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Addiction
Counselor Certification Board of Oregon (ACCBO)
Certified
Alcohol Drug Counselor II
CADC
II 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
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A
Minimum of an Associates Degree (or equivalency) with a minimum of 300
Alcohol & Drug Education Hours
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All education hours must be accredited
or approved by a recognized/approved accreditation body. Education hours
must include the topical areas of:
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Basic
Counseling Skills
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Group
Counseling Skills
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Alcohol &
Drugs of Abuse Pharmacology
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HIV/AIDS Risk
Assessment & Risk Reduction
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Ethics
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Cultural
Diversity
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4,000
Supervised Experience Hours in the Addiction Counselor Competencies
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(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).
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Letter
of Verification
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Verifying a minimum of 3 years of
sobriety time for those who are recovering from chemical dependence.
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Ethics
Agreement (signed and dated)
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NCAC
II National Certification Exam
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Passing score on the NCAC II
professional psychometric national certification examination from the
National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors
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NAADAC
Case Presentation Examination
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Once candidates have passed the NCAC II
Written Examination, the counselor will be granted Provisional CADC II
certification valid for 1 year. Candidates must successfully complete the
Case Presentation Exam within that year.
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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).
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