| Training scholarships
and financial aid for college or graduate school are available
for those working as substance abuse counselors.
Go to www.esapnc.org
for more information and an application. (Education for Substance
Abuse Professionals –ESAP- is a program of the Governor’s
Institute for Alcohol and Substance Abuse.)
Problem Gambling Training
for Counselors in North Carolina
Instructors: Marie Apke, MS, LCPC,
CEAP, CCGC, PCGC ; and Isabelle Duguay, MA, LCPC
DESCRIPTION: This training is sponsored by the
North Carolina Problem Gambling Program and the Division of Mental
Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services.
Legislation that created the NC Education Lottery allocated funds
to develop a statewide program to address gambling addiction.
The training is being offered to develop the North Carolina Problem
Gambling Program Registry made up of designated licensed professionals.
It will serve as both ongoing education for clinicians currently
on the registry, as well for those clinicians wishing to be considered
for the program. Topics will include problem and pathological
gambling, screening and assessment, motivating the gambler to
quit, treatment planning, CBT, dual diagnosis, financial services
and family treatment.
Only those awarded scholarships may attend this track and prior
approval is required from Smith Worth at the NC DMHDDSAS (smith.worth@ncmail.net)
in order to enroll. (Sponsored by: North Carolina Problem Gambling
Program, Division of MH/DD/SAS).
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Spanish Version of the Knowledge
Application Program (KAP)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s
(SAMHSA’s) Knowledge Application Program (KAP) is pleased
to announce the availability of the Spanish-language version of
Alcohol
and Drug Treatment: How It Works, And How It Can Help You (El
Tratamiento para el Abuso de las Drogas y el Alcohol: Cómo,
Funciona y Cómo Puede Ayudarle), based on Treatment
Improvement Protocol (TIP) 44: Substance Abuse Treatment for Adults
in the Criminal Justice System.
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Current/Recent Events
and Opportunities
A new web page has been added to the Board’s website. The
Current/Recent
Events and Opportunities link can be found on the Resources/Forms
for
SA Professionals page of the NCSAPPB website (http://www.ncsappb.
org/resourcessteve/currentevents.htm). Please bookmark this page
to keep
abreast of upcoming events and notices of interest!
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Study Guides Available
Study guides for the CSAC, CCS and CSAPC written exams as well
as the oral exam are available through the Board office! The study
guides for the Certified Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist
exam and the Certified Clinical Supervisor exam are $79 while
the other study guides are available for $50. Please submit payment
along with a written request for the specific study guide requested
to the Board office. Study guides are mailed the same day in which
the Board office receives the request.
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No Appeals Process
for the CPM
As there has been some confusion in recent months, please be aware
that the Board’s Appeals Process (21 NCAC 68 .0700) does
not apply to the Case Presentation Method. Should an error occur
during the administration of the examination (an applicant is
not provided the Global Criteria at the start of the exam, for
instance), the applicant should contact the Board office immediately.
One can not contest the scores given by the CPM Evaluators or
appeal the outcome/score of the exam. Please contact the Board
office should you have any questions in regards to this.
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Change Of Address
All certified professionals and applicants are reminded that North
Carolina law requires you to notify the Board of any change of
address, either home or business, within 30 days.
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Newly-Compiled Certified
Substance Abuse
Prevention Consultant Written Examination
The International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium/Alcohol
and Other
Drug Abuse, Inc. (IC&RC/AODA) completed its Role Delineation
Study Update
Report for the Prevention Specialist examination in January. The
new exam was
first administered in March 2007, and the passage rate increased
from 33% at the
December exam administration to 73% at the March exam administration!
The
IC&RC and the Board are excited to offer this updated and
improved examination
to its applicants. Newly revised study guides are also available
for this exam. The
study guide can be ordered by submitting a written request to
the Board office along
with payment of $79.
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Reminder
Please remember that all applicants for the Certified Clinical
Supervisor credential
(including Clinical Supervisor Interns) must remain under the
supervision of a CCS
until the applicant receives his/her CCS certificate!
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Consultant Written
Examination
The International Certifi cation and Reciprocity Consortium/Alcohol
and Other
Drug Abuse, Inc. (IC&RC/AODA) completed its Role Delineation
Study Update
Report for the Prevention Specialist examination in January. The
new exam was
fi rst administered in March 2007, and the passage rate increased
from 33% at the
December exam administration to 73% at the March exam administration!
