NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals, Honors Scheneman in Corpus Christi, TX

For Immediate Release - Alexandria, VA

Donovan Kuehn
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Terry Sheneman, MA, LPC Intern, AAC, CPS, was awarded the Lora Roe Memorial Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselor of the Year Award by NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals, at the NAADAC/ TAAP (Texas Association of Addiction Professionals) annual conference in Corpus Christi, TX, on July 8, 2005.

"I am truly honored to receive this award. There are literally thousands of counselors out there who deserve this award. I am truly humbled that I was selected," said Scheneman.

The Lora Roe Memorial Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselor of the Year award is presented to a counselor who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession of addiction counseling.

Terry Sheneman, MA, LPC Intern, LCDC, AAC, CPS, holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Texas State University and a Masters of Arts in Counseling from the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest. Sheneman is currently Student Assistance Counselor at McNeil High School in Austin, Texas, and has worked in the addiction/mental health field for 20 years as a counselor, trainer, supervisor, and program director.

Sheneman has been honored by TAAP, selected as Counselor of the Year in 2004 and receiving the TAAP (Texas Association of Addiction Professionals) Legislative Service Award in 1996. He was a Continuing Health Education Instructor at Austin Community College. Sheneman has authored numerous substance abuse and mental health related articles in local, state, and national publications and conducted interviews on local television and radio stations regarding mental health/substance abuse issues.