NEW! Certified Criminal Addiction Professional (CCJP) Credential!

Are you working in the Criminal Justice profession?  Do you have education and experience to qualify to become certified as a Criminal Justice Addiction Professional? If you work in one of the following agencies-- you may be qualified!

 

The experience requirement is 6,000 hours (three years) of supervised work experience for a Certified Criminal Justice Addictions Professional (CCJP). Supervised work experience is defined as paid or voluntary professional experience providing direct service to individuals involved in the criminal justice system (e.g., law enforcement, judicial, corrections, probation/parole, etc.). Supervised work experience must be in the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC) CCJP performance domains (listed on next panel.) Unsupervised work experience may NOT be substituted for the experience requirements and all experience must be documented.  Individuals interested in applying for the CCJP certification must meet one of the experiential requirements and education requirements below.
High School/GED

6,000 hours (3-years) documented work experience in direct services in criminal justice /addictions services and obtained over the past 10 years.

AA/AS or Certified AODA Counselor (Non IC&RC)
5,000 hours documented work experience in direct services in criminal justice /addictions services and obtained over the past 10 years.

BA/BS or IC&RC Certified Reciprocal AODA Counselor
4,000 hours documented work experience in direct services in criminal justice /addictions services and obtained over the past 10 years.

MA/MS or IC&RC Certified Supervisor AODA Counselor
2000 hours documented work experience in direct services in criminal justice /addictions services and obtained over the past 10 years.

Above Masters Level or IC&RC Certified Advanced AODA Counselor or other Advanced Credential (i.e.NBCC, CRCC, NASW, MAC, etc.)
1000 hours documented work experience in direct services in criminal justice / addiction services and over the past 10 years.

 

For the purpose of certification, clock hours of education must be related to the knowledge and skill base associated with the criminal justice professional performance domains indicated below.

 

Domain 1:  Dynamics of Addiction and Criminal Behavior
Domain 2:  Legal, Ethical, and Professional Responsibility
Domain 3:  Criminal Justice System and Processes
Domain 4:  Screening, Intake and Assessment
Domain 5:  Case Management, Monitoring, and Client Supervision
Domain 6:  Counseling

 

Education is defined as formal classroom style education (workshops, seminars, institutes, in-service, and college/university work).  One clock hour of education is equal to fifty (50) minutes of continuous instruction.  A minimum of six (6) hours of professional ethics education must be documented as a part of the educational hours required. 

A total of 270 hours of addiction-specific education must be documented by copies of transcripts, certificates of attendance, in-service reports, etc. 

Official transcripts must be sent directly to the board from the college/university.

 

Defined as a supervised criminal justice setting which teaches the knowledge and skills of the criminal justice professional. 

This training may be part of the eligible work experience or may be completed under more than one supervisor or agency. 

 

A recommended minimum ratio is one (l) hour of supervision to ten (10) hours of practical experience.  Examples of such training are observation, co-leading a skill area, solo experience, and supervision of process.

 

A total of 300 supervised training hours must be documented, with a minimum of 10 hours in each of the CCJP performance domains.

 

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