APNC Bi-Monthly Member News
July/August 2013
In This Issue
Upcoming Trainings
Board of Directors
Director's Report
Awards Nominations
Opinions
 
SAVE THE DATE
APNC FALL Conference 
October 16-18, 2013

Carolina Beach, NC

 

Visit APNC.org for more details.  Registration opens soon.   

 

 
APNC Sponsored
Please click on the links for more details and registration information.
 
August 16 - I've Seen Both Sides: Life as a Mental Health Provider and Peer
Location: Women's Hospital Education Center; Greensboro
Presenter: Mary Seymour

August 17 - Disorders Co-Occuring with Addiction

Location: Myrover-Reese   Fellowship Home; Fayetteville 

Presenter: John Sutton

September 21 - DSM V  
Location: Myrover-Reese Fellowship Home; Fayetteville
Presenter: Mark Schwarze

Location: Wilson Medical Center
Presenter: Anna Godwin

October 16-18 - Fall Conference
Location: Carolina Beach

    
Additional Trainings
(Not Sponsored by APNC)


 
Ongoing - Fellowship Hall Trainings
Free for APNC Members

September 19-20
NCATOD Best Practices in Opioid Treatment Conference
Location: High Point Plaza

Additional trainings can be found at www.NCSAPPB.org.
 
APNC and NCFADS Partner for Professional Development

In support of National Recovery Month, APNC received a grant from NAADAC to subsidize student scholarships to the 2013 NCFADS Summer School. APNC congratulates the following scholarship recipients.
  • Deborah Dee Allen
  • Courtney Alicia Carson
  • Angel Davus Corbin
  • Joseph E Corbin
  • Arras Darius Khaledi
  • Johnny Leonard
  • Erica Denise Locklear
  • Omari Thomas Mitchell
  • Tarshia Slade
  • Paula Steele
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT  
NC Lawyer's Assistance Program
 

(NC LAP) seeks clinical case manager to be based in Raleigh.

NC LAP provides confidential assistance to lawyers dealing with substance abuse and mental health issues. Duties include intake, assessment, referral, group facilitation and more.  

 

Visit www.NCLAP.org for more information about the program and e-mail Joan Renken [email protected] to request a detailed job description.

 

 
Angela Maxwell,
President

Dorsey Ward, Vice-President
Angie Banther, Treasurer
Romey Peavner, Secretary
Wrenn Rivenbark, Past President
Mary Jane McGill, NC Rgn VP
Darlene Hopkins, SC Rgn. VP
Anna Goodwin, Eastern Rgn. VP
Amanda Patterson, West. Rgn VP

At-Large Representatives

Tony Beatty

William Faulkner
Carrie Gearing  
Kenny House
LaKeisha McCormick
Phil Mooring
Mark Schwarze
Harley Sigmon  
 
 
Candidates for 2014-15 APNC Board

 

As outlined in APNC's Bylaws, the Nominations and Elections Committee, chaired by Wrenn Rivenbark, requested suggestions from voting members in the Jan/Feb Newsletter and put forth a slate of nominees at the 2013 Spring Conference. That slate was announced in the May/June APNC Newsletter and no members opted to petition for addi�tional nominees.

Candidates for the following positions will be elected in September:

     President

     Vice President

     Secretary

     Treasurer

     Regional Vice Presidents (4)

     At-Large Representatives (2)

 

Ballots for these offices will be mailed in September, and elected Board members will serve from January 2014-December 2015.  Per the bylaws, biographies of these candidates follow:

 

The 2012 revised bylaws changed former appointed committee chair positions to at-large positions and created staggered terms. The remaining six at-large posts were appointed for a short term in 2013-14 and will be elected in 2014 for a full 2015-16 term.

 
APNC Welcomes our New Members
  • Linda Beecher
  • Lorrainne A. Bilodeau
  • Frances L. Browne
  • Ann Crews
  • La'Shanda Daniels
  • Alisa Early
  • Davis Frye
  • Catherine Fulop
  • Olivia Gordon
  • Susan B. Hardison
  • Meg Hudson
  • Nichole Johnson
  • Rob Leftwich
  • Deborah Logan
  • Nicolas S. Martinez
  • ReginaMinton
  • Dina Paul
  • John Scott
  • Victoria Shields
  • MeganSomerville
  • G. Kirby Spicer
  • Jackson Steelman
  • Michael Stolarik
  • CherriSwails
  • Michael Walton
  • Cindy Wilcox

BHC First Step at CMC-Union 

 

Coastal Horizons Center 

 

English Mountain Recovery   

 

Fellowship Hall 

 

Hope Valley, Inc. 

 

NC Div. MH/DD/SAS
Community Policy Mgt. 

 

Path of Hope

 

Pavillon, Inc.   

 

Western Carolina Treatment Center, Inc. 

 

Find Addiction Professionals of North Carolina on Facebook
 
Follow Addiction Professionals of North Carolina on Twitter
 

Addiction Professionals
of North Carolina
PO Box 71814
Durham, North Carolina 27722
[email protected]
800-723-4851

~DISCLAIMER~
Opinions expressed in the APNC Newsletter do not necessarily reflect positions of the Addictions Professionals of North Carolina, and acceptance of advertising by the APNC Newsletter does not constitute endorsement by APNC of any advertised product or service.

 

Director's Report   

 

Mark Ezzell, Executive Director

Things are often slow down during
summer, but not for APNC members, board and staff!

