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225 SW 12th Street
Topeka, 66612
Phone:
785-235-2400
800-880-2352 (toll free)
785-235-0342 (fax)
Email:
ksaap@ksaap.org |
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The Kansas Association of
Addiction Professionals
Until rather recently, the term “addiction” was
popularly accepted as alcoholism or uncontrolled
dependency on other drugs. Although a non-substance,
problem gambling, with symptoms paralleling that
of substance addiction, has joined alcohol and
drugs as treatable diseases. Today, professionals
in social welfare, juvenile justice, criminal justice,
physical and mental health care, and other disciplines
are acquiring the training to gain proficiency
in working with clients with addictions.
The Kansas Association of Addiction Professionals
(KAAP) in its structural composition mirrors this
expansion. This evolution began in the early 1970s
with the organization of alcoholism treatment counselors
in Kansas . Simultaneously, was the development
of counselors working with drug addicts. In Kansas
, the two elements came together in the early 1980s
with the merger of the Kansas Alcoholism Counselors
Association (KACA) with the Kansas Association
of Drug Abuse Counselors (KADAC) to form Kansas
Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Counselors Association
(KADACA). With the establishment of the credentialing
process, professional ethics and standards and
through association leadership, the counseling
profession became one of international recognition
and respect.
In March 2000, KADACA was reorganized under the
KAAP banner to become an expanded organization
representative of all professions in which addiction
is often a component in a client’s treatment.
From an original membership of less than 50 counselors
to more than 500 by the end of the 20th Century,
KAAP is expected to continue to grow, reflecting
the determination on the part of professionals
in many disciplines to wage a multi-front campaign
on the disease of addiction.
The Kansas Association of Addiction Professionals
Mission Statement is:
A United
Voice Toward A Drug-Free Kansas
The Kansas Association of Addiction Professionals
vision is twofold:
- To enhance individual development by:
- Seeking to advance the scientific discipline
of alcohol and drug abuse, alcoholism and drug
addiction and problem gambling professional serviceswithin
the State of Kansas.
- Conducting and fostering programs of education
in the field of alcohol and drug abuse, alcoholism
and drug addiction and gambling addiction services.
- Promoting sound services delivery in the interest
of the profession.
- Mitigating individual alcohol and drug abuse,
alcoholism and drug addiction and problem gambling
by the improvement of the qualifications and effectiveness
of professionals through high standards of certification,
professional ethics, conduct and education.
- Increasing the communication of professional
knowledge through meetings, contacts, reports,
training sessions, etc.
- Cooperating with all official and voluntary
health, welfare, educational and rehabilitative
agencies concerned with the prevention and control
of alcohol and drug abuse, alcoholism and drug
addiction and problem gambling and related phases
of public health.
- Identifying conditions which create barriers
to individual development and working to remove
them.
- To promote public awareness and support of
the field of alcohol and drug abuse, alcoholism
and drug addiction and problem gambling in the
areas of prevention, intervention, treatment and
advocacy by:
- Providing information to the public regarding
advances in alcohol and drug abuse, alcoholism
and drug addiction and problem gambling prevention,
intervention and treatment areas.
- Seeking input from all disciplines and services
addressing the needs of addicted individuals, their
families and others whose lives are impacted by
alcohol and drug abuse, alcoholism and drug addiction
and problem gambling.
- Using state-of-the-art research technology
to identify service gaps, developing resources
and programs to address those needs and using methodologies
proven through research and practice to be the
most effective.
- Advocating support from all areas for the
continuation and growth of the field of services
for alcohol and drug abuse, alcoholism and drug
addiction and problem gambling.
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