The Certified MAT Advocate (CMA) Training Course

There is a separate registration process for the Certified MAT Advocacy Training Course. To register, please contact NAMA Recovery via the NAMA Recovery Website or call (212) 595-NAMA (6262).

Presentation Introduction: Previous trainings have shown that participants – both professionals and patients are equally empowered. Therefore, we encourage both patients and non-patients to become Certified Medication Assisted Treatment Advocates (CMA). This training is designed for non-clinicians and provides a basic understanding of the physiology of addiction and the use of medications to treat it (i.e. methadone and buprenorphine). Regulations at the federal, state and local levels are explained in simple terms for non-policy makers.

With these goals in mind the course presentation is constituted as follows: · Medication Assisted Treatment – Basic clinical information about methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone treatment. · Addiction and Methadone - Current science about addiction in an understandable language. · Regulations and Accreditation – Current regulations explained by the federal agency that oversees medication assisted treatment. · Hands On Advocacy – Basic tools to work as an advocate and how to manage simple issues that advocates are confronted with including educating patients about their rights, handling grievances, legal issues, systems advocacy and working within communities to benefit patients and treatment. · The Certified Medication Assisted Treatment Advocate (CMA) – What is a Certified Medication Assisted Treatment Advocate, ethics of advocacy and the mechanism of certification and how it will professionalize those committed to advocacy. Participants will come away with the initial tools for basic advocacy to grow and develop into successful advocates. The course involves 8 hours of rigorous training and fulfills the training requirement for Certification as a Medication Assisted Treatment Advocate (CMA). Candidates for certification must register with NAMA Recovery prior to the training. There is a registration fee of $50.00 that includes all materials, membership in NAMA Recovery, and the application for CMA.

To register, please contact NAMA Recovery via the NAMA Recovery Website or call (212) 595-NAMA (6262).