CASAC Association News and Blog
The Ethics of Social Media for CASACs: Protecting Your Credential Online
The Ethics of Social Media for CASACs: Protecting Your Credential Online Social media has changed how we communicate, build professional relationships, and share our lives. It has also created ethical situations that did not exist when many professional conduct...
Why CASAC Advocacy is Vital to the Filed. It’s Not All Politics
Why Every CASAC Should Be an Advocate (Even If You Hate Politics) If the word advocacy makes you think about campaign signs, political debates, or partisan arguments, you are not alone. Many addiction counselors avoid advocacy because they believe...
Building NYS Next Generation Addiction Counselor’s Workforce
Building New York’s addiction counselor workforce through mentorship, retention, and professional advocacy Every experienced professional in the addiction counselor workforce remembers the first counseling session that truly tested their confidence. A client...
Xylazine, Fentanyl, and the New Drug Supply: What Every NYS CASAC Needs to Know
Xylazine, Fentanyl, and the New Drug Supply: What Every NYS CASAC Needs to Know New York's overdose numbers finally moved in the right direction. Deaths fell 32 percent in 2024, down to an estimated 4,567 from 6,688 the year before. That is real progress. It was...
Motivational Interviewing Is Not a Conversation Style. It Is a Clinical Skill Set.
Where Motivational Interviewing Breaks Down in Real CASAC Sessions Most CASACs learned motivational interviewing during initial training. Fewer have kept the skill sharp. The acronyms stay familiar. OARS, the four processes, the spirit of the approach. What fades is...
News Brief: Teen Fentanyl Awareness Study Raises New Concerns
A newly published national study is raising concerns about how adolescents perceive the dangers of fentanyl. Researchers found that many middle and high school students significantly underestimate the risks associated with fentanyl use, despite the drug's role in...
What Your Session Notes Actually Need to Say: OASAS Documentation Standards in Plain Language
What OASAS Actually Wants in Your Documentation Most CASAC training covers documentation once, during initial certification. Then it assumes the lesson is stuck. It usually does not stick at the level OASAS actually checks. Audits catch documentation gaps more than...
News Brief: NYS CASAC Association Calls for Broader Recognition of the CASAC Advanced Credential
The New York State Association of CASAC Professionals has submitted formal public comments to the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports regarding proposed amendments to 14 NYCRR Parts 800 and 836. The proposed changes were published in the July 1,...
New Synthetic Opioid N-propionitrile brorphine Identified in Upstate New York Raises Serious Safety Concerns
News Brief: New Synthetic Opioid Identified in Upstate New York Raises Serious Safety Concerns The New York State Department of Health has issued a Public Health Alert after identifying N-propionitrile brorphine, a newly emerging synthetic opioid, in the illicit drug...
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