ACCBC - Addiction Counselor Certification Board of California CAADE’s Addiction Counselor Certification Board of California (ACCBC) is one of three certifying organizations approved by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to register and certify Alcohol Other Drug (AOD) Substance Use Disorder (SUD) counselors in the State of California
Get Certified – Addiction Counselor Certification Board of . . . - ACCBC CATC II – Counselor has an Associate Degree, in addition to meeting the minimum ACCBC requirements for AOD certification Degree must be from a regionally accredited college university and must be in Addiction Studies or a related behavioral health behavioral science field
Initial CATC Certification - ACCBC CATC II – Counselor has an Associate Degree, in addition to meeting the minimum ACCBC and DHCS requirements for AOD certification Degree must be from a regionally accredited college university and must be in Addiction Studies or a related behavioral health behavioral science field
Addiction Counselor Certification Board of California - ACCBC Registration is required to work and provide AOD counseling services in a DHCS licensed and or certified AOD program or facility Registration is issued for one (1) calendar year at a time and must be renewed annually
Get Registered – Addiction Counselor Certification Board of . . . - ACCBC Applicants who will be applying for certification through Education Equivalency Evaluation will be required to have First Year Registrant requirements completed and at least 80 percent of Equivalency Evaluation requirements satisfied before an RAC is issued
Ethics – Addiction Counselor Certification Board of California - ACCBC In order to maintain and enhance the credibility of the certification program, the ACCBC has adopted the following procedures to allow individuals to bring relevant complaints concerning the conduct of Registrants and or AOD Counselors to the ACCBC
2017 Candidate handbook - ACCBC All candidates for certification must meet all eligibility requirements established by the ACCBC in effect at the time of application for certification Candidates cannot earn certification without passing the certification exam
Equivalency Certification - ACCBC To apply for Initial Certification, applicants must complete the Initial CATC Certification Application, which can be found here, and must submit with all items listed within the application’s checklist