Vol. 18 No. 4 VISIONS July/August 2012

NAATP Names New President/CEO

Kermit Dahlen, Chair of the National Association of member support services that Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) Board of Directors assure the continued availability is pleased to announce that the Board has unanimously and highest quality of addiction selected Michael E. Walsh as the new President/CEO of treatment to those we serve.” the organization. Mr. Dahlen said, “We are very pleased to bring somebody with Michael’s background and It is expected Walsh will enthusiasm into our organization. We had the opportunity assume his new position in to look at some outstanding candidates for the position, early August. For at least the and believe Michael will bring us the kind of leadership foreseeable future, the principle we need to lead us into our next decade of growth as the office of NAATP will remain in leading organization of treatment providers. He is well Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with all acquainted with our field and the recovery community, current staff remaining in their and is passionate about what we as providers do. This is positions. Current President Dennis Gilhousen will remain an exciting day for us!” for a yet to be determined period of time to help assure a smooth transition of leadership. Mr. Walsh is currently serving as a Director of Development for the Hanley Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, a CARON The National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers, Treatment Center. He has been involved in the provision founded in 1978, is the leading professional and advocacy of treatment services for nearly two decades. He holds a organization of addiction treatment providers and the top Master of Counseling Degree, and has management of those providers. Mr. Walsh will become lectured nationally and internationally. He holds current only its fourth permanent President/CEO in its 34 year memberships in NAATP, NAADAC, and the Association of history. Intervention Specialists. After being told he had been selected, Walsh commented, “I am honored and feel privileged to be named NAATP President. NAATP has been an integral part of my vision for our field and I am Contact info: looking forward to the opportunities and challenges we face. NAATP members have a lot of passion, dedication Michael E. Walsh, MS, CAP, BRI I President/CEO and experience. I plan to use all of my available resources and call on the collective experience of our current and Tel: 717-392-8480 Fax: 717-392-8481 former Board members to lead NAATP in the fulfillment of Cell: 561-346-2005 its mission to provide leadership, advocacy, training and [email protected]

In this Issue • Letter from New President P. 3 • Call for Papers P. 3 • Welcome New Members P. 5 • Public Policy Update P. 7 Through the Looking Glass

I am writing this on what will be my last day in my current membership in NAATP. You show it in your support for our tenure as President/CEO of NAATP—your association. Annual Conference—the 2012 edition being the best we Michael Walsh begins his new position Monday, August 6, have experienced in many years. Please keep that spirit and there is enough about that in this edition of VISIONS alive. There is so much yet to be done. that I need not say more. I will say, however, that his enthusiasm for our field, for what we do, and for his new I have been involved in this field, in one capacity or another, association with NAATP is contagious, and I hope all of you since 1970—except for 2 or 3 years when I unsuccessfully will be infected by it. There are exciting times ahead, so join tried retirement. I have seen many changes in that time, but in that excitement and invite your friends and neighbors to more important than those organizational changes I have come along for the ride!! seen a multitude of lives changed. I may be stepping aside once again, but I can never step away from the memory of What I do want to say to you is that in the time since I began broken lives mended. What all of you do every day, and my first part of this journey with you in May, 2010, I have what NAATP does for you, will forever be in my blood and marveled at the commitment you have to this Association. part of my spirit. Thank you for all you have done to help Many organizations would have just thrown up their hands me be able to celebrate that, and for all the support you and waved the white flag of surrender when it experienced have shown me these past couple of years. I will forever be the organizational ups and downs NAATP has weathered in grateful to you. that 2+ years. But you did not. That is due, in part, to the fact that you are engaged in the noble pursuit of helping addicted people conquer their personal ups and downs day in and day out. Adversity is no stranger to you. But it is also due, in part, to what you believe NAATP can, will and must be—a strong voice that speaks for all of you in the midst of the din of many voices calling for change that would lead us into the wilderness of the unknown. I have seen a growing spirit of “we are all in this together” in the months of this my second “term” in this position. It is a spirit that says we will endure the uncertainties of our professional lives because there are Dennis Gilhousen so many lives at stake—the lives of those addicted people we care about and care for. You show that spirit in the growth of

2 Call For Papers

Letter From New NAATP President Looking Glass Michael E. Walsh

First of all I want to thank all of you for the letters, texts, emails, phone calls, messages, other kind gestures and words of encouragement I have received since accepting this position as NAATP’s President/CEO.

Those of you who know me understand that addiction treatment and recovery are two of the most important “The Challenge of Change” things in my life and I welcome the opportunity to work The Future of Addiction Treatment with all of you to strengthen our association and ensure that NAATP remains the leading voice of addiction Interested in Presenting at the 2013 NAATP treatment providers. Many of you have offered your help Conference or would like to recommend a and expertise. I have been keeping a list and you should plan on hearing from me! speaker?

