The Basics of Addiction Counseling: A Desk Reference and Study Guide

This newly revised manual is designed as an outline of the knowledge base for the alcoholism and drug counseling professional. This manual caters to the unique learning styles of each counselor, incorporating more charts, graphics, and diagrams to illustrate important points and to ensure more retention. It is invaluable as a reference tool for experienced professionals, and it is also extremely useful as a primary aid in preparation for certification exams. Divided into four modules, it encompasses the pharmacology of psychoactive substances, counseling skills and practice, the theoretical base of counseling, and professional issues. A bibliography is included for further study. Contributors include: Misti Storie, MS, Kathryn Benson, NCAC II, Arthur Freeman, EdD, Ted Godlaski, MDiv, MAC, Anne Hatcher, NCAC II, Murray Kelly, TAS, Shirley Beckett Mikell, NCAC II, SAP, Sharon Morgillo Freeman, PHD, MAC, and Michael J. Wagner, LCSW, MAC.

Regular Price: $120
Member Discount Price: $80

Earn 12 Contact Hours

Basics Of Addiction Counseling Independent Study Course

This package includes the Basics of Addiction Counseling: Desk Reference and Study Guide (see above description) and an examination. Those who successfully complete the course and examination will receive 12 contact hours of continuing professional education. Price includes book and exam.

Regular Price: $155
Member Discount Price: $115

The Addiction Professional's Guide to HIPAA

HIPAA Checkup

Regular Price: $700
Member Discount Price: $295

Basics of Addiction Counseling: Desk Reference and Study Guide (Previous Edition)

Because some people could still benefit from this previous edition of our best-seller, we are still offering it while supplies last. This manual is designed as an outline of the knowledge base for the alcoholism and drug abuse counseling profession. The manual is an invaluable reference tool for experienced professionals and is also useful as an aid in preparation for certification exams. Divided into four modules, it encompasses the pharmacology of psychoactive substances, counseling skills and practice, the theoretical base of counseling, and professional issues. A bibliography is included for further study. Contributors include: Janice Gabe, MSW, MAC, Merrill Norton, RPh, NCAC II, CCS, Michael Taleff, PhD, CAC, MAC, and Kathryn Benson, NCAC II.

Regular Price: $60
Member Discount Price: $40
Organizational Member Discount Price: $40

Earn 12 Contact Hours

The Substance Abuse Professional's U.S. DOT Alcohol And Drug Testing Regulation Qualification Course

A faxed copy of the license/certification being used to support the SAP practice under Federal DOT regulations MUST accompany or follow this order.

• Licensed physician (Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy)
• Licensed or certified social worker
• Licensed or certified psychologist
• Licensed or certified employee assistance professional
• Alcohol and drug abuse counselor national level certification
• Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists & National Board of Certified Counselors (MAC)

Developed by Katherine Benson, NCAC II, this independent study course is designed to provide you with an in-depth understanding of the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) expanded and revised drug use and alcohol misuse prevention rules (effective August 1, 2001) for the commercial transportation industries. The intent of this independent study is to provide consistent information along with a specific process in order for nationally credentialed alcohol and drug counselors to demonstrate their knowledge of these rules, and to gain recognition for their proven understanding of these regulations as a method for qualifying as a Substance Abuse Professional (SAP).

Participants who successfully pass the course receive 12 contact hours of approved continuing professional education and a certificate of completion. NAADAC will maintain a roster of all those who successfully complete the course and who are otherwise qualified to act as Substance Abuse Professionals.

Regular Price: $275
Member Discount Price: $200
Organizational Member Discount Price: $250

Earn 15 Contact Hours

Clinical Supervision of Alcohol and Drug Counselors: An Independent Study Course

Developed for NAADAC by Thomas G. Durham, MA, CADC of ETP, Inc., this course guides the learner through the text, a workbook of learning exercises, and assignments designed to provide insight into the theory and methods of clinical supervision. Course participants who complete the course and submit the test package to NAADAC will receive 15 contact hours of approved continuing professional education. Along with the manual and test packet, the course offers special pricing on Clinical Supervision in Alcohol and Drug Counseling: Principles, Models and Methods, which is the required text for the course.

Course with Powell text - Regular Price: $180
Member Discount Price: $105
Organizational Member Discount Price: $130 Course without Powell text - Regular Price: $150
Member Discount Price: $90
Organizational Member Discount Price: $110

Buprenorphine's Role in Opiate Treatment

In the interest of preparing counselors to assist physicians in the direct care for the opiate addicted individuals, NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals, offers this training manual as a supplement to our workshop presentations. Due to the dynamic nature of addictions treatment, this document should be used as a guide rather than a definitive reference.

This manual includes various chapters created to guide the addiction professional through the stages of treatment of an opiate addict and an introduction to Buprenorphine. The attached appendices include assessment tools, reference guides, and data on Buprenorphine that will enable the clinician to better serve their clientele.

Due to the relatively new use of Buprenorphine for treatment of opiate addiction, this guide is a must have for addiction professionals working with opiate addicted individuals.

