The nerve of these guys to still advertise as "certified"

[10oriocookies]

http://www.addiction2.com/narconon-credentials/narconon-arrowhead-professional-staff.html

They just dont know when to quit.

Joe and Claire Pinelli are still at it also:

http://detoxinstitute.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=31

[Mary_McConnell]

http://www.addiction2.com/narconon-credentials/narconon-arrowhead-professional-staff.html

They just dont know when to quit.

Joe and Claire Pinelli are still at it also:

http://detoxinstitute.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=31

I hope someone reports Gary Smith for that.

Has anyone checked about Joe Pinelli's status with certified with the National Association of Forensic Counselors (NAFC) ? That  certification  through scientology's fake International Academy of Detoxification Specialists means nothing... see here

http://forum.reachingforthetippingpoint.net/index.php?topic=3638.0

However, Claire is certified LADC as well as her (CSC) Clinical Supervisor Credential through Breining Institute through Breining Institute
http://addictionspecialist.com/profile.php?id=11526

She went and got her ICADC - Internationally Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor - certificate through IC&RC http://internationalcredentialing.org/credentialPR

I have not checked out her MAC, which is given elsewhere. 

[10oriocookies]

MAC is given through the NAFC.  I've seen her cert.  I have checked with NAFC but I cant publicize the content of what was said.

[Mary_McConnell]

MAC is given through the NAFC.  I've seen her cert.  I have checked with NAFC but I cant publicize the content of what was said.

MAC is given through multiple organizations, including naadac.org . I got side tracked while looking for other MAC licensing orgs. My notes show
credentialing@naswdc.org . I have a draft letter waiting to be sent which I forgot about and will send it now.

Here is an example correspondence I had regarding William Kent McGregor asking about his MAC license from naadac.org, who stated they never certified him ever.  He stopped using the MAC certification acronym of in his promo but it's still on the net I still want it on record that he never had one

I will check for Claire...

From: Mary McConnell [mailto:xscilentologist@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 2:36 PM
To: Donovan Kuehn
Subject: Request for Licensure Verification
 
dkuehn@naadac.org
 
To whom it may concern,
 
I would like to know if  William Kent McGregor ( aka Mac McGregor or Kent McGregor )of McAlester, OK has ever been licensed by your organization as a Master Addiction Counselor ( MAC ). I have already checked with NBCC and none was obtained there.
 
McGregor uses the MAC acronym for professional purposes and I am looking to see if he was ever licensed for this by your organization ( see last paragraph)
http://www.rehab-drug.net/biophysical.html
 
Mr. McGregor's license to practice Social Work was revoked by the state of New Mexico in 1991 due to his sexually assaulting a patient:
 
Name License # Profession License Type Status Address McGREGOR, WILLIAM KENT, I-1454 Social Work Examiners Licensed Independent
Social Worker Revocation   
http://rldverification.rld.state.nm.us/Verification/Details.aspx?agency_id=1&license_id=68246&
 
He received a civil default judgement of over $1,000,000 for this act because he fled the state and refused to appear in court. His licenses was revokes as a result.
http://www.supremecourt.nm.org/pastopinion/VIEW/98ca-017.html
 
Here is his LinkedIn profile, which does not state any acronyms but does mention his business PITA Group, which trains drug counselors in OK
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kent-mcgregor/13/46/5b2
 
These are sites which he promotes his business and experience
www.texas-drug-rehabs.org/alcohol.php http://www.rehab-drug.net/biophysical.html http://www.texas-drug-rehabs.org/resume.php
 
According to the information on your website, http://www.naadac.org/certification/533
Mr. McGregor does not meet the criteria for a MAC license.
 
Does he now or has he ever obtained and held one from your organization?
 
Thank you very much for your assistance.
 
Mary McConnell
Narconon Victim Advocate
 
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From: Donovan Kuehn
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 2:52 PM
To: Mary McConnell; Shirley Mikell
Subject: RE: Request for Licensure Verification
 
Hi Ms. McConnell, thanks for contacting me,
 
I’m going to connect you with my colleague Shirley Beckett Mikell, our Director of Certification and Education , who can help with this inquiry.
 
Thanks,
Donovan
 
 
Donovan Kuehn

Director of Strategic Planning and Outreach
Phone: 800.548.0497 ext 125
Earn Continuing Education credits
Visit www.naadac.org for more details.
 

From: Shirley Mikell <shirley@naadac.org> 
To: Donovan Kuehn <donovan@naadac.org>;
 "xscilentologist@yahoo.com" <xscilentologist@yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 3:57 PM Subject:
RE: Request for Licensure Verification

Ms. McConnell,
This individual is not nor has he ever been certified by the National Certification Commission.
 
Shirley Beckett Mikell
1001 North Fairfax Street, Suite 201
Alexandria VA 22314
800-548-0497 x 107
703-741-7698 fax
 

[10oriocookies]

Gary Smiths wife Vicky has/had her MAC certification through NAFC as well.  Saw that one too.  Its weird that she got one (Claire too) as neither of them worked in a rehab prior to NN. 

[Mary_McConnell]

Gary Smiths wife Vicky has/had her MAC certification through NAFC as well.  Saw that one too.  Its weird that she got one (Claire too) as neither of them worked in a rehab prior to NN.

