Message from What You Need IC&RC and NAADAC’s NAADAC’s to Know NAADAC Recovery Conference President About HIPAA Discussions Schools Survey Page 3 Page 4 Page 10 Page 11 Page 15 AADAC The AssociationN for Addiction Professionals • We help people recovernews their lives. Vol. 15, No. 2, June 2005 Adolescents NAADAC and Annual Addiction Meeting pages NAADAC pages The 11 & 12 sequal! Annual 6 & 7 Meeting in conjunction with The 31st Annual Texas Association of Addiction Professionals State Conference Recovery Month and Counselors Day page 9 NAADAC OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS NAADAC OFFICERS SOUTHWEST President Elaine Calco-Gray, MA, LISAC, Arizona Warren Daniels, CADC II, California Mary Ryan Woods, RNC, LADC, MSHS Laurence A. Freedom, MEd, CAC III, LPC, Colorado President Elect Mark C. Fratzke, MAC, Hawaii Sharon Morgillo Freeman, PhD, APRN, MAC Richard Van Scoyk, MA, LPCC, LADAC, NCAC II, New Mexico Secretary Laura Schoneweis, BA, LADC, NCAC II, SAP, Kathryn B. Benson, LADC, NCAC II MSW (Intern), Nevada Santiago Cortez, Utah Treasurer Paul D. Potter, MSW, MAC PAST PRESIDENTS Mel Schulstad, NCAC II Immediate Past President Jack Hamlin Roger A. Curtiss, LAC, NCAC II John Brumbaugh, NCAC II NAADAC Certification Commission Chair Tom Claunch William Cote, APRN, LADC, MAC Frank Lisnow, MAC Paul Lubben, NCAC II Editor’s Note Acting Executive Director Kay Mattingly-Langlois, NCAC II, MAC Cnythia Jo Moreno Tuohy, NCAC II, CCDC III Larry G. Osmonson, NCAC II Welcome to the June edition of the NAADAC Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, NCAC II, CCDC III REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS Roxanne Kibben, NCAC II News. As every spring approaches, we can look T. Mark Gallagher, NCAC II William J. Coombs, NCAC I, Mid-Atlantic Bill B. Burnett, LPC, MAC forward to the renewal and change as we emerge Don P. Osborn, CADAC II, CCS, NCAC II, MAC, Mid-Central from the winter. NAADAC has undergone some simi- Pat Greer, LCDC, AADC, Mid-South Thomas G. Durham, PhD, LADC, CCS, Northeast NAADAC COMMITTEE CHAIRS lar changes in its staff. Three members of the Robert C. Richards, MA, CADC II, NCAC II, Northwest Awards Committee Chair Will Bachmeier, NCAC II, North-Central Roberta Taggert, NCAC II NAADAC staff who were with us in January have H.E. Salmon, Jr., CAC II, CCS, SAM, NCAC II, Southeast Teresa J. Kang, NCAC II, Southwest Bylaws Committee Chair moved on to new opportunities: Sonya Floyd, Bruce Lorenz, NCAC II NAADAC’s Certification and Education Assistant; BOARD OF DIRECTORS Cultural Affairs Committee Chair Ruth A. Kisseloff, LADC, ICADC, MHRT II, SAP Jason Rivkin, NAADAC’s Special Projects Officer MID-ATLANTIC Sonya Barham, LCSW, CEAP, Delaware Education and Research Committee Chair and Jennifer Ayers, NAADAC’s Assistant Director Larry Ricks, NCAC I, District of Columbia Mark C. Fratzke, MAC for Member, Board and Affiliate Relations. It has Grace Gollhofer, Maryland Ethics Committee Chair Mark Woodford, PhD, LPC, MAC, New Jersey Edward L. Olsen, LMSW, CASAC been my sincere pleasure to work with Sonya, Peter Czabafy, TAS, CAC, CCJP, Pennsylvania David Naylor, MA, Virginia JCAHO Chair Jason and Jennifer over the last couple of years. Judy Acree, MAC, West Virginia Gerry Schmidt, MA, LPC, MAC All of three of them are very talented and skilled MID-CENTRAL Leadership Development Committee Chair Robert Campbell, CADC, Illinois Jeffrey P. Wedge, MA, LADC people and their new employers are very lucky to Stewart Turner-Ball, MS, MAC, LMFT, LCSW, Indiana NALGAP Representative Steve Durkee, SAP, Kentucky Joseph M. Amico, MDiv, CAS, LISAC have them. We all wish them the best in their Todd E. Bradley, CRTS, CAC, Michigan new opportunities. We are fortunate to have had George