Announcements

RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

All certified counselors, supervisors and those working in the field of prevention are required to renew their credentials every two years.  The requirements for recertification are:

CAC – 40 hours of training every two years in BOARD APPROVED courses/seminars related to substance abuse and/or counseling skills (1/3 must be substance abuse specific)

CADC – 40 hours  every two years in BOARD APPROVED course work related to drug addiction treatment (1/3 must be substance abuse specific)

ACADC – 40 hours every two years in BOARD APPROVED course work related to drug addiction treatment (1/3 must be substance abuse specific)

 CCS – 6 hours every two years in BOARD APPROVED course work related to clinical supervision, and maintenance of the CADC credential

CPP/PS – 40 hours of board approved training every two years, 20 in prevention  training and 20 in alcohol, tobacco and drug treatment-specific training.

CJS/CJP – 40 hours of board approved training every two years, 40 in criminal justice/addiction performance domains

 

All of the above credentials require 6 hours of Ethics training, specific to the area in which the counselor is credentialed.  All applicants for recertification will be required to fill out a new ethics statement, release and attest form and a data information sheet.  Extensions are allowed up to one year following your recertification date.  Your application must be complete and approved prior to the one-year anniversary of your recertification date.  After that date your credential is terminated and you will have to start the process over as a new applicant.  Your recertification date will remain the same as it originally was following your extension or upgrading of any credential (i.e., if your recertification date initially was 1/1/97 and you are granted a one year extension, your next recertification date will still be 1/1/99 regardless of when you submitted and were granted recertification).   There is a $10.00/month charge for extensions until your application is completed and approved.

 

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT:

ALL candidates for certification with DCCB/PADC must live and/or work in the District of Columbia 50% or more of their time, unless the State in which you live and work does not have a certification board which is a member of the International Certification Reciprocity Consortium.  If that is not the case in your situation, it is necessary for you to contact the Credentialing Board in your State.  This applies to all DCCB/PADC credentials.