RDDP, CADC, CDWF
Founder and President, Head/Heart Therapy, Inc. |  | Sarah Suzuki, LCSW, CADC
Owner & Founder, Chicago Compass Counseling, LLC | | The Wellbriety Movement: Cultural-Based Evaluation and Healing Strategies for Intergenerational Trauma |  | Don Coyhis
Founder, White Bison Inc. |
View the full #NAADAC2021 schedule on the NAADAC website.
Register now and join us from your home or office on October 28-30, 2021. Earn up to 70 CEs!
REMINDER: The Early Bird Discount ends on September 15! Save up to $151 by registering today! All registrants will have access to all sessions on demand through February 26, 2022.
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| | | Advances in Technology in the Addiction Profession, Part VII Is on Friday!
| Join NAADAC this Friday for our Advances in Technology in the Addiction Profession Specialty Online Training Series!
Part VII: Addiction Treatment - A Virtual Frontier will take place on Friday, September 10, 2021 at 12:00-1:30pm ET (11CT/10MT/9PT).
Presenters Thomas P. Britton, DrPH, LPC, LCAS, ACS, and Marc Turner, BA, MS, will provide a deep dive into one provider’s successful development of a robust virtual suite of services that will increase the access to and quality of care long into the future. Earn 1.5 CEs! Register now for $25.
This specialty online training series is designed for the helping professional who is dedicated to learning more about how to incorporate technology into treatment and recovery.
Those who successfully attend the full webinar series and pass all eight CE quizzes for this eight-part series will be eligible to apply for the Advances in Technology in the Addiction Profession Certificate.
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| | Last Chance to Include a Flyer or Branded Item in the #NAADAC2021 Swag Box!
| Put your company in the hands of Annual Conference attendees by placing a promotional flyer, special offer, product catalog, or small branded item in the NAADAC 2021 Annual Conference Swag Box mailed directly to attendees two weeks before the conference!
Swag is a great way to keep the conversation going and build stronger relationships with clients. Many times these items become collectibles, cherished for years to come!
All items must be received at the NAADAC Office by September 27.
For more advertising and sponsorship opportunities, please visit our website or contact NAADAC Marketing Manager Irina Vayner, MS, at ivayner@naadac.org.
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| | Connect with Addiction Professionals Across the Globe in NAADAC's Online Community
| NAADAC's Online Community allows you to network, ask questions, and communicate about shared interests with addiction professionals from across the country and all around the world!
Right now, there are over a dozen discussions taking place on our virtual platform. Discussion threads range from diversity, equity, and inclusion in addiction counseling to cannabis use disorder.
Our open forum will give you the opportunity to ask peers questions, share your experiences, and receive information that will help you better serve your clients.
Go to community.naadac.org to view the discussions that are taking place right now!
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| | Resiliency 2021: Empowering Voices That Build Resilience Is Tomorrow!
| Tomorrow, September 9, 2021 from 12:00-4:00pm ET (11CT/10MT/9PT), join dozens of celebrities, substance use disorder and mental health experts, artists, and NAADAC Executive Director Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, BSW, NCAC II, CDC III, SAP, for Resiliency 2021: Empowering Voices That Build Resilience.
Celebrity presenters include singer Rhonda Ross, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, CNN Anchor Alisyn Camerota, singer Omar Wilson, consumer advocate Erin Brockovich, singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, Emmy winner Dr. Ian Smith, and more!
This FREE webinar will focus on personal empowerment and promoting strategies to enhance resiliency. Earn 4 CEs for free!
This webinar is free, but donations can be given to #FirstRespondersFirst, a non-profit that assists frontline healthcare workers with mental health services and other needs.
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| | Present a Globally-Broadcasted NAADAC Webinar!
| You're invited to submit an application to present a 2022 NAADAC Free Webinar!
If you are a subject-matter expert on a topic relevant to addiction professionals, we invite you to submit an application for the online NAADAC 2022 Call for Webinar Presentations for a chance to present on a globally broadcasted NAADAC webinar.
NAADAC welcomes webinar presentation proposals on topics such as:- Counseling Techniques
- Counseling Theories or Evidence-Based Practices
- Health, Wellness & Balance
- Social Work Issues
- Assessment and Diagnosis
- Infectious Diseases
- Clinical Supervision
- And more!
