Ep.36 Addiction Professionals | Supporting prevention, clinical and peer professionals

Topics discussed in this episode 🟣 Using initiative to start working at NJPN 🟣 Why detox was her favorite level of direct care 🟣Providing the support, community, and training addiction professionals need in New Jersey 🟣 Partnering with Hazledon to provide ASAM Criteria, 4th Edition training in response to nervousness of professionals. 🟣New Jersey Prevention Network est. 2000. Celebrating 25th Annual Conference Jun 12-13, 2025 🟣 DEA and NJ Police share drug trends nationally and locally at the conference. 🟣 Collaborating with prevention agencies in each New Jersey county to offer prevention, clinical, and peer recovery training. 🟣Addiction Training for every career stage, Certified Prevention Specialists, Certified Peer Recovery Specialists, Licensed Clinicians. 🟣Providing free training with financial backing from DMHAS. 🟣Disseminating addiction research and policy developments to frontline teams. 🟣Chemical Dependency Associate CDA with half the requirements for CADC. 🟣Learning from addiction professionals in other states with similar struggles and different barriers. 🟣Using professional organizations to network and collaborate. 🟣One way to educate clients on harm reduction, even in abstinence programs. 🟣NJPN Annual Conference is currently accepting applications for presenters and exhibitors. Addiction Podcast Guest: Victoria Nagel LCADC, CCS, LPC, ACS, BC-TMH, NCC Clinical Workforce Director, New Jersey Prevention Network New Jersey Prevention Network 🔗https://www.njpn.org ✉️victoria@njpn.org NJPN Annual Conference Application for Presenters Due Jan 31, 2025 🔗https://conferenceregistration.njpn.org/applications/presenter/ Exhibitor application due May 31, 2025 🔗https://conferenceregistration.njpn.org/applications/exhibitor/ Guest location: New Jersey Addiction Podcast Host: ⁠Chris Langley⁠, Co-Founder | ⁠Addiction Recovery Place⁠