Education and Experience Requirements:
CADC-I A
Requirements to apply, you would need an Associate’s degree in behavioral health science or allied mental health, 315 hours of AOD core education, and 2,080 fieldwork experience hours.
CADC-I B
Requirements to apply, you would need 315 hours of AOD-specific core education with 3,000 fieldwork experience hours.
CADC-II
Requirements to apply, you would need 315 hours of AOD specific core education with 6,000 fieldwork experience hours.
CADC-III
Requirements to apply: you would need a Bachelor’s degree in behavioral health science or allied mental health with 315 hours of AOD core education and 4,000 fieldwork experience hours.
LAADC
Requirements to apply: you would need a Master’s degree in behavioral health science or allied mental health with 315 hours of AOD core education and 4,000 fieldwork experience hours.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR APPLYING FOR CERTIFICATION:
***IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU READ THIS ENTIRE EMAIL BEFORE RESPONDING OR FOLLOWING UP WITH THE CREDENTIALING TEAM. ALL GENERAL QUESTIONS REGARDING OUR APPLICATION PROCESSES OR REJECTION NOTIFICATIONS CAN BE ANSWERED BY ANY MEMBER OF THE CREDENTIAL TEAM. IF YOU NEED TO FOLLOW UP VIA EMAIL, PLEASE ALLOW A MINIMUM OF 48 – 72 HOURS FOR A RESPONSE, AS ALL EMAILS ARE ANSWERED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE RECEIVED. OUR TEAM IS WORKING DILIGENTLY TO PROCESS ALL APPLICATIONS IN A TIMELY MANNER, AND WE THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR PATIENCE WHILE WE ARE PROCESSING YOUR APPLICATION.***
A completed application consists of all green bubbles; the completion date is based on the last step completed. The processing time for any application WILL NOT begin until the entire application has been completed; this includes all payments (check for membership and non-membership prices) and official transcripts by either Mailing: CCAPP, P.O. Box 214127, Sacramento, CA or Electronically: Please email to transcripts@ccapp.us
If you still have white bubbles, please complete those steps so your application can be submitted for review.
All applications are reviewed in the order they are received by date.
These applications have a minimum 6–8-week (business days) processing period. Once your application is reviewed, Certemy will send notices via email. There is a 2-step review process for these applications. If anything further is needed, once the initial review is complete, you will receive a detailed email from an @ccapp.us email address. Once all corrections are complete you will go through final review, this is usually a faster process; once complete, you will receive a pre-registration email for the exam. This will contain a username and password for you to complete registration based on your physical location and allow you to select a location and date at your convenience. You have six months to complete registration from the time you receive your pre-registration email.
