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CERTIFIED METHADONE ADVOCATE (CMA)-1

Time to read: 2 min

The Advocacy Training Session

The training for certification includes 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 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 Accreditation 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 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 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 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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