Volume 21, Number 4 October/November 2011

Opportunity Annual Meeting Whole Different of a Highlights: Level: New Life Medical Automation Lifetime: Children, Trauma During Simple Marijuana: Quandry: Get Involved & Technology Game Bad Medicine Where to Start Page 3 Page 4 Page 6 Page 11 Page 14 Earn INSIDE:CE Credits! AADAC NAADAC, NThe Association for Addiction Professionals • We help people recovernews their lives. Vol. 21, No. 4, October/November 2011 Is This the Future of Treatment? Pages 8–10 NAADAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS NAADAC OFFICERS SOUTHEAST (updated 10/17/11) Eddie Albright, Alabama President Daniel L. Carzoli, MA, CAP, CMHP, NCAC II, ICADC, Florida Donald P. Osborn, MS, MA, MAC, LMHC E. Wayne Bland, MSW, LCSW, CAC II, Georgia Albert C. Stallworth, Sr., MA, CCAP, ICAADC, Mississippi President-Elect Wrenn Rivenbark, North Carolina Robert C. Richards, MA, NCAC II, CADC III Cathy Jaggars, South Carolina Secretary Toby Abrams, Tennessee Roger A. Curtiss, LAC, NCAC II SOUTHWEST Treasurer James J. Roth, MEd, LPC, LISAC, CADAC, CEAP, Arizona Edward Olsen, LCSW, CASAC, SAP Mita Johnson, Colorado Past President Mark C. Fratzke, MA, MAC, CSAC, CSAPA, Hawaii Patricia M. Greer, BA, LCDC, AAC Della Garlitz, New Mexico Allen Flagg, Jr., Nevada NAADAC-National Certification Commission Chair Allison Weaver, MPH, LADC, Utah James Holder III, MA, MAC, LPC, LPCS ORGANIZATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE Executive Director George Joseph, The Right Step/Spirit Lodge Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, NCAC II, CCDC III, SAP PAST PRESIDENTS REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS Robert Dorris (1972–1977) Mid-Atlantic (Represents New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Col. Mel Schulstad, CCDC, NCAC II (ret’d) (1977–1979) the District of Columbia, Maryland & West Virginia) Jack Hamlin (1979–1981) Thomas Durham, PhD John Brumbaugh, MA, LSW, CADAC IV, NCAC II (1981–1982) Mid-Central (Represents Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Tom Claunch, CAC (1982–1986) Ohio & Wisconsin) Franklin D. Lisnow, MEd, CAC, MAC (1986–1988) John Lisy, LICDC, OCPS II, LISW-S, LPCC-S Paul Lubben, NCAC II (1988–1990) Mid-South (Represents Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma & Texas) Kay Mattingly-Langlois, MA, NCAC II, MAC (1990–1992) Greg Lovelidge, LCDC, ADC III Larry Osmonson, CAP, CTRT, NCAC II (1992–1994) Cynthia Moreno, NCAC I, CCDC II (1994–1996) North Central (Represents Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Roxanne Kibben, MA, NCAC II (1996–1998) Editor’s Note Nebraska, North Dakota & South Dakota) T. Mark Gallagher, NCAC II (1998–2000) Diane Sevening, EdD, CDC III Bill B. Burnett, LPC, MAC (2000–2002) Looking Forward Northeast (Represents Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Roger A. Curtiss, LAC, NCAC II (2002–2004) New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island & Vermont) Mary Ryan Woods, RNC, LADC, MSHS (2004–2006) Every so often, it’s nice to be able to sit Barbara “Bobbi” Fox, LADC, CAC Sharon Morgillo Freeman, PhD, APRN-CS, MAC (2006–2007) Northwest (Represents Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Patricia M. Greer, BA, LCDC, AAC (2007–2010) back and reflect on what it is that we do Washington & Wyoming) NAADAC STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS Greg Bennett, MA, LAT and how we can stay focused on our goals. Bylaws Committee Chair Southeast (Represents Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Bruce Lorenz, NCAC II, CADC North Carolina, South Carolina & Tennessee) One of those times for me was at the recent Frances Patterson, PhD, MAC Clinical Issues Committee Frances Patterson, PhD, MAC NAADAC conference in San Diego. It was an Southwest (Represents Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, New Mexico, Nevada & Utah) Ethics Committee Chair amazing event, with over 1,000 people at- Jerome L. Synold, CAADAC II, MAC, CPS, CCS Anne Hatcher, EdD, CAC III, NCAC II Finance Committee Chair tending. There is something dynamic about BOARD OF DIRECTORS Edward Olsen, LCSW, CASAC, SAP MID-ATLANTIC Nominations & Elections Chair having so many people together who share Bruce Lorenz, NCAC II, CADC, Delaware Roberta Taggart, MA, CASAC, NCAC II Warren E. Leggett, Jr., CAC III, CCS, District of