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Counselor Certification
- Toll Free Complaint Number and Provider Responsibility to Report Counselor Misconduct Letter. Dated March 24, 2010
- Letter regarding requirement for certification for individuals providing counseling services in AOD programs licensed and/or certified by ADP. Dated January 28, 2010
- COUNSELOR CERTIFICATION - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Dated January 28, 2010
- Counselor Revoked or Suspended Certifications
- CCAC Meeting on March 5, 2008 (PDF)
- CCAC Meeting on November 20, 2007 (PDF)
- Consent For The Release Of Confidential Information Form (PDF)
- Counselor Certification Scholarship (PDF)
- Counselor Certification--Statement of Reasons (PDF)
As of April 1, 2005, the counselor certification regulations, Title 9, Division 4, Chapter 8, made specific the requirements regarding counseling services in any AOD program licensed or certified by the Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (ADP).
Certification will be based upon the Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes of Professional Practice (TAP 21), published by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, available through the ADP, Resource Center.
The requirements for certification for individuals providing counseling services in alcohol and other drug (AOD) recovery and treatment programs are found in the California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 9, Division 4, Chapter 8.
- Within six (6) months of the date of hire, all non-licensed or non-certified individuals providing counseling services in an AOD program must be registered to obtain certification as an AOD counselor by one of the approved certifying organizations (CCR, Section 13035(f)).
- Registrants are required to complete certification as an AOD counselor within five years from the date of registration (CCR, Section 13035(f)(1)).
- Certified individuals are required to provide documentation of completion of a minimum of forty (40) hours of continuing education and payment of a renewal fee to their certifying organization in order to renew their AOD certification during each two-year period (CCR, Section 13050(l)).
To be considered for inclusion in the list of counselor certifying organizations you must apply to and become accredited by the NCCA, at www.credentialingexcellence.org. Once NCCA accreditation is in place the organization must request recognition from ADP by submitting a written request that ADP recognize it and providing written documentation to ADP that it complies with all of the requirements of CCR, Title 9, Section 13035(c).
For further information, please contact Ms. Janelle Ito-Orille, Supervisor, Program Compliance Branch, Licensing and Certification Division, at (916) 327-5693 or by e-mail at: jorille@adp.ca.gov
ADP currently recognizes the following National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) accredited organizations to register and certify AOD counselors in California, as listed alphabetically below:
American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders (AAHCPAD)
Accredited Program - Certified Addiction Specialist / expires - 5/31/15
731 South Highway 101
Suite 1E
Solana Beach, CA 92075
(888)-429-3701
www.americanacademy.org
Association of Christian Alcohol & Drug Counselors
Accredited Program - Certified Drug, Alcohol and Addiction Counselor / expires - 8/31/12
Post Office Box 8604
Redlands, CA 92375
(877) 478-5756
www.acadc.org
Email: acadc@acadc.org
Board for Certification of Addiction Specialists
Affiliated with the California Association of Addiction Recovery Resources (CAARR)
Accredited Program - Certified Alcoholism & Other Drug Addictions Recovery Specialist / expires - 7/31/12
2400 Marconi Avenue
P.O. Box 214127
Sacramento, CA 95821
(916) Office: (916) 338-9460
www.caarr.org
Email: caarr@caarr.org
Breining Institute
Accredited Program - Registered Addiction Specialist / expires 8/31/12
8894 Greenback Lane
Orangevale, CA 95662
(916) 987-2007
www.breining.edu
Email: college@breining.edu
California Association for Alcohol and Drug Educators (CAADE)
Accredited Program - Certified Addiction Treatment Counselor / expires - 9/30/12
5230 Clark Avenue, Suite 3
Lakewood, CA 90712
Phone: 707-722-2331
Fax: 562-866-2540
www.caade.org
Email: office@caade.org
California Association of Drinking Driver Treatment Programs (CADDTP)
Accredited Program - Certified Alcohol & Other Drug Counselor / expires - 9/30/12
1731 Howe Avenue, PMB #352
Sacramento, CA 95825-2209
(800) 464-3597
www.caddtp.org
Email: info@caddtp.org
California Certification Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors
Affiliated with the California Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC)
Accredited Program - Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor II / expires - 4/30/17
3400 Bradshaw Road, Suite B,
Sacramento, CA 95827
Phone: (916) 368-9412
www.caadac.org
Email: counselors@caadac.org
California Certification Board of Chemical Dependency Counselors (CCBCDC)
Accredited Program - Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor / expires - 9/30/12
P.O. Box 40043
Downey, CA 90239
(562) 927-5143
www.californiacertification.org
Email: info@californiacertification.org
Indian Alcoholism Commission of California, Inc.
Accredited Program - Certified Substance Abuse Counselor / expires - 9/30/12
2755 Cottage Way, Suite 17
Sacramento, CA 95825
(916) 488-0788
www.iaccinc.net
Email: iacc@iaccinc.net
Last Updated: Nov. 22, 2011