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The Advocacy Training Session

Time to read: 3 min

 

The first training for certification will include a
variety of topics to give advocates a well-grounded understanding of
methadone treatment, research, regulations and laws that protect
methadone patients and programs.

 

  1. Addiction
    and Methadone    – Tom Payte, MD (Drug Dependence
    Associates) and Joycelyn Woods, MA. (NAMA) The
    biological constructs of addiction will be explained in a way that
    can be understood by lay people (i.e. opiate receptors, Endorphins)
    Methadone dose and what is considered an adequate dose and why it is
    important and what methadone does to make you feel normal.
  2. Regulations
    and Accreditatio    n     C. Todd
    Rosendale (CSAT/DPT), Sharon Dow (Joint Commission), Bettye Harrison
    (CARF) and Joanne Page (COA).The new federal regulations will be explained:  What
    they are and how they relate to the state regulations? Accreditation
    and what an accreditation survey is, how it is done, and how
    advocates can be involved.
  3. The
    Different Faces of Advocacy    –
    Presenters to be announced.
    Advocates from around the country will explain what they do to
    advance the goals of methadone advocacy. This session will also
    explain the different types of advocacy that advocates are involved
    in.
  4. How
    to End Methadone Stigma    – Herman Joseph, Ph.D. The history of
    methadone stigma will be presented and how it has impacted methadone
    treatment and the recipients of it. A plan for advocates to work on
    for ending it will be revealed.
  5. Advocate
    Certification    –
    Walter Ginter (NAMA Training and Certification Director) What is certification and how it
    will professionalize those committed to methadone advocacy.  The Advocates Code of Ethics, the Goals of Methadone
    Advocacy, and Advocate Certification.

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