I also want to thank the NAATP executive committee for We are looking for the following topics: their tireless work throughout the interview and vetting • Parity process. I especially want to thank Dennis Gilhousen and • Succession planning Kermit Dahlen who have been working to get me up to • Dealing with Managed Care companies and speed on some important current issues. reimbursements • Pharmacological interventions in treatment Over my career I have had the opportunity to learn from exceptional leaders in our field and over the next few • Treating co-occurring disorders in outpatient months I plan to continue reaching out. Although I’m sure treatment Dennis has some plans for his retirement I am hoping he • Where will our workforce and leaders come from doesn’t block my cell number anytime soon. I know I have as the baby boomers begin to leave the field a lot to learn and I’m eager for the information. • Social media and continuing care • Telemedicine To those friends I haven’t met yet, please introduce • Ethics yourself to me and I will be looking for you as we embark • The New Continuum of Care on this journey. This is your organization and I am honored • Social Marketing to be leading it with you. I am grateful for the opportunity and looking forward to the challenges. Email papers to [email protected] The cut off date is October 1, 2012

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Planning for the 2013 National Leadership Conference is well underway and we would like you to mark your calendars now for this exceptional event.

3 VISIONS Pioneer in Addiction Treatment, Dr. James W West, Dies at Age 98

Dr. James West, 98, died July 24 at his Palm serve as active members of the treatment team. His Desert home. mantra: “Don’t ever give up on that patient; their miracle may be ready to happen.” Open about being a recovering alcoholic physician, West pioneered substance-abuse programs in “This little bit of insight has prompted Dr. West to and in 1982 was named medical director of develop models of assessment and detoxification that the Center in Rancho Mirage, CA. He have been duplicated around the world,” wrote Ford, had been sober since the late 1950s. who had also been open about her personal battles with prescription drug addiction and alcohol. She died in July West served as the center’s medical director until 2011. 1989, when he became physician director of the outpatient program, a position he held until he NAATP awards the “James W. West, MD, Quality retired in 2007 at 93. Improvement Award” each year at their annual conference in his honor. “In Dr. West, I’ve found a healer, a teacher, and a friend,” the former first lady wrote in the preface to “The Book of Answers,” a 1997 West project.

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ROCKFORD -- Rosecrance clinician Lynn Cadmus has been named Social Worker of the Year by the Illinois chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). Now that the Supreme Court has ruled that the Affordable “I was surprised and amazed that I would be given that honor when Care Act is constitutional, the country can move ahead with there are others that I’m sure were very deserving,” said Cadmus. “I implementation. While it will continue to be a political issue am very grateful to receive this recognition.” in the Presidential campaign, the realistic chances that it will be repealed are slim. Cadmus, who has been a member of NASW for more than 30 years, was nominated by Rosecrance Ware Center Director of Emergency In the past few years, NAATP has attempted to take every Services Joan Lodge. opportunity to advance the availability of residential and other treatment options, through public policy involvement. The “Lynn Cadmus represents the highest ethical standards of social framework for a major overhaul is now in place, although the work,” Lodge said. “Her goal is always to improve the quality of details still need to be worked out. life for people and for clients to know and believe that they have value.” One major missing piece of the puzzle is the lack of final rule for the Parity Law passed several years ago. We hear every day, Cadmus is a trauma therapist with the Therapeutic Intervention examples of how parity seems to be violated. Without a final Program (TIP) at the Rosecrance Ware Center. She has worked for rule, there is no mechanism for enforcement. It’s frustrating, to Rosecrance since 2006. say the least, that a law passed four years ago is being ignored.

TIP is the mental health court of Winnebago County. It was developed NAATP strongly supports the Parity hearings occurring around the to reduce the number of arrests of people with mental illness, country, headlined by former Congressmen, Patrick Kennedy and increase access to mental health treatment among individuals Jim Ramstad. We hope these hearings will not only dramatically charged with nonviolent criminal offenses and to reduce the number point out the reasons why Parity was passed with bi-partisan of days of incarceration in the jail for people with mental illness. support in Congress, but also spur the administration to move ahead with a final rule. Cadmus is an expert in gender-based trauma. She also is trained in Dialetical Behavioral Therapy and the treatment of personality While Parity is the foundation for insuring that addiction treatment disorders. is covered under the Affordable Care Act, it certainly is not our only focus. As health care exchanges are developed in each state, Cadmus’ state-level nomination qualifies her as a finalist for national we must strive to make sure that the baseline plans utilized by recognition. An award ceremony will be held this fall to honor the each state, include residential treatment. We are encouraging the statewide award winners. Secretary of HHS to provide guidance to states, which makes it clear residential treatment, is a necessary part of the essential According to NASW, Illinois has more than 12,000 professional social benefits package for all state’s health insurance exchanges. workers who dedicate their careers to helping people transform their lives or improving environments that make such progress possible. While there are many moving parts to this new law, nothing Social workers improve the fabric of society by serving as advocates will impact our members, and assist those in need of addiction for people who need help addressing serious life challenges. treatment more than making certain access is provided to the greatest extent possible, once the law is fully implemented. NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies. With 150,000 members, NASW is Mark Dunn the largest membership organization of professional social workers NAATP Consultant in the world.

7 VISIONS Upcoming Events

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The annual National Prevention Networkprevention research conference will be held September 18-20 in Pittsburgh. Go to http://swpc.ou.edu/npnfor more information.

NAATP VISIONS Editor Angela Abshire NAATP VISIONS is published six times NAATP a year by NAATP. Information printed Phone: 717-392-8480 in NAATP Visions does not represent Fax: 717-392-8481 official NAATP policy or positions. [email protected]

The editorial office is located at: NAATP President/CEO 313 West Liberty Street, Suite 129 Michael E. Walsh, MS, CAP, BRI I Lancaster, PA 17603-2748 President/CEO Tel: 717-392-8480 Fax: 717-392-8481 Cell: 561-346-2005 [email protected]

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