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What the Future Holds

Hello to all,

This year has been a busy one for

your leadership team. We have

been very active on many fronts, working to

protect those whom we serve (our members) and

whom you serve (your clients). The work you do

is so very vital to the health

of our communities and I per-

sonally thank you for all you

do.

We continue to move for-

ward in working with the

folks at CAARR, working to-

wards the creation of a

brighter future in our profes-

sion; finding common ground

has been very easy to do. I

was just reflecting on what

we had to do in 2011 when

the folks from the Licensed

Professional Counselors tried

to slip a bill through that

would have eliminated our

profession from being able

to perform our jobs and how between CAADAC

and CAARR we put forward a massive effort

within 24 hours to stop this from happening, and

were successful! It made me think about ways

we can and will be able to do more things for

those we serve together as a larger, cohesive

entity. We, together, are currently supporting

SB570 that Senator Mark DeSaulnier is sponsor-

ing that will require the state to obtain back-

ground checks for all counselors, which will have

a panel of experts from our profession to help

close the loopholes that have allowed abusive

counselors to remain in the system. Together we

can and will work to raise the standards within our

profession to serve our communities with the best

qualified counselors possible.

Next week CFAAP Chair Warren Daniels and I will

be traveling to Washington DC to work with our

National Advocate Andrew Kessler from Slingshot

Solutions to meet with several different key persons

and agencies that have influence in our profession

as a whole. We will be meeting with Ken Robertson

from SAMHSA and representatives from NIDA to

discuss translation of research to practice. We will

also be meeting with Represent-

atives Ruiz, Waters, and Matsui,

who represent California. I will

report back in our next newslet-

ter about the outcome of our

conversations.

As we get closer to 2014 and

Healthcare Reform rolling out,

we are working diligently to

insure we have our place at the

table to serve our clients. Again

there have been those in posi-

tion who would have prevented

our professionals from serving

the population with which we

work, but we have made our

presence known and our voice

loud and clear that we won’t sit

back and allow that to happen. These are exciting

times to be a part of protecting what it is you do

day in and day out. I’m honored to be of service

and from the bottom of my heart I applaud the

work you do for our communities. Thank you again

for allowing me to be of service.

Humbly,

John Madsen

CAADAC President

President’s Corner By: John Madsen, LAADC*, CADC II

Freedom News Ca l i fo rn ia Asso c i a t i on o f

A l coho l i sm a nd D rug Abuse

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Inside this issue:Inside this issue:

President’s Corner 1

Certification Chronicles 2

Legislative Update 3

National Advocacy Update 4

New CAADAC Member Benefit 5

Ethics Corner 7

CFAAP Dispatch 10

Conference Update 11

Conference 2013

Registration Form

13

Your Voice 16

Regional Round Up 17

Professionals Needed 19

CAADAC Contact Information

and Calendar

20

Volume 12, Issue 4 July/August 2013

Our Mission

CAADAC’s mission is to unify addiction focused professionals interested in achieving excellence through the attainment of the highest levels of advocacy, com-

petency and ethics.

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*LAADC is a non-governmental license.

“As we get closer to 2014 and

Healthcare Reform rolling out, we

are working diligently to insure we

have our place at the table to serve

our clients. Again there have been

those in position who would have

prevented our professionals from

serving the population with which

we work, but we have made our

presence known and our voice

loud and clear that we won’t sit

back and allow that to happen.”


Certification Chronicles By: Dee-Dee Stout, MA, CADC-II, LAADC-R*; CCBADC Chair

Hello from the CCB! As the certification board projects are fairly quiet right now due to the incredible work being done by all on the collaboration efforts of CAARR and CAADAC, I thought I would take this bit of down time to discuss something I recently heard that relates to our organization, profession, and certainly to certification matters: the word, “enabling.” I was listening to Dr. Temple Grandin (you’ve likely heard of her as she is world-

renowned for her work in autism (which she has) as well as animal husbandry, plus there was a well-received 2010 HBO™ film shown about her life for which the actor Claire Danes won an Emmy™ portraying Dr. Grandin). Dr. Grandin was saying what a wonderful thing “enabling” is as it means you are learning. This reminded me of something I over-heard a few months ago in my classroom, which professed the exact opposite to be true of this word: a couple of stu-dents suggesting how bad it is to “enable” another. So which is true? And does it really matter? Words are powerful and can literally make the difference between whether a consumer might decide to make a behav-ior change or not such as enter SUD’s treatment. We believe, given the current data, that consumers are more likely to make change if they talk about making a specific change. So spending a lot of time in a session or group discussing “problems” isn’t a very effective use of that time. It does not ‘enable’ anyone to learn about themselves or about their behavior(s). Nor does this approach increase consumers’ motivation. However, there are some specific tasks we can do with consumers that are more likely to increase motivation for change and actual commitment to making that change: dis-cuss the present condition, realistically and without judgment, and the future only. This enables rapport building and helps consumers to imagine what life might be like with and without a change. If we want to do the best we can for consumers – and as the Chair of your Certification Board, I want you to know about the most recent evidence for the best, effective treatments today - then we must be mindful of the language we use. If we want the respect of other professionals, then we must embrace the science and speak professionally. As in other pro-fessions, things change; keeping up can definitely be a challenge! But you all know, this profession isn’t for wimps! We can enable each other to learn more about these newer interventions - such as Motivational Interviewing, DBT, Trauma-Informed work - enable us to help others…but also to help ourselves by working smarter, not harder. So, let’s watch our words and start by rethinking ‘enabling.’ I promise to enable you all to learn more about certification and other related topics. How will you all enable me? Speaking of enabling, here is an opportunity to affect the certification exam we use through ICRC: Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) are needed: qualified experts may have ONLY 2-10 years of advanced AADC status. Please feel free to direct any questions to Rachel Witmer, Assistant Director at [email protected] or via phone at +1-717-540-4457 Ex. 105. Deadline for forms is Monday, July 25. Location of this event is Clearwater, FL on Thursday, November 14th and Friday, November 15th. As always, thanks for listening….and I really do love hearing from you all! Contact me at [email protected] or 510-919-9678. Dee-Dee Stout, MA, CADC-II