Wharton, MRC, LSW, CCDC III-E, Ohio Nominations and Elections Committee Chair J. Wolfgang Wallschlaeger, MSE, CADC III, CCSG, Wisconsin Dalyn Schmitt, LMSW, NCAC II, CADC II three people join our staff. Marissa Miller has MID-SOUTH Personnel Committee Chair joined us as NAADAC’s new Certification and Edu- Jennifer Carr, LCDC, CPS, Texas Mary R. Woods, RNC, LADC, MSHS cation Assistant while Valerie Kremer and Maggie NORTHEAST Political Action Committee Co-Chairs Martin Jackson, Connecticut Frank Naccarato, NCAC I and Joe Deegan, LICSW, MAC, CCAC-S Keelan join NAADAC as its new Public Relations Ruth A. Kisseloff, LADC, ICADC, MHRT II, SAP, Maine Public Policy Committee Chair Peter Crumb, MEd, CAC, LADC I, Massachusetts Bill B. Burnett, LPC, MAC and State Liaison interns. Peter DalPra, LADC, New Hampshire Edward Olsen, LMSW, CASAC, New York Student Committee Chair At NAADAC, we haven’t slowed down in what Annie Ramniceanu, LADC, LCMHC, Vermont Larry Ashley, EdS, LADC we’ve been doing. We’re looking forward to a great NORTHWEST Technology Committee Chair conference from July 7 to 9, 2005 in Corpus Traci Wiggins, Alaska Stan Hamnett, MA, ICADC, CMI TBA, Idaho Christi, Texas. For details check out page 7 or visit Vanessa Sexson, LCPC, LAC, Montana NAADAC CERTIFICATION COMMISSION www.naadac.org. NAADAC’s leadership has also Hillary Wylie, NCAC II, MAC, Oregon William R. Cote, APRN, LADC, MAC David Harris, BA, CDP, NCAC II, Washington Devarshi Bajpai, BS, CADC II, NCAC II been embarking on an exciting agenda in discus- Cherri Lester, PhD, MAC, Wyoming Sharon DeEsch, LPC, LCDC, MAC, SAP NORTH CENTRAL Lindsay Freese, MEd, MAC, LADC sions with the International Credentialing and Robert Beers, BSW, LBSW, CSWCM, CADC, DAPA, Iowa Frank Hampton, MHS, MAC, SAP Reciprocity Consortium. When winter rolls around Harold Casey, NCAC II, Kansas James A. Holder III, MA, MAC, LPC, LPCS Jack W. Buehler, MA, LADC, LMHP, NCAC II, Nebraska Laurie Lind, CAP, NCAC II, ICADC again this year, NAADAC and its credentials may Rodnae Beaver, CSAC II, CADC I, Missouri James Martin, MSW, CSW, NCAC II, MAC, CEAP, SAP Meredythe Lester, MS, LAC, North Dakota Kevin Quint, MBA, LADC, NCAC II have a very different look. Robert K. Bogue, SAP, NCAC I, South Dakota Ernesto Randolfi, PhD Steve G. Rosier, PsyD, MAC, CDS III, CCDC III, CDP, SOUTHEAST Thanks for reading and we hope to see you in NCRC, CAADAC James Counts, NCAC I, Alabama Karen Starr, MSN, APRN, BC, MAC Corpus Christi in July! David P. 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MESSAGE FROM NAADAC’S PRESIDENT NAADAC: Committed to Leading Our Profession By Mary Ryan Woods, RNC, LADC, MSHS, NAADAC President Great works are performed not by tion of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) strength, but perseverance. on ways in which we may collaborate —Samuel Johnson on future projects and further unify English author, critic, and the many groups working in the ad- lexicographer diction profession. These meetings have been successful and will help During the first three months of NAADAC expand and improve our this year NAADAC has been able to existing services to members. make significant progress towards cre- After a successful leadership event ating a unified and more inclusive in March, I would, at this time, also organization. I am happy to report on like to extend to you my personal in- some interesting developments which vitation to join me at the NAADAC will benefit NAADAC and the addic- annual meeting held July 7–9, 2005 tion profession, within the coming in Corpus Christi, Texas. NAADAC year. will co-host this conference with our First, I want to share with you new Texas affiliate, The Texas Association developments regarding a renewed of Addiction Professionals (TAAP).