If you are considering applying for the Certified Co-Occurring Disorders Professional (CCDP) credential, but haven't yet, now is the time to apply. You can save $80.00 on your first 2-year certification fee if you complete the application process no later than December 31, 2008. Effective January 1, 2009, certification fees will increase for all new applicants. Request an application.

Some exciting news for CCDP certified professionals and applicants: IBC has received approval to carry the IC&RC reciprocal CCDP credential. This will entitle all CCDP’s in the State of Iowa to be considered reciprocal with other states and countries who also offer the credential through IC&RC.

Fees for this credential will increase January 1, 2009. If you have been thinking about becoming certified as a Certified Criminal Justice Professional, you can save $80 on your initial certification fee as well as on your written exam fee if you complete the certification process by December 31, 2008. Request an application.

IBC’s Board of Directors have voted that effective immediately, all IBC-certified professionals may obtain and submit to IBC up to 10 in-house training hours per 2-year recertification period. In order to utilize these hours, the employer must apply for and receive approval from the IBC office by completing the “Application for CEU Approval” and paying the applicable fee; a certificate of completion must also be given to each participant which will need to be forwarded to the IBC office with the recertification application.

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.