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tors from our profession. We also know that in addition to addressing the flaws that currently exist, there is a great deal of interest in taking the drug and alco-hol counseling profession to another lev-el. SB 570 will address the flaws, but not the growth of the profession. The Legislature recognizes the counsel-ing you provide is important and serves a critical and sensitive population. While knowing how vital drug and alco-hol counseling is, Legislators are also grasping overwhelming changes in our health care system, and regulatory

changes that affect counselors and con-sumers. We have made great progress within the industry about how to take counseling to another level, making pre-vious years of attempting legislation very productive. To move forward, we must recognize the Legislature’s desire to incrementally achieve reform. This year, one-third of the Legislature is new. Because of the revised term limits, many of them will be here for the next twelve years. That means this year is the perfect year for us to begin educat-ing Legislators about the profession and what you do. Every investment of time we make will create the foundation to have a later conversation about continu-ing reforms not just to fix flaws, but to improve the professional structure of the industry. This year we are presented with an exciting opportunity to use the

Slow and Steady Wins the Race Rapists and pedophiles are certified to work as alcohol and drug abuse counselors. While this

statement is shocking, it is something those in the counseling profession have known was a possibility or truth for years. However, seeing these words printed in black and white on the pag-es of a report by the California Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes (SOOO) was horrifying to members of the Legislature. The result is action, in the form of a bill, by Senator De-Saulnier. As proposed, SB 570 (DeSaulnier) will require criminal background checks for individuals seeking certification as an alcohol and other drug counselor. Those background checks will be re-viewed by an Advisory Panel of peers appointed by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to ensure that only the bad actors are excluded. DHCS will also receive any patient complaints so they can remove certifi-cation if necessary, and prevent a counselor from seeking certification from a different certifying group who is unaware of the complaint history. The issues being tackled in SB 570 are common sense, and issues that have been included in our past licensure leg-islature. They are also incremental improvements from the larger agenda of reform that we have been pursuing. Our agenda continues to be much broader than SB 570, but this bill is a great place to start with a legislature who prefers to tackle issues incremen-tally. The SOOO’s examination of both the in-patient counseling facilities and the certification and regulation of counselors has been the spark needed to ignite the Legislature to begin re-forming the counseling profession. Our path to reform has already been a long road, and we still have much to accomplish. We know that there are glaring issues with excluding bad ac-

Legislative Update By: Louie Brown, Kahn, Soares and Conway

SOOO report to achieve important re-sults for the counseling profession, while also creating potential champions in future years that can help carry our re-form efforts forward. While a single, comprehensive package that includes licensure was originally the goal, and remains our ultimate goal, the opportunity to create numerous champi-ons through SB 570 will be a far great-er achievement than the bill alone. I am particularly excited about the oppor-tunity to engage with Legislators and help them understand, incrementally, the value and importance of alcohol and drug counselors. Every meeting and every vote for SB 570 will be an oppor-tunity to create a relationship that will change counseling now and in the future. If you have not already read the reports, the first report regarding in-patient care is titled “Rogue Rehabs: State Failed to Police Drug and Alcohol Homes, With Deadly Results”. The second report , looking specifically at the certification of counselors and the lacking oversight is titled “Suspect Treatment: State’s Lack of Scrutiny Allows Unscreened Sex Offend-ers and Unethical Counselors to Treat Addicts”. Both reports can be found on the SOOO’s website: http://sooo.senate.ca.gov.

CAADAC’s Legislative Committee is one

of the most active advocacy groups in

California. If you would like to learn

more about the legislative committee, or if

you have questions or comments, contact

the office:

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (916) 368-9412

For more information on legislation, visit:

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“I am particularly excited about the

opportunity to engage with

Legislators and help them

understand, incrementally, the

value and importance of alcohol

and drug counselors. Every

meeting and every vote for SB 570

will be an opportunity to create a

relationship that will change

counseling now and in the future.”

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http://sooo.senate.ca.gov/


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force Diversity, Expansion and Training.” It aims to create a pipeline and new training opportunities for professional and allied health care workers that can effectively serve minority populations. Included in title III is a provision for loan forgiveness for mental and behavioral health social workers; it directs the Sec-retary of Education to cancel the balance of interest and principal due on any eli-gible Federal Direct Loan not in default for mental health, behavioral health and social workers meeting certain loan re-payment/service requirements. CAA-

DAC will be working to add substance abuse counselors to these other profes-sions, so that they may qualify for such programs as well. Yet it is Title VI – entitled “Mental

Health”— that we will focus the most on. It plans to incorporate strategies to ad-dress mental and behavioral health is-sues affecting minority communities. In previous drafts of the legislation, sub-stance abuse was not explicitly included in this title, even though congressional staff informed us that they “assumed” it would be covered. Assumptions aren’t good enough for CAADAC, so we will be seeking to add explicit language that will place substance abuse treatment services in the language of this title. Specifically, we are concerned with Section 601, which expands coverage of marriage and family therapist and

