The California Certification Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors (CCBADC) offers certification on a voluntary basis to applicants who meet the criteria for the certifications CADC, or CCS. The International Certification Reciprocity Consortium (ICRC) has set minimum standards for certification. The CCBADC is a member board of the ICRC which now totals 60 member boards, including 7 countries, 7 Indian Health Services, 5 branches of US Armed Services, 41 States, Administrative Office of the Courts of the United States and the World Federation of Therapeutic Communities. CCBADC is the credentialing body of CAADAC conferring the professional rights and privileges of certification.
The certificate is the counselor’s passport to relocation through application for reciprocity to any member board with ICRC. Each member board of ICRC accepts the certificate of another member board which may require other qualifications. This process creates a new level of mobility for the professional counselor.
The certification provided through CCBADC will provide public assurance that certified counselors have demonstrated an appropriate level of knowledge and skills to perform competently in all treatment modalities.
The first step towards certification is acquiring the certification manual, which contains:
The certificate is the counselor’s passport to relocation through application for reciprocity to any member board with ICRC. Each member board of ICRC accepts the certificate of another member board which may require other qualifications. This process creates a new level of mobility for the professional counselor.
The certification provided through CCBADC will provide public assurance that certified counselors have demonstrated an appropriate level of knowledge and skills to perform competently in all treatment modalities.
The first step towards certification is acquiring the certification manual, which contains:
- Academic Requirements
- Procedures
- Forms
- Portfolio & Examination Schedules
- Fees
All CCBADC manuals are available on our website, please click here for forms/docs. To order study guides or the Global Criteria Book click the link below. Fill out the form, print and mail it with a check or money order to 3400 Bradshaw Road Suite A-5 Sacramento CA 95827 or it can be faxed with credit card authorization to (916) 368-9424. If you have further certification questions please email the Certification Administrator. Please do not fax completed manuals to the office, original documents are required.
Please visit our forms section for the application materials and products order forms.
NOTE: RADI is renamed “CADCA” Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor Associate
CCBADC Requirements for Registration:
CCBADC Requirements for Certification:
