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The Association for Addiction Professionals • We help people recover their lives. Vol. 15, No. 6, February 2006

Message fromNAADAC’sPresident

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2006 WorkforceDevelopment

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NAADAC OFFICERS(updated 1/05/06)

PresidentMary Ryan Woods, RNC, LADC, MSHS

President ElectSharon Morgillo Freeman, PhD, APRN, MAC

SecretaryKathryn B. Benson, LADC, NCAC II

TreasurerPaul D. Potter, MSW, MAC

Immediate Past PresidentRoger A. Curtiss, LAC, NCAC II

NAADAC Certification Commission ChairWilliam Cote, APRN, LADC, MAC

Executive DirectorCynthia Moreno Tuohy, NCAC II, CCDC III

REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENTSWilliam J. Coombs, MDiv, LCADC, NCAC I, Mid-Atlantic

Don P. Osborn, MS, MA, NCP, MAC, LCSW, LMFT, Mid-CentralPatricia M. Greer, LCDC, AADC, Mid-South

Edward Olsen, LCSW, CASAC, SAP, NortheastRobert C. Richards, MA, NCAC II, CADC III, Northwest

Jack W. Buehler, MA, LADC, LMHP, NCAC II, SAP, North CentralDavid Cunningham, LADAC, NCAC I, QSAP, SoutheastJerome L. Synold, CADC II, CGS, CPS, MAC, Southwest

BOARD OF DIRECTORSMID-ATLANTIC

Sonya Barham, LCSW, CEAP, DelawareLarry Ricks, SAP, District of Columbia

Marilyn Kuzsma, MarylandAnna Vitale, MPS, CADC, CASAC, New JerseyPeter Czabafy, TAS, CAC, CCJP, Pennsylvania

David Naylor, MA, CSAC, VirginiaJudy Acree, MAC, West Virginia

MID-CENTRALRobert Campbell, CADC, Illinois

Stewart Turner-Ball, MS, MAC, LMFT, LCSW, IndianaSteve Durkee, SAP, Kentucky

Martha D. Burkett, MPA, MA, LLPC, NCC, CAC II, MichiganJohn Carroll, CCDC III-E, Ohio

J. Wolfgang Wallschlaeger, MSE, CADC III, CCSG, WisconsinMID-SOUTH

Charlie McMordie, MEd, LPC, LCDC, TexasNORTH CENTRAL

Randy Drake, MA, ACADC, NCAC II, IowaHarold Casey, NCAC II, Kansas

Jack W. Buehler, MA, LADC, LMHP, NCAC II, NebraskaRodnae Beaver, CSAC II, CADC I, MissouriMeredythe Lester, MS, LAC, North Dakota

Robert K. Bogue, CCS II, CCDC III, NCAC I, SAP, South DakotaNORTHEAST

Martin Jackson, ConnecticutRuth A. Kisseloff, LADC, ICADC, MHRT II, SAP, Maine

Peter Crumb, MEd, CAC, LADC I, MassachusettsPeter DalPra, LADC, New HampshireFrank Naccarato, NCAC I, New York

Annie Ramniceanu, MS, LCMHC, LADC, VermontNORTHWEST

Traci Wiggins, AlaskaTBA, Idaho

Vanessa Sexson, LCPC, LAC, MontanaHillary Wylie, MAC, NCAC II, Oregon

David Harris, BA, CDP, NCAC II, WashingtonSOUTHEAST

James Counts, NCAC I, AlabamaJohn “Bud” Sugg, Florida

Ed Modzeleski, BA, CAC II, NCAC II, CCS, GeorgiaCharlotte Burrell, LPC, CADC, CPS, MississippiLarry Pittman, MA, CCAS, LPA, North CarolinaDonny Brock, NCAC II, CAC II, South Carolina

Cindy Black, NCAC I, SAP, TennesseeSOUTHWEST

Alice Kibby, BA, LISAC, ArizonaWarren Daniels, BA, CADC II, NCAC I, ICADC, California

Jean Armour, RN, CAC III, ColoradoMark C. Fratzke, MA, MAC, CSAC, CSAPA, HawaiiKathleen Buri-Baca, BS, LSAT, CPRP, New Mexico

Laura Schoneweis, BA, LADC, NCAC I, SAP, MSW (Intern), NevadaSantiago Cortez, ICADC, Utah

CONTENTS

Higher Education Opportunities OpenPage 8

Reader’s CornerPage 11

NAADAC 2006 ElectionsPage 11

State UpdatesPage 12

Intervention: An Entertaining ResourcePage 13

Member Helping Member CampaignPage 17

NAADAC Seeks Parner for2007 National Conference

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Upcoming EventsPage 20

NAADAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Editor’s Note“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

These words were meant to be delivered in the speech JohnF. Kennedy prepared for Dallas on the day of his assassination,November 22, 1963. While the words were never spoken,they resonate with me.

Every two years, NAADAC’s members get to put their stampon the organization they are a part of: nominations openfor positions on the NAADAC Executive Committee andNAADAC’s members vote for their preferred candidates. Thismay seem like a simple act, but it has incredible implications.

Under the leadership of the current Executive Committee,some impressive moves have been made: the initiation ofdiscussions with IC&RC, a reassessment of NAADAC’s financesto put them on a solid footing and the hiring of a newExecutive Director. I think NAADAC, and the addiction pro-fession as a whole, has benefited from all of these actions.

So what are the next initiatives that NAADAC willundertake? And who will lead them? Those decisions are inyour hands.

One last thing, don’t forget the discount that is auto-matically credited to all members who make an on-line pur-chase at the NAADAC bookstore until March 1, 2006. This isthe perfect time to prepare for your next credentialing exam,stock up on NAADAC’s exclusive independent study courses,or buy any of the numerous titles featured in the Reader’sCorner section of the NAADAC News. The only exception isthe DOT/SAP product. If you have any questions, call 800/548-0497 and ask for the certification department.

Thanks for reading and we hope to see you in March atthe Workforce Development Summit and Advocacy ActionDay (see page 6)!

Donovan KuehnEditor, NAADAC News

NAADAC NEWS is a publication by NAADAC, the Associ-ation for Addiction Professionals.

Editor: Donovan KuehnLayout: Design Solutions Plus/Elsie SmithContributors to this issue: Mary Woods, Andrew Kessler,

Chris Mulligan, Sandy Yakim, Alysia Lajune, Wendy King-Gra-ham, Misti Storie and Donovan Kuehn.

Photo contributions: Donovan Kuehn.Materials in this newsletter may be reprinted without

permission, provided the source (“Reprinted from NAADACNews February 2006”) is given. For non-NAADAC material,obtain permission from the copyright owner.

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PAST PRESIDENTSMel SchulstadJack Hamlin

John Brumbaugh, NCAC IITom Claunch

Frank Lisnow, MACPaul Lubben

Kay Mattingly-Langlois, MAC, NCAC IILarry G. Osmonson

Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, NCAC II, CCDC IIIRoxanne KibbenT. Mark Gallagher

Bill B. Burnett, LPC, MAC

NAADAC STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRSAwards Committee Chair

Roberta Taggart, NCAC IIBylaws Committee ChairBruce Lorenz, NCAC II

Clinical Affairs Committee Co-ChairsJoseph Ford

Philip McCabe, CSW, CAS, CCGC, CDVCCultural Affairs Committee Chair

Ruth A. Kisseloff, LADC, ICADC, MHRT II, SAPEditorial Advisory Committee Chair

Mary Ryan Woods, RNC, LADC, MSHSEthics Committee Chair

Edward L. Olsen, LMSW, CASACFinance Committee ChairPaul D. Potter, MSW, MAC

Nominations and Elections Committee ChairDalyn Schmitt, LMSW, NCAC II, CADC II

Personnel Committee ChairMary Ryan Woods, RNC, LADC, MSHS

Public Policy Committee ChairGerry Schmidt, MA, LPC, MAC

NAADAC AD HOC COMMITTEE CHAIRSAdolescent Specialty Committee Chair

Chris Bowers, MDiv, CSACConference Review Committee Chair

William J. Coombs, MDiv, CADC, NCAC IEducation and Research Committee Chair

Mark C. Fratzke, MACFinancial Advisory Committee Chair

Roger A. Curtiss, LAC, NCAC IIInternational Committee Chair

James A. Holder III, MA, MAC, LPC, LPCSJoint Commission on Accreditation of

Healthcare Organizations (JACHO) ChairGerry Schmidt, MA, LPC, MAC

Leadership Development Committee ChairJeffrey P. Wedge, MA, LADC

Political Action Committee Co-ChairsFrank Naccarato, NCAC I and Joe Deegan, LICSW, MAC, CCAC-S

Strategic Thinking Committee ChairMary Ryan Woods, RNC, LADC, MSHS

Student Committee ChairLarry Ashley, EdS, LADC

Technology Committee ChairStan Hamnett, MA, ICADC, CMI

National Association of Lesbian and GayAddiction Professionals (NALGAP) Representative

Joseph M. Amico, MDiv, CAS, LISAC

NAADAC CERTIFICATION COMMISSIONWilliam Cote, APRN, LADC, MAC

Devarshi Bajpai, BS, CADC II, NCAC IISharon DeEsch, LPC, LCDC, MAC, SAP

Lindsay Freese, MEd, MAC, LADCFrank Hampton, MHS, MAC, SAP

James A. Holder III, MA, MAC, LPC, LPCSJames Martin, MSW, CSW, NCAC II, MAC, CEAP, SAP

Kevin Quint, MBA, LADC, NCAC IIErnesto Randolfi, PhD

Steve G. Rosier, PsyD, MAC, CDS III, CCDC III, CDP,NCRC, CAADAC

Karen Starr, MSN, APRN, BC, MACJames Whetzel, CSAC II, NCAC II

NAADAC Certification Commission Staff LiaisonShirley Beckett Mikell, NCAC II

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CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Notify NAADAC three weeks in ad-vance of any address change. Change of addresses may takeup to six weeks, so please notify us as soon as possible.