If you’ve been reading the Freedom- and we will find you if you haven’t- you are aware that most of my recent updates have been about the tough times that advocates face in Washington these

days. Well, time for a change of pace; we thought we’d tell you about some good news for a change, or at least a good opportunity. Recently, two pieces of legislation appeared on the radar that warrant CAADAC’s involvement. One concerns the health care workforce, and one concerns access to care for mi-norities and the underserved. In both cases, CAADAC is seeking to assure that substance abuse treatment and the coun-selors who provide it are part of the dialogue. The Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA) can be very beneficial to sub-stance abuse counselors if our advocacy efforts are successful, and CAADAC is in a good position to help craft the legisla-tion. Two of the key co-sponsors are Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Con-gresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, both from California and both champions of the expansion of behavioral health. The HEAA will seek to build on the ad-vancements of the Affordable Care Act. Over the past five Congressional cycles, the Congressional Tri-Caucus, made up of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and the Congressional His-panic Caucus (CHC), has introduced the Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA), a comprehensive bill to reduce ethnic and racial disparities. The bill is made up of ten titles proposing a wide spectrum of advances. CAADAC is interested in several of these titles: Title II- entitled “Culturally and Linguisti-cally Appropriate Health Care”— focus-es on ensuring real, on the ground access to high quality care by enhancing lan-guage access services and culturally com-petent care in the health care delivery system. Title III is entitled “Health Work-

National Advocacy Update By: Andrew Kessler, Slingshot Solutions, LLC

mental health counselor services under Medicare Part B to diversify the availability of mental health care services and expands the availability of benefits for rural areas. It is our intent to add substance abuse services to the language of the legislation. Section 602 expands behavioral health services for individuals, sets criteria for federally qualified behavioral health centers (FQBHC), and adds Medicaid coverage and payment for FQBHC to increase access to and the availability of health care benefits for individuals and ensure that individuals in need of mental

health services can receive necessarily health insurance coverage. We need to see substance abuse services included as well. Amends Section 1861(s)(2) of SSA (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2) Based on H.R. 3090, Section 523 in Title VIII Amends Section 1902(bb) of the SSA 24 (42 U.S.C. 1396a(bb)) Amends Section 1913 of the PHSA (42 U.S.C. 300x–3) Section 603 Creates a Minority Fellowship Program at SAMSHA to award contracts to provide financial support for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and residents in the professions of psychology, psychiatry, social work, psychiatric advanced practice nursing and marriage and family therapy. We will seek to add substance abuse counselors to this program. Section 605 addresses Racial and Ethnic Minority Mental Health Disparities Research Gaps, and requires a study and report on the existing knowledge of mental and behavioral health disparities in racial and ethnic minority groups and recommendations for its expansion. We need to see substance abuse specifically spelled out as an issue to be researched.

Finally, we are concerned with Title VII, “Addressing High Impact Minority Diseases.” It proposes focused approaches to combat a variety of diseases and conditions, including Cancer, Diabetes, and HIV/AIDS, that have a disparate impact on racial and ethnic mi-norities. It adds hepatitis to the illnesses for which the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in coopera-tion with the NIH and CDC, is required to develop educational materials and interven-tion strategies to reduce risks of the illnesses among substance abusers and individuals

with mental illness and to develop appropri-ate mental

“The Health Equity and

Accountability Act (HEAA)

can be very beneficial to

substance abuse counselors

if our advocacy efforts are

successful, and CAADAC is

in a good position to help

craft the legislation. ”

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National Advocacy Update (continued from page 4) By: Andrew Kessler, Slingshot Solutions, LLC

health services. Substance abuse services must be included as well, and we will advocate for this addition. Amends PHSA Section 501(d)(6) Also, the “Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act” (S. 1152) was introduced June 12, 2013, by Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.). It seeks to address barriers faced by individuals interested in pursuing health care careers by authorizing a variety of programs. As the nation’s demographics and health care delivery system change, the health care workforce will face new challenges. This bill would authorize grants to medical schools to improve competencies in priority areas, including educational innovations in promoting the patient-centered medical home; integrating primary care and mental health and/or public health/prevention; cultural competency, and other priorities. At the end of the grant period, grantees would be required to report on successful efforts that could be replicated to better promote the education and training of providers in the priority competencies. It is our hope to expand primary care integration training to substance abuse as well. Cultural competencies are also a high priority area for CAADAC. The Secretary of Health and Human Services would have the ability to award grants to eligible States, to enable them to im-plement scholarship programs to ensure, with respect to the provision of health services, an adequate supply of health profes-sionals. Along with physicians, dentists, certified nurse midwives, certified nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and pharma-cists, “mental health and behavioral health professionals” would also be eligible for these scholarships. We are hopeful that substance abuse counselors are included in this definition, and will be working with the authors of the legislation to help insure

that this is indeed the case.

So in short, we’re finding ways to keep busy in Washington. What, you didn’t think we’d be slowed down by a little sequester, did you?

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Ethics Corner By: Karl Hexberg, Ethics Review Committee Member

What does “do no harm” imply in substance abuse treatment? Simply put, it means that we CAN HARM!

It is more easy to understand the implications of “do no harm” with medical doctors who treat ailments of the physical body. Their treatment, generally speaking, has an outcome that can usually be measured. For exam-ple, when a patient presents with a broken bone, the doctor has specific protocols to follow and throughout treatment, referrals and testing, the physician and patient can literally track the outcome —the progress and

healing of the bone.

However, it is not as clear when working with patients seeking treatment for substance use disorders and underlying issues. Dr. Kevin McCauley de-fines addiction as a “Stress Induced Hedonic Dysfunction” that is centered in the mid-brain. This part of the brain has no way of communicating with the outside world by a vocal response. Its main concern is getting through the next ten seconds of life in the most comfortable way. That said how do

we measure outcomes? We do so most often by observing overt changes in behavior or thinking.

