Virginia

Virginia Association of Addiction Professionals (VAAP)

Mission Statement

The Virginia Association of Addiction Professionals (formerly the Virginia Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors) was formed to promote the advancement of Alcoholism and Drug Counseling through the Professional Code of Ethics of the Association, and the adoption of standards of competence which will insure the highest quality of counseling treatment to help persons who have problems related to the use of alcohol and/or other drugs.

VAAP was founded in 1972.

Contact Information

President

Denise D. Cooper, LSATP, CRC, MAC, CSAC
[email protected]

Regional Vice President

Ron Pritchard, CSAC, CAS, NCAC II
[email protected]

NAADAC in the Field in Virginia

Substance Use Disorder Talk at Howard Hughes Medical Institute Friday, November 18, 2016
On November 17, 2016, NAADAC's Director of Training, Thomas Durham, presented “Overview of Substance Use Disorders” to employees of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a research fa...
NAADAC Presented at SAMHSA's National State Block Grant Conference Monday, August 15, 2016
NAADAC's Director of Professional Development, Paula Horvatich, attended and presented at the 2016 SAMHSA National Block Grant Conference, Building and Sustaining State Behavioral Healthcare Sy...

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NAADAC Approved Education Providers

Education Programs

The Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) maintains the Directory of Addiction Study Programs (DASP), a comprehensive list of institutions offering certificate, associate, bachelor, master and/or doctoral programs in substance use disorders.

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