This summer has been a whirlwind of activity. Here's a brief summary of some of the things APNC has worked on over the past few months:
  • Preparing for Recovery Month: Our Regional VPs have chosen thirteen recipients of 2013 Recovery Month grants to help local organizations sponsor activities around the event. Governor McCrory has issued a proclamation declaring September "Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month".
  • NCFADS Summer School Scholarships: APNC awarded scholarships to students from across the state to attend the NCFADS Summer School in Wilmington.
  • Legislation: Thanks to the work of APNC members and others, the Alcohol & Drug Abuse Treatment Centers (ADATCs) were left intact in the final 2013 budget. The 12% cut sustained by each Center represents a victory in the face of a Senate budget proposal to eliminate the ADATCs completely.
  • Partnerships: APNC has been asked to assist several different organizations and agencies in formulating policies that affect the substance abuse community. We've met with the new MH/DD/SAS director regarding state policies and with the ABC Commission staff to play an advisory role on underage drinking prevention issues. APNC continues to play a leading role in the NC Substance Abuse Federation, a group of dozens of like-minded organizations helping impact policies and practices that impact our members.
  • Fall Conference: Fall Conference planning is well underway!  
  • In this newsletter, you'll see bios of the proposed slate of candidates for next year. Members are able to nominate other candidates as well.
As you can see, no summer doldrums here. Please read on for more details about these and other topics, and don't hesitate to contact me at [email protected] with comments and suggestions.
APNC Awards Nominations Request   

 

A feature of our Fall Conference to which we always look forward is the Fall Awards Luncheon. Honored will be recipients of APNC's Norbert Kelly Award; our Outstanding Program award; and our Outstanding New Professional award. APNC Members are urged to submit nominations for all Fall awards.

Nominations and supporting information on nominees must be submitted to Awards Committee, preferably by email to [email protected]. Alternatively nominations can be mailed to APNC, PO Box 71814, Durham, NC 27722-1814. All nominations must be received NO LATER THAN September 15, 2013.

Nominations for the Norbert Kelly Award must include the candidate's resume or biographical sketch, a narrative describing his/her contributions to the field and three letters of reference. The candidate must have worked in the field for at least 10 years and already have been recognized at the local, regional, state or national level.

 

Nominations for the Outstanding Program Award should include a narrative describing the program's accomplishments and three letters of reference from individuals familiar with it.

 

The New Professional Award is for a person with one to four years experience in the field. The nomination should include a narrative of the nominee's accomplishments and three letters of reference.

 

We regret that incomplete nominations cannot be considered. It is important that the APNC member(s) making the nomination ensure that all reference letters, resumes, etc. are forwarded to the committee by the deadline.
APNC proudly supports Recovery Month efforts across NC. This year's APNC Recovery Month grant recipients are:  
 
Carolina Treatment Center

Community Recovery Fair

 

Coastal Coalition for SA Prevention

Kick-it for Recovery description needed

 

Coastal Horizons Center

Recovery Month at the Park

September 14, 2013

10am to 1pm

Empire Park

Wilmington, NC

 

Converting Hearts Ministries

Pursuit of More

October 4-5, 2013

Open Door Baptist Church

Raleigh, NC

 

Durham County Criminal Justice Resource Center

Join the Voices for Recovery

Sept. 19th 2013

12 noon to 7 pm

Criminal Justice Resource Center

Durham, NC

 

Methodist University

Recovery Festival

Sept. 12, 2013

Methodist University

Fayetteville, NC

 

Partnership for a Drug Free NC

September 28, 2013

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Children's Home

Winston-Salem, NC

 

Path of Hope, Inc.

September 6, 2013

Path of Hope, Inc.

Lexington, NC

 

Pitt County Coalition on SA

Substance Abuse Walk for Recovery

September 21, 2013

Greenville Town Commons

Greenville, NC

 

Recovery Communities of NC, Inc.

September 21, 2013

Halifax Mall

Raleigh, NC

 

The Moving Word

September 21, 2013

Southport Community Building

Southport, NC

 

Trinity Counseling/Women of Strength

August 24, 2013

Trinity Counseling/Women of Strength

Charlotte NC 28213

 

Western Carolina Treatment Center

Asheville, NC

 

A Letter of Concern
Submitted by Kenny House, LCAS, CCS

 

I am greatly concerned about the decision by many MCOs to eliminate the YP830 and YP835 codes for IPRS consumer services. These codes allow for non-licensed clinicians to provide assessments, individual and group counseling for those with Substance Use Disorders.

For years, the NC Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board has worked to establish standards to guide the certification of Substance Abuse Counselors who do not have Masters Degrees. This designation of "CSAC" represents being qualified in terms of both skills and experience in twelve (12) core functions - which include amongst many things both individual and group counseling for those with Substance Use Disorders.

Without these YP codes, these CSAC professionals will, with the exception of being able to provide DWI services, be treated as no different from QPs in the provision of SA services. A wealth of workforce experience will be lost if this remains permanent, and it may cost some CSACs their positions of employment. Not only that, this will disrupt some healthy therapeutic relationships that currently exist with ASCDR - Methadone consumers, who tend to stay in treatment longer than others. And this will be the case for some ASCJO consumers as well.

When we are working with IPRS consumers, especially those in the ASCDR and ASCJO target populations, CSACs have proven over the years to be well within their scope of training, experience, and practice in providing group and individual counseling for them. Ironically, since CSACs are allowed to provide SAIOP services, they are employing those skills both in group and individual settings in the treatment of Substance Use Disorders. They remain under the supervision of those LCAS & CCS staff to ensure the quality of care.