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Working with NAADAC to Working with NAADAC to Express Your Professional Express Your Professional

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Presented by: Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, NCAC II, CCDC II, SAP

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Seminar ObjectivesSeminar Objectives

Participants will learn about their ethical commitment to promote the health of their communities and profession.

Participants will learn about their ethical obligation to engage in advocacy to change public policy and legislation.

Participants will learn about their ethical responsibilities regarding competence, education and training.

Question and Answer session at the end of the program.

History of the ProfessionHistory of the Profession

Addiction professionals are extremely passionate about recovering and improving the lives of others and contribute to the betterment

of society.

However, the addiction profession has not always existed as an individual entity.

History of the ProfessionHistory of the Profession

Carved out of a niche of professional counselors, social workers and mental

health clinicians, addiction professionals have had to define a distinct professional

identity within the helping profession.

Professional Identity DefinedProfessional Identity Defined

Professional identity = the set of attributes, beliefs, values and experiences by which professionals define themselves.

NAADAC’s Code of Ethics speaks directly to the obligations of an addiction professional and is used as a guideline for professional identity development.

Professional Identity DefinedProfessional Identity Defined

In relation to professional identity, the Code of Ethics outlines four obligations of addiction professionals:

1) Promoting the health of the profession and community

2) Engaging in public policy and the legislative process

3) Maintaining credentials

4) Obtaining education and training

Professional Identity ObtainedProfessional Identity Obtained

NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals, can help addiction

professionals build their professional identities and fulfill their ethical obligations at

the same time.

Professional & Ethical ObligationsProfessional & Ethical Obligations

Principle 6: Rights and DutiesI understand that justice extends beyond individual relationships to the community and society; therefore, I shall participate in activities that promote the health of my community and profession.

The most best way to meet this obligation is to join a professional organization that exclusively represents

addiction professionals.

Professional MembershipProfessional Membership

The dedication and commitment of addiction professionals are key reasons why millions of Americans are in recovery from alcohol, drug abuse, and other addictive disorders.

The assurance of continued excellence in this area depends on the ability of the professionals who provide treatment for

addictive disorders to be proactive and involved.

This can be achieved by becoming a member of a professional organization like NAADAC.

NAADAC MembershipNAADAC Membership

NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, is the largest membership organization serving addiction counselors, educators and other addiction-focused health care professionals, who specialize in addiction prevention, treatment, recovery support and education.

With 8,000 members and 54 affiliates, NAADAC's network of addiction services professionals spans the United States and the world.

NAADAC offers membership for Professionals, Students, New Professionals, Retirees and Organizations.

Levels of MembershipLevels of Membership

Professional Membership - Open to individuals who are engaged as addiction professionals.

Includes membership in the local affiliate if one exists in your local area, full voting rights and discount privileges.

Dues range from $85 to $180, depending on your state.

Associate Membership - Individuals who are working towards qualification, licensure or certification in the addictions profession.

Includes membership in the local affiliate if one exists in your local area. Membership benefits are the same as a Professional member. Dues are based on 75% of Professional Membership.

Levels of MembershipLevels of Membership

Student Membership - Open to individuals who are students at a college or university, students involved in full- or part-time internships or student members in good standing of an Affiliated Association.

Proof of student status is required. Dues range from $35 to $92.50, depending on your state.

Retired Membership - Open to current members of the Association who are 65 years or older and have retired from the profession.

Benefits of Individual MembershipBenefits of Individual Membership

1) Access to cutting edge information on clinical and professional issues

2) Over 30 online CEs free exclusively for NAADAC members

3) Reduced rates on national certification, specialty endorsements and qualifications

4) Reduced rates for NAADAC-developed continuing education trainings, conferences and independent study courses

5) Reduced rates on all NAADAC publications

6) Free subscription to NAADAC’s official magazine, Addiction Professional


7) Access to the award-winning NAADAC News, the association’s publication only available to NAADAC members

8) An influential and effective voice for addiction professionals before Congress and the federal administration