Regular Price: $100
Member Discount Price: $75

How to Advocate: A Call to Action

Have you ever wanted to become more active in your local, state, or federal government, but you are not sure how to get started? You are not alone. To help in your efforts, NAADAC has developed How to Advocate: A Call to Action that outlines how to a bill becomes a law, contacting a member of Congress, building coalitions and alliances, and tracking legislative objectives, among other things. This guide provides our members with the most effective procedures for contacting legislatures and keeping their focus on addiction issues.

Regular Price: $15
Member Discount Price: $5

Slaying the Dragon: The History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in America

This book by William White, author of Critical Incidents, is the remarkable story of America's personal and institutional responses to alcoholism and other addictions. Mr. White provides a sweeping and engaging history of one of America's most enduring problems and the profession that was birthed to respond to it.

Regular Price: $28
Member Discount Price: $20
Organizational Member Discount Price: $25

Perceptual Adjustment Therapy: A Positive Approach to Addictions Treatment

This book, designed specifically for addiction treatment professionals, offers an approach to addiction therapy by addressing the client’s perceptions and what can be done to change them. Perceptual Adjustment Therapy (PAT) uses a client’s early memories as a road map of perceptions- an indicator of the client’s belief system and the guiding fictions that build perceptual filters to support those beliefs. These perceptions are used to identify and understand an individual’s positive intents and underlying positive desires that they really want to fulfill. Authors James Holder III, LPAC, NCAC II and Thurman Williams III shows the therapist how to assist the client in achieving integration and wholeness through various techniques borrowed from Gestalt Therapy and Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Because it offers individualized treatment in an accelerated time frame, PAT is extremely valuable for professionals working under the constraints of managed care, oversized caseloads, and stressful institutional environments.

Non Member and Member Price: $30

The FACE Screening For Pre-Dependency and Substance Abuse

An important responsibility of any physician or professional is recognizing chemical dependency to medication. Equally important to the health of the patient is identifying a potential dependency before it begins. This booklet, designed especially for physicians and addiction professionals, is a compilation of criteria to consider before prescribing benzodiazepines, barbiturates, and opiates to a patient. Created and tested by James A. Holder, MA, LPC, this quick, four-step process will more effectively identify patients who are at extreme risk of abusing certain medications and substances so alternative treatment can be provided.

Also available is a version of the FACE Screening for Pre-Dependency and Substance Abuse for Personal Use by clients. Everyone knows a family member, friend, or co-worker who is at risk for medication and substance abuse. This booklet will help these individuals systematically identify the risk factors present in their own lives and convey this information to their physician to ensure better healthcare. This booklet is designed to be distributed in waiting rooms, facilities, offices, or virtually anywhere accessible to the general public.

Non Member and Member Prices:
Physicians Guide: $4
Professional Guide: $3
Personal Guide: $2

Between Your Ears: A Guide to Living

Author Gordie Albi has created a new and inventive way to introduce young people to the functions of their brain. This 48-page booklet uses "off-the-cuff" language and colorful illustrations to speak to students on their level. This booklet has been used in juvenile correction centers and in high school health classes, with rave reviews from its readers. Albi has uniquely incorporated the learning styles of youth with important lessons of brain functioning. Between Your Ears: A Guide to Living is a cleaver approach to teaching young adults about what makes them tick and how drugs affect their brain. This booklet is recommended for distribution at any facility interacting with young adults or with parents.

Non Member and Member Prices:
1 copy: $5.00
5 copies: $23.75
10 copies: $45.00
25 copies: $100.00

Dynamics of Money in Treatment: Helping Your Clients Create Financial Health

When a client begins treatment for psychoactive chemical abuse, the counselor should not only provide the resources necessary to stop abusing, but also the tools needed to maintain a healthy and responsible life. Often times, proper money management is a necessity to further ensure the client’s sobriety, but is overlooked during treatment. Through this course, The Dynamics of Money in Treatment: Helping Your Clients Create Financial Health,* author Judith Gruber, LCSW, CCET outlines how money is used as a reflection of the client’s beliefs, attitudes, and self-perceptions, how the client relates to money, and how the client’s misconceptions and self-imposed images lead to addictive behavior. These tools will allow the counselor to assist a client in making responsible, sober choices with money on a daily basis. This course is designed for any professional or student who works in a therapeutic, counseling, social service, human service, or mental health environment.

* This course has been approved for 10 credits towards the New York State CASAC, CPP and CPS credentialing under the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, Education and Training Provider Number 0309. This program has been approved by NASW-New York State for 10 contact hours under approval number A-684. This course has been approved under NAADAC’s Trainers Academy for 10 hours and is pending approval by the National Board of Certified Counselors.

Non Member and Member Prices:
Hardcopy: $99.00
PDF File: $89.00

Income and Compensation Study of Alcohol and Drug Counseling Professionals (1995)

This is the second study sponsored by the NAADAC Education and Research Foundation, of annual incomes and related characteristics of alcohol and drug counselors across the United States. The results reported here are an excellent representation of the 1994 annual incomes of counselors and other addiction professionals. This report also covers many other characteristics of NAADAC’s diverse membership: the types and sizes of organizations that employ members, the characteristics of members who are self-employed, types of secondary employment and 1994 earnings from secondary employment, types of credentials and certifications, years of employment in the field, educational attainment, age, gender, and recovering status.