The
IC&RC and the Board are excited to offer this updated and
improved examination
to its applicants. Newly revised study guides are also available
for this exam. The
study guide can be ordered by submitting a written request to
the Board offi ce along
with payment of $79.
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Applications
Without Payments
Recently the board has received a number of applications for certification,
licensure and training approval without payment or with notations
that payment will follow. This makes
it difficult for staff to maintain complete records on payments
received by the board. Therefore, beginning
on April 1, 2007, any application received without payment will
be returned to the applicant or provider.
Additionally, it has long been the policy of the board not to
accept applications or training approval requests by fax. Please
note that, unless otherwise notified, applications received by
fax will not be processed but will be returned to the applicant
or provider.
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NEW!!! — Spanish
Materials Now Available
The board is pleased to announce that all application packets,
the Credentialing Procedures Manual, the informational brochure
and the CPM (oral exam) test materials
are now all available in Spanish. Additionally, if one is an applicant
for the Certified
Substance Abuse Counselor (CSAC) credential, that written exam
is available upon
request from the IC&RC/AODA in Spanish as well. Requests for
materials from the
board should note if Spanish materials are needed.
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Letters of Reference
for the LCAS
Previously, the Board has required that signatures on the Letters
of Reference for the Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist be
from persons who hold both a master’s degree and a CSAC
or LCAS. In further review of the statute, it appears as though
the persons who were grandparented into the LCAS with less than
a master’s degree may also sign the Letters of Reference
and that only the CSAC’s must also hold a master’s
degree. The Board hopes this is of help to persons completing
their application packets.
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Do You Want Your Name
Listed?
Due to the increasing number of persons who are interested in
contracting as a clinical supervisor, the Board has been asked
to list on its website those persons who are willing to serve
in this capacity on a contractual basis. If you are interested
in making sure your name is posted, please send a confirmation
email to Anna.
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Upcoming Training
Calendars
Questions frequently arise about making submissions in time for
the printing of the bimonthly newsletter. In an attempt to assist
agencies in having trainings listed in our calendar, the Board
would encourage all providers to submit upcoming training events
no less than 60 days prior to the scheduled event. Additionally,
some agencies submit to the Board annually or semi-annually their
entire training calendar. The Board is happy to publish those
events with approval numbers pending.
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Job Announcements
Advertising Rates
The Board is pleased to provide an opportunity for agencies to
advertise job openings in the NCSAPPB Newsletter. The rates per
job announcement are $25.00 per 100 words with a maximum of $100.00
for 400 words.
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DWI Assessment Fee And DMV Evaluation
Fee
Last year the North Carolina General Assembly approved an increase
in the amount of the fee for a DWI Assessment (com monly referred
to as a "508" form). The fee was increased from $50.00
to $100.00. Please remember that the fee for a DMV Evaluation
DID NOT increase at the same time. That fee remains at $65.00.
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HIV Training
Please remember that HIV Training for Licensure/Certification/
Renewal is all encompassing and includes HIV/AIDS/STD's/ TB/Blood-borne
Pathogens (including Hepatitis).
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Letters of Reference
Previously, the Board has required that signatures on the Letters
of Reference for the Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist be
from persons who hold both a master's degree and a CSAC or LCAS.
In further review of the statute, it appears as though the persons
who were grandparented into the LCAS with less than a master's
degree may also sign the Letters of Reference and that only the
CSAC's must also hold a master's degree. The Board hopes this
is of help to persons completing their application packets.
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Home Study Expanded To Include
Initial Credentialing Hours
For a number of years, the NCSAPPB has allowed up to 25% of renewal
hours in home study if those courses had been pre approved by
the Board or by an organization granted Deemed Status with the
Board. The Board is happy to announce that such preapproved home
study may now be counted for up to 50 percent of the hours required
for any initial credentialing or for the renewal of any credentialing.
If you have questions about whether or not a course has been preapproved,
please contact the Board offi ce for more details.
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US DOT SAP Providers
Recently the United States Department of Transportation required
that anyone who performs US DOT assessments must have completed
a course of study on DOT guidelines and passed a national examination
in addition to being credentialed with various groups (IC&RC
member boards, NAADAC, EAPA). While many CSACs and CCASs have
taken the exam offered through the IC&RC and its member boards,
some have taken other national exams. If you would like your name
to be noted, please furnish to the Board a copy of the certifi
cate documenting your successful comple tion of the training and
written exam of the other professional discipline. |