Send your old and new addresses to NAADAC, 901 N.Washington Street, Suite 600, Alexandria, VA 22314; phone800/548-0497; fax 800/377-1136 or send an email todcroy@naadac.org.

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MESSAGE FROM NAADAC’S PRESIDENT

Addiction is a Disease, and Addiction Professionalsare Part of the Cure

By Mary R. Woods, RNC, LADC, MSHS, NAADAC President

“The physician of the future will giveno medication, but will educate his pa-tients in the care of the human frame,in diet, and in the cause and preven-tion of disease.”

—Thomas Edison

What is the future of the addictionprofession? Those of us at NAADAC arecommitted to providing opportunitiesto NAADAC’s members and to otheraddiction professionals to build theircareers, strengthen their knowledge andshare their experiences. But rarely do wehave the chance to cast our thoughtsforward to the possibilities that our pro-fession can grasp.

One of the first steps our professionneeds to take is removing the stigma anddiscrimination that addiction currentlyfaces. We all know of people who needto take their medications daily. If peoplesuffering from an affliction don’t taketheir medication, their body will have anegative reaction, shutting down corebody functions, interfere with normalbrain activity, and eventually have tragicconsequences for the client. Why doessociety feel pity if a person suffers fromheart disease or diabetes but not if a per-son is dealing with their addiction? Ad-diction is a brain disease and needs to betreated as such.

Part of the solution is “medicalizing”addiction. When addiction is presentedin terms of human frailties or weaknesses,it plays into the hands of those whojudge the behaviors or characters ofothers. But by presenting the dispas-sionate evidence showing that a client’sbehavior is a physical, rather than a moralissue, it allows us to move ahead and dealwith the addiction.

The addiction profession also needs tosecure its spot as a distinct profession andbuild for the future. Part of the strengthof the addiction profession is it has builtupon the generations that have comebefore it: people who have experiencedaddiction firsthand, worked throughtheir recovery and embarked on the path

of mentoring and sharing their knowl-edge with others. While other profes-sions have set minimum standards ofpractice, usually masters degrees, theaddiction profession is made up ofpeople who have a very special knowl-edge, the knowledge of human behaviorand patterns that comprise it. Thoseworking with substance abuse span thegamut of educational and life experi-ences.

We need to ensure that we begin towork with other professions, and shareour knowledge. Generally, we don’t haveclose contact with those who have medi-cal backgrounds. For example, a poten-tial client may visit a doctor complain-ing about liver disease. The doctor maytreat the physical symptoms, but miss theunderlying issues related to alcoholabuse. Making that next step of connect-ing with doctors and our clients will helpaddiction professionals deal with ourclients larger health issues and work to-ward positive resolutions.

But what would this look like?West Virginia may hold a clue to what

a positive model may look like. West Vir-ginia recently consolidated its health ser-vices for improved service delivery inrural areas. This led to the developmentof integrated health clinics/centers

where people can attend to all of theirhealth care needs in one location. Whena client arrives for one reason, they caneasily be referred to another professionalto resolve other health issues.

Under this model doctors can refertheir clients to dentists, pediatricians, andother specialists. Why can’t addictionprofessionals and other behavioral healthspecialists be included into that matrix?Doctors are seen as authority figures bytheir clients and by using that authority,in consultation with addiction profes-sionals, we can all work to create a con-tinuum of care.

This model depends on the redefini-tion of the role that addiction profes-sionals play in assessing and treating cli-ents. We need to integrate behavioralhealth clinicians into the process to doclient assessments and we need tostrengthen our relationships with pri-mary care providers to build these rela-tionships. Ultimately, addiction profes-sionals need to promote ourselves andthe unique skills we offer.

Organizations like the American Psy-chological Association, the AmericanNurses Association, the National Asso-ciation of Social Workers and LicensedProfessional Counselors recognize thespecialized expertise that addiction pro-fessionals have to offer. Our professionneeds to strengthen its ties with theAmerican Medical Association (AMA)and work on explaining our role andexpertise.

If we’re going to talk the talk, thenwe need to walk the walk. Addictionprofessionals need to use current evi-dence based practices, information andmethodologies.

We have a long way to go in ourquest for equality of treatment and stat-ure in dealing with the other profession-als we work with. But our goal is anattainable one.

This, and other issues facing the ad-diction profession will be discussed at theNAADAC Workforce DevelopmentSummit. See page 6 for more details.

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NAADAC 2006 PREVIEW

4 February 2006 www.naadac.org

Workforce Issues, Education and Unification on the Agenda2006 is an important year for addiction professionals

By Donovan Kuehn, NAADAC News Editor

A new year is always fraught withpromise and potential. There are manybig issues facing NAADAC and the ad-diction profession in the upcoming year.Here’s our prediction of the importantissues of 2006.

Three Biggest Issues of 2005

1. NAADAC/IC&RC DiscussionsIn April 2005, the National Certification Commission (NCC) of NAADAC,

The Association for Addiction Professionals the International Certificationand Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC) began discussions on a proposal tounify their independent credentials for addiction counselors into one nationalcredential. Discussions are still underway. (More details at www.naadac.org)

2. Addiction Professionals Respond to Hurricane KatrinaEveryone knows about the horrific events that transpired in the Gulf Coast

region in 2005, but not everyone knows how members of NAADAC steppedup to the plate. Over 200 NAADAC members offered their services in re-sponse to a call for volunteers issued by NAADAC in September 2005. Outof the 200, 120 met NAADAC’s health and availability criteria are many arestill helping in the Gulf Coast.

3. Counselors’ Day Gets a Permanent Home and New NameCounselors’ Day, the day in September chosen to honor the work done by

clinicians throughout the nation, was made permanent by the NAADAC Ex-ecutive Committee. The name of the event was changed to include all ofthose serving clients with addictions. Addiction Professionals Day will beproudly proclaimed on September 20, 2006 and on September 20th in allsubsequent years.

Resolution of IC&RC DiscussionsIt may seem like cheating to choose

the same issue as the top item for 2005(see box) and 2006 but the discussionsbetween NAADAC and the Interna-tional Certification and ReciprocityConsortium (IC&RC) will have a huge

impact on the addiction profession. Aresolution to these discussions is antici-pated by the spring of 2006. Details atwww.naadac.org.

Workforce DevelopmentThe numbers tell the story. According

to the NAADAC Practitioner ServicesNetwork Study (2003), the majority ofNAADAC’s members are between theages of 35 to 64, with the largest groupconsisting of people between the agesof 45 to 54.

Workforce development issues, includ-ing recruitment, retention and rewards,are high on the agenda for the addictionprofession in 2006. Without a focus onretaining those currently in the profes-sion, tapping into their energy and exper-tise, and recruiting new people to takethe place of the current generation asthey move on, the addiction professionwill disappear.

NAADAC has begun several initiativesincluding the Workforce Development

Discussions between

NAADAC and the

IC&RC will have a huge

impact on the addiction

profession

Summit scheduled for March 24–25,2006 and a recruitment video developedin partnership with the nation’s Addic-tion Transfer Technology Centers(ATTCs) and Institute for Research,Education and Training in Addictions(IRETA).

Lifelong Learning SeriesNAADAC has initiated its Lifelong

Learning series for its members. An out-growth of the Co-Occurring conferenceshosted in January and March of 2005,NAADAC has committed to providingeducational opportunities for its mem-bers. In the first education series of theyear, NAADAC is providing a series offree seminars in 15 cities entitled“Strengthening the Will to Say No” Medi-cation Management for Addiction Pro-fessionals – Campral Series. Further semi-nars are anticipated for 2006. Moredetails at www.naadac.org.

California and NAADAC Partneron National Conference

NAADAC will be partnering with thenation’s largest association, CAADAC(the California Association for Alcoholand Drug Abuse Counselors) for its Sep-tember 28–October 1, 2006 conferencein Burbank, CA. This conference willprovide the opportunity to tap into theknowledge of clinicians on the west coastas many world-renowned experts in thealcohol and drug treatment professionhail from California. And who knows,maybe you can even squeeze in an audi-tion or two while you’re in California…

NAADAC’s New LeadersWhat role will you play in this story?

NAADAC will be electing new leadersto its national Executive Committee inApril (see page 11) and you can be a partof it. With so many important issues fac-ing the addiction profession, NAADACneeds your thoughts, ideas and energy.For more information on NAADAC’selections visit www.naadac.org.

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NAADAC 2006 PREVIEW

NAADAC Prepares Legislative Focus for the New YearGerard J. Schmidt, NAADAC Clinical Affairs Consultant and Chair of the Public Policy Committee

Even as we prepare for Congress toreturn from the holidays and the im-pending votes on both sides for a bud-get bill that could drastically affect all ofus, NAADAC is developing its strategyfor next year’s budget package. In pre-paring for this, NAADAC has begun theprocess of outlining its key budget pointsfor the 2007 budget.

