Drug and ETOH Counselor

These organizations have certifications that are accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). However, they are California State Approved and not Regionally accredited. Another noteworthy mention is that they are not listed on the Oregon "diploma mill" website.

The Breining Institute offers national certification as a Registered Addiction Specialist (RAS) as well as associate, bachelor, master and doctoral degrees/ Doctor of Addiction Disorders (DrAD).

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The Association for Christian Alcohol and Drug Counselors offers an NCCA accredited certification as a Certified Drug, Alcohol and Addiction Counselor. In addition, it has various religious degrees through the Doctor of Ministry

http://www.acadc.org/index.html

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Tuition seems very reasonable! Any comments from the experts?

 

I'm not an expert by any means but my sense of it is that some of these certifications could be virtually without value if they do not fit into the licensing system of the state where you live/work. My own view is that a certification only has value if some third party (state licensure board, employer, etc.) assigns it some value. Buyer beware. The certs listed may have value in one state but not another.

 

What I find impressive is that Breining Institute master or doctorate graduates are eligible to take the NAADAC Master Addiction Counselor (MAC) certification exam which is a pre-requisite for many state licensing requirements as a substance abuse counselor.

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You are correct in stating that one needs to verify their states licensing requirements. I guess what astounds me is that an unaccredited college degree may lead to a NCCA recognized credential and in some states, licensure. Since this is a forum discussing "Unaccredited and State Approved" programs I thought it would be appropriate to post this find. In essence, these type of DL college degrees although unaccredited are given reputable consideration in some circles in a round about way through nationally recognized credentialing. So continues the "degree info" discussion.

 

I feel what I am trying to express is that one can find "accredited" college degree programs with little to no utility in the proverbial major of "underwater basket weaving" all day long but to find an unaccredited college degree with utility is a rare find.

 

That is correct, one needs to check with one's state requirements if one is going to seek state licensure/certification and legally practice in the field.

 

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Hello

Certification and employment as a drug and alcohol counselor can vary greatly from one state to another. (My GF is a social worker). Some states require bachelors or masters degrees and others require none at all. Certification is quite different from a licensure -a licensed social worker for example. Licenses are issued by the state generally where certifications are provided by independent bodies that are largely self regulated. Certifications are used as testimony to a certain level of competence and are often quite sufficent to find work. Hope this is useful.

Jack