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Certified Addictions Counselor
Certification as an Addiction Counselor comes with a specific amount of required training either by self-study or via live virtual classroom (webinar) and The Addictions Academy offers both. First you need to decide if you want to become a Certified Addiction Professional (CAP) or a Certified Addictions Counselor (CAC). The CAP requires a degree, the CAC does not.
The CAP, Certified Addiction Professional, must have more relevant work experience, must have a bachelor’s degree or higher and must take and pass both a FCB exam and an IC&RC exam. We provide all the training hours and education and the exam is conducted by the Florida Certification Board (FCB).
The CAP, Certified Addictions Professional Requires the following training hours:
Requirement: CAP applicants must complete and document a minimum of 350 hours of training, with a minimum number of training hours in each performance domain as follows:
- Clinical Evaluation: 35 hours
- Treatment Planning: 30 hours
- Counseling: 50 hours
- Case Management and Referral: 15 hours
- Client, Family and Community Education: 15 hours
- Documentation: 15 hours
- Ethical and Professional Responsibilities: 30 hours
- Understanding Addiction/Treatment Knowledge: 80 hours
- Application to Practice/Profession 80 hours
Florida Board information is here (please see all requirements and testing)
http://flcertificationboard.org/certifications/certified-addiction-professional-cap/
CAC
The Certified Addictions Counselor
The CAC designation is an intermediate substance abuse credential for those persons who work side-by-side with clinical staff to develop and implement client treatment plans, as well as provide specified substance abuse treatment services. The CAC requires a minimum of a high school diploma or general equivalency degree. Experience hours are prorated for applicants with an AA or AS degree. The CAC is the reciprocal level for individuals holding the IC&RC Alcohol and Drug Counselor (ADC) credential.
The CAC requires the following training hours:
- Clinical Evaluation: 25 hours
- Treatment Planning: 15 hours
- Counseling: 30 hours
- Case Management and Referral: 10 hours
- Client, Family and Community Education: 10 hours
- Documentation: 10 hours
- Ethical and Professional Responsibilities: 30 hours
- Understanding Addiction/Treatment Knowledge: 60 hours**
- Application to Practice/Professional Readiness: 60 hours*&** *Must include at least 4 hours of HIV-AIDS and 2 hours of Domestic Violence.
**CAC applicants may earn the IC&RC reciprocal credential as part of the CAC process by documenting an additional 10 hours of training in each of these performance domains (20 hours total) and passing the IC&RC ADC exam. All training must have been completed with the last 10 years.
More information on the CAC here:
http://flcertificationboard.org/certifications/certified-addiction-counselor-cac/
The Addictions academy offers both self-study for the training requirements or live virtual webinar. Please call us with questions and assistance with what courses you need and/or help you need applying for the exam and certification.