Senator DeSaulnier proposes overhaul of State's AODA treatment profession! |
| Posted by Rhonda Messamore (rmessamore) on Jul 13 2010 |
"The current system of AOD counselor certification is working, and utilizes the many years experience of each of the State-approved and nationally-accredited certifying organizations," explained Susan Blacksher, Executive Director of CAARR. "SB 686 utilizes the current system and seeks to improve it by giving ADP much more authority to regulate and enforce the provisions of the system."
"As educators, we are very much in favor of increasing the educational and professional standards for AOD counselor certification," says Kathy L. Christopher, Dean of Academic Affairs for Breining Institute. "At the same time, we need to make certain that there are sufficient safeguards to maintain the availability of qualified counselors to provide those necessary services to clients, and we believe that Senator DeSaulnier's SB 686 amendments address both concerns."
Christopher was referring to the grandparenting provisions included in SB 686, providing the opportunity to all counselors certified by an existing ADP-approved certification agency to become certified by the State with no additional requirements. Professionals with advanced certifications from the ADP-approved agencies will also be considered for licensure under this proposal.
To review the current version of SB 686 go to: https://ssl.capwiz.com/caadac/attachments/sb_686_bill_20100701_amended_asm_v98.pdf
Questions or comments relating to SB 686 may be addressed to:
Senator DeSaulnier
senator.desaulnier@sen.ca.gov
California Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC)
E-mail: counselors@caadac.org
California Association of Addiction Recovery Resources (CAARR)
E-mail: caarr@caarr.org
Breining Institute
E-mail: college@breining.edu
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Last changed: Jul 13 2010 at 11:43 PM
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