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  RAS eligible for NCAC I certification  
 
 

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.
 

 
     
 

A message from NAADAC

 
 
         
 

 
James Martin, MSW, CSW, NCAC II, MAC, CEAP, SAP
Certification Board Chair
NAADAC - The Association for Addiction Professionals
 
      "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."  
         
 
     
     
  Why NCAC certification?  
 

• NAADAC and its NCAC I credential are recognized throughout the United States
• Once you have earned the RAS credential, you may earn NCAC certification.
 

 
 
  NCAC eligibility  
 

• 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)

  

 
 
  Apply directly to NAADAC  
 

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:
 

 
 

NCAC Handbook and Application

 
     
 

 
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:
 

 
 

NAADAC Membership Application

 
     
     
 

Career Track for the RAS Addiction Professional

                         
 

Register
RAS Registration
RAS Intern
(RASi) status

 

RAS
RAS Credential
Registered Addiction Specialist

 

RAS II
RAS II Credential
Advanced Level
RAS II Credential

 

M-RAS
M-RAS Credential
Masters Level
RAS Credential

 

S-RAS
S-RAS Credential
Supervisor Level
RAS Credential

 

Specialty
Specialties

Certified Co-occurring Disorders Specialist
(CCDS)

Certified Women's
Issues Specialist
(CWIS)
 

 
                         

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