9) A 20% discount on all Hazelden Publishing and Educational Services (PES) resources

10) A 25% discount off new subscriptions to Substance Abuse Funding News

11) Special discount rates on comprehensive professional liability insurance with no deductible and access to a legal hotline that is exclusive to NAADAC members and provides 2 free hours of legal assistance to prevent claims against you


12) A professional identity which helps preserve and honor the unique talents of addiction professionals

13) Eligibility to apply to become a distinguished member of NAADAC's Speaker’s Bureau

14) Networking opportunities through national and state conferences and workshops

15) Opportunities to enhance your leadership skills

16) A nationally recognized Code of Ethics to promote professional standards of conduct

Additional Student Membership BenefitsAdditional Student Membership Benefits

By 2018, the need for addictions treatment professionals is expected to increase by 21%.

Demand for professionals with graduate level degrees is expected to increase by 35%.

NAADAC offers a way for students and new professionals to connect with their peers in the profession, engage in the process to become an addiction professional and enter into the certification/licensing process.

Student/intern malpractice insurance now available at $37/yr

Career classifieds

Organizational Membership with NAADAC adds prestige, visibility and recognition as being a part of the nation’s largest addiction-focused professional association and will show commitment to the future of the profession.

NAADAC Supporter

NAADAC Approved Education Provider

NAADAC Premier

Organizational MembershipOrganizational Membership

NAADAC Supporter Organizational Membership ($500 every two years)

One free career ad on the NAADAC website ($300 value)

One free e-blast annually to members (5,000 emails), which is a $1,000 value

Access to NAADAC endorsed discounted commercial products (malpractice, D&O, Liability & Health Insurance, Urine Analysis and computer software products)

NAADAC-LAN connection for Advocacy issues on health care reform, addiction, mental health parity and other legislative and funding issues

Advertisement on NAADAC’s website, www.naadac.org. NAADAC receives over 66,000 visits a month.

NAADAC Supporter Organizational MembershipNAADAC Supporter Organizational Membership

NAADAC Supporter Organizational Membership ($500 every two years)

Advertisement in Addiction Professional, the official NAADAC magazine

Advertisement in NAADAC News, NAADAC’s bi-monthly publication

Use of the NAADAC logo for your website, stationery, business cards and exhibit booth

Plaque to publicize your membership in NAADAC

Reduced rates for NAADAC membership and access to discounted educational and professional resources

NAADAC Supporter Organizational MembershipNAADAC Supporter Organizational Membership

NAADAC Approved Education Provider ($400 every two years)

Accredits trainers/educators to offer trainings to addiction professionals to fulfill their continuing education credits for credentialing and licensing.

These trainers/educators train both members and non-members, within the country and around the world.

Includes one free listing in NAADAC’s annual Directory of Education and Training published online and in the NAADAC News.

Includes acceptance by the NAADAC Certification Commission as a provider for NCAC and MAC re-credentialing requirements

NAADAC Approved Education ProviderNAADAC Approved Education Provider

Colleges and universities can also be approved education providers.

Students will be allowed to take an NCC examination and hold their scores for up to four years as they work to complete the additional requirements for state certification.

Benefits = student is most familiar with addiction curriculum and recruits them into the addiction workforce early

We have a collaborative committee that is working on national addiction studies standards - This committee includes delegates from NASADAD, HCBU, ATTCs, INCASE and CACREP.

Example: Washington state has unified all college-based addiction coursework through an education coalition so students can matriculate into any of the approved colleges without losing credit. This reduces individual certification monitoring for education requirements.

NAADAC Approved Education ProviderNAADAC Approved Education Provider

NAADAC Premier combines an organizational membership with an approved education providership.

