Individuals
interested in becoming certified or licensed with the Chemical
Dependency Professionals Board must complete and submit an appropriate
formal application. The formal application contains all documentation
and reference forms necessary to be certified/licensed at a particular
level.
The
formal application is retained by the OCDP Board and is reviewed
and approved before a candidate is scheduled for the examination.
It can take up to 30 days for an application to be reviewed. Once
a candidate's application is approved they can schedule for the
appropriate examination. All examinations offered by the Board
are computer based and available at a number of regional sites
throughout Ohio and our border states.
Fees
associated with the credentialing process include application
fees and examination fees. Application fees must be submitted
at the time of application. Examination fees must be submitted
prior to the scheduling of any examination. All fees submitted
to the Board are non-refundable. Fees are as follows:
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Formal
Application Fees
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| Formal
Application Fees |
$50.00
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| Conversion
Application Fees |
$35.00
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| Examination
Fees |
$150.00 |
REQUIREMENTS
FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY COUNSELORS
CDCA:
Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant
Phase
I:
- Forty
(40) hours of chemical dependency specific education in the following
areas:
- Addiction
Knowledge (5 hours)
- Treatment
Knowledge (9 hours)
- Professionalism
(6 hours)
- Evaluation
(3 hours)
-
Service Coordination (4 hours)
- Documentation
(3 hours)
- Individual
Counseling (5 hours)
- Group
Counseling (5 hours)
- CDCA:
Phase I Application & Checklist
- Definitions
of Content Areas
- CDCA
Education Packages
Phase
II:
-
Hold a Phase I of CDCA for at least 10 months
- Thirty
(30) hours of chemical dependency specific education in the following
areas:
- Addiction
Knowledge (5 hours)
- Treatment
Knowledge (3 hours)
- Professionalism
(3 hours)
- Evaluation
(3 hours)
- Service
Coordination (3 hours)
- Documentation
(3 hours)
- Individual
Counseling (5 hours)
- Group
Counseling (5 hours)
- CDCA:
Phase II Application & Checklist
- Definitions
of Content Areas
LCDC
II: Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor II
- An
Associate's degree in a behavioral science or nursing OR a Bachelor's
degree in any field.
- One
year (2,000 hours) of chemical dependency counseling related compensated
work or supervised internship experience.
- 180
hours of chemical dependency education in nine specific content
areas.
- 220
practical experience hours in the twelve core functions. This
may be completed as part of your work experience requirements.
- Successful
completion of the ADC examination or completion of Examination
Waiver Form.
- LCDC
II Application & Checklist
LCDC
III: Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor III
- A
minimum of a Bachelor's degree in a behavioral science or nursing.
- One
year (2,000 hours) of chemical dependency counseling related compensated
work or supervised internship experience.
- 180
hours of chemical dependency education in nine specific content
areas.
- 220
practical experience hours in the twelve core functions. This
may be completed as part of your work experience requirements.
- Successful
completion of the ADC examination or completion of Examination
Waiver Form.
- LCDC
III Application & Checklist
- Conversion
Application and Checklist
LICDC:
Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor
- A
minimum of a Master's degree in a behavioral science with documentation
of coursework in ten specific content areas.
- One
year (2,000 hours) of chemical dependency counseling related compensated
work or supervised internship experience.
- 180
hours of chemical dependency education in nine specific content
areas.
- 220
practical experience hours in the twelve core functions. This
may be completed as part of your work experience requirements.
- Successful
completion of the ADC examination or completion of Examination
Waiver Form.
- LICDC
Application & Checklist
- Conversion
Application and Checklist
LICDC-CS:
Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor-Clinical Supervisor
- A
minimum of a Master's degree in a behavioral science with documentation
of coursework in ten specific content areas.
- Two
years (4,000 hours) of chemical dependency counseling related
compensated work or supervised internship experience.
- One
additional year (2,00 hours) of work experience as a clinical
supervisor of chemical dependency counseling services.
- 180
hours of chemical dependency education in nine specific content
areas.
- 220
practical experience hours in the twelve core functions. This
may be completed as part of your work experience requirements.
- 30
hours of clinical supervisory education in
- Successful
completion of the ADC & CS examinations or completion of Examination
Waiver Form.
- LICDC-CS
Application & Checklist
- Conversion
Application and Checklist
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