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Membership Benefits Table of Contents - 2017 William White Research Scholarship Topics Announced - Upcoming Webinar: NAADAC Code of Ethics, Part 2 - Last Day to Save $25 Off Annual Conference Registration - Celebrate Children of Alcoholics Week - Comment on SAMHSA’s Proposed Changes to Patient Confidentiality Law - Up to 50 % Off NAADAC's Integrating Treatment for COD in February - SAMHSA's The Power of Language and Portrayals Initiative - 2017 NAADAC Awards Nominations Open! - Register for the 2017 Annual Nebraska Behavioral Health Conference - NAADAC Career Center Events NAADAC WEBINAR SERIES Upcoming Webinars On Demand Webinars FAQS - NAADAC Code of Ethics, Part 2  Wed, 02/22/2017 3-4:00pm ET (2 CT/1 MT/12 PT) Earn 1 CE More Information Register Now! - Improving Retention, Outcomes & Supervision with PCOMS  Wed, 03/08/2017 3-5:00pm ET (2 CT/1 MT/12 PT) Earn 2 CEs More Information Register Now! - Six Types of Sex Use Disorder Wed, 03/22/2017 3-4:30pm ET (2 CT/1 MT/12 PT) Earn 1.5 CEs More Information Register Now! - Motivating the Troops: Creating an Advocacy Mechanism Wed, 04/12/2017 3-4:00pm ET (2 CT/1 MT/12 PT) Earn 1 CE More Information Register Now! - Effective Screening for Gambling Disorder Wed, 04/26/2017 3-4:00pm ET (2 CT/1 MT/12 PT) Earn 1 CE More Information Register Now! NAADAC EVENTS - 2017 Annual Conference: Elevate Your Practice  Denver, CO  09/22/17-09/26/17 More Information Register Now! PARTNER EVENTS - ACA Conference    San Francisco, CA   03/16/17-03/19/17 More Information - National Council Conference    Seattle, WA   04/03/17-04/05/17 More Information - ASAM Conference    New Orleans, LA   04/06/17-04/09/17 More Information - NAATP Conference    Austin, TX   05/21/17-05/23/17 More Information - 2017 NASADAD Annual Meeting  Indianapolis, IN  05/24/17-05/26/17 More Information AFFILIATE EVENTS - 2017 MAADAC Spring Conference Great Falls, MT  05/04/17-05/05/17 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 a third of the 95,000 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 Update Your NAADAC Profile Log into NAADAC to verify your contact information and preferences. Make sure you are taking advantage of everything NAADAC has to offer its members! Update Profile Post Your Event on NAADAC's Calendar NAADAC’s Calendar of Events is a marketing tool for the promotion of NAADAC, affiliate, and partner events and webinars. Posting events on the calendar is free and easy to do – just click “submit an event” and fill out the event submission form. Adding your event to the NAADAC calendar has many benefits: - Listed on NAADAC's main calendar - Searchable by State, Webinars, or National events - Listed on State's Affiliate webpage - Upload event logos and links - Automatically listed on NAADAC.org's front page Post Your Event Today February 15, 2017 2017 William White Research Scholarship Topics Announced NAADAC's William White Student Scholarship Award was created to promote student addiction studies research and help develop the importance of student research projects. NAADAC will award $2000 to one graduate NAADAC student member and $1000 to one undergraduate NAADAC student member with the best research paper on the assigned topic. Recipients will be honored at the 2017 Awards Luncheon at the 2017 Annual Conference in Denver, CO. For 2017, research papers must be on one of the following four topics: Recruitment of Young Professionals in the Addiction Profession Community Mobilization/ Development for Substance Use Disorder Reducing Stigma and/ or Discrimination Social Justice and Substance Use Disorder Deadline: May 31, 2017 [ More Information ] and [ Download Application ] Upcoming Webinar: NAADAC Code of Ethics, Part 2 Weds, February 22, 2017 @ 3:00-4:00pm ET (2 CT/1 MT/12 PT) The NAADAC Code of Ethics is vital to the legal and ethical delivery of services to individuals struggling with substance use and addictive behavior disorders. The Revised Code of Ethics, effective October 9, 2016, is a reliable and credible reference tool that guides and informs services provided directly or indirectly, along the entire continuum of care. Earn 1 CE (free for NAADAC members - join now!). [ More Information ] and [ Register Now ] Last Day to Save $25 Off Annual Conference Registration Today is the last day to save $25 off registration for NAADAC's 2017 Annual Conference: Elevate Your Practice on September 22-26 in Denver, Colorado. The 2017 Annual Conference will be held at the Denver Marriott Tech Center from September 22-26, 2017, including pre-conference training sessions on September 22 and post-conference sessions on September 26. Regular conference sessions will take place September 23-25. Register by February 15th and save $25 by using the codeFEB25. [ More Information ] and [ Register Now ] Celebrate Children of Alcoholics Week Children of Alcoholics (COA) Week, celebrated internationally February 12-18, 2017, is a campaign by the National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA) to raise awareness of children affected by parental alcohol problems. COA Week celebrates the recovery of the many thousands of children (of all ages) who have received the help they needed to recover from the pain and losses suffered in their childhood, and it offers hope to those still suffering from the adverse impact of parental alcohol and drug addiction through educational programs, proclamations by mayors and governors, poster contests in schools, and radio, television and print media. [ More Information ] and [ Download Infographic ] Comment on SAMHSA’s Proposed Changes to Patient Confidentiality Law The Legal Action Center (LAC) has released a template for stakeholders to use to comment on the January 18, 2017 Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) issued by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The SNPRM seeks to clarify how lawful holders of 42 C.F.R. Part 2-protected substance use disorder information may disclose that information to their contractors, subcontractors, and legal representatives for the purposes of carrying out payment, health care operations, and other health care related activities. The SNPRM also proposes changes to the notice of the prohibition on re-disclosure. [ More Information ]  Up to 50 % Off NAADAC's Integrating Treatment for Co-Occurring Disorders in February - 18 CEs! NAADAC's Integrating Treatment for Co-Occurring Disorders: An Introduction to What Every Addiction Counselor Needs to Know is a 178-page skill-based independent study course that will help addiction counselors improve their ability to assist clients who have co-occurring disorders, within their scope of practice. This Independent Study Course package includes the Learner's Guide and online CE quiz for 18 nationally-approved continuing education credits. [ Sneak Peek ] and [ More Information ] SAMHSA's The Power of Language and Portrayals Initiative The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announces its educational initiative The Power of Language and Portrayals: What We Hear, What We See. This series of webcasts educates the news and entertainment media about the best terminology and language to use, as well as how to accurately portray individuals with SUDs or in recovery. This approach helps to promote a realistic presentation of the issues, free from biased and discriminatory undertones.  [ More Information ] and [ View Webcasts ] 2017 NAADAC Awards Nominations Open! NAADAC is proud to celebrate and honor the individuals and organizations that have achieved excellence in the substance use disorders field over the past year.  Awards are given in up to six categories and will be presented during the 2017 NAADAC Annual Conference in Denver, CO.  Please submit your nominations by May 31st!Addiction Educator of the Year: For an educator who has made an outstanding contribution to addiction education. Lifetime Honorary Membership Award: For an individual or entity who has established outstanding service through a lifetime of consistent contributions to the advancement of NAADAC, the addiction profession and its professionals. Lora Roe Memorial Addiction Counselor of the Year: For a counselor who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession of addiction counseling. Medical Professional of the Year: For a medical professional who has made an outstanding contribution to the addiction profession. Mel Schulstad Professional of the Year: For an individual who has made outstanding and sustained contributions to the advancement of the addiction counseling profession. Organizational Achievement Award: For organizations that have demonstrated a strong commitment to the addiction profession and particularly strong support for the individual addiction professional. William F. "Bill" Callahan Award: For sustained and meritorious service at the national level to the profession of addiction counseling. Deadline: May 31, 2017 [ More Information ] Register for the 2017 Annual Nebraska Behavioral Health Conference NAADAC and Orion Healthcare, in partnership with Nebraska Department of Health and Human Service (DHHS) Division of Behavioral Health (DBH), are proud to announce the 2017 Annual Nebraska Behavioral Health Conference: Success, Resiliency, and Recovery, to be held at the Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln, NE, April 11-13. Earn 16 CEs.  Registration is only $55! [ Register ] and [ More Information ] 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 or Certified Clinicians at Spectrum Health Systems, Inc., in Baxley, GA Clinical Director at Outcomes Detox Center, LLC, in Brownsville, TX Chemical Dependency Professional at Multicare Health System in Puyallup, WA Medical Director at Hope for Youth in Amityville, NY Substance Abuse Counselor at The GEO Group in Santa Ana, CA Counseling Instructor (Non-tenure-track faculty, 3 year term) at Seattle University in Seattle, WA [ All Career Center Listings ]