Columbia a common purpose. You can read the recap Moe Briggs, Maryland Personnel Committee Chair TBD, New Jersey Donald P. Osborn, MS, MA, MAC, LMHC of the conference on page four, and find TBD, Pennsylvania NAADAC Public Policy Committee Chair John Savides, Virginia Gerry Schmidt, MA, LPC, MAC Randy Housh, West Virginia out more about the two professionals and NAADAC AD HOC COMMITTEE CHAIRS MID-CENTRAL one program that were honored this year. Beverly Jackson, Illinois Awards Sub-Committee Chair Ronald A. Chupp, LCSW, LCAC, NCAC II, ICAC II, Indiana Tricia Sapp, BSW, CCJP, CPS, Texas Also in this issue is an interesting article Michael Townsend, MSSW, Kentucky Adolescent Specialty Committee Chair Carrie Reaume, LMSW, CAAC, Michigan Christopher Bowers, MDiv, CSAC, ASE by David Oshman, describing the interna- John Corcoran, Ohio International Committee Chair tional option that has taken him to a treat- Gerry Kaye, Wisconsin Paul Le, BA MID-SOUTH Leadership Retention & Membership Committee Chair TBD, Arkansas Roger A. Curtiss, LAC, NCAC II ment center based in Thailand. He has some TBD, Louisiana TBD, Oklahoma Product Review Committee Chair lessons that could be adopted by other Matthew Feehery, Texas George Joseph treatment centers and his article raises the NORTH CENTRAL Political Action Committee Chair Randy Drake, LMHC, NCC, ACADC, MAC, Iowa Nancy Deming, MSW, LCSW, CCAC-S issue of outsourcing and treatment. Tom Lohff, MSW, NCAC II, Kansas Student Committee Chair J.J. Johnson, Minnesota Diane Sevening, EdD, CCDC II Finally—NAADAC has taken a stand Alice M. Kibby, BA, LISAC, CSAC II, Missouri National Addiction Studies & Standards Collaborative Committee Jack Buehler, LADC, Nebraska Donald P. Osborn, MS, MA, MAC, LMHC (co-chair) against medical marijuana. You can read Christy K. Anderson, North Dakota TBD (co-chair) Jack Stoddard, South Dakota why the association thinks this is bad NORTHEAST NALGAP, The Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Charlie MacDonald, Connecticut Transgender Addiction Professionals and Their Allies medicine. Ruth A. Johnson, LADC, SAP, CCS, Maine Joseph M. Amico, MDiv, CAS, LISAC Susan O’Connor, Massachusetts NAADAC–NATIONAL CERTIFICATION COMMISSION I hope you enjoy the issue. Catherine Iacuzzi, New Hampshire Christopher Taylor, New York James A. Holder III, MA, MAC, LPC, LPCS (chair) Donovan Kuehn TBD, Rhode Island Kathryn B. Benson, LADC, NCAC II, SAP William Keithcart, MA, LADC, Vermont Hjalti Bjorensson, NCAC I Editor, NAADAC News Christopher Bowers, MDiv, CSAC, ASE NORTHWEST Cynthia B. Breen, NCAC I Steven Sundby, Alaska Lorraine A. Clyburn, LSW, NCAC I David R. Hadlock, DO, Idaho Susan Coyer, MAC, SAP Julie Messerly, Montana Thadd Labhart, MAC Tanya Pritt, CADC II, Oregon William S. Lundgren, NCAC II Lindsy McGowan-Anderson, MS, CDP, MAC, Washington Rufus Lynch, DSW (public member) TBD, Wyoming Claire Olsen, NCAC II Donald P. Osborn, MS, MA, MAC, LMHC (ex-officio) CONTENTS NAADAC NEWS is published by NAADAC, the Asso ci ation for Addic tion vary by state. 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Indi- send an email to [email protected]. vidual copies are $6, free to NAADAC members. NAADAC membership costs NEWS FOR PROFESSIONALS The Opportunity of a Lifetime! Getting Involved in the Profession of Addiction Counseling Kevin M. Large, MA “ We’ve all heard that we have to learn from our mistakes, but I • contribute to the NAADAC political think it’s more important to learn from successes. If you learn action committee (PAC). For more information, only from your mistakes, you are inclined to learn only errors.” go to www.naadac.org and click on the tab for Advocacy – Norman Vincent Peale and then PAC. Your contribution to the NAADAC PAC helps to support legislation favorable to the cause of the Who We Are treatment of alcoholism and drug addiction at the na The people who compose the addictions treatment profession tional level. are a diverse group. We have come from varied life experiences, which have often been our greatest teacher. We have come from • Write to your congressperson anD various academic backgrounds, ranging from little or no college senator, urging them to support legislation favorable through doctoral level training. We have worked in a variety of to addictions treatment.

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