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In the fall of 2010 CAAP will be holding elections for President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer at its Annual Meeting on Sat. Oct, 16, 2010. If you are a member of NAADAC/CAAP for at least one year then you are eligible to run for office. If you’re interested, just go to CAAP’s website and click on the elections tab for more information. www.ctaddictionprofessionals.org
CAAP will be holding its Annual Meeting on Sat. October 16, 2010 at Naugatuck Valley Community College from 9 am - 3 pm. A three hour ethics training will be held in the morning followed by a free lunch along with the annual meeting (with elections) followed by a three hour training in the afternoon. Note: Only those holding a current NAADAC/CAAP membership will be eligible to vote.
CAAP recently passed a motion to offer reduced membership rates to NEW members of NAADAC/CAAP. (The membership would be for one year.) This offer will be available through October 16, 2010 for those becoming new members of NAADAC/CAAP. Following are the reduced rates.
Full membership: $85 (normally $135)
Assoc. membership: $64 (normally $114)
Student membership: $32.50 (normally $57.50)
Remember, these rates are only good through October 16, 2010. Go to www.naadac.org to apply for membership. And remember, once you become a member of NAADAC you’re automatically a member of CAAP.
For current NAADAC/CAAP members we’re offering a free CAAP training to anyone who sponsors or recruits a ‘new’ member. You’d need to notify CAAP that you did this, CAAP would verity with NAADAC and a voucher for a free training will be sent to you.
HURRY, as these offers are for a limited time only!!!
In my four year tenure as your president I’ve tried to put together a working board of directors and bring the CAAP name to recognition again. CAAP was near collapse and almost folded when I, and a group of dedicated and concerned addiction professionals in CT, decided to form a working board of directors. Many of us were unfamiliar with the requirements and responsibilities of board membership but we got a lot of help from our national organization, NAADAC, and continue to learn and train to be better leaders for CT.
Over the last four years we put a lot of our energy into offering quality and advanced trainings for you. We also saw these trainings as an opportunity to reach out to the addiction professional and get name recognition back for CAAP. From the feedback we receive at our trainings, I believe we’ve accomplished this goal.
Although we’ve managed to organize a working board, offer quality trainings and have name recognition, I now see the need to work on getting to know our members better. We need to hear the voices of those of you out there in the field and what you need and want. As a new slate of officers take hold in the fall I’ll still be there suggesting that membership take the forefront of our future goals.
In closing I’d like to thank you for letting me serve CAAP as its president. I’ve learned a lot about being a leader and have had many opportunities to learn and perform as a professional representing addiction professionals in CT. Again, thanks for this wonderful growth opportunity.
Bobbi
* The first National Conference on Addiction Disorders – NCAD - will be held September 8 - 11 in Washington D.C. . NAADAC, NAATP (Nat’l Assoc. of Addiction Treatment Providers) and INCASE (International Coalition for Addiction Studies Education) have joined forces with Addiction Professional and Behavioral Health magazines to bring you this exciting conference. They will be offering many workshops and presenters including Carlos DiClemente, H. Westley Clark (Dir. Of SAMHSA), David E. Smith and Carlton K. Erickson. Go to www.naadac.org for more info on how to register.
* In March NAADAC did a survey of its members regarding the association, how members value their membership in NAADAC and their relationship with their state affiliates Overall the survey showed that members seem happy with their membership and like the combined membership with NAADAC and their state affiliate.
Most of the respondents replied positively to their relationship with their state affiliates.
Respondents responded that the top three services that NAADAC provides are Training, Education and Conferences, Advocacy and Up-to Date Information.
There was much more regarding this survey and the information from this survey was taken from the June/July 2010 edition of NAADAC News
* The first draft of the DSM V was released by the APA and people could respond or comment to the suggested changes. Some of these changes include:
NAADAC has established a committee to draft a response to the new recommendations. This was excerpted from the February/March 2010 edition of NAADAC News.
More information on these topics can be obtained by visiting the CCB website.
The 8 performance domains identified in the IC&RC ADC Candidate Guide & Job Task Analysis (2008) will replace the 12 Core Functions in all CAC materials.