NAADAC assesses needs of its workforce for recovery practice, stronger professional identity and collaborations

The National Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC), under a sub-contract from DSG (Disability Specialty Group) for SAMHSA’s Recovery to Practice Initiative, has recently completed a “situational analysis” of the recovery workforce. The analysis provides a snapshot of how the addiction profession currently views and uses the concepts, services, and practices of recovery. NAADAC will build

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Facility recognized for its unique approach to employee retention

An article published in the Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly newsletter highlighted Day One, a residential and outpatient addiction treatment organization that’s based in South Portland, Maine. The facility is unique in that some of its management staff has been with the organization for more than 35 years. Additionally, clinical staff turnover has been relatively

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Declining number of psychiatry students is cause for concern

Even though the percentage of psychiatric residents from U.S. allopathic schools choosing psychiatry as a specialty increased slightly last year (up 0.3 percent to 616), the increase does not keep pace with the ever-increasing number of people living in the U.S. with psychiatric conditions. These U.S. graduates filled only 50 percent of available psychiatry residency

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Core competencies for integrated behavioral health and primary care authored by Annapolis Coalition

The SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions engaged the Annapolis Coalition on the Behavioral Health Workforce, in consultation with content experts and leaders from across the nation to develop Core Competencies for Integrated Behavioral Healthcare and Primary Care. Integrated care providers can use the report’s competencies, organized in nine categories, to shape workforce training, inform

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