{"id":6920,"date":"2020-10-27T13:21:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T17:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westfield.ma.edu\/plato\/?page_id=6920"},"modified":"2026-04-13T10:22:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:22:14","slug":"ace-h-certificate-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.westfield.ma.edu\/plato\/student-resources\/ace-h-certificate-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Ace-H Certificate Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MakingTHE ADDICTION COUNSELOR EDUCATION PROGRAM\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

ACE-H (Online Hybrid\/Competency Based)
\nADDICTION COUNSELOR EDUCATION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
\nCADC Certificate Program<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Description<\/em><\/strong><\/span>
\nIn March 2020, 91جزة« was awarded a $200,000 grant by Commonwealth Corporation to partner with community agencies to design and deliver a hybrid competency-based addiction counselor education program. This newly designed program helps employers to identify employees who have the potential to meet workforce needs by becoming a Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor (CADC). To meet the critical need for certified Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors, and in response to the opioid crisis in Western Mass (Hampden, Berkshire, Hampshire, and Franklin Counties), this region of the state has been labeled Ground Zero for Opioid Addiction.
\nThe U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports projected employment opportunities for substance-abuse counselors will grow at a rate of 22% through 2028.
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Phase 1- Program Design Phase Funded –\u00a0 2019- Jan. 15\u00a0 $50,000.00<\/span><\/p>\n

Phase 2-\u00a0 Program Implementation – Funded Jan. 15\u00a0 $150.000.00
\nSpring 2021- Certificate Program Starts for students\u00a0 2\/27\/21<\/span><\/p>\n

News:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

91جزة« State receives $200,000 State Workforce Development grant for hybrid ACE program<\/a><\/h3>\n

ACE-H Grant and Program Information<\/span>
\nProgram Overview & Information<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Grant Program Co Directors:<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Nora<\/span><\/p>\n

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Nora Padykula, Chair, Social Work Department
\n<\/strong><\/span>Ph.D., MSW,\u00a0 LICSW (MA)
\nCompetency Based Program Development<\/strong><\/span>
\nnpadykula@westfield.ma.edu
\n<\/span>413-572-8239<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Lynn<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lynn Zayac, Director, Center for Instructional Technology
\nOnline Learning, Program Development, Competency Based Learning and Instructional Design
\n<\/strong><\/span>lzayac@westfield.ma.edu<\/span>
\n413-572-8142<\/span><\/p>\n

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ACE H Workforce Partners\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Brien Center, Program Contact: Denise Galvagni\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.briencenter.org\/<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Gandara Center,\u00a0 Program Contact: Madeline Aviles-Hernandez
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/gandaracenter.org\/<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Alternative Living Centers (ALC), Program Contact: Dennis R. Bates<\/strong><\/span>
\nhttps:\/\/alternativelivingcenters.com\/<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Vertava Health of Massachusetts (Formerly Swift River), Program Contact: Mareike Muszynski
\nhttps:\/\/www.swiftriver.com\/<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Service Net, Program Contact: Jay Sacchetti<\/span><\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.servicenet.org\/<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Student Information:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

ACE H- Program Director<\/em>
\n<\/strong>\"Linda<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Linda A. Mullis, M.Ed., LMHC, LADC-I, CADC-II
\nACE H Program Director
\n<\/strong><\/span>cadaclm@cox.net<\/a>
\n<\/span>413-330-9828<\/span><\/p>\n

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ACE H Student Program\u00a0 Information<\/em>
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In the interest of time please send in your application if you have not completed all the items. <\/span>You will have an opportunity to send them at a later date.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

ACE H Student Application form<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

ACE H Program Semester Calendars-<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Spring Semester 1<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

ACE H Student Support Resources-<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

PLATO Help Desk<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Free Online Tutoring<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

InfoBase Learning Cloud Video Tutorials<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Funder Information:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This state-funded initiative is administered by Commonwealth Corporation on behalf of the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This project is funded through the WCTF line item in the Fiscal Year 2019 State Budget (7002-1075) and a grant from the Strada Education Network.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Commonwealth<\/p>\n

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Commonwealth Corporation awarded this grant to 91جزة« to partner with community agencies to design and deliver a hybrid competency based education program.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This newly designed program helps employers to identify employees who have potential to meet workforce needs to becoming Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor (CADC).\u00a0 The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports projected employment opportunities for substance-abuse counselors will grow at a rate of 22% through 2028.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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This project is funded through the WCTF line item in the Fiscal Year 2019 State Budget (7002-1075) and a grant from the Strada Education Network. This state-funded initiative is administered by Commonwealth Corporation on behalf of the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD).<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n

Grant Award $200,000.00, $50,000.00 for Program Design Phase and $150,000.00 for Program Implementation.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Phase 1- Program Design Phase-\u00a0 2020-2021-<\/span><\/p>\n

Phase 2-\u00a0 Program Implementation –\u00a0 Spring 2021
\nSpring 2021- Certificate Program Starts for students<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

THE ADDICTION COUNSELOR EDUCATION PROGRAM\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ACE-H (Online Hybrid\/Competency Based) ADDICTION COUNSELOR EDUCATION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CADC Certificate Program Description In March 2020, 91جزة« was awarded a $200,000 grant by Commonwealth Corporation to partner with community agencies to design and deliver a hybrid competency-based addiction counselor education […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":8,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6920","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westfield.ma.edu\/plato\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westfield.ma.edu\/plato\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westfield.ma.edu\/plato\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westfield.ma.edu\/plato\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westfield.ma.edu\/plato\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6920"}],"version-history":[{"count":117,"href":"https:\/\/www.westfield.ma.edu\/plato\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6920\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8707,"href":"https:\/\/www.westfield.ma.edu\/plato\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6920\/revisions\/8707"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westfield.ma.edu\/plato\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westfield.ma.edu\/plato\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}