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Certified Alcohol And Drug Counselor
License Description Verification of a master's degree from an accredited institution of higher education in social work, marriage and family therapy, counseling, psychology or a related field that included a minimum of eighteen graduate semester hours in counseling or counseling-related subjects. Applicants holding certified clinical supervisor status by the Connecticut Certification Board, Inc. as of October 1, 1998, may substitute such certification in lieu of the master's degree requirement and graduate coursework requirement, and Official verification of all professional licenses, certificates or registrations, current or expired, held as an alcohol and drug counselor issued by any state licensing authority, sent directly from the appropriate authority to this office. Most jurisdictions charge a fee for completion of the verification Adobe PDF Fileform. Please contact the jurisdiction for fee information (note that this documentation requirement does not include certification issued by professional certifying bodies such as the Connecticut Certification Board); If not currently certified as an alcohol and drug abuse counselor by the Department of Public Health, please arrange for the submission of the following documents directly from the source to this office: Verification Adobe PDF Fileform documenting completion of three hundred hours of supervised practical training in alcohol and drug counseling; Verification of successful completion of the International Certification Examination for Alcohol and other Drug Abuse Counselors of the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium/Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse, Inc
Licensing Agency
Department of Public Health
Health Care Systems Branch
Practitioner Licensing & Investigations Section
410 Capitol Avenue, P.O.Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
(860) 509 7603
olpc.dph@po.state.ct.us
Active Status Active
Certification Certification required
Continuing Education Continuing education required to maintain license
Education Degree required
Exam Third-party exam required
License Type Stand-alone license
License Updated 03/09/2021
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