After you complete the CADC-R Application inside of Certemy, a CADC testing application will be assigned to your Certemy account for you to begin working on. If you do not have a CADC testing application inside your Certemy account, please email mhacbo@mhacbo.org to request a testing application. Please indicate the level you wish to test for.
A Minimum of a B.A./B.S. Degree (or equivalency - a minimum of an AA degree/90 college credits, and a combination of academic courses with specialized training and experience in the Addiction Counseling Competencies commensurate with baccalaureate degree credit/hour requirements, with a minimum of 300 Alcohol & Drug Specialty Education Hours.
- 300 Education Hours - Please see our Education Form for more details regarding course requirements.
- All education hours must be accredited or approved by a recognized/approved accreditation body. Education hours must include the topical areas of:
- Basic Counseling Skills(1 course / minimum 15 hours)
- Distance-based learning is accepted for this course if the training is live and interactive (e.g., hybrid or Zoom-based live sessions). Self-paced or workbook-based courses that are not live or interactive are not accepted.
- Group Counseling Skills(1 course / minimum 15 hours)
- Distance-based learning is accepted for this course if the training is live and interactive (e.g., hybrid or Zoom-based live sessions). Self-paced or workbook-based courses that are not live or interactive are not accepted.
- Alcohol & Drugs of Abuse Pharmacology (1 course / minimum 15 hours)
- HIV/AIDS Risk Assessment & Risk Reduction (1 course / minimum 6 hours)
- Counseling Ethics(1 course / minimum 12 hours)
- Counseling Diverse Populations (1 course / minimum 6 hours)
- Clinical Evaluation ASAM (American Society of Addiction Medicine Patient Placement Criteria 2 and DSM Substance Abuse Disorders) (1 course / minimum 8 hours)
- Coexisting Disorders, or Multiple Diagnosis, or Dual Diagnosis, etc. (1 course / minimum 6 hours)
- 4,000 Supervised Experience Hours in the Addiction Counselor Competencies - Please see our Supervision Form for more details.
- Must meet OAR 415/ISSR standards for Clinical Supervisor Qualifications in Addiction Treatment and must possess advanced addiction counselor certification. Accepted credentials include CADC II, CADC III, MAC, NCAC II, CDS II, CDS III, C-CATODSW, CDP or other state’s advanced addiction counselor addiction counseling certifications utilizing professional psychometric examinations.
- NCAC II National Certification Exam
- Passing score on the NCAC II professional psychometric national certification examination from the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors. Please see our Testing Composition overview for additional exam details
- Written Jurisprudence Ethics Exam
- The Jurisprudence Exam Application will be assigned to your Certemy account after you take and pass the NCAC II Exam. - Jurisprudence Study Guide
- Once candidates have passed the NCAC II Written Examination, the counselor will be granted CADC I certification along with instruction on how to sign up for the written Jurisprudence Ethics Exam. Upon successfully the Exam, the counselor will be granted full CADC II certification.