The results of the 2005 Income and Compensation Study of Alcohol and Drug Counseling Professionals are coming soon.

Regular Price: $25
Member Discount Price: $15

Earn 9 Contact Hours

Ethics: An Independent Study Course

Designed by Charlotte Chapman, MS, past chair of the NAADAC Ethics Committee, this independent study is comprised of three parts. First, the Manual provides counselors and other AOD professionals with an understanding of the NAADAC Code of Ethics. The Ethics Workbook, along with the Examination, is perfect for anyone needing continuing education credits in ethics. Participants who successfully pass the course receive 9 contact hours of approved continuing professional education.

Regular Price: $150
Member Discount Price: $90
Organizational Member Discount Price: $105

Critical Incidents: Ethical Issues in Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment

An excellent resource for ethical questions, this book by William White, is a hands-on situational guide with approximately 200 examples of ethical problems, which are useful in clarifying ethical issues and providing questions for discussion.

Regular Price: $25
Member Discount Price: $15
Organizational Member Discount Price: $20

The Basics: A Curriculum for Co-Occurring Psychiatric and Substance Disorders, 2nd edition

This two-volume set, is an extremely comprehensive curriculum that includes detailed lesson content and handouts for groups, topics, and information for individual sessions, and cross training for mental health and chemical dependency professionals. This manual is recommended for any mental health and chemical dependency professionals, service providers who work with dually diagnosed patients, and professionals interested in cross training in the area of co-occurring psychiatric and substance disorders.

Regular Price: $125
Member Discount Price: $100

AA - Not the Only Way: Your One Stop Resource Guide to 12-Step Alternatives

Everyone has heard of Alcoholics Anonymous and other twelve-step programs that support millions of people each year with addiction. These self-help programs are wonderful supplements to treatment and continuing care, but they are not the only effective programs available for victims of addiction. Melanie Solomon’s book compares and contrasts several different self-help programs so the client can better choose which program best suites his or her needs. The book discusses Save Our Selves (SOS), SMART Recovery, Lifering Secular Recovery, Rational Recovery (RR), Pennsylvania Model of Recovery, YES Recovery, Women/Men for Sobriety, 16-Step Empowerment Model, Moderation Management, Sinclair Method, and Harm Reduction Therapy. In addition to these resources, Solomon also provides the reader with contact information for licensed professionals and treatment facilities across the country for many of these approaches. This book is ideal for any addiction professional’s waiting room, treatment process, or as an integral part of the client’s continuing care plan.

Member and Nonmember Prices:
1-4 books - $12.95 each
5-9 books - $10.95 each
10 or more books - $9.95 each

QPR (Question, Persuade, and Refer) Gatekeeper Suicide Prevention

Note: This item can be purchased through an external site only. Order online

As all addiction professionals know, suicide is a very real and plausible threat to clients battling substance abuse dependency. To address this prevalent issue, NAADAC has partnered with Eastern Western University, School of Social Work, Alcohol/Drug Studies Program, the Division of Educational Outreach and the QPR Institute to offer NAADAC members effective suicide prevention training. The one-hour online course, QPR (Question, Persuade, and Refer) Gatekeeper Suicide Prevention, provides addiction professionals with the tools necessary to identify suicidal patients and help them receive the services they so desperately need. In addition to suicide training and resources, registration also includes on-demand access to QPR Online 24/7 for real time assistance or booster sessions for a period of three years, information on depression, a web-based free depression screening, and Paul Quinnett’s book, Suicide: the Forever Decision. To register for this training, please visit www.ewu.edu/qpr/gatekeeper.html and enter "NAADAC" as the Promotion Code. If you prefer to order by phone, please contact QPR directly at 800-331-9959.

Member and Nonmember Price: $19.95

QuitSmart Stop Smoking Kit

Note: This item can be purchased through an external site only. Order online

This program is a unique, self-administered program to help you quit smoking for good and was developed by Dr. Robert Shipley, Director of Duke University Medical Center Stop Smoking Program. The QuitSmart Stop Smoking Kit contains the Stop Smoking Guide, BetterQuit Cigarette Replacement, and Hypnosis CD/Tape. The QuitSmart Stop Smoking Guide provides the reader with brand-switching methods to gradually wean off nicotine and coping skills training to combat those cravings. The BetterQuit Cigarette Substitute looks, feels, and pulls like a real cigarette while the new ex-smoker learns how to cope without the crutch of a cigarette. The Hypnosis CD/Tape helps the smoker’s unconscious mind align with his or her conscious decision to stop smoking. Together, this kit provides the ex-smoker with all the necessary tools to stop smoking and remain smoke-free forever. Since nicotine dependence is common with other addictions, this product is ideal for any addiction treatment center or private practice, either as self-help or as a part of individual or group therapy. The QuitSmart Stop Smoking Kit is also available in Spanish. You may place your individual or bulk orders for the Kit directly from QuitSmart by visiting http://www.quitsmart.com/ or by calling 1-888-737-6278.

Nonmember Price: $31.99
Member Price: $24.95 – enter discount code "NAADAC22"