As frontline professionals, we face the challenges setbefore us with a shrinking work force. The recent releaseof the draft of the Institute of Medicine’s Report Improv-ing the Quality of Health Care for Mental and Substance-Use Conditions, further states that behavioral health, in-cluding substance abuse treatment, must expand andenhance its efforts at addressing the ever-growing prob-lems facing the profession. This emphasis is supported bythe need to expand and develop both addiction treat-ment specialties as well as a new generation of addictionprofessionals. The report points out some glaring deficitsin the work force and suggests changes that could beimplemented as well as strategies to achieve that end.

In addition to this, NAADAC envisions prioritiesaround some of the following key issues:

• HIV/AIDS initiatives particularly related to I.V. drugusers

• Criminal justice re-entry programs and services• Methamphetamine campaign on awareness and treat-

ment• Continued services related to the Gulf Coast hurri-

canes and other natural disasters• Parity for substance abuse treatment• The implementation of programs and services within

higher education that help build the addictionworkforce

• Continued emphasis on equality in treatment provi-sion by faith-based treatment providers

• Grassroots efforts to connect directly with front linestaff and quickly address the changes needed to in-fluence and enhance their jobs

NAADAC plans to improve its ability to work moredirectly with individual states in addressing both nationaland local legislation. By mid-year, we plan to provideongoing daily updates critical to the profession from anational perspective. The Public Policy Committee isworking diligently to stay abreast of the latest trends intreatment issues and educate and involve members in thenational discussion. Each state affiliate needs to desig-nate an individual within their organization to act as

their government liaison. This person can be that criticallink to both national and state related legislative issuesfacing the addiction profession. This will enable quickerturn around and response when action is needed onproposed legislation on Capitol Hill or within theirown state legislature.

Finally, I encourage you to get involved because yourvoice and actions make a difference. Sometime duringthis year, proposals out of your state legislature will havea direct impact on how you provide services or perhapshow you will not be able to provide services. Your voiceis important and needed. To that end, please considerjoining the members of NAADAC for the 2006 Advo-cacy Action Day to be held on March 23, 2006 in Wash-ington, DC. This will provide education and the oppor-tunity to visit your Federal representatives, which is criticalin keeping the message alive. The Summit on WorkforceDevelopment follows this event on March 24–25, 2006and will be held at the Holiday Inn on the Hill (see page6 for more details).

Please plan on trying to attend one or both of theseevents—your voice is needed and counts! If you have anyquestions, please feel free to contact me at 304/296-1731/4193 or at gschmidt@valleyhealthcare.org or visitNAADAC’s website at www.naadac.org.

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NAADAC CONFERENCES & TRAININGS

NAADAC’s Advocacy Action Day andWorkforce Development Summit

Your Guide to All of the ActionAndrew Kessler, Director of Government Relations

6 February 2006 www.naadac.org

On March 23, 2006, NAADAC will host its 19th an-nual Advocacy Action day. For over 10 hours, NAADACmembers will have the opportunity to meet with law-makers on Capitol Hill to discuss the important policyissues which impact addiction professionals.

This year, there are several topics that need to be ad-dressed by our membership. Workforce development, thegrowing epidemic of methamphetamine addiction andsubstance abuse treatment parity are all issues of the high-est priority for our membership. The NAADAC staff re-quests that you notify us of your attendance as far in ad-vance as possible. This will give us time to schedulemeetings for you with congressional offices.

On March 22, NAADAC will kick off Advocacy ActionDay with two workshops, beginning at 3:30 p.m. The

first will address thebasics of advocacyand the next sessionwill be a briefing de-signed to educatemembers on the is-sues we will bring toCapitol Hill.

Thursday, March23, will begin witha breakfast on theHill. Several mem-bers of Congresshave been invited,and we hope our at-tendance will be

strong. From there, the advocacy begins—our memberswill spend the rest of the day on the Hill, alerting con-gressional offices as to the needs and concerns of the ad-diction counselor profession, including such issues as:

ParityAddiction is a disease, and should be treated as suchby managed care. Those seeking treatment for ad-diction to alcohol, tobacco, or illegal substancesshould receive the same coverage as those who re-ceive care for other disorders.

Workforce DevelopmentThe addiction counseling workforce is in strong needof Congressional support. The federal governmentcan take the lead in recruiting and attracting youngprofessionals to the field, through programs such asloan forgiveness.

MethamphetaminesAn epidemic of proportions never seen before bythe counseling communities is descending fast. Manymembers of Congress are aware of the problem, butwe need their support and commitment if we are tostand a fighting chance against this dangerous anddestructive drug.

HIVAddiction and the HIV/AIDS pandemic are insepa-rable. Not only do I.V. drug users face the risk ofcontracting the virus, but those who abuse alcoholand drugs suffer impaired judgment, which can leadto unprotected sex and the transmission of HIV.

At the conclusion of the day, NAADAC staff will hostan informal“debriefing”s e s s i o n ,which willgive ourmembers thechance toshare theirexperiencesof the daywith the staffand eachother.

The nexttwo days

(March 24 & 25) will be dedicated to the NAADACWorkforce Development Summit. A variety of speakers,representing the federal government, NAADAC mem-bership, and the private sector will present their views onthe challenges and opportunities facing the future of ad-diction professionals. Among the topics planned for dis-cussion are mentoring, the implementation of evidencebased practices, strategies for entry level professionals,career advancement opportunities and a special roundtablediscussion on building a progressive Workforce Develop-ment agenda that serves the needs of the addiction pro-fession. The summit will also be the setting for the worldpremier of the NAADAC workforce development video.

March 24th is also the day of the semi-annual NAADACPAC fundraiser. It will take place at the Holiday Inn onthe Hill at 6:30 p.m.

For more information, please visit the NAADACwebsite at www.naadac.org, or contact Andrew Kessler at703/741-7686, ext. 122, or akessler@naadac.org.

AdvocacyAction!

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NAADAC CONFERENCES & TRAINING

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT & ADVOCACY ACTION DAYMarch 22–25, 2006 • Washington, DCHoliday Inn on the Hill415 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001Book your hotel room now by calling the hotel at 202-638-1616. Askfor the NAADAC Summit & Advocacy Action Day special room rate of $189(plus applicable taxes). Book before February 26, 2006 for the specialSummit rate.

MARCH 21, TUESDAYEvening Pre-Conference Entertainment ActivityMARCH 22, WEDNESDAYMorning–2:00pm Morning Entertainment ActivityNoon–6:00pm Registration Open3:30–6:00pm Advocacy Action Day Welcome, Legislative Issues

Briefing & Role Play6:00–7:00pm Optional Advocacy Q&A Session: Come Discuss the

Issues and Ask QuestionsMARCH 23, THURSDAY: ADVOCACY ACTION DAY7:00–8:15am Capitol Hill Breakfast Registration Open8:00–10:00am Capitol Hill Breakfast10:00am–4:00pm Capitol Hill Visits1:00–6:30pm Workforce Development Summit Registration Open at

Holiday Inn on the Hill4:00–6:00pm Capitol Hill Debriefing Session

MARCH 24, FRIDAY: WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SUMMITSponsored by SAMHSA/CSAT

7:30am–7:00pm Registration Open8:30–9:30am Opening Plenary: Work Force Development in the

Field of AddictionH. Westley Clark, MD, JD, MPH, CAS, FASAM, Director,Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA

9:30-10:30am Opening Plenary: Report on Workforce Development; theAnnapolis Coalition

11:00–12:15pm Plenary Session Bench to Bedside: Evidence BasedPractice

12:15–1:30pm Lunch (on your own)1:30–2:30pm Workshop Sessions (2)

1. Succession and Transition Planning, ASAE2. Workforce Development Survey Update

2:30–3:30pm Workshop Sessions (2)1. The IOM Report on Workforce Development2. Ohio Workforce Development Project & E-BasedPrevention and Treatment

3:30–4:00pm Coffee Break4:00–5:00pm Workshop Sessions (2)

1. Students, Educators, and the Addiction Profession2. Entry Level Professionals

5:00–6:00pm Workshop Sessions (2)1. Mentoring & Career Ladder2. Infusion of Evidence Based Practices

6:30–8:00pm Political Action Committee Reception & AuctionMARCH 25, SATURDAY7:30am–1:00pm Registration Open7:30–8:30am Continental Breakfast8:30–9:30am Plenary Session: Workforce Development9:00–9:30am Richard Kopanda, MA, Acting Director, Center for

Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse & MentalHealth Services Administration

8:30–9:00am Lewis Gallant, PhD, Executive Director, NationalAssociation of State Alcohol/Drug Abuse Directors(NASADAD)

9:30–9:45am Coffee Break

MARCH 25, SATURDAY (cont.)9:45–11:30am Plenary Panel Presentation on Workforce Development11:30am–noon Breaknoon–1:30pm NAADAC Luncheon & Forum1:30–2:15pm Clinical Supervision

Tom Durham, PhD, Director, Danya International &Jody Biscoe, Co-Director, Louisiana Addiction Tech-nology Transfer Center

2:15–3:30pm Closing PlenaryRound Table Discussion: Strategy Building & FocusGroups: Strategies, Where Do We Go From Here?

