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Addiction Counselor Certification Board of Oregon (ACCBO)

Certified Alcohol Drug Counselor I

CADC I TM

ACCBO is an affiliate of the National Association of Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors, the National Certification Commission and is a Prevention member Board of the International Certification Reciprocity Consortium on Alcohol and other Drug Abuse

 

150 Alcohol & Drug Education Hours

All education hours must be accredited or approved by a recognized/approved accreditation body. Education hours must include the topical areas of:

Basic Counseling Skills
bullet Group Counseling Skills
bullet Alcohol & Drugs of Abuse Pharmacology
bullet HIV/AIDS Risk Assessment & Risk Reduction
bulletEthics  
 

 

1,000 Supervised Experience Hours in the Addiction Counselor Competencies

(see CSAT Addiction Counselor Competencies) All hours must be supervised by a qualified clinical supervisor under Oregon Administrative Rule (CADC II or a Licensed Mental Health Professional with 60 A&D Education hours in their personnel file).

 

Letter of Verification

Verifying a minimum of 2 years of sobriety time for those who are recovering from chemical dependence.

 

Ethics Agreement (signed and dated)  

NCAC I National Certification Exam

Passing score on the NCAC I professional psychometric national certification examination from the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors
Graduate degreed licensed mental health professionals can also access certification directly through NAADAC or its sister organizations NBCC (National Board of Certified Counselors) and CRCC (Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification).