Training and Workforce Development

Introduction

DASA is committed to creating and sustaining a workforce of Chemical Dependency Prevention and Treatment Professionals in Washington who have the skills and competencies to deliver effective services.

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The DASA training calendar lists statewide conferences and regional skills-based workshops for all professions serving people with alcohol and drug use disorders, including public assistance, child welfare services, and mental health.

DASA Sponsored Training Resources

DASA Calendar of Events for 2009

DASA TARGET Trainings

Screening and Assessment for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders

Other Training Resources

The Washington Institute for Mental Illness Research and Training

Department of Health Training Calendar

U.W. Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute Training Calendar

The NW Frontier Addiction Technology Transfer Center

Bellevue Community College Alcohol and Drug Studies Program

Tacoma Community College

CDP Institute

The Change Companies

Online Courses for Chemical Dependency Counseling

Chemical Dependency Training Consortium of the Northwest

Chemical Dependency Studies & Continuing Education Requirements for Chemical Dependency Professionals (CDPs)

Colleges/Universities that offer chemical dependency programs, including alcohol/drug information school. Those that participate in DASA's tuition waiver program are noted by an asterisk: Appendix L of the Provider Directory .

State requirements for CDP education, experience, and continuing education: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-811

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