3:30–4:00pm Closing Plenary ContinuedWrap Up: Develop an Organizational, Local, or StatePlan for Workforce Development

REGISTRATION FORMWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT & ADVOCACY ACTION DAY

March 22–25, 2006 • Washington, DC❏ Yes, I want to attend the sessions checked below!WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Events Only (15 CEUs)❏ $150 NAADAC member ❏ $250 non-member ❏ $100 studentADVOCACY DAY Events Only (4.5 Business CEs)❏ $75 NAADAC member ❏ $125 non-member ❏ $50 studentBOTH Workforce Development and Advocacy Action Day Events(15 CEs & 4.5 Business CEs)❏ $200 NAADAC member ❏ $350 non-member ❏ $125 studentFor non-NAADAC members to receive the member rate for the confer-ence, join NAADAC by calling 1-800-548-0497.

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NEWS FOR PROFESSIONALS

8 February 2006 www.naadac.org

In 1998, Congresspassed provisions inthe Higher EducationAct (HEA) that delayor deny student finan-cial aid to people withdrug convictions. TheHigher EducationAct, which originallypassed into law as arider to the 1998 re-authorization of theHigher Education Act(HEA), will finally bescaled back this year.After years of attemptsto repeal the punitiveportions of the law outright, advo-cates are cautiously excited about re-storing educational opportunities tosome, but not all, of the students af-fected by this policy.

According to Department of Edu-cation statistics, the HEA drug con-viction provision has delayed or de-nied federal assistance for highereducation to more than 175,000 stu-dents since a question about drugconvictions was added to the FreeApplication for Federal Student As-sistance (FAFSA) in 2000. This num-ber only includes potential studentswho were actually rejected for aid, andnot the many others who rightly orwrongly assumed they were ineligibleand did not even bother to apply.

Immediately after the drug convic-tion provision took effect, manycriminal justice, addiction recovery,education and civil rights organiza-tions began efforts to restore finan-cial aid opportunities. To date, morethan 250 organizations from aroundthe country, including NAADAC, theAssociation for Addiction Profession-als, have called on Congress to repealthe ban.

Though the ban was intended todeter college students from making

Higher Education Opportunities Openfor Thousands of Students

Congress Scales Back Barriers to Financial Aid for Those with Drug ConvictionsChristopher Mulligan, Campaign Director of the Coalition for Higher Education Act Reform

poor choices with drugs and to savescarce financial aid resources for thosewithout drug convictions, critics de-cry the policy as discriminatory andcounterproductive. The govern-ment’s own Monitoring the Futurestudy indicates that one in four highschool seniors report using illicitdrugs in the previous month, eventhough they were putting their finan-cial aid at risk. Clearly, the law hasfailed as a deterrent. Since the banapplies to financial aid, it primarilyaffects low and middle-income fami-lies. Being that persons of color notonly rely on federal financial assistancein higher numbers, but also are dis-proportionately impacted by ournation’s drug laws, the law may beviewed as having racially discrimina-tory consequences.

Recovery and addiction expertscontend that education is one of thebest means in which to overcomeproblems of drug abuse. Denyingeducational opportunities to peopletrying to fight an addiction pits fed-eral programs against one another.Drug treatment and higher educationshould not be mutually exclusivegoals. There are also implications forlong term success for recovery.

Former offenders whohave had the opportu-nity to take advantageof educational oppor-tunities are much lesslikely to re-of fend.People convicted ofdrug offenses shouldsimilarly be given thechance to get their livesback on track througheducation. Accordingto the Department ofJustice, those who donot obtain a degree af-ter high school are 12times more likely to

commit crimes and be incarceratedthan those who do graduate.

After years of federal inaction, Con-gress finally scaled back the drug pro-vision this past session when bothhouses passed budget reconciliationlegislation. Once the President signsthe legislation into law, the new regu-lations will deny eligibility to studentsonly if they were in college and al-ready receiving financial aid at thetime of their drug conviction. Unfor-tunately, it is not known whether thislegislation will result in a change tothe “drug question,” on the FAFSAform, which currently deters manystudents from even applying for aid.Even more unclear is the amount oftime it will take the Department ofEducation to implement thesechanges. Assuming these changes be-come law before the next school year,thousands of students with past drugconvictions will be given a secondchance to succeed.

Christopher Mulligan is the Cam-paign Director of the Coalition forHigher Education Act Reform. Formore information, please visitwww.RaiseYourVoice.com.

Doors may open for 175,000 students

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NEWS FOR PROFESSIONALS

An Open Letter to NAADAC’s 2005Political Action Committee Donors

“I ask you to give to the PAC not from the top of yourpurse, but to donate to this worthwhile cause from thebottom of your hearts.”

–Immediate Past President and formerPAC Co-Chair Roger A. Curtiss

Thank you for contributing to NAADAC’s PoliticalAction Committee. The NAADAC PAC is the only na-tional Political Action Committee in the country dedi-cated exclusively to advancing the goals of addiction pro-fessionals. Only NAADAC members can be solicited tocontribute to this fund for political action, making yourcontribution so critical. Thanks to your support ofNAADAC PAC, our voice is being heard loud and clearby national leaders.

In 2006, our PAC will need to be more vital than ever.With an abundance of new members in the House andSenate, more training and education efforts will need to

be undertaken. The time and resources needed to accom-plish this are directly supported by the NAADAC PAC.

If you would like to contribute to the PAC, you can doso by following one of the options below:

1) Go to our website at www.naadac.org and click onthe “Advocacy” section. On the front page of thissection, you will see directions on how to donateonline.

2) Mail a check made payable to NAADAC PAC to ournational office: NAADAC, 901 N. WashingtonStreet, Suite 600 Alexandria, VA 22314. Please besure and put ATTENTION: PAC Manager.

(Please note that PAC contributions are not tax deduct-ible and must be from a personal, not a corporate, account.)

If you have any questions about contributing to ourpolitical action fund, please contact me at 800/548-0497,ext. 122 or via email at akessler@naadac.org.

President’sAlliance ($300+)Kathryn B. BensonEugene N. CroneChristopher CrosbyJoseph M. DeeganRonald L. EisenbarthPatricia M. GreerRalph E. JonesGeorge P. JosephDavid LermanCharlie H. McMordieCynthia J. Moreno

TuohySharon Morgillo

FreemanWilliam C. PaleyGerard J. SchmidtMisti StorieRobert Tyler

Champion ($200+)Roger A. CurtissEvelyn DrouetKerry D. FaudreeMichael KempPaul F. McDevittFrank A. NaccaratoJason Rivkin

Wolfgang J.Wallschlaeger

Frances Zeller

Leadership Circle($100+)Jacqueline H. Abikoff(Donated in the

memory of)John L. Avery

Will BachmeierGreg BennettKathleen Bui(Donated in the

memory of)Andrea M. Ciss

Robert CorleyEdward A. CurranWarren A. DanielsThomas G. DurhamDavid A. HarrisLeroy L. KellyAlice M. KibbyRuth A. KisseloffDonovan KuehnKevin M. LargeLaurie B. LindBruce R. LorenzDorothy B. NorthLarry Pittman

Ester M. QuiliciAnne T. RemleyTimothy E. SinnottMary SpencerLois Thomson-

BowerstockRandy L. Wiley

NAADACAdvocate ($50+)Svein A. AbrahamsenNance’ K. Agresta,Carmen F. AmbrosinoMichael AngeloSusan ArgoM. Lou ArgowLawrence L. AshbaughEdwin G. BakerTheresa A. BarrettBarbara BeardsleyMargaret W. BeckerKelly BellamyMaggie Bloomfield-

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2004 NAADAC PAC ContributorsJanuary 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005

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NAADAC CONFERENCES & TRAININGS

Free Seminars are Coming to a City Near You!NAADAC Life-Long Learning Series

Donovan Kuehn, NAADAC Director of Outreach and Marketing

10 February 2006 www.naadac.org

NAADAC, in partnership with Forest Laboratories, ispleased to introduce the first installment in the NAADACLife-Long Learning Series: “Strengthening the Will to Say No”Medication Management for Addiction Professionals –Campral Series. NAADAC will be hosting Campral trainingseminars in 15 cities across the nation during 2006. Now isyour chance to enhance your clinical practice and gain con-tinuing education credits at no charge.

NAADAC’s Life-Long Learning Series has evolved fromNAADAC’s long history of providing quality educationcourses led by counselors and other addiction-related healthprofessionals who are trained and experienced in both pharma-cology and clinical application of therapies. These seminarsare aimed at NAADAC’s 11,000 members, consisting of doc-tors, nurses, psychologists, social workers, counselors, preven-tion specialists and those who work in various clinical settings.

Campral is a pharmaceutical designed to help clients stayalcohol free, and is intended for people who are alcohol de-pendent who have decided to stop drinking entirely and areprepared to participate in counseling. Campral has been ap-proved by the Federal Drug Administration and has been usedfor more than a decade in Europe.

The Special Role of CounselorsCounselors are in a unique position to work with others in the

addiction related health care profession. As the people whoknow clients best, counselors can assess treatment plans andhelp determine if medications are appropriate for their clients.

This distinct seminar on medication management is spe-cifically designed for the addiction treatment professional. Theeducation and training program will consist of dynamic work-shops, which both challenge the participant to apply theknowledge to their existing skills as clinicians, while engagingaddiction professionals in case studies and peer discussion.

Participants will be provided with a comprehensive refer-ence guide and will be able to use this curriculum in theirclinical practice. Following in the tradition of NAADAC’sprevious educational seminars, the handbook will also con-tain chapters regarding the relationship between physicians,counselors and clients and an appendix that will contain elabo-rate assessment worksheets.

