Membership Committee Charter

Committee charter in development

Public Relations Committee Charter

Committee charter in development
Chair still to be appointed

Legislative Advocacy Committee Charter

Be it resolved by a vote of directors on January 19, 2021, to adopt the charter of the Legislative Advocacy Committee, as well as its purpose, responsibilities, composition, manner of acting and reporting requirements.

Charter

The Legislative Advocacy Committee is a Special Committee of the Board that provides a community for NADA members interested in initiating, or directly engaged in, efforts to make legislative change in their state so that the practice of the NADA protocol may be accessible to more providers, and hence more communities.

Purpose

  • Exchange information with the goal of supporting legislative initiatives in various states and provinces. Prior experience in legislative advocacy not required to be on the committee;
  • Host discussions and training opportunities to build capacity on how to advocate for legislative change and interact with legislators (tips, best practices);
  • Create learning and outreach tools, such as an up to date legislative advocacy guide;
  • Advocate on behalf of NADA, the organization, and its providers, before legislative and administrative bodies, such as state acupuncture boards;
  • Record history of legislative changes nationwide;
  • Grow the NADA membership by being inviting/open to new people and their resources/networks/organizations.

Responsibilities

  • Chair of committee leads a check-in round with participants at 2nd Monday of every month at 1pm EST;
  • Committee members assist in the development of advocacy resources;
  • Committee members target outreach efforts to other groups (younger people, those involved in providing mental health support in their communities) about the potential benefits of the NADA protocol.

Composition of the Committee

Chair

Executive director

NADA members                  

Members in good standing with an interest in engaging in legislative change in their state

Board member liaison

Immediate past president

Non-members guests

May be invited to join a committee meeting as an observer, participant or speaker who has expertise in a particular area or is a resource around legislative advocacy

Manner of Acting

Meetings are facilitated by the committee chair.

Reporting Requirements

The chair of the legislative advocacy committee may present a verbal report to the board when content is relevant to the attention of the full board of directors, as deemed by the training co-chairs.

Grassroots Committee Charter

Committee charter in development

Youth Committee Charter

Committee charter in development

Research Committee Charter

Bylaws

Be it resolved by the board by a vote on January 19, 2021 to adopt the charter of the Research Committee which is a Special committee of the Board.

Charter

The Research Committee is a Special Committee of the Board that keeps the board and the NADA organization apprised of research and development that has been done on the NADA protocol.

Responsibilities

Members of the Research Committee regularly peruse the literature in search of studies, articles, reports regarding the efficacy of the NADA protocol for any condition.

Purpose:

  • To provide members of the NADA organization with research and development that has been done on the NADA protocol to support their education and advocacy outreach efforts to expand the use of the protocol;
  • To help find researchers who can present their work/findings at conferences and regional meetings.

Composition of the Committee

Chair

Immediate Past President

NADA members

Members in good standing with an interest in NADA research

Board member liaison

To be determined

Development Committee Charter

Committee charter in development

Training Committee Charter

Be it resolved by a vote of directors on January 19, 2021, that NADA adopt the charter of the Training Committee, as well as its purpose, responsibilities, its composition, manner of acting and reporting requirements.

Charter

The Training Committee is a Special Committee of the Board that oversees the training and education needs of Registered Trainers (RTs) and those seeking to complete training as acudetox specialists (ADSes) as outlined in the Registered Trainer Policies and Procedures Manual.

Purpose

  • To oversee the training of NADA ADSes and Registered Trainers;
  • To evaluate an ADS’ readiness to become a NADA Registered Trainer based on a submitted application;
  • To assess the continuing learning needs of NADA Registered Trainers, inclusive of how anti-racism and social justice is addressed in NADA trainings, and other issues impacting the communities NADA practitioners serve;
  • To facilitate the RT Professional Development Day at a NADA national conference;
  • To assess and investigate any issues brought to the Board regarding the appropriate and ethical training of ADSes and RTs;
  • To facilitate an annual business meeting for RTs;
  • To assign subcommittees with further activity on specific training-related projects. Current subcommittees include: Training manual revision committee; Online training workgroup; and the Policies and procedures committee.

Responsibilities

  • The executive director and membership coordinator conduct initial communications with interested RT applicants, and provide them with relevant materials to submit for review by the Training Committee;
  • The committee schedules meetings to review RT applications, not to exceed more than two months between meetings;
  • The meeting agenda is prepared by the executive director, collaborating with one of the committee co-chairs if needed;
  • Committee minutes are taken on a rotation basis among committee members;
  • After the review of an RT applicant, the executive director notifies the applicant of the outcome of their application review (approval, denial or return of application);
  • After a committee approval to upgrade of an RT applicant to Registered Trainers status, the membership coordinator schedules an orientation meeting to review the procedure for submitting training paperwork to the NADA office;
  • Committee reviews periodic updates on the activity of its subcommittees;
  • Using an online platform, the committee communicates with its body of trainers about any updates or changes to the policies and procedures for conducting NADA training;
  • The committee may invoke the disciplinary procedures as identified in the Registered Trainer Policies and Procedures Manual if a training situation is brought to their attention that has infringed on the safe and ethical manner of teaching the NADA protocol.

Composition of the Committee

Chair(s)

By appointment of the board, for a minimum of 1 two-year term, staggered between the chairs to assure historical consistency

RT Representatives

Canada and U.S. representatives, elected every two years

Staff members

Executive director, membership coordinator

Additional members

General NADA members and trainers in good standing

Manner of Acting

Meetings are facilitated by the committee’s chair(s); RT application decisions are arrived by a simple majority of those present at a meeting.

Reporting Requirements

A member of the training committee may present a verbal report to the board when content is relevant to the attention of the full board of directors, as deemed by the training co-chairs.