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Qualify for the MAC or NASW Specialty Certification
The NBCC or NAADAC Master Addictions Counselor (MAC) and the NASW credential
identifies to counseling professions and the public those counselors who
have met national professional addictions counseling standards. It also
promotes the masters-level addictions counselor's professional identity,
visibility, and accountability, and further encourages the professional growth
of addictions counselors.
NAADAC credential: Master Addiction Counselor Credential (MAC)
NBCC credential: Master Addictions Counselor Credential (MAC)
NASW credential: Certified Clinical Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Social Worker (C-CATODSW)
ACCBO credentials: Certified Alcohol Drug Counselor (CADC I, II, & III)
The certificate program in Addictions Counseling is available in two forms: a for-credit academic Graduate Certificate and a noncredit Certificate of Completion.
PSU Graduate Certificates
A graduate certificate program is a linked series
of approved graduate-level courses that constitute a coherent body of study with
a specific, defined focus within a discipline. It is designed for a postbaccalaureate
participant and reflects the educational mission of the University. Courses and
certificates completed are transcripted by the registrar as a part of the
student's permanent University record.
A student must be formally admitted to the Graduate Certificate program.
Certificate of Completion
A Certificate of Completion is awarded to all who successfully complete the program
in Addictions Counseling as a non-credit student. This Certificate reflects
the total contact hours for continuing education
credit of 180 hours. In addition, students needing to document their participation
on a course-by-course basis can receive a certificate of completion for each individual
course they successfully complete.
Certification Information (CEUs and Licensure)
Thirty contact hours are available for each
course. Participants can receive a certificate of completion for each course
completed or NBCC clock-hour verification. CEUs may be used toward Oregon and
Washington counseling or social work licensure. They may also be appropriate for
meeting Oregon psychology continuing education requirements. ACCBO approved.