Please visit www.naadac.org for more details or to down-load a registration form. For more information call 800/548-0497, ext. 125 or e-mail naadac@naadac.org and put “CampralSeminars” in the subject line.

May 15, 2006Location TBA, Seattle, WA(Held in conjunction with the Chemical DependencyProfessionals of Washington State (CDPWS) and the North-west Frontier Addiction Technology Transfer Center. Anadditional training session on Conflict Resolution will be heldon May 16, 2006. Fees for the additional day apply.)

May 19, 2006Location TBA, Spokane, WA(Held in conjunction with the Chemical DependencyProfessionals of Washington State (CDPWS) and theNorthwest Frontier Addiction Technology Transfer Center.An additional training session on Conflict Resolution will beheld on May 20, 2006. Fees for the additional day apply.)

June 16, 2006Pioneer Campus of Penn Valley, 2700 E 18thSt., Kansas City, MO(Held in conjunction with the Kansas Association forAddiction Professionals (KAAP) and the Mid-AmericaAddiction Technology Transfer Center)

June 21, 2006Omni Corpus Christi Hotel, 900 N. ShorelineBlvd., Corpus Christi, TX 78401(Held in conjunction with the Texas Association for AddictionProfessionals (TAAP) and the Gulf Coast AddictionTechnology Transfer Center)

June 30, 2006Location TBA, New York, NY 10011(Held in conjunction with the Association for AddictionProfessionals of New York (AAPNY)

Visit www.naadac.orgfor more details andto register.

April 14, 2006Providence Hospital, 1160 Varnum St. NE,Dixon Rm., Washington, DC(Held in conjunction with the Professional Alcoholism & DrugAbuse Counselors of the District of Columbia (PADACA) and theCentral East Addiction Technology Transfer Center. A secondtraining session focusing on Relapse Prevention will be held onApril 15, 2006. Sliding scale fees of $35 to $75 will apply for theadditional day.)

April 14, 2006Location TBA, Dallas, TX(Held in conjunction with the Texas Association for AddictionProfessionals (TAAP) and the Gulf Coast Addiction TechnologyTransfer Center)

April 21, 2006Holiday Inn–Portland Airport, 8439 NE ColumbiaBlvd., Portland, OR 97220(Held in conjunction with the Association of Alcohol & DrugAbuse Counselors of Oregon (AADACO) and the NorthwestFrontier Addiction Technology Transfer Center. An additionaltraining session focusing on Medication, Advocacy and Recoverywill be held on April 20, 2006. Fees are $50 for NAADAC memersand $75 for non-NAADAC members. 5.5 CE credits.)

April 28, 2006Location TBA, San Francisco, CA(Held in conjunction with the California Association forAlcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC) and thePacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center)

May 5, 2006Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center,5645 W. Addison St., Chicago, IL 60634(Held in conjunction with the Illinois Association of AddictionProfessionals (IAAP) and the Great Lakes Addiction TechnologyTransfer Center)

February 25, 2006Four Points Sheraton, 9750 Airport Blvd.,Los Angeles, CA 90045(Held in conjunction with the American Society of AddictionMedicine (ASAM), the California Association for Alcoholismand Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC) and the PacificSouthwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center)

March 10 2006Morehouse College School of Medicine,720 Westview Dr. SW, NCPC Auditorium,Atlanta, GA 30314, (404) 681-2800(Held in conjunction with the Georgia Addiction CounselorsAssociation (GACA) and the Southeast Addiction TechnologyTransfer Center)

March 23, 2006Marriot Orlando Lake Mary, 1501 InternationalPkwy., Lake Mary, FL 32746(Held in conjunction with the American Society of AddictionMedicine (ASAM) and Florida NAADAC)

April 7, 2006Franciscan Renewal Center, 5802 E. Lincoln Dr.,Scottsdale, AZ 85253(Held in conjunction with the Arizona Association ofAlcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselors and the PacificSouthwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center. A secondtraining session focusing on Prevention will be held on April 8,2006. Fees for the additional day apply.)

April 13, 2006University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 MarylandPkwy., Las Vegas, NV 89154(Held in conjunction with the State of Nevada Association forAddiction Professionals (SNAAP))

NAADAC Life-Long Learning Series: “Strengthening the Will to Say No” Medication Management for Addiction Professionals – Campral SeriesSix Continuing Education (CE) Hours at No Cost • Seating is Limited – please register early

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READER’S CORNER

Reader’sCorner

One half to two-thirds of all patients who suffer frompsychoactive chemical dependency also have another diag-nosable mental disorder. Of all psychiatric patients with amental disorder, one-third of them also have a psycho-active chemical dependency problem. Clients who have

Two disorders, two volume set,too good to pass up…

Misti A. Storie, Education and Training Consultant

Leaders Wanted!Submit your Nominations for NAADAC’s Leadership until March 10, 2006

Donovan Kuehn, Director of Outreach and MarketingAll positions on the NAADAC Executive Committee

serve two-year terms.For more information on NAADAC’s elections, to find

job descriptions for the NAADAC executive positions orto download a nomination form, visit www.naadac.org.For more specific information, please call 800/548-0497,ext. 125 or e-mail dkuehn@naadac.org. Put “NAADACElections” in the subject line.

KEY DATES FOR THE NAADAC ELECTIONSNominations for NAADAC officers open: January 6, 2006Nominations for NAADAC officers close: March 10, 2006Voting for NAADAC officers begins: April 1, 2006Voting for NAADAC officers ends: April 30, 2006

If you do not receive a ballot packet by April 5th, 2006, please contactDonovan Kuehn at 1-800-548-0497, ext 125 or dkuehn@naadac.org.

There are many ways to contribute to the addictionprofession, and one of the most exciting ways is by helpingto represent the 11,000 NAADAC members who livethroughout the US and around the world.

Elections for representatives to NAADAC’s ExecutiveCommittee will take place in April 2006. Nominationsare being accepted for the positions of President-Elect,Secretary, Treasurer and four Regional Vice Presidentsrepresenting the Mid-Atlantic region (New Jersey, Dela-ware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, District of Columbia, Mary-land, West Virginia), the Mid-South region (Arkansas,Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas), the Northeast region(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,New York, Rhode Island, Vermont) and the Northwestregion (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Washington,Wyoming).

This ... is an extremely comprehensivecurriculum that teaches addiction

professionals the essentials of dual diagnosistreatment

co-occurring disorders of psychoactive chemical depen-dency and mental disturbance are exceptionally harder totreat because one disorder is usually exacerbated by theother. Further, it is difficult for addiction professionals toappropriately treat a co-occurring patient because oftenthey have not had adequate training to do so.

Rhonda McKillip’s The Basics: A Curriculum for Co-Occurring Psychiatric and Substance Disorders, 2nd editionbridges any gap between substance and psychiatric disor-der treatment. This two volume, 1,200-page set is an ex-tremely comprehensive curriculum that teaches addictionprofessionals the essentials of dual diagnosis treatment.The curriculum is strategically divided into eight subjects:

• the link between psychiatric and substance disorders,an integrated approach

• psychiatric disorders within a co-occurring diagnosis• substance disorders within a co-occurring diagnosis

• the physiological effects of psychiatric and substancedisorders on physical health

• coping with stress and emotions with healthy alter-natives to alcohol and other drug abuse

• the foundations of the recovery process• the process of recovery• coping with crisis, preventing relapse and maintain-

ing recoveryEach subject begins with “Prepare, Present and Prac-

tice” segments, which is McKillip’s original presentationapproach, and outlines the subjects goals, objectives andmethods. In addition, The Basics: A Curriculum for Co-Occurring Psychiatric and Substance Disorders, 2nd edi-tion includes six useful appendices for further study andis packed full of detailed lesson content, handouts, inter-active exercises and invaluable tutorials.

This manual is recommended for any mental health andchemical dependency professionals, service providers whowork with dually diagnosed patients, and professionals

interested in cross training in thearea of co-occurring psychiatricand substance disorders. TheBasics: A Curriculum for Co-Occurring Psychiatric and Sub-stance Disorders, 2nd edition canbe purchased from NAADAC bycalling 800/548-0497 or visit-ing www.naadac.org.

Regular Price: $100

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NAADAC AFFILIATE NEWS

DelawareDAAP, the Delaware Association for

Addiction Professionals, hold its 21stAnnual Conference from February 24–25, 2006 in Claymont, DE. The themeis “Something for Everyone” and willfeature seminars on adolescents, ethics,the psychology of addiction, metham-phetamine and therapy with difficultclients. For more information, callArnold Huff at 302/576-3827, GeorgeBenson at 302/999-9812 or e-maildaadacinc@yahoo.com.

MassachusettsThe Massachusetts Association of Al-

cohol and Drug Abuse Counselors(MAADAC) held their 10th AnnualHoliday Breakfast and Annual Meetingon December 8, 2005. Speakers in-cluded Michael Botticelli, AssistantCommissioner for Substance Abuse Ser-vices, and Massachusetts State Represen-tative Martin J. Walsh, a leading pro-ponent for addiction legislation. The

State UpdatesAlysia Lajune, State Liaison and Donovan Kuehn, Director of Outreach and Marketing

keynote speaker was Senior SpecialAgent Lisa Remick, a 21-year veteranof the Drug Enforcement Administra-tion. Remick, who has been assigned tothe Boston Field Division and the LosAngeles Field Division, is currently theDemand Reduction Coordinator forMaine, New Hampshire and Vermont.In this position she educates the publicabout the dangers of drugs and tries toprevent young people from using them.Special Agent Remick is a member ofnumerous anti-drug coalitions and stateincentive grant advisory boards forMaine and New Hampshire. Also in at-tendance was NAADAC President MaryWoods, who joined the NHAADACleaders in honoring outstanding addic-tions professionals in New Hampshire.Board of Directors elections were heldduring the NHAADAC business meet-ing preceeding the keynote presentation.

