MISSION
IC&RC protects the public by establishing
standards and facilitating reciprocity
for the credentialing of
addiction-related professionals.
VISION
IC&RC will continue to be the global resource
for the highest standards in addiction-related
behavioral healthcare credentialing.
IC&RC represents more than 45,000 addiction-related
professionals from 77 Member Boards.
MEMBER BOARDS
COUNTRIES
Bermuda
Bulgaria
Canada
China
Costa Rica
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Greece
Iceland
India
Israel
Latvia
Lithuania
Malaysia
Malta
Mexico
Nicaragua
Norway
Singapore
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States
MEMBER BOARDS
U.S. STATES
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
MEMBER BOARDS
ARMED FORCES, NATIVE AMERICAN, TERRITORIAL & OTHER
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army
U.S. Navy
IHS California
IHS Nashville Area
IHS Northern Plains
Southwest Indian Tribes
Upper Midwest Indian
Pacific
Puerto Rico
World Federation of
Therapeutic Communities
ALCOHOL & DRUG COUNSELOR
Experience: 6000 hours of supervised work experience specific to the ADC
domains. Degree substitutions apply.
Education: 270 hours specific to the domains. Six hours must be specific to
counselor ethics.
Supervision: 300 hours specific to the domains, which include the 12 core
functions and TAP 21 Competencies with a minimum of ten hours in each
core function area.
Examination: Applicants must pass the IC&RC International Written ADC
Examination.
Code of Ethics: Applicants must sign a code of ethics statement or
affirmation statement.
Recertification: 40 hours of continuing education earned every two years.
ADC
ADVANCED
ALCOHOL & DRUG COUNSELOR
Experience: 2000 hours of supervised ADC-specific work experience.
Education: Master's Degree in behavioral science with a clinical application
from a regionally accredited college or university within the United States or
colleges and universities outside the United States, plus 180 hours of ADCspecific education. Six hours must be specific to counselor ethics.
Supervision: 300 hours specific to the domains, which include the 12 core
functions and TAP 21 Competencies. A minimum of ten hours in each core
function area.
Examination: Applicants must pass the IC&RC International Written AADC
Examination.
Code of Ethics: Applicants must sign a code of ethics statement or affirmation
statement.
Recertification: 40 hours of continuing education earned every two years.
AADC
CLINICAL SUPERVISOR
Prerequisite: Applicant must hold and maintain an ADC, AADC, CCJP, CCDP or CCDPD
credential at the IC&RC reciprocal level or hold a specialty substance abuse credential
in another professional discipline in the human services field at the master's level or
higher.
Experience: 10,000 hours of ADC counseling specific work experience plus 4000 hours
of ADC supervisor work experience (4000 hours may be included in the 10,000 hours
and must include 200 hours of face-to-face clinical supervision). Degree substitutions
apply.
Education: 30 hours of education specific to the first five IC&RC clinical supervision
domains with a minimum of four hours in each.
Examination: Applicants must pass the IC&RC International Written Clinical Supervisor
Examination.
Code of Ethics: Applicants must sign a clinical supervisor specific code of ethics
statement or affirmation statement.
Recertification: Six hours of continuing education earned every two years. The six
hours may be a part of the 40 hours obtained for the ADC, AADC, CCJP, CCDP, or
CCDPD recertification.
CS
PREVENTION SPECIALIST
Experience: 2000 hours of Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug (ATOD)
prevention work experience.
Education: 100 hours of prevention specific education. Fifty hours of this
education must be ATOD specific. Six hours must be specific to prevention
ethics.
Supervision: 120 hours specific to the domains with a minimum of ten hours
in each domain.
Examination: Applicants must pass the IC&RC International Written
Prevention Specialist Examination.
Code of Ethics: Applicants must sign a prevention specific code of ethics
statement or affirmation statement.
Recertification: 40 hours of continuing education earned every two years.
PS
CERTIFIED CRIMINAL JUSTICE
ADDICTIONS PROFESSIONAL
Experience: 6000 hours of supervised work experience specific to the domains.
Degree substitutions apply. Work experience must have been obtained within the 10
years prior to application.
Education: 270 hours of education specific to the domains. Six hours of education
must be in criminal justice ethics. 270 hours specific to the domains with a high school
diploma; 200 hours with an associate’s degree or a non-reciprocal ADC counselor
credential; 150 hours with a bachelor’s degree or an IC&RC reciprocal ADC counselor
credential; 100 hours with a master’s degree or an IC&RC reciprocal CS credential; 80
hours are required with a doctorate or an IC&RC AADC counselor credential or other
advanced credential (NBCC, CRCC, NASW, MAC, etc.)
CCJP
CERTIFIED CRIMINAL JUSTICE
ADDICTIONS PROFESSIONAL
Supervision: 200 hours specific to the domains with a high school diploma; 150 hours
with an associate’s degree or a non-reciprocal ADC counselor credential; 100 hours
with a bachelor’s degree or an IC&RC reciprocal ADC counselor credential; 60 hours
with a master’s degree or an IC&RC reciprocal CS credential; no hours are required
with a doctorate degree or above or an IC&RC AADC counselor credential or other
advanced credential (NBCC, CRCC, NASW, MAC, etc.) A minimum of ten hours in each
domain is required.
Examination: Applicants must pass the IC&RC International Written Criminal Justice
Addictions Professional Examination.
Code of Ethics: Applicants must sign a criminal justice specific code of ethics
statement or affirmation statement.
Recertification: 40 hours of continuing education earned every two years.
CCJP
CERTIFIED CO-OCCURRING
DISORDERS PROFESSIONAL
Experience: 4000 hours of co-occurring specific work experience and 2000 hours of
documented work experience in counseling in the last ten years. 6000 hours total.
Education: A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in co-occurring disorder (COD) or
behavioral science with a clinical application from a college or university that is
accredited by the U.S. Department of Education or the Council on Higher Education
Accreditation or an international equivalent if degree is from an international
institution. 200 total hours are required, of that 140 hours of COD specific training
that includes a focus on both substance use and mental disorders. 30 hours of
addiction specific training and 30 hours of mental health specific training are required.
Six of those hours must be counselor specific ethics training.
Supervision: 200 hours, at least 20 hours in each of the domains.
Examination: Applicants must pass the IC&RC International Written Co-Occurring
Disorders Professional Examination.
Code of Ethics: Applicants must sign a co-occurring specific code of ethics statement
or affirmation statement.
Recertification: 40 hours of COD-specific continuing education earned every two
years.
CCDP
CERTIFIED CO-OCCURRING
DISORDERS PROFESSIONAL
DIPLOMATE
Experience: 2000 hours of co-occurring specific work AND 2000 hours of counseling
experience in the last ten years.
Education: Master’s degree or higher in co-occurring disorder (COD) or behavioral
science with a clinical application from a college or university that is accredited by the
United States Department of Education or the Council on Higher Education
Accreditation or an international equivalent if degree is from an international
institution. 140 hours of COD specific training that includes a focus on both substance
use and mental disorders and considers the interactive relationship between the
disorders. Six hours must be counselor specific ethics training. One hour of education
is equal to 50 minutes of continuous instruction.
CCDPD
CERTIFIED CO-OCCURRING
DISORDERS PROFESSIONAL
DIPLOMATE
Supervision: 100 hours, at least ten hours in each of the domains.
Examination: Applicants must pass the IC&RC International Written Co-Occurring
Disorders Professional Examination.
Code of Ethics: Applicants must sign a co-occurring specific code of ethics statement
or affirmation statement.
Recertification: 40 hours of COD specific continuing education earned every two
years.
CCDPD
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