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CAADAC invites you to become a Certified Criminal Justice Addiction Professional (CCJP)
Although you are still learning the skills that are important in your profession, becoming a Certified Criminal Justice Addiction Professional with CAADAC will give you a competitive advantage in securing internships, networking with future colleagues and finding the best job!
Supervised work experience is defined as paid or voluntary professional experience providing direct service to individuals involved in the criminal justice system (e.g., law enforcement,judicial, corrections, probation/parole, etc.). Supervised work experience must be in the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC) CCJP performance domains (listed above.) Unsupervised work experience may NOT be substituted for the experience requirements and all experience must be documented. Individuals interested in applying for the CCJP certification must meet one of the experiential requirements and education requirements below.
Requirements for applying for the "CCJP" Credential:
“I needed something to jump start my career and to lead me in new directions. Exploring criminal justice careers while earning my Criminal Justice Addiction Professional Certificate was exactly what I needed. It’s great to know that CAADAC will stand behind me as my career horizons widen. The CAADAC name means quality wherever you find it!”
Supervised work experience is defined as paid or voluntary professional experience providing direct service to individuals involved in the criminal justice system (e.g., law enforcement,judicial, corrections, probation/parole, etc.). Supervised work experience must be in the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC) CCJP performance domains (listed above.) Unsupervised work experience may NOT be substituted for the experience requirements and all experience must be documented.
Individuals interested in applying for the CCJP certification must meet one of the experiential requirements and education requirements below.
►High School/GED:
6,000 hours (3-years) documented work experience in direct services in criminal justice /addictions services and obtained over the past 10 years.
►AA/AS or Certified AODA Counselor (Non IC&RC):
5,000 hours documented work experience in direct services in criminal justice /addictions services and obtained over the past 10 years.
►BA/BS or IC&RC Certified Reciprocal AODA Counselor:
4,000 hours documented work experience in direct services in criminal justice /addictions services and obtained over the past 10 years.
►MA/MS or IC&RC Certified Supervisor AODA Counselor:
2000 hours documented work experience in direct services in criminal justice /addictions services and obtained over the past 10 years.
►Above Masters Level or IC&RC Certified Advanced AODA Counselor or other Advanced Credential (i.e.NBCC, CRCC, NASW, MAC, etc.):
1000 hours documented work experience in direct services in criminal justice / addiction services and over the past 10 years.
The following should be included in your CCPS application:
►Application Form
►Signed Ethics Code
►Formal education documentation: Arrange for official college/university transcripts to be sent to CCBADC
►Attach certificates of attendance, in-service reports, and/or other verification of education hours, numbering the certificates
►The applicant must provide three Supervisor Evaluation forms. One reference must be from the latest work experience supervision; the other two must be from professionals who have had the opportunity to observe the applicant’s skills and competencies.
►Have supervisor(s) complete and send Supervised Experience Practicum Log forms for the required 300 hour practicum to CCBADC.
►Have supervisor(s) complete and send Field Work Experience Verification form to CCBADC
►Appropriate Application Fee
Fees and Discounts
Portfolio Review CCJP
►$145 Member
►$265 Non-Member
Written Exam
►$164 Member
►$240 Non-Member
Recertification
►$175 Member
►$645 Non-Member
►With CADC I/II $48
Late Fee
►$70 Member
►$138 Member
Benefits of CAADAC’s Certified Criminal Justice Addiction Professional Credential:
►Invitations to workshops and education seminars
►Discounts and scholarships to events
►Mentoring and career assistance
►The security of knowing that every step you take toward certification isn’t lost or wasted along the way
►The pride that comes with saying, “I’m a CAADAC/CCBADC CCJP!”
Click here to begin Certified Criminal Justice Addiction Professional Application
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Important Information Regarding Exam
In December 2011, IC&RC began using pretest items on its exams. Pretesting allows IC&RC to streamline its exam development process, provide much needed data on questions, and increase the security of its exams
On each IC&RC exam there are 25 “unweighted” items that do not count toward candidates’ final scores. Unweighted items are also called pretest items. Pretest items are not identified on exams and appear randomly on all exam forms. All exams are 150 questions in length, including the Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (AADC), which was previously 175 questions.
For further information regarding pretest items please visit IC&RC’s website at the following link:
http://www.internationalcredentialing.org/news?mode=PostView&bmi=690907.
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