Careers of Substance collects resources from trusted organizations in order to support the substance use workforce in a variety of areas. If you would like to suggest a resource, please contact us.

Organization offering training

NAADAC - The Association for Addiction Professionals

NAADAC represents the professional interests of over 100,000 addiction counselors, educators and other addiction-focused health care professionals in the US, Canada, and abroad. Members are addiction counselors, educators and other addiction-focused health care professionals.

Advocacy Professional and Para-Professional Associations
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Narrative Design Toolkit

This guide will help you get started in thinking about narrative, articulating your narrative strategy, and designing and implementing your narrative projects. By narrative project, we mean any activity that advances narrative goals, including messaging campaigns, social media campaigns, videos, art installations, street theater, deep canvassing, direct actions, mass mobilizations, and more. 

Author: Butterfly Lab Publisher: Race Forward

Prevention » Communications

National Addiction Studies Accreditation Commission (NASAC)

The National Addiction Studies Accreditation Commission (NASAC) is an academic accreditation organization for higher education addiction studies programs.

Recruitment/Retention Professional and Para-Professional Associations
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National American Indian & Alaska Native PTTC

The National American Indian & Alaska Native Prevention Technology Transfer Center (NAIAN-PTTC) aims to provide training and technical assistance services to the substance abuse prevention field including professionals, para-professionals, organizations and others in the prevention community focused on American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.

NAIAN-PTTC activities and services are focused on developing and disseminating culturally appropriate tools and strategies needed to improve the capacity of prevention specialists to deliver effective, culturally informed, evidence-based/knowledge practices with the intent of enhancing the quality of substance abuse prevention interventions, trainings and other prevention activities in AI/AN communities.

Author: The National American Indian & Alaska Native Prevention Technology Transfer Center (NAIAN-PTTC)

Publisher: Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network (PTTC)

Prevention » Equity
Organization offering training

National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers - Workforce Resources

The mission of NAATP is to provide leadership, advocacy, training, and member support services to ensure the availability and highest quality of addiction treatment. The Workforce Resources section offers industry resources, a job center, salary survey, and webinars.

Recruitment/Retention Advocacy Professional and Para-Professional Associations

National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP)

The National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers, NAATP, has been the addiction service profession’s vision, voice, and thought leader since 1978. NAATP is committed to advancing addiction services and supporting its ever growing membership of service providers. 

Advocacy Professional and Para-Professional Associations
Organization offering training

National Association of Peer Supporters (NAPS)

NAPS aims to ensure that all cultures and communities have a place to join in support of increasing, enhancing, and sustaining peer support in diverse communities throughout the USA and globally.

Recruitment/Retention Professional and Para-Professional Associations

National Association of Social Workers - MA chapter (NASW-MA)

The NASW-MA membership association that advances professional social work practice throughout the Commonwealth and advocates for equity and justice for all people. 

Advocacy Professional and Para-Professional Associations

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world. NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies.

Advocacy Professional and Para-Professional Associations
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National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) Briefs and Newsletter

The National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Agency Directors provides Policy Statements, Fact Sheets and Reports; and a sign-up to receive weekly newsletters.

Advocacy Prevention Professional and Para-Professional Associations Recovery Treatment