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RAS
eligible for NCAC I certification |
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The nation's premier
membership organization for addiction professionals, NAADAC, The
Association for Addiction Professionals - with nearly 11,000 members and
46 state affiliates - serves addiction counselors, educators and other
addiction-focused health care professionals, who specialize in addiction
prevention, treatment and education. Professionals with the
nationally-accredited
Registered Addiction Specialist (RAS)
credential are eligible for the NAADAC National Certification
Commission's
National Certified Addiction
Counselor (NCAC) Level I.
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A message from
NAADAC |
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James
Martin, MSW, CSW, NCAC II, MAC, CEAP, SAP
Certification Board Chair
NAADAC - The Association for Addiction Professionals |
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"The NAADAC National
Certification Commission
has promoted
excellence in care by promoting the highest quality and most
up-to-date, science-based services to our clients, our families and
our communities for over 30 years.
The NCAC and RAS credentials both demonstrate to
employers and clients your commitment to quality care, and we are
pleased to recognize the nationally-accredited RAS credential as the
basis for the NCAC certification." |
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Why NCAC certification? |
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• NAADAC and its NCAC I
credential are recognized throughout the United States
• Once you have earned the RAS credential, you may earn NCAC
certification.
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NCAC eligibility |
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• Current certification as RAS; and
• Three years full-time or 6,000 hours of supervised experience as
an alcoholism and/or drug abuse counselor; and
• 270 contact hours of education and training in alcoholism and drug
abuse or related counseling subjects (including 6 hours of ethics
and 6 hours of HIV/AIDS training)
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Apply directly to NAADAC |
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Certified RAS professionals may apply
directly to NAADAC. For an Application to get your NCAC Level I
credential, you may download and print the NCAC I Handbook and Application at the link below:
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NCAC Handbook and Application |
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And, while not required for your NCAC certification, you should consider joining NAADAC as a member, which will entitle you
to a
discount on your NCAC
certification, as well as on educational
products, liability insurance, access to health insurance,
and the bimonthly- published Addiction Professional,
the official magazine of NAADAC.
For an application to apply for NAADAC membership, select the
link below:
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NAADAC Membership Application |
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Career Track for the RAS Addiction Professional
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Register
RAS Intern
(RASi) status |
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RAS
Registered Addiction Specialist |
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RAS II
Advanced Level
RAS II Credential |
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M-RAS
Masters Level
RAS Credential |
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S-RAS
Supervisor Level
RAS Credential |
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Specialty
Certified
Co-occurring Disorders Specialist
(CCDS)
Certified Women's
Issues Specialist
(CWIS)
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