CERTIFIED METHADONE ADVOCATE (CMA)-3

TRAINING COURSE

Sponsored By:

The National Alliance of Methadone Advocates

Place:   New York, New York
Date:    May 13, 2004
Where:   Phillips Ambulatory Care Pavilion
         Beth Israel Medical Center
Time:    8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

To Register complete the Registration Form and send it in with your payment:

$75.00 CASAC/CPP/CPS training only
$100.00 CASAC/CPP/CPS training plus Certified Methadone Advocate (CMA) Certification

Seating limited to 90, you must reserve your place.

CASAC and Prevention hrs are available for counselors

Directions: Take any train to Union Square Phillips is located at Union Square East.

To reserve a place at the NY Training you must send in your Registration Form.


Highlights

The Medical Basics-How Methadone Works – Edwin Salsitz, MD

The Brain and Addiction – Joycelyn Woods, MA, CMA

Stigma and Methadone Treatment – Herman Joseph, PHD

Methadone Advocacy and CMA Training- Walter Ginter, CMA

Methadone Regulations – Barry Schechter, MSW, CASAC, CMA

About Methadone, Disposing the Myth – Edwin Salsitz, MD

For more information contact:

Walter Ginter [email protected]

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