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Link to resource manual: https://acudetox.com/training-resource-manual/
Yes, keep training as you always have. Until further notice submit original documents for training completion by mail as that will get them in “the system”. Scanned e-mailed documents are the ones that may be be overlooked until the new software is launched this fall. At that time all documents will be, if possible, submitted electronically. Until then, please submit paper documents to the PO address in Clinton, MD>. Make sure every box is completed, even to write N/A or “none” and KEEP COPIES OF EVERYTHING!
When they are complete and ready to go in early autumn.
There will be many announcements and training opportunities.
Stay tuned.
Meanwhile use customary procedures, remembering to submit COMPLETE LEGIBLE paperwork (signatures, dates, answer all questions) and keep copies of everything you submit.The training committee
Dear NADA Members:
We are celebrating the 50th Year Anniversary of the Lincoln Hospital takeover. The takeover resulted in the establishment of Lincoln Detox and the introduction of acudetox to the South Bronx and the world.
Lincoln Detox ignited the fire of a revolution in U.S. healthcare. It focused on individual patient rights, community rights, and the human right to compassionate healthcare. It challenged the core of a callous biomechanical, reductionist, pharmaceutical and profit driven healthcare paradigm.
Ironically, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) also marks a 50th Year Anniversary. An excerpt from its official publication (American Journal of Psychiatry; 178:7; July 2021; page 595) states:
“Over 50 years ago, in The American Journal of
Psychiatry Sabshin et al. laid out clear plans (directed
specifically at White psychiatrists) to address
institutional racism in psychiatry… this means
making available the necessary resources of money,
manpower, and authority—not just in the current token
amounts…Unfortunately, most if not all of these
recommendations were largely ignored.”This APA self-assessment highlights the chronic institutional racism that remains contemporary, rigid and deeply embedded—and it highlights an ongoing impotence to do anything about it. As a beneficiary of the Lincoln Legacy, our NADA organization and members are fortunate and grateful to have a philosophy and a toolkit that can offer impactful solutions to all who can hear and will listen.
In 1985 NADA incorporated with a mission scope limited to addiction/substance use disorders. In 2009 our mission scope
broadened to explicitly include what most ADSes and RTs already knew–NADA protocol (NP) helps patients, providers, populations and programs in all of psychiatry, SUD and BH/MH care. It does so effectively, efficiently, and inexpensively. The NP record of safety and its risk/benefit profile is unequaled.From Crisis and Trauma to Stabilization and Maintenance to Recovery and Wellness, NP has demonstrated efficacy across the host diagnoses (= trans-diagnostic) and across the host of symptoms (= pan-symptomatic) for many problems of patients, populations, providers and programs we serve.
As an 501C3 incorporated organization, this favored status and NADA’s very existence as an organization are at serious risk if its finances are not properly accounted for and managed. Ensuring that this does not happen is a central and foundational duty of NADA’s Office and Board. NADA Board’s oversight of Office operations is a major priority. For more than a year your Board has intensely focused on this and have strengthened our standing in this regard.
It is critical that Members, Board and Office all remember and never forget the promotional materials provided for our stellar November 19, 2021-Back to the Future NADA history series event. Personally, the statement made and question posed have haunted my thoughts for a very long time:
“In 1978, the city of New York forcibly removed the political collectives
that founded the People’s Detox Program at Lincoln Hospital.”
“Why was this revolutionary health program a target of city and state
officials for shutdown?”I ask that we all revisit the question now. This time however with an eye to your current NADA leadership’s roles and responsibilities. What excuse might again be used to compromise our success in manifesting our mission and goals as ADSes, Registered Trainers, and educators/advocates? To my mind, it is our fiscal strengths and vulnerabilities that are most pertinent at this time–and our “Back to the Future” theme is not only historical. Two period documents reveal the following:
• March 31, 1973 Evaluation of Program: “ Lincoln’s program goals, and contracted services as they are set forth in it’s work plan, are vague and subject to loose interpretation…should require the program to present a stricter, more detailed work plan…”.
• May 5, 1977 memo to NYC Director of Budget: “It is inexcusable and incomprehensible for the Lincoln Detox to compel Health and Hospitals Corporations to fund it simply because it will not submit such reports….I hope you will be able to eliminate this waste of City money. While it appears that Lincoln Detox could be an effective and valuable drug treatment program this will only happen if Health and Hospitals Corporation—for the first time—requires public accountability and strict compliance with regulations”.First, the removal of the collectives. Then in 2016, a final shutdown of our beloved Lincoln Detox itself. It was told to me many times by Michael Smith “They were jealous of us because of our successes where they failed. They wanted to shut us down from the time we opened and have never stopped trying to do it.” At the time of Lincoln’s closure I introduce a rallying cry of “Lincoln-Without-Walls !” As an heir to Lincoln’s Legacy, NADA must not only strive to survive. We must position ourselves to thrive.
Above, we have read the APA’s shameful self-assessment in the domain of institutional racism confronted at great cost but also with demonstrable successes by those who rallied around Lincoln—our Black Panthers, Young Lords, and White Lightning. Can the APA do no more? Apparently not. Can we do no less? We can and we must.
