NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, represents the professional interests of more than 100,000 addiction counselors, educators and other addiction-focused health care professionals in the United States, Canada and abroad. NAADAC’s members are addiction counselors, educators and other addiction-focused health care professionals, who specialize in addiction prevention, treatment, recovery support and education. An important part of the healthcare continuum, NAADAC members and its 47 state and international affiliates work to create healthier individuals, families and communities through prevention, intervention, quality treatment and recovery support.
This training offers mental health professionals a clinical framework for identifying, assessing, and treating problematic screen use, including gaming, social media dependency, pornography, and online gambling. As screen time rises across age groups, compulsive use is increasingly linked to anxiety, depression, attention issues, and isolation.
This presentation explores how accreditation serves as a powerful tool to elevate minority-led social service and SUD treatment agencies while strengthening their long-term sustainability.
The treatment literature typically hasn't paid much attention to "gateway drugs" other than nicotine and cannabis. But often, early experimentation with altered consciousness and intoxication involves substances we don't necessarily think of. Especially for persons too young to access more common drugs – or living in areas where they are not readily available – these atypical substances may be a wide open door to intoxication.
As we become ethically sophisticated in clinical supervision, CACREP standards must be at the forefront of our minds when documenting trainee progress. Dr. Andi Johnson will demonstrate ethical documentation standards based on the NAADAC Code of Ethics for addiction counselor trainees and their supervisors.
As we become ethically sophisticated in clinical supervision, CACREP standards must be at the forefront of our minds when documenting trainee progress. Dr. Andi Johnson will demonstrate ethical documentation standards based on the NAADAC Code of Ethics for addiction counselor trainees and their supervisors.
Over two days, participants will engage in six hours of interactive education daily, focusing on practical applications in clinical settings.
Join CRR expert Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, BSW, NCAC II, CDC III, SAP, for a two-day virtual Romancing the Brain: Conflict Resolution for Recovery (CRR) Zoom training from 12:00pm - 7:00pm ET (11CT/10MT/9PT) on Thursday, June 25 - Friday, June 26, 2026.
Mental Health Academy (MHA) is collaborating with the ACA, CCPA, NAADAC, and NBCC to bring you one of the most important professional events of the year: the online 2026 Working with Addictions Summit.
What happens when shame becomes chronic or toxic? Individuals with substance use disorders are presenting with unconscious, untreated toxic shame, yet this subject is underacknowledged in addiction treatment and the wider field. When we understand the role of shame in addiction, we see the need for wrap-around care, systemic and depth approaches - and why we need to include children and family members in treatment.
This interactive training covers the 2025 updates to the NAADAC Code of Ethics and provides practical tools for ethical decision-making in behavioral health. Using real-world case studies, participants will explore boundary management, dual relationships, ethical self-disclosure, and strategies to prevent burnout and countertransference.