ASSESSMENT FRAMED
AS STUDENT SUCCESS
Grace Creasman, M.Ed., MSW
Addiction Studies
Approved NAADAC Education Provider
ASSESSMENT FRAMED AS STUDENT SUCCESS
 Well-designed assessment plans
provide students with a Meta view
(overview) of the ADST program.
This view can move students
towards intentional learning as they
understand connections between
competencies, courses, assessments,
and post-graduation certification and
on to employment.
WHERE DO THE ADST
COMPETENCIES COME FROM?
 Technical Assistance
 NAADAC Basics of
Publication (TAP) 21
Addiction Counseling:
Addiction Counselor
Desk Reference & Study Guide
Competencies
The Knowledge Skills &
Attitudes of Professional
Practice
STATE & NAADAC ALIGN
 STATE
 NAADAC
Competencies based on
Basics of Addiction Counseling
Technical Assistance Publication
based off of TAP 21
(TAP) 21 Addiction Counseling
Competencies.
U N D E R S TA N D T H E C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S & D Y N A M I C S
O F FA M I L I E S , C O U P L E S & S I G N I F I C A N T O T H E R S
A F F E C T E D B Y S U B S TA N C E U S E .
 Is familiar with interaction patterns among substance
users and their significant others for key cultural groups.
 Observes and identifies the basic interactive characteristics
of the client’s social system.
 Readily identifies non productive systemic interactions
and how they are likely to affect recovery within families,
couples & significant others for a variety of diverse cultural
groups.
M AT C H I N G C O M P E T E N C I E S W I T H
COURSE OBJECTIVES
 Competency/Objective
 Reading/Assignment
Understand the characteristics &
Chapter 2: Impact of Substance
Dynamics of families, couples,
Abuse on Families.
& significant others affected by
Assignment: My Family
addiction.
Discussion Board: How Porn
Addiction Affects the Family
F A C I L I TAT E T H E E N G A G E M E N T O F S E L E C T E D
M E M B E R S O F T H E F A M I LY O R S I G N I F I C A N T
O T H E R S I N T H E T R E AT M E N T & R E C O V E R Y
PROCESS
 Understands processes for engaging the client’s social
network in treatment activities
 Secures participation in appropriate treatment activities
for family members and/or significant others
 Successfully engages members of the client’s social
network in counseling and other interventions designed to
meet treatment goals.
M AT C H I N G C O M P E T E N C I E S W I T H
COURSE OBJECTIVES
 Competency/Objective
Facilitate the engagement of
selected members of the
 Reading/Assignment
Chapter 1: What is Family?
Assignment: Discussion Board –
What constitutes a family & how
family, couple or significant
would you help facilitate the
others in the Treatment &
engagement of selected family
Recovery process.
members for involvement in the
treatment & recovery process?
W H AT D O E S WA S TAT E R E Q U I R E ?
 Minimum Requirements: WAC 246-811-030, an associates
degree in human services or related field from an approved
school, or successful completion of 90 quarter or 60 semester
college credits in courses from an approved school. At least
45 quarter or 30 semester credits must be in courses specific
to alcohol and drug addicted individuals and must include
the topics listed below (a – w)
TOPIC AREA – 45 CREDITS
a) Understanding addiction
b) Pharmacological actions of alcohol and other drugs
c) Substance abuse and addiction treatment methods
d) Understanding addiction placement, continuing care, and discharge criteria, including ASAM
e) Cultural diversity including people with disabilities and its implications for treatment
f) Chemical dependency clinical evaluation (screening and referral to include comorbidity)
g) HIV/AIDS brief risk intervention for the chemically dependent
h) Chemical dependency treatment planning
i) Referral and use of community resources
j) Service coordination (implementing the treatment plan, consulting, continuing assessment and
treatment planning)
k) Individual counseling
l) Group counseling
m) Chemical dependency counseling for families, couples and significant others
n) Client, family and community education
o) Developmental psychology
p) Psychopathology/abnormal psychology
q) Documentation, to include, screening, intake, assessment, treatment plan, clinical reports, clinical
progress notes, discharge summaries, and other client related data
r) Chemical dependency confidentiality
s) Professional and ethical responsibilities
t) Relapse prevention
u) Adolescent chemical dependency assessment and treatment
v) Chemical dependency case management
w) Chemical dependency rules and regulations
H O W ’ S T H AT W O R K I N G F O R
YOU?
 How do we know that
what we are teaching
students is what
they need to
succeed?
T H E N A A D A C E X A M M AT C H I N G
COURSES TO COMPETENCIES
 Level I Exam Includes:
• Pharmacology of Psychoactive Substances 30%
ADST 300, 412, 464, 442, 444 – 512, 501, 542, 544
• Counseling Practice 40%
ADST 302, 303, 308, 410, 420, 430, 440, 446, 464 – 501, 502, 520, 546
• Theoretical Base of Counseling 15%
ADST 300, 302, 308, 420, 442, 444, 446, 462, 464 – 520, 542, 544, 546
Professional Issues 15%
ADST 300, 420, 430, 462, 460 – 504, 520, 530, 535
Raw Score
250/170
Percentile
Pharmacology
of Substances
75/51
Counseling
Practice
100/68
Theories of
Counseling
38/26
Professional
Issues
37/25
196
67
57
79
28
32
180
34
44
78
32
26
180
41
51
80
21
28
222
97
71
88
35
28
191
40
52
79
31
29
188
35
55
80
24
29
188 (SFCC)
35
62
74
25
27
202
73
60
84
28
30
198
68
65
84
22
27
190
47
55
81
25
29
201
68
61
82
31
27
202
71
63
79
31
29
193
49
52
87
28
26
218
95
63
92
33
30
188
37
56
80
26
26
209
80
65
85
30
29
202
66
57
85
31
29
199
69
60
82
25
32
175 * Repeat
28
52
70
28
25
193
47
63
80
27
23
204
63
58
88
28
30
W H AT H A P P E N S N O W ?
 By the time our students graduate they will have completed
or have the option to complete:
• Required addiction related coursework for the state of WA
• The NAADAC Level I examination
• 400 Hours of practicum in a state agency to count toward the 2000
state required hours of experience.
NAADAC
Education
Provider
Requirements
ADST Program
Student
Learning
Objectives
University
Requirements
WA State DOH
Requirements
NAADAC Exam
JOBS, JOBS, JOBS
 Employment of substance abuse and behavioral disorder
counselors is expected to grow by 27 percent from 2010 to 2020,
faster than the average for all occupations. Growth is expected as
more people seek treatment for their addictions or other behaviors
and drug offenders are increasingly sentenced to treatment rather
than jail time.