Is Vicki's NAFC MAC certification still valid?
She got and still is  LADC licensed by OK, as is Kent McGregor.

Results 1–10 of 47:
Flucard-Smith, Vicki

City: CANADIAN
County: Pittsburg
Phone: (918) 339-5800ext766

Employer: NARCONON ARROWHEAD
Self-Employed: No

DUI/ADSAC Instructor: No
Board Approved Supervisor: Yes
   

License Number: 288
Type: LADC

Status: Active

Date First Licensed: 11/01/2005
Expiration Date: 06/30/2014
Disciplinary History: No Disciplinary Actions

McGregor, William K.

City: MCALESTER
County: Pittsburg
Phone: (918) 423-2105

Employer: PITA GROUP
Self-Employed: No

DUI/ADSAC Instructor: No
Board Approved Supervisor: Yes
   

License Number: 274
Type: LADC

Status: Active

Date First Licensed: 11/01/2005
Expiration Date: 06/30/2014
Disciplinary History: No Disciplinary Action

Claire Pinelli is also active license with OK and is, like McGregor, a "Board Approved Supervisor" meaning they give continung education classes and supervise clinicals. They got their clinical licensaes at Breining in CA

Pinelli, Claire

City: THE WOODLANDS
County: Not Oklahoma
Phone: (936) 271-5043

Employer: Q.U.A.D CONSULTANTS INC.
Self-Employed: No

DUI/ADSAC Instructor: No
Board Approved Supervisor: Yes
   

License Number: 277
Type: LADC

Status: Active

Date First Licensed: 11/01/2005
Expiration Date: 06/30/2014
Disciplinary History: No Disciplinary Actions

http://www.okdrugcounselors.org/members.php

A MAC- Master Addictions Counselor requires a Masters Degree or higher and both McGregor and Pinelli have MAs.

Master Addictions Counselor (MAC)
http://www.nationalafc.com/?NCCA_Accredited_Certifications
www.naadac.org/mac
www.ptcny.com/pdf/MAC.pdf‎
www.nbcc.org/specialties/mac‎

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Note: The Eligibility Requirements listed below are for
candidates who are already State Certified and are seeking
National Certification as a Master Addiction Counselor. If you
are applying for State Certification, please contact your state
agency for details.
Candidates for the Master Addiction Counselor certification must
meet ALL the following criteria:
1. Have a master’s degree in a healing art or related field from a
regionally accredited college or university with emphasis in the
counseling of addicted clients and provide an official transcript
(raised seal, special paper, multicolored signature block, etc)
directly to the NCC AP.
2. Have a current state level license or certification as an
alcoholism and/or drug abuse counselor OR current state license
in a healing art: i.e., Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC),
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), nurse, physician,
psychologist, etc.
3. Document three years (6,000 hours) of supervised alcoholism
and/or drug abuse counseling experience. Two years of that
experience must be post-master’s degree award.
4. Document 500 contact hours of education in specific alcoholism
and drug abuse counseling matters. This education may be from
any time in the educational background and may be from college
courses, seminars, workshops, etc.
Note: All counselors seeking national level certification must
document at least six hours of HIV/AIDS training and six hours
of ethics training as part of the total hours. This education may
be from college courses, seminars, workshops, etc. (Seminar
and workshop trainings must be within the past five years.)
5. Read the NAADAC Code of Ethics in this handbook and sign the
statement on the Application affirming adherence to this code.

www.ptcny.com/pdf/MAC.pdf‎

Master Addictions Counselor (MAC)

MAC Application

The NBCC Master Addictions Counselor (MAC) credential was created jointly by the American Counseling Association (ACA), specifically the International Association of Addiction and Offenders Counselors (IAAOC), and the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC). The MAC credential attests to the educational background, knowledge, skills, and competencies of the specialist in addictions counseling. Effective January 22, 2004, NCCs who hold the NBCC MAC credential are eligible to seek Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) status through the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT).

The Examination for Master Addictions Counselors (EMAC) is required for this certification.
Earning the MAC certification

In addition to holding the NCC credential, the requirements for the MAC certification include:

    Documentation of a minimum of 12 semester hours of graduate coursework in the area of addictions which may include coursework in group and/or marriage and family counseling (up to six semester hours) OR 500 CE hours specifically in addictions.
    Three years supervised experience as an addictions counselor at no fewer than 20 hours per week. Two of the three years must have been completed after the counseling master's degree was conferred.
    A passing score on the Examination for Master Addictions Counselors (EMAC).

http://www.nbcc.org/specialties/mac

Like I said, there are multiple avenues to getting a MAC but the criteria are pretty much the same.

[10oriocookies]

As far as I know they are all advertising their MAC or CCDC certifications without the consent of the NAFC and doing so without actually being currently certified.  PM for more details.

[mefree]

Claire Pinelli is also active license with OK and is, like McGregor, a "Board Approved Supervisor" meaning they give continung education classes and supervise clinicals. They got their clinical licensaes at Breining in CA.

Disturbing that these two are giving continuing ed.

[Mary_McConnell]

^^^^
Very disturbing. Been going on since about 2007 or so I think.