Thomas Baier, MHS, LPC, CADC, CCS
With more than 30 years of providing direct service as a clinician, clinical supervisor, program administration, and consulting, Tom Baier currently provides consultation in the areas of substance abuse treatment, medication assisted treatment, psychiatric rehabilitation as well as providing training and education to management and direct service personnel. He serves as adjunct faculty for Drexel University College of Nursing & Health Professions in the behavioral health disciplines. Mr. Baier is a three-term past president of the board of directors for the Pennsylvania Certification Board (PCB) where he also serves as the chairman for the education committee and sits on the ethics and finance committees. Tom is the 1991 recipient of the Lorraine Hinkle Memorial Award for outstanding contributions to the field of drug and alcohol treatment awarded by Villanova University and holds a master’s degree in Human Services (MHS), is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), and holds PA State Certificates as an Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC), and a Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS). In addition to having served as a substance abuse counselor, clinical supervisor and human services program administrator, Mr. Baier remains actively involved in several workforce development initiatives designed to promote careers in treating those with substance use disorders. As a program surveyor for the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), Tom is involved in the promotion of substance abuse treatment best practice standards on the national level. His current focus is the implementation of evidence-based practices in medication assisted treatment for opiate use disorders.
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