The CCBADC’s Code of Ethics defines very specifically client welfare (which can be interpreted to be our code of “do no harm.”) The definition while

is encompassed within Principle 7 of our “Code of Ethics.”

“The alcoholism and drug abuse counselor must respect the integrity and protect the welfare of the person or group with whom the counselor is work-

ing.”

A. “The alcoholism and drug abuse counselor must define for self and others the nature and direction of loyalties and responsibilities and

keep all parties concerned informed of these commitments.”

What does this mean? How do we define our loyalties and responsibilities? The client comes FIRST. Their welfare comes first; this is our commitment.

B. “The alcoholism and drug abuse counselor, in the presence of professional conflict must be concerned primarily with the welfare of the

client.”

As an example, if the agency in which one works has a policy that indicates a client MUST sign a consent to release information form that is not fully completed (blank) for future use this would be a conflict and would truly put the welfare of the client at risk. Not to mention the other potential liabil-

ities that this calls into question the integrity of the counselor and the agency.

C. “The alcoholism and drug abuse counselor must terminate a counseling or consulting relationship when it is reasonably clear that the

client is not benefiting from it.”

It has been documented time and time again that the longer we can engage clients in treatment, the better their chances are of avoiding relapse. However, as with most agencies we follow a certain curriculum which is to be tailored individually for each client. When the treatment plan is com-pleted and aftercare established, it is time to discharge the client. Regardless, of the potential of continued funding. On the other hand, if the treat-ment plan is incomplete and the client is no longer progressing or benefiting from the continuous interventions and protocols, it is time to provide a referral and discharge the client just the same. There is a great deal of controversy with regard to this, especially with the ever famous time limits

that are put upon providers and clients by managed care and/or third party payee’s who may limit the length of treatment they will fund.

D. “The alcohol and drug abuse counselor, in referral cases, must assume the responsibility for the client’s welfare either by termination by mutual agreement and/or the client becoming engaged with another professional. In situations where the client refuses treatment, re-ferral or recommendations, the alcohol and drug abuse counselor must carefully consider the welfare of the client by weighing the

benefits of continued treatment or termination and must act in the best interest of the client.”

Residential facilities have great challenges and strict rules with regard to what will result in discharge from the facility. As an example, at a coed facility, a male and female “snuck out” after hours and went for burgers. That same night, another male decided to go to the local quickie mart and

have a beer or two. Both of the offenses were in direct violation of the program rules and consequently result (per policy) in discharge.

Since it was late in the evening, such referrals were set up the following day. The facility recognized the need to put the client’s needs first, and sent the new found “couple” to different facilities and the client who relapsed by drinking was referred as well, although he left on his own volition and

refused further treatment.

The key, is to remember, even when a client is no longer appropriate for the treatment facility in which he/she is in, it is key to their welfare to be

referred elsewhere so that they may continue to receive treatment.

E. The alcoholism and drug abuse counselor who asks a client to reveal personal information from other professionals or allows infor-mation to be divulged must inform the client of the nature of such transactions. The information released or obtained with informed

consent must be used for expressed purposes only.

If we should solicit information from other professionals, we need to disclose to the client the need for such information and how it will be needed

and/or used to enhance the current treatment episode as well as secure this information and documentation within the file.

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Ethics Corner (continued from page 7) By: Karl Hexberg, Ethics Review Committee Member

When working with clients referred by the criminal justice system, we monitor the progress of the client and furnish periodic progress reports, if re-quired, by the clients referring agency. If and when this is done, only the information requested by the agency should be provided unless there is

expressed, and dare I say (again) documented consent.

F. The alcoholism and drug abuse counselor must not use a client in a demonstration role in a workshop setting where such participation

would potentially harm the client.

Potential physical harm, I believe, would be apparent and easily be avoided; however, can occur. As an example, a counselor asking a client to confront a peer about behaviors that might be perceived by others as “slippery” might come out inadvertently as threatening and could potentially result in a physical altercation. What about emotional pain? In certain treatment modalities, counselors may utilize role plays or psycho-drama situ-ations where the client may experience some deep seated memories that may be painful. Where do we draw the line here? It is safe to say if you are not regularly reading your scope of practice and seeking supervision, you could easily and inadvertently harm a client. When in doubt—get

help and supervision.

G. The alcoholism and drug abuse counselor must ensure the presence of an appropriate setting for clinical work to protect the client from

harm and the counselor/profession from censure.

We must always ensure that we conduct our interactions with our clients in a safe, confidential setting. Do we have groups in public parks or other area accessible to the general public? If yes, then I propose you are not only putting the welfare of the client at risk, you are also breaking the law! According to various federal, state and other confidentiality laws, we may never disclose to anyone that a client may be in treatment for alcohol or drug use; being at a park whereas the public can overhear sensitive and confidential information can lead to someone, potentially anyone identifying

an individual; whether or not we “disclose” it overtly.

H. The alcoholism and drug abuse counselor must collaborate with other heath care professional(s) in providing a supportive environment

for the client who is receiving prescribed medications.

With the advent of medication assisted treatment programs, this is a must. Should we have a client that has a long term narcotic analgesic addiction, it is likely that without some sort of medication, (methadone, Suboxone) there will be little hope for success unless they are powerfully and intrinsically motivated. The pain of withdrawal is just too great. Also, with more and more emphasis on Co-occurring disorders, medication for any diagnosed psychiatric disorder needs to be coordinated between all members of the treatment team. Remember that physical and psychological health is a pertinent part of recovery putting great emphasis on coordinating services with primary care physicians. Keep in mind, substance use disorder treat-ment counselors are NOT doctors—we must be mindful that we don’t harm a client because of our own bias about medication, nor should we allow

the environment to harm the client because of lack of understanding of medication.

