CAC COURSE REQUIREMENTS: HighSchool/GED and/or Bachelors Degree
To become a Certified Addiction Councilor, you must fulfill the following requirements:
CAT – Formally (CAC I)
High school diploma/GED
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-Addiction Counseling Skills (21 hours)
-Case Conceptualization and Documentation(aka: Client Record Management) (14 hours)
-Principles of Addiction Treatment (21 hours)
-Ethical Practice in Addiction Treatment (aka: Ethics I: Ethics and Jurisprudence) (14 hours)
-Culturally Informed Treatment (14 hours)
-Trauma Informed Care for Divers Populations (14 hours)
-Pharmacology I (14 hours)
-Group Counseling Skills (21 Hours) – Prerequisite: Addiction Counseling
-Motivational Interviewing (21 Hours) – Prerequisite: Addiction Counseling
Pass the National Exam – NCACI
Pass the Jurisprudence Exam
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Total training hours = 154
1000 hours of clinically supervised work experience
3 hours of clinical supervision* per month for full time work
CAC II
High school diploma/GED
____National Exam_____
CAC I training plus:
-Ethics II (14 hours) Prerequisite is Ethics I
-Motivational Interviewing (21 hours) Prerequisite is Addiction Counseling
-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (14 hours)
-Group Counseling Skills (21 hours)
-Pharmacology II (14 hours) Prerequisite is Pham I
-Clinical Assessment and Treatment Planning (14 hours) Prerequisite is Client Record Mgmt
-Co-Occurring Disorders (14 hours)
-Trauma Informed Care Diverse Populations (14 hours)
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Total training hours = 126
Additional 2000 hours of clinically supervised work = 3000 total hours
3 hours of clinical supervision* per month for full time work
CAC III
Bachelors Degree in a related field
____National Exam____
CAC II Certification plus:
-Clinical Supervision I (21 hours)
-Clinical Supervision II (14 hours) Prerequisite is Clinical Supervision I and Advanced Motivational Interviewing
-Advanced Motivational Interviewing (14 hours) Prerequisite is Motivational Interviewing
-Professional Practice (7 hours)
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Total training hours = 56
Additional 2000 hours of clinically supervised work experience = 5000 hours
2 hours of clinical supervision* per month for full time work
CAC requirements with a Masters or Doctorate Degree in Behavioral Health Sciences:
CAC II
____National Exam_____
-Principles of Addiction Tx (21 hours)*
-Infectious Diseases in Addiction Tx (14 hours)
-Pharmacology I (14 hours)
-Pharmacology II (14 hours)
Prerequisite is Pharmacology I
-Motivational Interviewing (21 hours)*
-Group Counseling Skills (21 hours)*
-Professional Ethics II (14 clock hours)*
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Total Training Hours: 119
2000 hours of work experience in the addiction treatment field with direct clinical supervision by a CAC III, LAC or other qualified supervisor* at a minimum two hours per month for full time work
Passage of a national examination sponsored by NAADAC—the MAC exam is recommended.
* = may qualify for academic equivalent
CAC III and LAC
____National Exam_____
CAC II Certification plus:
-Clinical Supervision I (21 hours)
-Clinical Supervision II (14 hours)
Prerequisite is both Advanced Motivational Interviewing and Clinical Supervision II
-Advanced Motivational Interviewing (14 hours)* Prerequisite is Motivational Interviewing
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Total Training Hours: 39
3000 hours of work experience in the addiction treatment field with direct clinical supervision by a CAC III, LAC or other qualified supervisor* at a minimum of two hours per month for full time work.
National exam sponsored by NAADAC – the MAC exam is recommended
* = may qualify for academic equivalent.