South CarolinaThe South Carolina Association of

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors(SCAADAC) announced that its fallcon-ference will be held from Novem-ber 5–7, 2006 at the North CharlestonEmbassy Suites and Convention Center.For more information, visit their web-site at www.scaadac.org or call 803/779-0343.

TexasThe Fort Worth Chapter of the Texas

Association of Addiction Professionals(TAAP) announced they will be hostingtheir 19th Annual Spring ConferenceMarch 30–April 1, 2006 in Forth Worth.The conference’s theme is “The Jour-ney” and will feature the keynote speak-ers Lenae White, from the Southwest-ern Medical School and Shane Koch,Associate Professor with the Rehabilita-tion Institute at Southern Illinois Uni-versity. Over 20 Continuing Educationcredits will be offered at the conference.For more information, please contactRobert Miles at robertmiles@sbcglobal.net or call 817/265-4122.

MAADAC Counselor of the Year Awardwas given to Thomas Thelin, Coordi-nator of the Day Treatment Program atthe Adcare Outpatient Hospital ofWorcester. Awards for Outstanding Ser-vice went to Diane Kurtz and DianeTeta who started a grassroots parentsupport network that has spreadthroughout the state of Massachusetts.Susan O’Connor received the Presi-dents Award for over 25 years of serviceand contribution in juvenile justice sub-stance abuse programs. MAADAC usedthe event to recruit new addiction pro-fessionals and over 15 people have joinedMAADAC and NAADAC since attend-ing the event.

New HampshireIn November 2005, the New Hamp-

shire Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Coun-selors Association (NHAADAC) hostedits annual meeting, followed by a spe-cial keynote address on the topic Meth-amphetamine in New Hampshire. The

Mary Woods, NAADAC President, New Hampshire State Rep. Kathy Taylor, NHAADAC PastPresident Jacqui Abikoff, and NHAADAC President Peter DalPra at the New Hampshirefall meeting.

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NEWS FOR PROFESSIONALS

Intervention: An Entertaining ResourceWendy King-Graham, CAC(P)

A few months ago, I was mindlesslyflipping through the channels on aSunday evening when a show previewcaught my eye. The show was calledIntervention, and it was being shownon the A&E Channel.

Intervention is an hour-long showabout how devastating addiction canbe in an individual’s life. I honestlythought to myself, “Well…this is thework I do every day so why would Iwant to see even more heartache inmy free time?” Nonetheless, Iwatched the first episode and havebeen recording it ever since.

The show chronicles the lives ofindividuals and their family membersaround addiction. The show sharessnippets of information about howmuch the featured individual has lostas a result of their AOD use and theconsequences that many of the fea-tured addicts refuse to see. Towardsthe end, the featured individuals gothrough an “ambush” intervention,and are offered the opportunity to gethelp. The intervention piece is notshown nearly enough during theshow, and much of the time of theshow is spent in showing the costs ofuse for the featured individuals.

Why would you watch?Why would professionals in the

AOD field want to watch this whenwe do this kind of work every day? Ican only answer that from a youngprofessional’s standpoint. Before Ibegan working in the field of addic-tion, I had the same small view of“addicts” that is perpetuated by an ill-informed media. When I went towork for my local alcohol and drugcommission, I was told that I neededto be certified as an addictions coun-selor by the end of my first three yearsof employment. Beyond my formaleducation and indirect experiencewith addictions, I was overwhelmed,to say the very least, about the steeplearning curve that lay before me. Inaddition to reading everything about

AOD, I was still missing the “nuts andbolts” about the different drugs ofabuse. I had heard of someone “hit-ting the crack pipe” but honestly, ifyou had placed one before me, Iwouldn’t know what it looked like orhow one used it.

Enter Intervention, this televisionshow based on the reality of what it’slike to be an individual addicted tosubstances or activities.

From watching this show, I wasable to get a better understanding ofwhat a person looks like when theystay up for hours after a meth binge.Sure, people come into my officedrunk more often than I would like,but if someone has been rolling on Xor up on meth all night, I had no ideawhat the symptoms would look likebefore watching this show. Fromwatching this program, I was able tounderstand the ways clients are in-credibly resilient in the face of addic-tion in spite of the obstacles they face.

Entertaining resourceWhat I found most helpful was

watching how a person uses specificsubstances and what they look likewhen they are “crashing” and whilethey are under the influence. It’s agreat primer for someone who isnew to the profession, such as my-self. It’s also a great resource forsomeone who will be sitting for thecertification exam in the near future.It is not the panacea for a quick studyin AOD, hence the title, “an enter-taining resource.”

Beyond this show being a resourcefor young professionals in the field,

it’s also a greatway to edu-cate peopleabout addic-tion. I watchthe stories ofthe formerWhite Houseintern turned crack addict, and think,“Yes, this disease does not discrimi-nate.” I watch the story of the youngman who is a methamphetamine andsex addict and think, “I need to domore to address safe sex and HIV test-ing in my group.” I watch this showand I pull for the clients. I want themto get help when they go through theintervention and I want them to stayclean on the other side of treatment.And when they relapse, which somany of them do, I am sad because Irealize how much the statistics areagainst the people that we work with.

And on Sunday evenings, when I’mgetting ready for another gruelingweek, this show refreshes me becauseit reminds me why I got into this lineof work in the first place.

Wendy K. Graham is a young pro-fessional who has worked in the fieldsof mental health and addictions for thelast three years. In addition to main-taining a private practice, she alsoworks at the Addiction Recovery Cen-ter of Richland Springs at PalmettoHealth in Columbia, SC. She enjoysrescuing kittens and battling dragonswhen she’s not watching the A&E Se-ries, Intervention. This article origi-nally appeared in the Summer 2005edition of the SCAADAC News(www.scaadac.org).

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FEATURE ARTICLE

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Facing Gambling Addiction: A Personal StoryGambling for “entertainment” can quickly become something more insidious

Sandy Yakim

Most people come to gambling for onereason: entertainment. And those of uswho have developed an addiction mayhave started just that way. But, for differ-ent reasons, the entertainment goes awryand becomes a distraction: a method tohide and become numb to the challengesof everyday life.

I had a great childhood. I grew up inMorgantown, WV and after my family moved on, I stayedto teach and raise my daughter, Erin. Being a West Virginiateacher, I have always had to watch my finances and workextra jobs to get my daughter through college and have alittle extra money.

I had never gambled until I took a trip to visit my auntand uncle four years ago. They live in Reno and part oftheir entertainment is to go to the Peppermill Casino andgamble. Over the next few years, I would visit AtlanticCity on the way to my sister’s home in Cape Cod andstopped once at Foxwood, a resort/casino in Connecti-cut, to check it out.

In the midst of these years, my step-dad died of cancerand my father died suddenly. My mom suffered from abroken leg, a blocked artery and surgery to repair hergall bladder and perforated hernia. To distract myself fromthe demands of school and tending to my mother, Iwalked into one of the little casinos in my hometown. It

wasn’t hard, video poker machines began appearing in2000 and can now be found in 99 local establishments.

I started gambling. I would just play for an hour, lim-iting the amount of money I spent to $20 or $40. Thenin the spring of 2004, I started gambling during the week,as well as on the weekends. My big fall came with theonset of summer 2004. I started out by visiting some ofthe local places each day.

I started playing for fun, a chance to relax, to visit withnew people who had similar interests. We discussed winsand losses, family, travel, our health. Everything! It wasso much fun. But soon I was out of control.

I started gambling everyday. I would have breakfast,get dressed and the excitement in my heart would begin.Would I win today? Could this be the day?

Even now as I think about it, I get excited. I am one ofthose folks who didn’t win much. I won $300 once and$900 on another day. I even filled out a deposit slip, plan-ning to bank that money, but I just returned to the gam-bling establishments and lost it.

I went through my savings, sold coins and jewelry, tookout a small loan to pay off my credit cards but gambled

Gambling Addiction: A Clinician’s ViewGerard J. Schmidt, MA, LPC, MAC, Chief Operations Officer,

Valley HealthCare System

What is interesting about problem gamblers is they are somewhatsimilar to those addicted persons that come into our agency initiallyseeking other services. They may report having problems with sleep-ing, eating or depression, when in reality it is related to their pat-tern of alcohol use. Also, they may present family or work relatedproblems and never see their use of alcohol, or other drugs, as thecontributing factor. These are individuals who have already in somecases lost jobs, family, savings and other social status and even beinvolved with multiple legal problems.

That is why the individual that does come in for an addictionassessment needs to be assessed for potential gambling problems aswell. In fact, all clients should at some level be screened with theeasy two question problem gambling screen. I believe this would giveus the in road to identifying these problems even earlier before theyspiral down and have significant problems. In the case where anaddicted individual comes into our system we should be screeningthese automatically because the related incidence of gambling prob-lems is extremely high. Also, this will allow us to comprehensivelyassess these intervals and include all potential problem areas whendesigning a treatment plan for their recovery.

Daughter, Erin, (l) andSandy Yakim in theDominican Republic.

