ANNOUNCEMENTS:
TO RECEIVE NOTICE OF APPROVED TRAINING AND OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADAD no longer mails notices of approved training. This is only done by email. if you wish to receive training announcements and registration forms, send your email address to :
ralph.marsh@doh.hawaii.gov
WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR CERTIFICATION PROCESS?
ADAD will present a free workshop on the certification process at your facility/agency for your staff upon request.
This two-hour workshop will focus on the application process and the experience, education and examination requirements
for certification. Continuing education credits will be given to each participant, which can be used toward initial certification and renewal.
To schedule a workshop, call Chris Brown at ADAD, 808 692-7518.
OVUII ASSESSOR'S LISTING
As a courtesy to the Judiciary, Driver’s Education Division, ADAD provides a list of Certified Substance Abuse Counselors (CSAC) who would like to perform mandatory assessments of those charged with Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence of an Intoxicant (OVUII). This would be done as a private enterprise, typically on a client self-pay basis. For more information or for an application to be placed on this list contact Chris Brown at (808) 692-7518.
INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATION
Counselors who are certified at the reciprocal level by member boards of the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC), of which Hawaii is a member board, are automatically eligible to receive the distinguished status of international certification. Currently over 13,000 individuals hold designation as an Internationally Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (ICADC). To obtain the ICADC, request an application from ADAD (808 692-7518). Applications are also included with renewal applications. The fee is $2.00 per month for the remaining period of your current certification.
HAADAC (HAWAII ASSOCIATION OF ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE COUNSELORS) MEETING:
When: Last Wednesday of each month
Place: Coffee Talk in Kaimuki, 3601 Waialae at the corner of 12th Ave. (parking behind bldg.)
Time: 6:00 pm
Contact: Mark Fratzke (fratzke@cchono.com)
Hawaii Department of Health
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division
601 Kamokila Blvd. Room 360
Kapolei, Hawai'i, 96707
(808) 692-7506
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