Always remember: If you have never found yourself in as Ethical Dilemma; what have you been doing?


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Additionally, CAADAC and CFAAP continue to promote the Most Valued Professional (MVP) campaign to educate health insurance companies, county agencies, and the general public on an important question: “Why do we need SUD counselors when other licensed professional counselors can treat Drug and Alcohol problems?” The MVP points out the important dif-ferences between the respective scopes of practice and competence. In other words, just because you can do something

does not mean you should or are appropriately trained to do so.

It is important to note that there are a lot of competent licensed professionals (MFT, LCSW, etc.) that treat SUDs; many of them are additionally licensed as a LAADC and/or certified as a CADC I/II. These individuals have gone the extra mile to demonstrate their competency in the treatment of substance use disorders. Another example for scope of practice and competency would be a drug and alcohol treatment counselor providing treatment to an adolescent client when he/she has no experience or education treating adolescents. It is within his/her scope of practice to treat adolescents for SUD, but he/she may not have the specific knowledge, skills and competency to do so. CFAAP and CAADAC have taken on the dif-ficult job of educating the public, as to why we specifically need SUD counselors to treat individuals with drug and alcohol problems. For more information about MVP, please go to our special website provided to educate the public:

http://www.aodamvp.com/

CFAAP has offered several trainings in Northern and Southern California, such as the Department of Transportation Sub-stance Abuse Professional (DOT SAP) qualification and re-qualification training, Clinical Supervision training, Private Prac-tice training, Criminal Justice Addiction Professional training, Ethics training, and LAADC renewal courses. If you haven’t

had the opportunity to attend such onsite trainings, please remember we have home-study opportunities.

CFAAP is expanding its services by offering Home Study courses including a complete LAADC training (24 continuing edu-cation hours), 6 hours of Ethics training, the Medication Assisted Treatment training (34 CE hours), and the DOT SAP re-qualification training. We are also expanding our onsite training opportunities and are in need of experienced trainers to facilitate many of the specialized trainings that CFAAP has to offer. If you are interested in being a trainer for CFAAP,

please contact [email protected].

You may learn more about CFAAP by visiting our website at www.cfaap.org

CFAAP Dispatch Pete Nielsen, LAADC*, CFAAP Administrator

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Our venue this year is breathtaking! This year our convention is located in the beautifully restored historic Public Market Build-

ing and situated in the heart of downtown Sacramento.

We are looking to our returning Spanish-speaking track for our counselors and counselors-to-be who are fluent in Spanish.

We welcome all addiction treatment counselors, social workers, therapists, physicians, nurses, and interventionists as well as the

addiction treatment providers, behavioral healthcare organizations and mental health providers.

Conference Highlights:

CAADAC’s Traditional Pre-conference is all day on October 3rd and the regular conference now starts Thursday night.

2013 Presidents Dinner, Dance and Awards Ceremony.

2013 Board nominations are submitted and announced at the conference!

Pre-Conference Presenter is Robert Meyers, Ph.D

Keynote and Plenary Speakers are:

-David Mee-Lee, M.D

-Julia Ross, LCSW

-Jeff Jay, Clinical Interventionist

-Ronald Mah, MFT

For more information contact CAADAC at:

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2013 CAADAC/CFAAP Conference Update By: Pete Nielsen, CFAAP Administrator and CAADAC/CCBADC/CFAAP Marketing Director

Hold on to your cowboy hats this year! We have a new Political Action Committee (PAC) Fundraiser for you. Yes, it is true, we

put the Karaoke out to pasture. This year we will have a comedy show with some of the funniest guys you have ever seen this

side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

One of the comedians in our line-up is Bob Murphy, who is a regular on the comedy scene in San Die-

go and has been doing comedy on and off since the late 80’s. His comedy includes tales about be-

ing from Detroit, sobriety and making fun of his life. He has performed on the Comedy Central TV

network and a local cable TV show in San Diego called Kill Them With Comedy for two years. You

may have seen him perform recently in comedy clubs across Southern California including the La Jol-

la Comedy Store, Hollywood Comedy Store and various improv venues. Bob managed a comedy

room in Encinitas for five years and continues to produce shows with Laughing at the Moon Produc-

tions and perform at various events and conventions including 12-Step recovery oriented comedy

shows.

The headliner for our PAC fundraiser Comedy Show is Dave Dubroff. In early 1991, after a lifetime of

drug and alcohol abuse, jails and prisons Dave Dubroff cleaned up and began to explore a concept that

had always intrigued him—“being high on life”.

Dave's secret lifelong dream of becoming a comic now took center stage in his life. After 18 months of

practicing counting to 12, he began to believe in himself. The message we hear in certain rooms has be-

come his reality— that if we follow suggestionsand work hard while maintaining given principles— we

will find ourselves living a life beyond our wildest dreams.

Dave pushed further past his fears and asked recovery comic Mark Lundholm for help in pursuing his dream. Mark graciously

took Dave under his wing and brought him along to do some shows at treatment centers. Within a year, Dave was headlining at

12-step fundraisers and conventions all over the country. He was having the time of his life! This all continued until 2003 when

Dave developed several debilitating health problems, making it impossible for him to continue performing. It looked like his

dream-come-true career had ended.

After five grueling years of surgeries and physical therapy, Dave realized that his continuing belief that his career was over

was based on irrational fear. The only thing stopping him from returning to the stage were the fear-mongering voices in his

head telling him he could not perform with the disabilities he had developed. In 2009, he was finally successful in silencing these

"voices" and returned to his beloved career.

