EDUCATION
Substance
Abuse Counselor In-Training
100 hours of
specialized education in the transdisciplinary foundations of understanding
addiction, treatment knowledge, application to practice, professional
readiness, and disabilities. See RL 166.02 [link].
The training
hours shall be in seminars, courses or other presentations that meet
the criteria for approved precertification programs for substance
abuse counselors (360 hour programs) or continuing education programs.
Substance
Abuse Counselors
Attendance
and completion of 360 hours of approved specialized education in substance
use disorder counseling within a comprehensive program or a degree
program approved by the department in a field with an addiction emphasis
or concentration. See RL 166.03 [link]
Department
approved pre-certification programs for substance abuse counselors
SAC
Programs. Additional programs will be added as programs
apply and are approved.
Educators:
To apply for approval of a 360 hour comprehensive program,
see application procedure [Instructions
- Application]
Clinical
Substance Abuse Counselor
In addition
to the above, graduation from an accredited school with an associate,
bachelor, master or doctoral degree in a field of behavioral science.
Foreign
Credential Evaluation
List of education
translation companies. [link]
CONTINUING
EDUCATION
The department
does not pre-approve continuing education programs. The department
will accept for continuing education credit programs consisting of
relevant subject matter taught by qualified presenters.
The department
shall approve all of the following programs and courses if they meet
the requirements of RL166.05 – 166.07 [link]:
(a)
Undergraduate or graduate level courses or continuing education courses
relevant to the professional practice of substance use disorder counseling,
clinical supervision or prevention work offered by accredited colleges
and universities, local or national professional substance use disorder
association, or other professional mental health or medical health
related organization.
(b)
Local or national professional substance abuse counselor related associations.
(c)
Accredited colleges and universities.
Continuing
education requirements:
Substance abuse
counselor in-training – 40 hours
Substance abuse
counselor – 40 hours
Clinical substance
abuse counselor – 40 hours
NOTE:
Continuing education requirements do not apply to the biennium in
which the license was first issued. See RL 168.01 [
link ]
Biennium:
3/1/odd – 2/28/odd
