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This is an excerpt of the Re-Certification letter
Renewal of your ABCAC certification is required every two years. In order to remain current as an ABCAC certified counselor, it is necessary that you submit the following:
1. Re-Certification Letter and Application for re-certification.
2. Provide fully documented evidence of forty (40) clock hours of continuing education since your last certification as follows:
a. Attach documentation of all training in the form of grade reports, certificates of completion, training attendance records, or letters from the training source documenting such training and the number of clock hours of education. It is specifically required that three (3) hours of Ethics and three (3) hours of HIV/AIDS education/training be completed as part of the required 40 hours of continuing education during this period.
b. Complete the Documentation of in-service Training form, if applicable, signed by your current supervisor attesting them such in-service training was completed. Twenty (20) hours of related In-service Training are allowable towards recertification. Have your current supervisor (or professional peer if you are in private practice) complete the attached Letter of Recommendation.
3. Enclose your check or money order for recertification fees in the amount of $148.00, payable to “ABCAC”, this fee includes your renewal of ICRC/AODA international certificate.
4. ABCAC is the only certifying agency within the State of Arizona that provides certification reciprocity with 57 other certifying agencies in the United States and around the world as participating members of the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium/Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse, Inc. (ICRC/AODA). This optional certification is an invaluable asset in providing creditable competency within the substance abuse treatment community worldwide. To ensure your continued good standing and to maintain your valued certificate as an ABCAC Certified Addictions Counselor, please submit your application for re-certification before.
The Dear Certified Counselor document contains the hours and fees for re-certification.
Re-Certification Letter and Application for re-certification – PDF File
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