Today, Dave goes out on stage with the assistance of a walker, and refers to himself as a "lean-up comedian." Many of those

who love his performances feel more than a little inspired at how Dave carries on with his dream despite countless reasons to

give up. Many audience members are left asking themselves, "If he can do that with all of his obstacles, what's stopping me?"

Dave has a steadfast desire to carry the message through his work. He believes his material needs to reflect his recovery. Fur-

thermore, he refuses to work nightclubs or anywhere where alcohol or any drug for that matter, are served or readily availa-

ble. "I want to be part of the solution, not the problem", he says (Bio excerpt form http://www.davedubroff.com/pages/

bio.html).

This year’s PAC event is sure to be a big hit. You definitely want to show up early to get a seat, you don’t want to miss this

show! Remember that this is not only a night of fun, but a great chance to do your part and give to our Political Action Commit-

tee to help CAADAC be more effective as your voice to the legislators.


YOUR VOICE

The 2012 Membership Survey was recently completed just in time for presentation at the October 2012 CAADAC Annual Conference in San Diego. We had 648 respondents to the survey which is a strong representation of the CAADAC Membership as a whole.

The question, “What attracted you to join CAADAC? ” was asked of the responding members. A total of 82.4% reported that CAADAC is still living up to their expectations of what originally attracted them to CAADAC, with 17.6% reporting that CAADAC is not living up to their ex-pectations.

CAADAC is a Membership Association led by an elected Board of Directors and Executive Committee to serve the needs of its Members. CAADAC Leadership listens intently to the Membership and develops strategic goals and objectives based on Member needs. YOUR VOICE is dedicated to CAADAC Members who participate in official CAA-DAC surveys which directly impact the future direction of CAADAC as a Mem-bership Association. You have a voice as a CAADAC Member, and CAADAC Leadership listens. Participate in CAADAC surveys and your voice will be heard too.

These results have been shared amongst the Board of Directors which includes your regional leadership and Executive Committee amongst others. These results have a powerful impact upon our volunteer Board and Executive Committee, motivating action on your behalf.

More information about your Regional Leadership, the Board of Directors, and the Executive Committee can be found at https://www.caadac.org/about/board/CAADAC Membership speaks and the elected CAADAC Leadership listens.

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Region 1 North

Hello, and blessings to all of Region 1 North CAADAC members. June was another successful month in our region with one workshop and one “benefits of CAADAC membership” presen-tation in which our dedicated regional director, Rosemarie Wheeler, gave an excellent presentation on the benefits of CAADAC membership to the students at InterCoast College Riverside campus. On June 29th, Rosemarie and yours truly presented “Counselor Burnout” and “Ethics” (respectively) at the Chapman Medical Center in Orange, CA; I want to publicly thank Elizabeth Denney (Liz) and the great peo-ple at Chapman Medical Center for their kindness and continued support of CAADAC and Region 1 North. Lastly, this is a HELP ALERT! We need help in locating a facility to host workshops in the San Bernardino ar-ea. If anyone can help or provide information please contact Rose Wheeler at [email protected] or Tom Self at [email protected].

Our heartfelt thank you goes to all of the Region 1 North members for your support. If you have any sugges-tions, workshop ideas, concerns, or comments, please feel free to let us know. -Tom Self, MS, CADCII, Region 1 North Vice President

Region 1 South Keep your eyes out for e-blasts on upcoming events.

Region 2 Central Keep your eyes out for e-blasts on upcoming events.

Region 2 North Region 2 North is beginning to reawaken in terms of attendance at workshops, and we are also getting more active participation from professionals throughout the region. We recently had a workshop facilitated by Bob Tyler at Tarzana Treatment Center in Tarzana, CA with a great turnout - thank you to Bob Tyler, Dr. Mike, and Tarzana Treatment Center staff for the support you showed for the region. We also held a re-gional meeting after the workshop, an area in which we are still struggling with attendance; as CAADAC is a membership organization we rely on the members to make important decisions and to voice concerns, but this can be challenging when there are very few voices to be heard. I do appreciate those of you who chose to stay and hope that others will choose to participate in our next regional meeting, which will be taking place at the Omni Center in El Monte, CA on August 10th, 2013 at 12:00 PM. A special thanks to Patricia Sanora for her continued support and effort to improve the profession for the future; also, a special congratulations to the new Regional Secretary Samantha Amaya for stepping up and taking on this responsibility and position of service to the region. We appreciate you both and all you do! Important upcoming dates to remember: on July 20th, 2013 we will hold a Test Prep Workshop at the West Covina Intercoast College Campus, and on August 10th, 2013 there will be Co-Dependency-Relationship

Addiction Workshop Facilitated by Joe Aragon and Tish Hughes at the Omni Center in El Monte CA from 9:00 AM to12:00 PM with a regional meeting directly to follow. Thank you to all of you who continue to suit up and show up in support of the workshops and regional meet-ings - your support is what drives our region and we could not do it without you. Please continue to support Region 2N and push on in the movement to revive our region by welcoming new students and encouraging them to get involved. Warmest regards, and counsel on!!! Evan Amarni, CADC II, ICADC, SAP [email protected]





Region 2 South

Region 2S has been busy delivering member workshops - on April 18th, Andrew Martin conducted a Screening for Co-Occurring Disorders workshop at Community Hospital in Long Beach; on May 18th, Ellen Bloom-Lopez and Taylor Haynes conducted a Group Counseling Skills workshop at Twin Town Treatment Centers in Torrance; on May 25th, Claudia Hernandez-Murillo conducted a Test Preparation workshop at Woman to Woman in Long Beach; and on June 22nd, Claudia Hernandez-Murillo conducted a

Family Roles workshop and SELACO WIB in Cerritos.

