Addiction Counseling Professional Certificate

The Addiction Counseling Professional Certificate expands and enhances the practice by clinical practitioners providing services to individuals and others impacted by substance use disorders and behavioral addictions. This Professional Certificate was developed using competencies and guidelines published by SAMHSA and NAADAC. Individuals who earn this Professional Certificate may become valuable members of integrated care teams engaged in delivering recovery-oriented systems of care to their clients. Earning this Professional Certificate demonstrates a desire to practice competently and ethically within one's scope of practice, as determined by education, training, and supervised experience.