Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor?(C.A.A.D.C.)

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To receive a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor certification, an applicant must first acquire up to 2,000 hours of full or part-time clinical counseling experience (post-Masters degree) working with substance use disorder or co-occurring disorder clients. A Master's Degree or higher (or equivalent license) in psychology, social work, counseling, psychiatric nursing, addiction science, or marriage and family therapy with a clinical application is required. This includes completion of 186 education contact hours, with 180 hours specific to substance use disorders, and 6 hours face-to-face. Furthermore, up to 100 hours of direct supervision (post-Masters degree) specific to the IC&RC/AADC Performance Domains (minimum of 10 hours per Domain) is required. Once these qualifications have been met, the IC&RC/AADC exam must be taken and passed and a licensing application submitted to the Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals. The accompanying application fee is $150.00.