I find it absurd that it is even being considered to allow a LCSW to become a Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner without any documentation of education, training or experience in substance abuse treatment. To simply award the title of LSATP to a person because they are a LCSW  is a slap in the face to those clinicians who have invested their time, energy and money in training to gain the knowledge and proficiency required to be competent in the area of substance abuse treatment.  I fail to understand any reasoning that  would make approving this petition reasonable.