Lara Windett, M.A., MFT, LPCC, CAS Earns Advanced Certification from The American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders

(San Jose, CA – 9/16/2010) Lara Windett, M.A, MFT, LPCC recently earned the Certified Addiction Specialist for health care professionals (CAS) designation from The American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders, after completing a rigorous set of criteria for the evaluation of education, training, knowledge and experience.

Windett joins an elite group of professionals committed to excellence in the treatment of the addictive disorders with this certification.

Windett is currently in private practice. This certification allows Windett to offer patients the assurance and confidence that the highest standards of care will be provided throughout all stages of treatment.

Created in 1988, the American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders is an international credentialing body devoted to establishing and upholding the highest standards for the provision of treatment in the addictive disorders.

The Academy was designed by an internationally recognized Board of Trustees to establish a core set of standards of competence for addiction treatment professionals and to unite health care providers from a variety of disciplines under a single standard of care. Membership is comprised of psychologists, medical doctors, nurses, social workers and counselors from seven countries who are dedicated to providing the highest quality of care.

The Certified Addiction Specialist – CAS – is a comprehensive credential which includes specialty areas of competencies, including alcoholism, drug addiction, eating disorders, and gambling addiction.