$800 for 2 year membership – savings of $100

NAADAC Premier Organizational MembershipNAADAC Premier Organizational Membership

Two free career ads on the NAADAC website ($300 value)

Two free e-blasts annually to members (5,000 emails), which is a $1,000 value

Approved Provider status for your educational workshops and conferences (must meet eligibility requirements)

One free listing in NAADAC’s annual Directory of Education and Training published online and in the NAADAC News

Acceptance by the NAADAC Certification Commission as a provider for NCAC and MAC re-credentialing requirements

Premier Organizational Membership BenefitsPremier Organizational Membership Benefits

Access to NAADAC endorsed discounted commercial products (malpractice, D&O, Liability & Health Insurance, Urine Analysis and computer software products)

NAADAC-LAN connection for Advocacy issues on health care reform, addiction, mental health parity and other legislative and funding issues

Advertisement on NAADAC’s website, www.naadac.org. NAADAC receives over 66,000 visits a month.


Advertisement in Addiction Professional, the official NAADAC magazine

Advertisement in NAADAC News, NAADAC’s bi-monthly publication

Use of the NAADAC logo for your website, stationery, business cards and exhibit booth

Plaque to publicize your membership in NAADAC

Reduced rates for NAADAC memabership and access to discounted educational and professional resources



Principle 6: Rights and DutiesI shall, to the best of my ability, actively engage in the legislative processes, educational institutions, and the general public to change public policy and legislation to make possible opportunities and choice of service for all human beings of any ethnic or social background whose lives are impaired by alcoholism and drug abuse.

As a member of NAADAC, one can effect and encourage significant change in the addiction profession.

Advocacy with NAADACAdvocacy with NAADAC

NAADAC has a strong public policy department that has been shaped by its members.

NAADAC works in Washington, DC, to educate policymakers that addiction is a treatable brain disease.

NAADAC also works with legislators to increase funding for treatment services and to ensure that coverage for addictive disorders is included in health insurance plans.


Being a part of a professional association enables people to participate in deliberations on issues that face those service clients

with addictive disorders and gives a collective voice to addiction professionals who otherwise would not be heard.

The more members involved, the easier it is to share information concerning the country’s attitudes and beliefs about addiction

treatment and to shape those opinions in a positive way.


NAADAC has been instrumental in:

Representing the addiction profession in the recent Healthcare Reform bill

Gaining parity for addiction treatment

Helped defeat HR 1955- Small Business Parity

National Recovery Month

NAADAC also holds an annual Advocacy in Action conference and Workforce/Leadership Development conference


Principle 4: Trustworthiness

I shall never misrepresent my credentials or experience.

Addiction professionals can be certified/licensed at the state and national level.

Under the banner of NAADAC, the National Certification Commission (NCC) operates as an independent body for all matters involving

the Association’s alcohol and drug abuse counselor certification and endorsement

opportunities at the national level.

National CertificationNational Certification

National CertificationNational Certification

NAADAC believes in promoting excellence by providing certification to the addiction profession to help counselors provide the highest quality and most current science-based services to their clients, families and communities.

NAADAC insists on the highest level of standards and ethics, which includes working to make treatment by certified or licensed counselors available to every person who needs it.

Demonstration of skills and knowledge of addiction professionals

Clients’ verification that persons offering treatment services are competent, skilled and knowledgeable

Improved overall quality of services

Portability when practicing from state to state

Discounted rates for members of NAADAC

Benefits of National CertificationBenefits of National Certification

The NCC offers 4 credentials for alcoholism and drug abuse counselors:

Basic Level Certification

National Certified Addiction Counselor (NCAC I)

National Certified Addiction Counselor (NCAC II)

Master Addiction Counselor (MAC)

Eligibility criteria is available at www.naadac.org

National Certification OpportunitiesNational Certification Opportunities

NCAC I and NCAC II are maintained solely by the NCC

MAC is in conjunction with the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)

NCC credentials are nationally recognized as a baseline, and as a result, are recognized by third-party payers


The NCC also offers specialty endorsements and certificates that allow nationally certified addiction counselors to demonstrate their knowledge

base in a particular area of expertise:

Substance Abuse Professional (SAP)

Nicotine Dependence Specialist (NDS)

Adolescent Specialist Endorsement (ASE)

Conflict Resolution in Recovery Certificate

Spiritual Caregiving to Help Addicted Persons and Families Certificate

Eligibility criteria is available at www.naadac.org



Principle 4: Trustworthiness I shall constantly strive for a better understanding of addictive

disorders and refuse to accept supposition and prejudice as if it were the truth.