(Personal Story, continued on page 17)

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US troops face many hardships overseas. Equipmentmalfunctions, hostile environments and situations, lone-liness and separation from loved ones. Among thesechallenges, there is one many people don’t expect: gam-bling addiction.

The four branches of the armed services operate over4,000 slot machines located in nine facilities overseas.According to the New York Times (October 19, 2005),about $2 billion flows through military-owned slotmachines at officers’ clubs, activities centers and bowlingalleys on overseas bases each year.

More than 90 percent of the money wagered is returnedto some of the players as winnings, but the remainder iskept by the military as revenue for its ‘morale, welfareand recreation’ activities. This is about the same ratio ascasinos in Las Vegas.

Gambling and the MilitarySlot machines have been on some military bases since

the 1930s. The machines were banned from domesticmilitary bases in 1951, but enjoyed a resurgence in the1960s. They were removed from Army and Air Force basesin 1972, after more than a dozen people were court-martialed for skimming cash from slot machines in South-east Asia during the Vietnam War.

Fifteen hundred machines remained on Navy and Ma-rine Corps bases overseas after the scandal, and in 1980,the Army and Air Force began restoring machines at manyoverseas bases. According to the military, approximately4,150 modern video slot machines exist on military basesin nine countries today.

Slot machines are “a very profitable operation,” saidPeter Isaacs, to the New York Times. Isaacs serves as thechief operating officer of the Army’s Community andFamily Support Center, which runs the largest slot ma-chine program. “But we do not operate them strictly toextract profit. Our soldiers have told us they want accessto the same games and gambling opportunities availableto the civilians they are defending.”

According to Isaacs, the military is “very passive in ouradvertising, and we have low maximum jackpots. We don’twant to encourage people to blow the rent money chas-ing a $1 million payout.”

However, Thurston Smith, Substance Abuse ProgramCoordinator for the Veterans Health Administration, inCharleston, SC, emphasized that those serving overseasare still vulnerable. “With a significant number of militarypersonnel deployed oversees and elsewhere, coupled withthe lack of familiar resources and social support systems,it is not surprising that many service men and womenmight find themselves ‘hooked’ on gambling.”

US Troops Face Gambling AddictionThose serving in the military, and their families, lack treatment options

Donovan Kuehn, NAADAC News Editor

Affects on Military PersonnelThe military’s best guess about the number of its service

members who are vulnerable to gambling addiction comesfrom the Pentagon’s Survey of Health Related BehaviorsAmong Military Personnel. The 2002 publication of thissurvey, which is conducted every two to three years, indi-cated that about 1.2 percent of all service members, orabout 17,500 people, had reported five or more behaviorsidentified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual ofMental Disorders (DSM-IV) (see page 16). Exhibitingfive or more of these characteristics is an indication ofprobable pathological gambling, according to the Ameri-can Psychological Association. This rate roughly matchesthe incidence in the civilian population.

The survey may even understate the problem, and notjust because of the demographics of the military popula-tion (see page 16). Because the report relies on people toself-identify their problems, the number of people withgambling addiction may be higher. Major factors prevent-ing people from seeking treatment are shame and secrecy,and this can be exacerbated in a military setting were rulesgoverning client confidentiality may not apply.

The Scope of the ProblemPricewaterhouseCoopers, in preparing a report for the

Pentagon on problem gambling, noted “a general lack ofaccessible treatment for gambling addiction.” These con-cerns were echoed in a research paper written by a teamof Navy and Marine Corps medical personnel last year,describing a gambling addiction program started inOkinawa in January 2003.

The paper, entitled Review of the First Year of anOverseas Military Gambling Treatment Program, waspublished in the August 2005 edition of the journalMilitary Medicine. “The fact that few treatment optionsexist for military personnel, their family members” andother personnel at overseas bases “is not disputed,” re-ported the paper. “Prior to the start of the present pro-gram in Okinawa, no formal overseas treatment optionsfor pathological gambling existed.”

There were 35 participants in the Okinawa programaveraging 33.2 years of age and 10.3 years of active duty.25 participants were serving in active duty, seven werespouses of active duty members and three were Depart-ment of Defense (DoD) civilians. The average reporteddebt per person in the study was $11,000 and averagereported losses were $24,000.

“Collateral Damage”The Okinawa research showed that military personnel,

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addiction. The report stated that in “…environmentsin which women may feel lonely and alienated—whichis frequent in overseas locations where family and estab-lished friends are not available and spouses are oftendeployed—there may be an increased risk of developinga gambling problem.”

Another concern was the impact of limited confidenti-ality, which exists in military mental health treatment.“[M]any patients, particularly high-ranking active dutyand general schedule employees had significant concernsabout their confidentiality.” Without confidentiality, manypeople with gambling addiction may never come forward.

Finding SolutionsThis is a critical issue for the DoD, according to Smith.

“Everyone who provides gambling opportunities has a

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responsibility to develop policies and programs to addressproblem gambling issues.”

Smith suggests the DoD implement “responsiblegaming efforts directed toward reducing the negativeimpact of gambling among military personnel—andinclude these” programs within all US Armed ForcesMorale, Welfare and Recreation departments; prepareDoD addiction professionals to treat problem gamblingthrough advanced level training and education; andutilize some of the revenues generated from gamblingto off-set costs for the implementation of new programsand policies.

“Without a strategy to ensure all military personneland families get support, people will continue to suffer,”said Smith.

DSM Definition of Problem GamblingPathological gambling appears as a diagnostic category

in the fourth edition of the American PsychiatricAssociation’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Men-tal Disorders (DSM-IV) (1994).

A. Persistent and recurrent maladaptive gamblingbehavior as indicated by five (or more) of thefollowing:1. Preoccupation with gambling (e.g., preoccupied

with reliving past gambling experiences, handicap-ping or planning the next venture, or thinking ofways to get money with which to gamble)

2. Needs to gamble with increasing amounts ofmoney in order to achieve the desired excitement

3. Has repeated unsuccessful efforts to control, cutback or stop gambling

4. Is restless or irritable when attempting to cut downor stop gambling

5. Gambles as a way of escaping from problems or ofrelieving a dysphoric mood (e.g., feelings of help-lessness, guilt, anxiety or depression)

6. After losing money gambling, often returns an-other day to get even (chasing one’s losses)

7. Lies to family members, therapist, or others to con-ceal the extent of involvement with gambling

8. Has committed illegal acts such as forgery, fraud,theft, or embezzlement to finance gambling

9. Has jeopardized or lost a significant relationship,job, or educational or career opportunity becauseof gambling

10. Relies on others to provide money to relieve adesperate financial situation caused by gambling

B. The gambling behavior is not better accounted forby a manic episode.

Gambling in the Military• For the total Department of Defense (DoD), 6.3

percent of personnel had experienced at least one ofthe 10 gambling-related problems in their lifetime,2.3 percent experienced at least three of these gam-bling-related problems, and 1.2 percent experiencedfive or more problems—the level constituting prob-able pathological gambling. The Marine Corps(7.9%) showed the highest rate of at least one gam-bling problem.

• The prevalence of individual gambling problems forthe total DoD has not changed greatly since 1992.Increased preoccupation with gambling was most fre-quently reported in the 1992, 1998 and 2002 sur-veys.

• Gambling problems appear to be related to alcoholuse. An estimated 11 percent of heavy drinkers hadat least one problem associated with gambling in theirlifetime, compared with 6.3 percent of military per-sonnel overall, regardless of drinking level. Some 5.1percent of heavy drinkers had five or more gamblingproblems.

Source: Survey of Health Related Behaviors Among Mili-tary Personnel, Department of Defense, 2002.

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NAADAC Initiates Member Helping Member CampaignDonovan Kuehn, NAADAC News Editor

Americans were shocked by theimages of devastation caused byHurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast.Those images spurred Americans toaction like never before, and hundredsof NAADAC counselors traveled toassist those in the aftermath ofthe disaster.

However, this was not the first timesuch devastating events had affectedpeople. Looking back, there havebeen a number of traumatic eventsaffecting our nation, wildfires inOklahoma and Texas, earthquakes onCalifornia, hurricanes in Florida and,of course, the September 11th attacksin New York.

NAADAC realizes that life is un-predictable, and counselors need sup-port when the unpredictability turnsinto tragedy. As a result, NAADAChas established a Members HelpingMembers Disaster Relief Fund.Contributors can designate donationsto assist fellow counselors affectedspecifically by Hurricanes Katrina andRita or help lay the foundation of thisFund to be used for any future disas-ters. One thing is certain… there willbe another tragedy, and our counse-lors will need us again. NAADAC ispreparing to assist counselors regard-less of the nature, timing or locationof the crisis.

that money and began to take money out on my DiscoverCard. I took out so much money that Discover called meto find out if my card had been stolen. I told them it wasme and proceeded to take out the limit on my card.

As the middle of August came, I realized the only moneyI had left was the money I put away for the two summermonths that I didn’t get paid. I started using it.

All the while, I was denying to my friends and familythat I had a problem. I would put a smile on my face andlaugh it off. I took one more loan and by the time theschool year started I had 47 cents left in my pocket andone credit card that I had not touched.

Your mind goes numb. You don’t think about howmuch you have spent and just try to ignore the mountingdebt. It becomes a battle of wills: trying to ignore what ishappening to you and assuring yourself that it will be fineand that you are still in control.

Finally, at my lowest point, my sister asked me if I wasmad at her because I had not gone to visit. That the nightI shared my secret. I spilled my guts and cried and cried.She encouraged me to get help.

