IBC has provided a new Supervisor Designate category for ACADC applicants
who do not have access to supervision by an IBC-certified ACADC. The
Supervisor Designate category would be defined as an individual with 6000
hours of work experience in a substance abuse setting. The Supervisor
Designate would have to provide a letter from his/her agency stating that
he/she is a supervisor in good standing with the agency. In addition, he/she
would also have to provide a copy of his/her current applicable license or
certification to the IBC office. Such licenses or certifications would
include CADC, CCDP, LISW, LMSW, LBSW, LMFT, LMHC, MD, DO, Psychologist or
other certified/licensed professionals approved by IBC.
The IBC Board of Directors has initiated a change in recertification for
CADC’s and ACADC’s as follows: of the required 40 hours for recertification,
three (3) hours must be in Ethics and six (6) hours must be a combination of
Alcohol & Drug Specific and Special Populations. A “combination” is defined
as hours in both areas totaling at least six (6) hours. The remaining
recertification hours must be applicable to a substance abuse counselor.
There are now two levels of ACADC (Advanced Alcohol & Drug Counselor)
certification available to CADC’s who wish to upgrade:
- For applicants who wish to obtain their ACADC with
reciprocity to other IC&RC states/countries, there is no
change.
- For applicants who wish to obtain their ACADC without
reciprocity privileges, only the upgrade application needs to
be completed (no case file presentation needs to be written). The
IBC office will review the application to ensure the applicant meets
all education and experience requirements; upon approval by the
Board of Directors, the applicant will receive their certificate for
ACADC-NR (non reciprocal).
If an ACADC-NR wishes to transfer their credential to another IC&RC
state/country, the applicant will need to prepare the case file presentation
and pass the oral exam.
Alcohol
and Drug Counselor Certification Requirements
Alcohol and Drug
Counselor Handbook
Alcohol and Drug Counselor Recertification Requirements
Recertification
Application, Form 12
Verification of
Professional Development, Form 11
Voluntary
Inactive Status 
Study Guides
Order Form
IBC Request for
Application