Coming up, we have scheduled a Clinical Supervision workshop on July 18th at Serene Center in Long Beach which will be conducted by Andrew Martin, and on August 17th Andrew Martin will also conduct a Relapse

Prevention workshop at Sahara in Artesia.

-Andrew Martin, MBA, LAADC*, SAP, Region 2S Director

Region 3 North

Keep your eyes out for e-blasts on upcoming events.

Region 3 South


Region 4 Central

I would like to thank the entire region for their support in making our trainings a success! Fresh out of our June

training presented by Dee-Dee Stout, we look forward to Ethics in August; additionally, CAADAC President

John Madsen (as well as another presenter, to be announced) will be providing a full day training on August

17th in San Francisco, CA - this training will include three hours of Ethics which, effective January 1st, 2013, the

ethics hours requirement was increased to six (6) hours for all certificants and licensees! If any of our regional

members have any suggestions or preferences regarding the topic for the second half of the training in Au-

gust, please feel free to let me know via email ([email protected]) or phone (530-400-7235).

I will be sending out our August flyer soon, so be on the lookout.

Thank you,

Nathan Blacksmith, CADC-I

Region 4C Vice President

Region 4 North Keep your eyes out for e-blasts on upcoming events.

Region 4 South


Region 5





So Long for Now, but Not Goodbye! By: Melanie Townley, CAADAC Executive Administrative Assistant

When I was hired by CAADAC in December of 2006 as the Accounting Assistant, I was a 23 year old

recent college graduate with very little office work experience and even less accounting experience.

I particularly remember being beyond nervous on my first day, wondering what these people saw in me

that I did not see in myself; Rhonda Messamore, CAADAC’s Executive Director at that time, assured me

she had great faith in me and that she and the organization were there to support me and help me grow

as a professional.

And grow I did! Throughout the course of the six and a half years I have worked for CAADAC, I have learned so many

valuable skills, been given all kinds of amazing opportunities, and met so many incredible people, and it is because all of

these experiences and people that I have been able to grow not only professionally, but personally as well. As such,

CAADAC has become so much more than a job to me – it has become a family. On a daily basis I have been blessed

enough to be able to go into work with an office full of hard-working, dedicated professionals, to be able to interact with

our amazing board of directors who put in countless hours of volunteer work to better the organization, and to be able to

assist and work with you, our counselors, who make our organization what it is – I am truly blessed to have met and

gotten to know you all and as a result, I have been changed for the better in so many ways.

Another thing I remember distinctly about my first few days at CAADAC was when Rhonda told me she would like to be

able to grow me as a professional so that I could fly…it was because of that tiny glimmer of potential she spotted in me

that I have grown exponentially with all of the education and knowledge which she and the rest of the organization has

imparted unto me throughout the years.

Thus, it is with great sadness that I announce my time with CAADAC has come to an end, but I go forth with this amazing

foundation which CAADAC has provided me, ready to “fly” the CAADAC nest in order to move along in my journey. I am

eternally grateful for everything I have learned and everyone I have met in my time working for CAADAC, but know this

is only a “so long for now” and not “goodbye,” because CAADAC will always be an organization near and dear to my

heart and you will likely see me this October at our annual conference in Sacramento to spend time with some of my very

favorite people – you all, the CAADACians. Thank you all for everything you do, have done and will do...you are an

extremely dedicated, passionate and hard working group, and the wonderful work you do and the lives you save will

never cease to amaze and inspire me!


PROFESSIONALS NEEDED!PROFESSIONALS NEEDED! Substance Abuse Counselor at Baker Places, Inc., San Francisco CA - We are currently seeking qualified Substance Abuse Coun-

selors. Excellent benefits are included. To apply, please visit http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/npo/3861911578.html.

Support Technian at Cri-Help, Inc. - North Hollywood and East Los Angeles locations have immediate openings for PART-TIME technicians. Variety of hours and days available - ideal position for people in school or looking for supplemental income. If in re-covery, must have at least one year clean/sober time and pass pre-employment and ongoing random drug screenings. Must main-

tain current CPR/First Aid certification and be RRW. Candidates please EMAIL resume/qualifications to [email protected].

Residential Caseworker at Cri-Help, Inc. / Socorro - Cri-Help has an immediate opening at our East Los Angeles residential facil-ity for a caseworker. Three (3) years minimum experience/Certified, Bi-lingual English/Spanish preferred with familiarity in 12 step philosophies; knowledgable in identifying patterns common to this population and use of treatment software to document all aspects of trx including P.O. repoets, progress notes, discharge summaries, aftercare plans, etc. EMAIL resume to MarleneN@cri-

help.org.

Counselor at La Jolla Recovery, La Jolla CA - We are looking for a part time CAADAC/CCBADC certified counselor. Must have

at least current CADC-I. Contact Danny Simons: [email protected].

Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor at Able To Change Recovery Inc., San Juan Capistrano CA - Seeking experienced Chemical Dependency counselor. Must have previous experience in all aspects of a residential facility. Ability to perform assessments, create individual Tx Plans, Tx Plan Reviews, D/C Summaries, group and individual charting. Preferred experience with EMR software. Must have experience with individual counseling, group and family counseling. Preferred Experience: Working with Trauma/PTSD, Abandonment/Attachment issues in chemical dependency, Disease Concept, Expressive Therapy.

Please contact: [email protected].

CADC-II at Summit Estate Recovery Center, Los Gatos CA - Full time Monday-Friday 9:00-5:30PM CADC-II position available,

please submit resume to [email protected].

