Wednesday, March 8, 2023
7:30AM – 4:30PM et REGISTRATION OPEN
8:00AM – 9:00AM et CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:00am - 10:00am ET Opening Session - 1 CE
Policymaking Primer During the 118th Congress, presented by Angela Maxwell, PhD, CPS, Julie Shroyer, MSW, Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, BSW, NCAC II, CDC III, SAP, and Robert I. L. Morrison
This session is sponsored by Zoobook Systems LLC.
This session will provide a high-level overview of the current federal landscape and important context for achieving policy victories in the legislative and regulatory arenas. This interactive session will highlight NAADAC and NASADAD’s policy perspectives and include an opportunity for audience engagement.
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10:00am - 10:15am ET Break
10:15am - 11:15am ET GENERAL Session - 1 Ce
Workforce Updates & Solutions, presented by Melanie Whitter and Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, BSW, NCAC II, CDC III, SAP
This session is sponsored by OakTree Collaborative.
It is not news that we are in a workforce crisis across America. This session will focus on the innovative solutions that are being implemented by Single State Authorities to turn the tide and develop programs that have the capacity to build the workforce in real-time and in real ways.
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11:15am - 11:30am ET Break
11:30am - 12:30pm ET General Session - 1 CE
State Advocacy Successes and Trends, presented by Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, BSW, NCAC II, CDC III, SAP, Sherri Layton, LCDC, CCS, John Lisy, LICDC-CS, OCPC, LISW-S, LPCC-S, and Thomas D. Stuber, MS, MBA, LPCC-S, LICDC-CS
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This session is sponsored by Faces & Voices of Recovery.
This session will focus on current trends happening at the state level, including an update on trends regarding 42 CFR, Part 2, as well as the ASAM criteria.
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12:30pm - 2:00pm Et Advocacy in Action Awards Luncheon
Led by Angela Maxwell, PhD, CPS, Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, BSW, NCAC II, CDC III, SAP, Sherri Layton, LCDC, CCS, and John Lisy, LICDC-CS, OCPC, LISW-S, LPCC-S
The luncheon will not be live-streamed.
Celebrate with us at the annual Advocacy in Action Awards where we will be honoring the 2022 Advocate of the Year and the 2022 Emerging Leader of the Year! These are the addiction professionals who are taking advocacy to the streets, the communities, and the capitols! Take time to network and enjoy meeting like minds among fellow SUD advocates! A plated lunch will be served.
2:00pm - 3:00pm et general session - 1 CE
How are SAMHSA and HRSA Supporting the Addiction Workforce?, presented by Anne Herron, Elizabeth Kittrie, DrPH Candidate, and Israil Ali, MPA
This session is sponsored by Denials Management Inc.
Anne Herron, from SAMHSA, will discuss SAMHSA’s activities to support and enhance the behavioral health workforce, including our collaborative work with other Federal agencies and state-level trends that we are tracking. These trends include the use of incentives for recruitment and retention, the expansion of professional compacts, and the explosion of digital apps and prescription digital therapeutics. Israil Ali, MPA, from HRSA, will discuss the need to meet the challenges of our nation’s addiction crisis with a workforce that is trained, educated, and equipped to tackle the complex task at hand. As such, investment in the addiction workforce is of paramount importance. Ali will identify existing resources and programs that support the workforce. He will also discuss the legislative challenges to bolstering the professions that help meet the critical demand for treatment and recovery services across our country. Elizabeth Kittrie, DrPH Candidate, also from HRSA, will discuss behavioral health workforce shortages with a focus on those that are relevant to the addiction workforce. She will also cover relevant HRSA grant investments, including open opportunities and accomplishments to date.
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3:00pm - 3:15pm ET Break
3:15pm - 4:15pm et general session - 1 CE
Briefings on NAADAC Position Papers, presented by Julie Shroyer, MSW, Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, BSW, NCAC II, CDC III, SAP, Sherri Layton, LCDC, CCS, and John Lisy, LICDC-CS, OCPC, LISW-S, LPCC-S
Every year NAADAC addresses issues that impact our world of substance use disorders and how we strategize to maneuver those with Congress. This session will review the briefing papers and the talking points from each of the papers that you will use in your meetings on Capitol Hill. You will learn about the main points in order to have an articulate and successful meeting with your Legislator or their staff.
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4:15pm - 4:30pm ET Break
4:30pm - 5:30pm et general session - 1 CE
Advocacy 301, with The Honorable Alan Wheat, Sherri Layton, LCDC, CCS, and John Lisy, LICDC-CS, OCPC, LISW-S, LPCC-S
Addiction professionals are amazing advocates and know what to say and how to say it to their clients. This session will target how to say to your Legislator or staff person what the addiction world needs in a manner they can understand. The Honorable Alan Wheat will role-play the not-too-enthused Legislator while NAADAC Public Policy Committee Co-Chairs Sherri Layton, LCDC, CCS, and John Lisy, LICDC-CS, OCPC, LISW-S, LPCC-S, work to get his attention and encourage him to take action and move NAADAC initiatives forward!
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5:30pm - 7:00pm ET dinner Break
7:00pm-9:00pm et movie night - 2 CEs
Film and Panel Discussion, The 50, with Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, BSW, NCAC II, CDC III, SAP, Justin Phillips, MA, LMFT, MAC, Brenton Gieser, and Cameron Clark, CAADAC II, CCAPP, and moderated by Colette Kessler
The film will not be live-streamed.
This session is sponsored by Safe Space Pictures and The 50.
Against the backdrop of prison overcrowding and widespread substance use, The 50 documents the fifty men who embark on an unprecedented journey of recovery and rehabilitation. Randy Carter, Al Roensch, and Cameron Clark lead the film through time as The 50 explores the pain they have endured, inflicted, and worked to heal, as well as the impact of their transformations ten years later.
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Thursday, March 9, 2023
9:00am-9:50am ET et Hill Briefing - 0.8 CEs
Hill Briefing: Addiction and the Workforce - Solutions That Work, with June Sivilli, ONDCP, Office of Public Health, Sr. Public Health Advisor, Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, BSW, NCAC II, CDC III, SAP, Angela Maxwell, PhD, CPS, Julie Shroyer, MSW, Justin Phillips, MA, LMFT, MAC, and honoring The Honorable Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and The Honorable Rosa Luisa DeLauro (D-CT)
The briefing will not be live-streamed.
Join NAADAC and federal leadership for a special briefing on Capitol Hill that will discuss current innovations in workforce development specific to the addiction profession, including a unique, innovative workforce initiative that provides incarcerated individuals with education, training, and testing. This briefing will also honor the 2022 Legislators of the Year, The Honorable Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and The Honorable Rosa Luisa DeLauro (D-CT).
11:00am et Hill Day
3:00pm - 6:00pm et debrief
Hill Day Debrief, with Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, BSW, NCAC II, CDC III, SAP, Angela Maxwell, PhD, CPS, Sherri Layton, LCDC, CCS, and John Lisy, LICDC-CS, OCPC, LISW-S, LPCC-S
The debrief will not be live-streamed.
Join NAADAC Executive Director Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, BSW, NCAC II, CDC III, SAP, NAADAC President Angela E. Maxwell, PhD, CPS, and NAADAC Public Policy Committee Co-Chairs Sherri Layton, LCDC, CCS, and John Lisy, LICDC-CS, OCPC, LISW-S, LPCC-S, to discuss experiences during Hill Day, lessons learned, and next steps.