Counselor/CDP Registration Requirements and Forms

CDPT Registration Requirements and Forms
Washington State Department of Health - Chemical Dependency Professional Program
http://www.doh.wa.gov/...emicalDependencyProfessional.aspx
Information on the NAADAC Addictions Counselor Level 1 test: 
http://www.ptcny.com/clients/NCC/

Current Educational Requirements for Chemical Dependency Interns and Chemical Dependency Professionals
The Department of Health Licensing is the certifying agency for Chemical Dependency Professional for everyone who did not begin their internship prior to July 1, 1999. Under the state’s umbrella, students are required to complete special academic competencies: WAC 246-811-0303

What are the minimum education requirements for chemical dependency professional certification?

1. The minimum education requirements are:
1. An associate’s degree in human services or related field from an approved school; or
2. Successful completion of ninety quarter or sixty semester college credits in courses from an approved school.
2. At least forty-five quarter or thirty semester credits must be in courses relating to the chemical dependency profession and shall include the following topics:
1. Understanding addiction;
2. Pharmacological actions of alcohol and other drugs;
3. Substance abuse and addiction treatment methods;
4. Understanding addiction placement, continuing care, and discharge criteria, including American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) criteria;
5. Cultural diversity including people with disabilities and its implication for treatment;
6. Chemical dependency clinical evaluation (screening and referral to include comorbidity);
7. HIV/AIDS brief risk intervention for the chemically dependent (4hours);
8. Chemical dependency treatment planning;
9. Referral and use of community resources;
10. Service coordination (implementing the treatment plan, consulting, continuing assessment and treatment planning);
11. Individual counseling;
12. Group counseling;
13. Chemical dependency counseling for families, couples and significant others;
14. Client, family and community education;
15. Developmental psychology;
16. Psychopathology / abnormal psychology;
17. Documentation, to include screening, intake, assessment, treatment plan, clinical progress notes, discharge summaries, and other client related data;
18. Chemical dependency confidentiality;
19. Professional and ethical responsibilities;
20. Relapse prevention;
21. adolescent chemical dependency assessment and treatment;
22. Chemical dependency case management; and
23. Chemical dependency rules and regulations.

Chemical Dependency The following matrix shows where the WAC requirements are covered in the Chemical Dependency Professional Program at Olympic College.

Guide to Courses that Meet WAC 246-811-0303 Requirements (Olympic College, May 2009)

Chemical Dependency (MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS)
In order to be considered eligible to become a state-certified Chemical Dependency Professional, the applicant must be registered as a Counselor with the Department of Health Licensing. The internship hours must be completed within an agency certified by the Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse (DASA). The minimum educational requirement for a Chemical Dependency Professional is the completion of a two-year college degree (90 credits) or its equivalent in a certified college program, including the required competencies.

• Applicants who have a two-year degree must complete a 2500-hour internship in a DASA certified program, including minimum hours in specific clinical areas.
• Applicants who have a four-year degree must complete a 2000-hour internship in a DASA certified program including specific areas as above.
• Applicants who have at least a master’s degree must complete a 1500-hour internship in a DASA certified program including specific areas as above.

Reviewed 4/17/2013