Counselor at Inspire Malibu , Agoura Hills CA - Need licensed CAADAC counselor per diem in Agoura Hills, CA for a alcohol/

drug recovery program. Forward resume to [email protected].

Intake/Alumni Coordinator at New Directions for Women, Costa Mesa CA - We are seeking an Intake/Alumni Coordinator to

assist or admissions department. Please visit our Website @ www.newdirectionsforwomen.org/careers.

Support Staff and Intern Positions at Pacific Harbor Treatment, Sacramento CA - 6-Bed Residential Facility recruiting for open

positions. If interested email [email protected] or call 916-717-5100.

Support staff at Campobello, Santa Rosa, CA - Entry level position: intakes, monitor groups, need phone skills, record keeping.

Contact Rosie 1-800-805 1833.

AOD Counselor at ABC Traffic Safety Programs, Santa Ana, Anaheim, Hawaiian Gardens - AOD Counselor- must be Regis-tered and/or Certified Bilingual is a Plus. Positions available in Santa Ana, Anaheim and Hawaiian Gardens. Please contact

[email protected] or 714-429-9900.

Various Positions Open at Unity Care Group, San Jose CA - The Unity Care Group Inc. is a community-based, non-profit, youth development agency. Founded with the intent to develop educational and social programs designed to enrich the lives of disad-vantaged youth, it is our mission to provide quality programs for the purpose of creating healthier communities through life-long partnerships. We have openings for the following positions: Program Manager, Transitional Aged Youth, Clinical Program Manag-er, Parent Advocate- Vietnamese, ILP Skills Coordinator, Residential Counselor, Facility Manager. For details and to apply, please log onto our website, http://www.unitycare.org/employment-opportunities/, go to the Employment Opportunities page to com-plete an application, and email your application, resume, and cover letter AS A WORD DOCUMENT (please put Job Title and Req. # above in the Subject Line) to [email protected]. You can also fax your application & resume to (408) 510-5659. Unity Care Group Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender status, marital status, pregnancy, age, disability, or cov-ered veteran's status, consistent with applicable state and federal laws. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for appli-

cants with disabilities who self-disclose.

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Staff (Office: 916.368.9412) Richard DeCuir, Executive Director: Ext 206 Cheryl Greene, Office Manager: Ext 202 Danielle Jones, CAADAC/CCBADC/CFAAP Receptionist: Ext 200 or 0 Eryleena Datuin, Accounting Clerk/Membership: Ext 203 Jennie Lewis, CCBADC Adm. Asst.: Ext 207 Kristina Padilla, Program Director (OMCP): 916-207-9460 Lisa Nelson, CFAAP Adm. Asst.: Ext 218 Gabriela Mireles, Membership Adm. Asst.: Ext 217 Pete Nielsen, Marketing Director/CFAAP Administrator: Ext 204 Serena Marquez, OMCP Adm. Asst.: Ext 201 Tammy Cox, Front Desk/Adm. Asst.: Ext 200 or 0

“OUR COUNSELORS HELP CHANGE LIVES, INSTILL HOPE AND RESTORE DREAMS!”

-RHONDA MESSAMORE, FORMER CAADAC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1991 (42 USC §1981, 2000e et seq), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 USC §794), the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended (42 USC §6101 et seq), Title II of the Americans with Disabil-ities Act of 1990 (42 USC §12101 et seq), and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, neither CAADAC nor the CCBADC officers, employees or volunteers shall discriminate against members, registrants, employees or other professionals on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, economic condition, disability or age in the certification/membership/registration process, or in its programs and activities. Further, they shall comply with the policy of protecting the priva-cy of clients and may not disclose (without written consent) confidential information acquired in the certification, membership, or registration processes. The CCBADC may release limited information regarding certification/registration status according to the California Department of Alcohol/Drug Program administrative regulations,

Chapter 8, Section 13000.

Information:

General questions: (916) 368-9412 Ext 200 or 0

Certification, Testing, Portfolios : (916) 368-9412 Ext. 207

Accounting: (916) 368-9412 Ext 203

Membership, RS, RRW: (916) 368-9412 Ext 217

CAADAC Website: www.caadac.org

Email: [email protected]

Phone hours are 9:00 AM to 4:00, PM Monday – Friday.

Office hours are 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday – Friday.

Phone: (916) 368-9412 | Fax: (916) 368-9424

Location: 3400 Bradshaw Road, Suite B, Sacramento, CA 95827

The California Association of Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC)

The California Association of Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselors’ Freedom Newsletter is published every other month.

CAADAC, a nonprofit association, represents members, registrants and certified prevention specialists, and Certified Alcoholism

and Drug Abuse Counselors throughout the state of California. Disclaimer: Opinions are the sole responsibility of the authors alone, do not represent the opinions, policies or positions of the Freedom Newsletter, CAADAC, CCBADC or CFAAP Board of Directors or staff and

acceptance of articles or advertisements does not constitute endorsement or liability by CAADAC et al.)

Officers

John Madsen, President (530) 632-2140

Jerry Synold, President Elect (760) 840-7046

Alan Johnson, Past President (213) 327-4209

Lyleen “Tish” Hughes, Treasurer (951) 652-3560

Valarie Shaffer, Secretary (550) 676-6966

Warren Daniels, CFAAP Chair (530) 913-1421

Dee-Dee Stout, CCBADC Chair (510) 919-9678

Tim Sinnott, Dean of Fellows (831) 247-1478

Corrections from last edition:

None

Date Function

July 4, 2013 Office Closed - Independence Day Holiday

July 27, 2013 CAADAC Board Meeting—Irvine CA

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