This Message from the President highlights NADA’s fiscal health and the work of making us healthier, more resilient, stronger and well. Your current Board inherited vulnerabilities—and potential consequences—that had to addressed as Priority #1. We have done that with the vigor, due deliberation, expertise, good will, and unshakeable determination that this difficult task required.
Since the time of NADA’s humble beginnings in 1985 until the time of my second inauguration as NADA’s President in 2018, our fiscal operations and capacities had changed little. The Office had continued working as a “mom and pop” operation at best. This time around neither the Board nor I could be satisfied with this as good enough.
We are modernizing now. Many improvements are already in place and others preparing to launch before end of 2022. The following list in not exhaustive but provides a few examples:
• Banking: we are moving from a small local bank with limited capacities
to one favorably aligned with our national/international needs and reach.
2) Digitalization: soon electronic access for ADS/RT application, certificate, reporting and renewal processes will be in place. This is a change from the archaic “pen and paper” processes to which you are accustomed.
3) Taxes: there were deficiencies in tax reporting, lapses in accurate and timely tax filing. A corrective action plan has addressed this and remains in place. A new Executive Committee position of CFO (Chief Financial Officer) is being created.
4) Committee Charter Alignment: A master template providing guidance to all NADA Committees is currently under Board review. This will clearly articulate alignment with our share mission, vision, values and goals. It will be the “hub of the wheel” in coordinating individual Committees for more efficient use of shared resources and foster synergies in taking best advantage of individual Committee strengths.
5) Website Enhancement: negotiations with website contractors are underway. Functionality will be enhanced, the user interface made more intuitive and easier to navigate.
6) Legal Counsel Retainer: given the large and growing nature of NADA activity, interest, and concerns it is wise that we retain a lawyer for guidance and assurance that we are always on solid ground. The Board has retained legal counsel this purpose in the short term and are disposed to contract abiding legal counsel.With respect to the NADA Board’s oversight of organizational and Office operations you may rest assured that we are acting to apply the lessons we have learned over time. We want to hear from all of you about any ideas/concerns you may have around our continued organizational stability and progressive opportunities for NP advocacy, training, treatment access and growth. In doing so, we must continue to observe the Four Guiding Principles that your Board has emphasized thus far:
• It is all about the data and facts that must be addressed in order to secure NADA’s fiscal future and to assure that past lapses and deficiencies are corrected and made whole.
• It is all about establishing transparent and enduring operational policies and procedures that will protect the present and guide us confidently into the future.
• It is not at all about seeking to blame any people or persons. We all learning together what is required and necessary in this “3rd Phase” of Lincoln Legacy. Innocent mistakes may be made and we will learn from those together.
• It is all about applying the best practices that fit our needs and, ultimately, maintaining highest standards of responsibility, reliability, integrity and accountability.We are at a crossroads and are navigating that crossing with all the care, confidence, and skills that we need. Stay tuned (and join a Committee!!!).
Wishing everyone much luv and peace,
kcSUbmit all completed materials to NADAoffice@acudetox.com. It is taking 4 – 6 to verify completion of training manually while the systems are being updated. Thank you for your patience.
I recommend contacting the Board of Acupuncture in Kentuky directly.
https://kbml.ky.gov/ah/Pages/Acupuncture.aspxAs of March 8 there is an administrative assistant in the NADA office.
Emails sent to NADAoffice@acudetox.com should receive a response.Good for you. I think the most important factor in creating a sucessful Acudetox group is consistancy: the same date, place, time and more often is better. 1ce/month is too infrequent for our clients and every other week is too confusing.
Things to consider are consent and safety. Think through how you are going to handle getting consent forms signed and stored, whatever record keeping might be needed for your population (for example are they going to report attendence to probation/parole?) and how to keep this consistant if there are different practitioners. I recommend creating a policy and procedures manual and storing it with yur supplies. Usually one practitioner /10 clients is a good starting number. ADS proficency states 20 clients in 4 hours.
Your kit ought have all the supplies indicated in your Training Resource Manual. I also include some crackers and bottled water in case anyone coming in off the street is dehydrated or has blood sugar issues.
THese are the words I shared yesterday during the kick -off:
I took the NADA acudetox training in 2002 so I could supervise the then new Acudetox program at a private mental health hospital, St Albans. We have provided the protocol 4x a week ever since.
Living in the rural southwestern corner of Virginia we were a happy acudetox club. We let our NADA memberships lapse because New York and Laramie seemed so far away, and that dues money could have been put to other uses. We were providing the protocol and enjoying our relationship and we thought that was enough.
It wasn’t until I wanted to be a trainer that I gave any thought to the broader organization.
Boy was I surprised! I learned that
NADA is a group of incredibly talented, dedicated individuals working to better themselves and their communities and eager to share. I have learned so much listening to their stories: I have learned about cultural competency, emergent strategies, and listened to voices of indegenious elders, committed social justice warriors, and our NADA ancestors.I have found a group of professional colleagues who are all “up to something.” and I have made some fabulous friends.
I really didn’t know what I was missing.
