Staffing

Mel Schulstad, pioneer of counseling profession, dies at 93

January 20, 2012     Gary A. Enos
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Mel Schulstad, 93, a giant presence during the formative years of the addiction counseling profession and the co-founder of the organization now called NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals, died Jan. 6.

Professionalizing the addiction workforce

January 9, 2012     Joan E. Standora, PhD, LADC, CADC, CASAC
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The field of chemical dependency treatment and prevention is poised for major changes in workforce development this year. It is not easy to parse how these changes will affect our clients and our future work.

The Helping Men Recover Curriculum - The Personal Impact on the Counselors

December 13, 2011     Dan Griffin
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In the second part of a three-part series, Rick Dauer shares more personally about the effect that being a part of the Helping Men Recover had on him and two other counselors.

The Helping Men Recover Curriculum - Helping the Men

October 25, 2011     Dan Griffin
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Helping Men Recover (Covington, Griffin, and Dauer; Jossey-Bass 2011) is the first gender-responsive and trauma-informed curriculum for men who have alcohol and other drug addictions.

Addiction Professionals Day arrives during important stage for clinicians

September 19, 2011     Gary Enos, Editor
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As the addiction field commemorates Addiction Professionals Day today, Sept. 20, many experts see clinical professionals at an important crossroads.

Who will be the new trainers?

July 14, 2011     Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC
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Using notes from lectures he heard by Walter Green, MD, while he was a client in alcoholism treatment, the late Father Joseph Martin went on the

New award honors Faces & Voices' first board chair

June 28, 2011     Gary A. Enos, Editor
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A nationally honored advocate now has an award named after her as well. Leaders of Faces & Voices of Recovery announced at their June “America Honors

NAADAC Is Up To The Challenge

May 14, 2011     Don P. Osborn, MS, MA, MAC, LMHC, President of NAADAC
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Don P. Osborn, MS, MA, MAC, LMHC, President of NAADAC This is a challenging time for our profession.Our workforce is being tested by rapid and

Save our staff

May 14, 2011     Nancy Paull and Danielle Wolffe
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Organizations across the country that provide treatment for addictive disorders are facing a crisis in adequately staffing their programs. This

Ethics codes and the law

March 14, 2011     Charles W. Hemingway, JD, MS, NCC, CADC-I and Douglas S. Querin, JD, MA, CADC-I
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As NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals, moves toward finalizing revisions of its Code of Ethics in 2011, it is appropriate to

Build Upon a Heritage and Leave a Legacy

February 1, 2011     Don P. Osborn, MS, MA, MAC, LMHC, President of NAADAC
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Don P. Osborn, MS, MA, MAC, LMHC, President of NAADAC In my mind they were missionaries to the lost and dying. They went where no one else wanted

Vietnam: Opportunity for a Clinical Supervisor

January 24, 2011     Gary Enos, Editor
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This posting has been submitted by guest blogger David J. Powell, PhD, president of the International Center for Health Concerns, Inc., reporting from Vietnam.
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