Learn more about the submission guidelines and application process on the NAADAC website.
Submission deadline: Monday, November 1, 2021
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| | Addiction Professionals Day Is September 20!
| National Addiction Professionals Day, the day established by NAADAC to commemorate the hard work that addiction professionals do on a daily basis, is on September 20th!
What are you doing to celebrate? Whether you're holding a virtual event to celebrate the powerful work of addiction services professionals, or commemorating the day in another way, we want to hear from you! Send information about your event to Caitlin Corbett at ccorbett@naadac.org.
Download the 2021 Addiction Professionals Day Outreach Toolkit for information about this national day of recognition that you can include in newsletters or other mailings, as well as sample social media posts and sharable graphics. Remember to use #AddictionProfessionalsDay in every social media post!
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| | | | Help NAADAC Honor Our Deceased
| Help NAADAC honor addiction professionals who have passed in the last year at the NAADAC 2021 Annual Conference.
To have your colleague or loved one included in our In Memoriam, please send the individual's photo, name, and home state to NAADAC Communications Specialist Caitlin Corbett at ccorbett@naadac.org.
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| | | | Tomorrow Is International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day
| Thursday, September 9 is International FASD Awareness Day.
Prenatal alcohol exposure is a leading preventable cause of birth defects and developmental abnormalities in the United States. Prenatal alcohol exposure is associated with an increased risk of miscarriage, stillbirth, premature birth, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), and FASDs.
FASDs are preventable if there is no exposure to alcohol in pregnancy. Learn more about these preventable disorders and download resources you can share tomorrow on National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).
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| | 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!
New Job Posting Opportunity: NAADAC now provides a 10% bulk job posting discount for ten or more job openings on NAADAC’s Career Center. Click here to learn more.
- Behavioral Health Clinician - Licensed or Unlicensed at SEARHC in Juneau, AK
- Integrated Team Director - ACCS - Team 4-Sign-On Bonus $5,000 at Bay Cove Human Services in Boston, MA
- Assistant Integrated Team Director - ACCS - Team 4-Sign-on $5,000 at Bay Cove Human Services in Boston, MA
- ACCS - Clinical Supervisors, LPHA -Sign-On Bonus $4,000 at Bay Cove Human Services in Boston, MA
- ACCS Clinicians-Sign-On Bonus $4,000 at Bay Cove Human Services in Boston, MA
- Senior Project Director (Clinical Preceptorship Program) at DLH in Atlanta, GA
- Assistant Professor - Addiction Studies at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, WA
- Clinical Manager- Treatment Center at Bay Cove Human Services in Boston, MA
- Lead Clinician - PACT $4,000 sign-on bonus at Bay Cove Human Services in Boston, MA
- Program Manager - WV Early Intervention Program at West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources in Charleston, WV
- Psychosocial Counselor II Addiction Medicine Kaiser Permanente San Diego, CA
- Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselor (LADC or ADC-T) Restoration Counseling & Community Services, LLC Minneapolis, MN
- Human Services Program Coordinator- Sr (Lead Crisis Services Coordinator) at the State of Wisconsin, Division of Care and Treatment Services, Department of Health Services in Madison, WI
- Program Manager - Drug and Alcohol Treatment at AACI in San Jose, CA
- Substance Abuse Counselor at Ann Klein Forensic Center in Avenel, NJ
- Director of Substance Abuse Counseling Services at Hackensack Meridian Health in Belle Mead, NJ
- Residential Nurse or Practice Manager at The Harris Center for MH & IDD in Houston, TX
- Assistant Integrated Team Director - ACCS - Team 1 at Bay Cove Human Services in Boston, MA
- Assessment Specialist at POWER in Pittsburgh, PA
- Director of Clinic Based Services (210181) at Journey Mental Health Center, Inc. in Madison, WI
- Counselor - Addiction Recovery Services at Swedish in Seattle, WA
- Clinical Supervisor, LPHA - ACCS - Team 4 *Multiple Positions Available* at Bay Cove Human Services in Boston, MA
- Private Practice Substance Abuse Therapist at The Narrow Gate LLC in Rockville, IN
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