A substance use disorder counselor providing primary, direct, clinical, substance use disorder or co-occurring counseling to persons whose primary diagnosis is that of substance use disorder or providing supervision of said counseling. They have primary responsibility for providing substance use disorder counseling in an individual and/or group setting, preparing treatment plans, documenting client progress and is clinically supervised. This is an international, reciprocal credential.
For more in depth information on the requirements please review the downloadable application above.
Formal Education: Minimum high school diploma/GED.
Clinical Work Experience: High School Diploma/GED: three (3) years of full-time employment or 6000 hours of parttime of employment. OR Associate’s degree: two and half (2.5) years of full-time employment or 5000 hours of part-time employment. OR Bachelor’s degree: two (2) years of full-time employment or 4000 hours of part-time employment. OR Master’s degree: one (1) year of full-time employment or 2000 hours of part-time employment.
Current Job Description: Copy of current counselor job description, obtained from current employer, and which must be signed by both the applicant and their immediate clinical supervisor.
On-The-Job Clinical Supervision: High School Diploma/GED: 300 hours with a minimum of 10 hours in each domain. OR Associate’s degree: 250 hours with a minimum of 10 hours in each domain. OR Bachelor’s degree: 200 hours with a minimum of 10 hours in each domain. OR Master’s degree: 100 hours with a minimum of 10 hours in each domain.
Education/Training: 300 total hours of relevant education/training to the field of substance use disorders. 120 of the hours must be specific to substance use disorders. 6 of the hours must be in substance use disorders ethics. 6 of the hours must be in confidentiality. 6 of the hours must be in communicable diseases. 6 of the hours must be in medication assisted treatment.
Examination: Once application is approved, applicant must pass the IC&RC Examination for Alcohol and Drug Counselors (ADC Examination).