I understand that ignorance in those matters that should be known does not excuse me from the ethical fault of misinforming others.

Principle 9: Duty of Care I shall maintain competence in the area of my practice through

continuing education, constantly improving my knowledge and skills in those approaches most effective with my specific clients.

I shall scrupulously avoid practicing in any area outside of my competence.

Education through NAADACEducation through NAADAC

NAADAC provides quality education and clinical training to addiction professionals through

Publications and independent study courses

Online courses

Webinars

State, regional and national conferences

Face-to-Face Seminars

To this end, NAADAC seeks to promote well-established and emergent strategies of best practices based on both research and experience.

www.naadac.org/education

The Basics of Addiction Counseling: Desk Reference and Study Guide

Integrating Treatment for Co-occurring Disorders: What Every Addiction Counselor Needs to Know

Conflict Resolution in Recovery Kit

New Innovations with Opioid Treatment: Buprenorphine

New Horizons: Integrating Motivational Styles, Strategies and Skills with Pharmacotherapy

Publications and Independent Study CoursesPublications and Independent Study Courses

Blending Solutions: Integrating New Skills into Practice

Motivational Interviewing: Clinical Practice with Pharmacotherapy

Innovations in Opioid Treatment: Buprenorphine

Medication Management for Addiction Professionals

Online CoursesOnline Courses

March 23: Gambling Disorders: What Addiction Professionals Need to Know

April 14: Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)

May 19: Education Providers - the New Standard of Success

June 16: Get the Most out of Your National Conference on Addiction Disorders (NCAD 11) Experience

July 14: Co-Occurring Disorders

August 18: Strategies for Successful Test Taking

September 15: Your Voice Counts: Advocacy and the NAADAC Political Action

October 13: Conflict Resolution for Clients and Professionals

November 17: What’s Next in Your Career? Recap and Highlights from the NAADAC Workforce Conference

December 15: Clinical Supervision: Keys to Success

Archived: Medication Management, SBIRT, SAP

www.naadac.org/education

WebinarsWebinars

ConferencesConferences

National Conference on Addiction Disorders (NCAD) 2011 San Diego, California September 17-21, 2011 Registration and more information at www.naadac.org

Workforce Development Conference Advocacy in Action Conference

Each conference offers members an opportunity to: receive basic to advanced trainings specialty trainings updates on issues in the addictions profession CEs to maintain credentials and licenses

NAADAC has highly-skilled trainers available immediately to offer continuing education seminars on the following addiction-related topics:

treatment admission (screening, intake and orientation) clinical assessment ongoing treatment planning individual counseling theories, skills and techniques group counseling theories, skills and techniques family systems crisis intervention and management documentation referral case management discharge and continuing care legal and ethical issues medication-assisted recovery for opioid dependence medication-assisted recovery for alcohol dependence DOT Substance Abuse Professional (SAP)

Face-to-Face Training TopicsFace-to-Face Training Topics

professional identity advocacy clinical supervision conflict resolution co-occurring disorders Motivational Interviewing psychopharmacology and physiology spiritual caregiving trauma women’s issues in recovery adolescent population children of substance use dependents LGBT population recovery oriented systems of care cultural diversity

Professional Identity and NAADACProfessional Identity and NAADAC

NAADAC helps addiction professionals:

1) Promote the health of the profession and community

2) Engage in public policy and the legislative process

3) Maintain credentials

4) Obtain education and training

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Thank You for Participating!

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1016 Leavenworth Street

Omaha, NE 68102 phone: 402.341.8880

fax: 402.341.8911www.myaccucare.com

[email protected]

1001 N. Fairfax Street., Ste. 201Alexandria, VA 22314

phone: 703.741.7686/800.548.0497 fax: 703.741.7698/800.377.1136

www.naadac.org • [email protected]

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