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Ephesians 2 v 1 v 2 - As for you , you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways (addictions) of this world and the ruler (satan) of the kingdom of the air , the spirit who now is at work in those who are disobedient.

Stop looking at your addiction like it is a powerful unbeatable force ! Realize it is an enemy that can be beaten. Whether you realize it or not you do have a spiritual enemy who will not rest until he has stolen everything you have in life . Addiction is not stealing everything from you its satan ! He can be defeated ,but if you continue to look at addiction through the physical you will stay stuck in his lies and when you die he wins and takes your soul . Jesus Christ has defeated satan you can to , stop listening to the lies pray surrender trust and believe . 

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“When it happens, you feel like you're alone, and you feel like it's only you, and you're in your bubble, and I wish I had someone at that time who could just pull me aside and say, "It's going to be OK. You have to hold onto that fundamental quality of faith. Have faith that on the other side of your pain, there's going to be something good.” —Dwayne Johnson, known for his brawn and muscle as The Rock Read more in "Dwayne Johnson on Depression and Faith." Recovering addicts may be more susceptible to winter depression. Here’s how to get back into the light. Light therapy, generally with a specially designed lamp giving off light that mimics the full spectrum and intensity of sunlight.  Bupropion (trade name Wellbutrin) has been approved by the FDA to treat seasonal major depressive episodes, but the proper medication for any individual case should be determined in consultation with a physician. Cognitive behavioral therapy, a pragmatic interactive therapy that has the goal of changing specific behaviors, can reverse some of the depressive thoughts and feelings. If you feel yourself slipping into depression, contact your physician immediately to stave off the threat of relapse. RENEW EVERY DAY A Father’s Road to Recovery A story of hope from a courageous father who supported his daughter from addiction to achieving recovery Know Your Rights in Recovery Take a powerful step toward taking charge of your life. The Dangers of Drunk Driving Krista Graham tutors middle and high school students. In this white paper, she and one of her students Emma discuss the dangers of drunk driving.  Renew provides relevant and engaging information and resources to help individuals recovering from drug and alcohol addiction and their loved ones create and embrace a healthy lifestyle. Share Tweet Forward

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