I gambled one more day and then called the GamblersHotline. We spoke for what seemed like hours as he calmedme down, gave me information and, after much cajoling,got me to set an appointment with a counselor. That wasthe beginning of my recovery and the acceptance of mygambling addiction.

The next day, I met with my counselor for two hours.She asked questions, let me talk and cry, and I began totake a long, hard look at my addiction. We went througha series of questions that helped me identify the severityof my compulsive gambling and let me see how I hadused the gambling to escape from my life’s challenges. In

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NAADAC has already identifiedmany addiction counselors who havelost their homes, jobs and even fami-lies. Many of our colleagues have re-located to other cities with nothingmore than their passion for counsel-ing and a desire to rebuild their lives.NAADAC adopted the motto, “Wehelp people recover their lives…” andit now holds new significance.

To donate to the Members Help-ing Members Disaster Relief Fund,please call 800/548-0497, ext. 125or email naadac@naadac.org. Pleaseput “Members Helping Members” inthe subject line. Donations can bemade by check or credit card.

subsequent sessions, I continued to delve into my reasonsfor gambling and discussed money management. We metweekly for several months, as my confidence grew and Iremained clean. I began to recover the joy in my life andthe fog began to lift.

My sister and her fiancé called me every night. I will beforever grateful to them for their love and support.

There was one more part of my recovery and thatwas GA: Gamblers Anonymous. My counselor had en-couraged me to attend meetings as another part of myrecovery, but I kept putting it off. I finally went to myfirst meeting and realized the power of GA is support.While our circumstances and stories are very different weall share one trait: an inability to control our gambling.

I will always be grateful to the Gamblers Hotline andthe supportive staff that works there. They provide ashoulder to cry on, but more importantly, they provideadvice on how to get help.

I have been clean for over a year. I have money in mysaving account. I can afford to do a little bit of shopping.Life is good, I am happy, I have found my joy once again.

Sandy Yakim, 55, has taught for 30 years in Morgantown,WV. Thanks to Mia Moran-Cooper, LSW, Executive Direc-tor, The Problem Gamblers Help Network of West Virginia.

National Problem Gambling Awareness WeekMarch 6-12, 2006

Educate the public and health care professionals about the warningsigns of problem gambling and raise awareness about the professionalhelp.

Screening tools, resources and other information can be found atwww.npgaw.org, by e-mailing ncpg@ncpgambling.org or by calling202-547-9204.

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Center Encourages Responsibility on CampusesDonovan Kuehn, NAADAC News Editor

“I’m 21 and in my prime drinking years, and Iintend to take full advantage of it!”

– College student, after a few drinks at a wedding, excerpted from a report by the Institute for Social Research and Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Society generally perceives and accepts that late ado-lescence and early adulthood is a time when drinking iscommon and accepted. The consequences of young adultsdrinking at college are often underestimated. However,reality contradicts these common misconceptions.

Research on underage drinking conducted by JohnSchulenberg, PhD and Jennifer Maggs, PhD (in A Devel-opmental Perspective on Alcohol Use and Heavy Drinkingduring Adolescence and the Transition to Young Adult-hood) indicates that heavy drinking, alcohol-related prob-lems and associated risky and illegal behaviors peak duringlate adolescence and early adulthood (Baer, 1993; Johns-ton et al., 2001a,b), as do problems with substance usein general (Glantz et al., 1999; Johnston et al., 2001a,b).The “rite of passage” of college drinking can have signifi-cant, life-altering affects.

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criteria to their choice in selecting a university or college.Recovering students who decide to attend colleges with

recovery programs must recognize that not all recoveryprograms are alike. Each program strives to provide a soberliving environment in which the students can discovertheir potential, but programs vary from school to school.This adds evaluating each recovery program to the longlist of application essays and academic requirements forpotential students. Now there is a source of help for stu-dents in recovery.

The Center for College Alcohol Recovery (CFCAR)has developed materials to assist recovering students andtheir parents make an educated selection. CFCAR offersa catalogue of thought provoking questions that, whenanswered by school administrators and recovery programdirectors, will provide the information necessary for therecovering students and their parents to make a well-in-formed program choice. In addition, CFCAR provides alist of colleges that offer recovery programs along withthe history and structure of each program. Current tu-ition, accommodation and other fees are also listed.

If you know a college-aged youth in recovery, or planto attend or return to university yourself, the Center forCollege Alcohol Recovery may be able to help. For moreinformation visit www.cfcar.org.

NAADAC has begun the processof selecting a location for its 2007Annual Conference. Do you thinkNAADAC’s Conference would bebetter in your backyard?

NAADAC is now accepting bids forthe 2007 Annual Conference fromaffiliates and regions. All proposals aredue back to NAADAC by March 10,2006.

There are benefits for NAADACand for affiliates or regions that co-host a conference, including:

• National exposure and increasedvisibility for affiliate or regionalconferences

NAADAC Seeks Partner for 2007 National ConferenceApplications for Site Selection Due by March 10, 2006

Donovan Kuehn, Director of Outreach and Marketing

• Shared costs and revenues

• Increased attendance

• Nationally recognized speakersprovided through NAADAC

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• Assistance with marketing andmailing to promote event

• Assistance in conference plan-ning from NAADAC staff

• Potential to grow your exhibithall

Proposals will deal with questionsin a number of areas, such as logistics,

programs and meetings, promotionand marketing and revenue and costsharing. All proposals will be judgedand ranked on objective criteria.

Proposals will be considered for the2007 conference and unsuccessfulapplicants will have the option ofbeing considered for the 2008NAADAC conference.

For a copy of the conference pro-posal form and scoring guide, or forother information, contact DonovanKuehn at dkuehn@naadac.org (pleaseput “Conference Proposal” in thesubject line) or call 800/548-0497,ext 125.

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2006 UPCOMING EVENTS

January 6 Nominations accepted for elected NAADAC OfficerPositionsCurrent NAADAC members are eligible for nomination.More details at www.naadac.org or contact Donovan Kuehnat 800/548-0497, ext. 125 or dkuehn@naadac.org.

February 23–26 International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc.Regional Conference, Cleveland, OhioCEUs for addiction professionals will be available.More details at www.icisf.org/Training/calendarofcon.cfm orcall 410/750-9600.

March 2 Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) atColumbia University ConferenceWomen Under the Influence: Substance Abuse and TheAmerican WomanNew York City, NYCEUs for addiction professionals will be available.More details at www.casacolumbia.org or call 212/841-5277.

March 10 Nominations close for elected NAADAC Officer PositionsCurrent NAADAC members are eligible for nomination.More details at www.naadac.org or contact Donovan Kuehnat 800/548-0497, ext. 125 or dkuehn@naadac.org.

March 6–12 Fourth Annual Problem Gambling Awareness WeekEducate the public and health care professionals about thewarning signs of problem gambling and raise awarenessabout the professional help.Screening tools, resources and other information can befound at www.npgaw.org.

March 22–24 Keeping it Real 2006 ConferenceStreet Level Intervention Strategies for Addiction, HIV/AIDSand HepatitisPresented by Danya Institute/Central East ATTC.Clayton Hall at the University of Delaware, Newark, DEMore details at www.ceattc.org or call 240/645-1145.

March 23 NAADAC Advocacy Action DayWashington, DCThe federal government’s workforce development agendaand other issues such as parity, the “Second Chance Act”—which helps those who are barred from social services dueto past drug charges—changes to the Medicaid program andmethamphetamines will be discussed.More details at www.naadac.org or call 800/548-0497.

March 24–25 NAADAC Workforce Development SummitWashington, DCWorkforce Development Summit topics will includestrategies for recruitment, retention and reward for theaddiction treatment and prevention workforce.More details at www.naadac.org or call 800/548-0497.

March 25 NCAC I/NCAC II/MAC ExamThe Professional Testing Corporation (PTC) provides NAADACapproved certification testing.More details at www.ptcny.com.

April 1 Voting begins for elected NAADAC Officer PositionsPlease contact the NAADAC office if you did not receive aballot packet.More details at www.naadac.org or contact Donovan Kuehnat 800/548-0497, ext. 125 or dkuehn@naadac.org.

April 6 National Alcohol Screening DaySites across the country alert their communities aboutalcohol’s effect on health, reduced stigma and connectthose with alcohol use problems with treatment.More details at www.nationalalcoholscreeningday.org

April 30 Voting ends for elected NAADAC Officer PositionsPlease contact the NAADAC office if you did not receive aballot packet.More details at www.naadac.org or contact Donovan Kuehnat 800/548-0497, ext. 125 or dkuehn@naadac.org.

May 30 NCAC I/NCAC II/MAC Application Deadlinefor July 29 ExamThe Professional Testing Corporation (PTC) provides NAADACapproved certification testing.More details at www.ptcny.com.

July 29 NCAC I/NCAC II/MAC ExamThe Professional Testing Corporation (PTC) provides NAADACapproved certification testing.More details at www.ptcny.com.

September 20 National Addictions Professional DayCelebrate the invaluable work that addiction professionals do!Activities nationwide.More details at www.naadac.org or contact Donovan Kuehnat 800/548-0497, ext. 125 or dkuehn@naadac.org.

September 28 NAADAC/CAADAC Annual ConferenceOctober 1 Burbank, CA

NAADAC is joining with the California Association ofAlcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC) to presentNAADAC’s annual conference with CAADAC’s Annual Meeting.More details at www.naadac.org or call 800/548-0497.

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