Member Benefits
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CAADAC’s member benefits are better than ever, from deep discounts in certification fees, to great deals on conference packages and continuing education, becoming a member of CAADAC makes perfect sense. The cost of membership is less than before! With no NAADAC registration pass through being assessed, your membership is now more affordable than ever.
See CAADAC’s member benefits
Discounts on Certification Fees, Member’s Only Blog, Discounts on Conferences, Subscription to Counselor Magazine, Group Rates on Health insurance, Board Member Eligibility, CAADAC Personal Professional Page, Group Dental Insurance, Credit Union Membership, and Great Rates on Liability Insurance.
CAADAC is here for you! CAADAC officers and staff are always seeking ways to improve or augment benefits and tools for your membership. And, there’s no better time to join than now!
***Please note: Your membership must be current and in good standing during the renewal cycle (previous two years) in order to be eligible for the "member discounts."
Check out the power of your CAADAC membership:
Join CAADAC today! , and you receive:
- Your CAADAC membership allows you to develop professional contacts and a valuable support group of over a thousand chemical dependency counselors. Your skills will never go stagnant with a CAADAC membership.
- Ready to be in the driver’s seat?
Fill out your Individual Membership Application or Agency Membership Application today and cruise to success as a member of a fine profession!
- Every fall at our Annual Conference CAADAC gathers knowledgeable presenters showcasing a variety of tracks pertinent to substance abuse professionals during the annual conference. Offerings include tools for re-certification, pharmacodynamics, gender-specific issues, dual diagnosis, prevention, etc.
- Discounted registration to CAADAC’s Annual Conference with presenters speaking to topics such as New Tx Methods, Prevention, Pharmacology, Dual Diagnosis, Family Issues, Relapse, and Re-certification. Keynote speakers from few past years have included Claudia Black, Terence Gorski, Terry Kellogg, Jacqueline Small, Stephanie Brown, David Smith, Irving Maltzman, and Max Schneider to name only a few.
- Your full membership in CAADAC entitles you to **vote at the Annual Membership Meeting held during our annual conference. With CAADAC your opinions count!
- The CAADAC Board of Directors is composed of two representatives from each eleven regions. These representatives voice your concerns and bring back information to their regions. Members may apply to become members of committees.
- Several Ad Hoc committees directly help members and counselors, such as Third Party Pay/ Managed Care, Peer Assistance and Membership Benefits.
- As a member of one of our eleven regions you will meet quarterly and have multiple opportunities for continuing education at reduced fees.
- Access to a very professional and dedicated full-time staff in Sacramento, here to assist you in addition to your regional representatives and directors.
- Freedom Newsletter - CAADAC’s official bi-monthly publication, featuring news on legislative and regulatory issues that affect YOU, regional news and other articles of interest relatings
- Publish Articles in Freedom Newsletter.
- CAADAC's newest membership benefit - Capwiz XC! This legislative alert system will enable CAADAC's Legislative Committee to communicate directly with members, constituents, local, state and federal representatives. Capwiz uses the most advanced online tools and technology to assure that your voice is heard when it matters most! In addition, through the CAADAC Capwiz site you have the ability to communicate with the CAADAC Legislative Committee, your local, state and federal representatives. It is easy to navigate and gives you the ability to get involved with CAADAC’s grassroots efforts!
- Don't flounder with your current health plan just because you're caught in the net of the rising cost of healthcare! It may sound fishy, but you (even if you're a part-time employee) can save money on dental, vision and medical benefits just by getting your benefits through CAADAC!
- Your Certification or Registration is a powerful employment tool. Telling your employer that you maintain a set of standards unsurpassed in California and shared by thousands worldwide.
- A listing on the “Registry”, giving consumers and employers validation that you have met the necessary competency tests to be a part of a highly ethical and professional profession.
- CAADAC represents members at the State Capitol with a full-time lobbyist and a public policy coordinator representing CAADAC interests in the governmental, regulatory and legislative aspects of the addictions field.
- Access to discounted liability insurance through HPSO Insurance Phone: 1-800-982-9491, email:
- credit union membership through Provident Credit Union
- affordable dental coverage through Delta Dental and long term care insurance.
- Capitol Association Plans®, with over 20 years of experience in administering low-cost Association benefit plans has partnered with the California Association of Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC) to offer CAADAC members group and voluntary dental benefits, group vision, and even legal plans for those of you who don't mind swimming with the sharks! We invite you to take a look at changing your school of thought by surfing through CAADAC's New Health Insurance and Ancillary Benefits Website (link to CAADAC/CAPS Insurance Site) to learn more about CAADAC's new benefit programs that will save you and/or your Agency clams!
- This program promises to make waves, so come have a whale of a time with us at CAADAC's 26th Annual Conference! Meander by our booth to receive a "reel" cool gift and learn more about how you or your agency can have the "best catch" in the sea of benefits!
- Capitol Association Plans, PO Box 15245, Sacramento, CA 95851-0245
- Phone: 916.944.1707 Fax: 866-334-5346; E-mail
- Website: www.capsplans.com/caadac_private/index.htm
- Provident Central Credit Union, with branches throughout California, proudly offers CAADAC members higher deposit rates and lower interest rates than most banks.
- Hertz CAADAC members special year-round discounts on your daily, weekly, weekend, and monthly rentals for business or pleasure; traveling in the U.S. or worldwide. Your Hertz CDP# is the key (comes with your membership ID card). Call 1-800-654-2210 or visit the Hertz website at www.hertz.com when making your reservation. Then present your Hertz Member Discount Card at the time of rental. It’s that easy!
- CAADAC in partnership with Orion Healthcare Technology, partner to offer this new benefit to CAADAC members. Sign up for AccuCare on the Web and receive a special discounted rate. AccuCare is the most widely used, clinical management system specifically designed for addition professionals. Accessed through any workstation with high-speed Internet, AccuCare will provide you with tools such as standardized intake and assessments (ASI), customized treatment planning, client tracking, justification for continued treatment, outcome research, data querying and more... securely online. View Brochure (PDF) for more about the benefits for CAADAC members with AccuCare Web-Based System.
- Counselor Magazine
- Professional Networking
- Conferences and Workshops Discounts
- Board of Directors Participation
- Freedom Newsletter
- Capwiz XC!- legislative alert system
- Healthcare Benefits
- Discounts Certification and Renewal Fees
- Lobbying and Public Policy
- Health Care Benefits
- Provident Central Credit Union
- Hertz Member Discount Card
- Orion Healthcare Technology
