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Who Appoints the members of the DC Board Of Professional Counseling - Answer The Mayor
Who Makes up the Board of professional Counselors - Answer Consumers, Professional
counselors and Addiction Counselors
Who must course work be approved by - Answer The National Association of alcohol and drug
abuse counselors, NAADAC (CW)
How many hours are needed to become certified Addictions Counselor 1 - Answer 500 hours
are needed
How many hours are needed to become certified Addictions counselor 2 - Answer 500 plus
180 is 680 hours for addictions counselor 2
In order to obtain an addictions counselor level 1 or 2 what test must you pass - Answer
National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors NAADAC (L1orL2)
How many times is the jurisprudence exam given a year - Answer three times a year
who determines the passing score - Answer The DC Board of Professional Counselors
What is the exam based on - Answer NAADAC code of ethics
what happens if you fail the test 3 times - Answer Applicant will have to take a board approved
refresher course
How many principles are there - Answer There are 9 principles addressed in the NAADAC code
of ethics
The board will wave the educational requirements if Addiction counselor 1 - Answer The
applicant is currently registered as an addiction counselor or has a minimum of 2 years
continued documented supervised experience of at least 35 Hours per week
, The board will wave the educational requirements if Addiction counselor 2 - Answer The
applicant is currently registered as an addiction counselor or has a minimum of 5 years
continued documented supervised experience of at least 35 Hours per week
A student from a foreign country who want to apply for cerfitication - Answer Must complete
40 hours of approved continued education credit during a 2 year period preceding the date of
certification expires. 6 credits must be Ethics, 3 Trauma Counseling, 31 may be online classes
In order to renew a certification - Answer 40 hours of approved CEU classes over a 2 year
period and 20 hours over a one year period
Two of the subject that must be covered for certification renewal are - Answer Ethics and
Trauma Counseling
A counselor in inactive status that want to qualify for renewal must show proof of what? -
Answer They have completed 40 hours of approved CEU class
it is the applicants responsibility to - Answer verify that CEU classes taken are approved by the
Board
Name the professional bodies whose courses are accepted by the Board are - Answer National
Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors, American Psychology Association, American
Counseling Association, National Association of Social Workers, National Board of Certified
Counselors, American Mental Health Counselors Association
Three compulsive behaviors that are acceptable for continuing education credits are - Answer
Gambling, Eating and Sex CEU Courses
Four additional subjects for continuing education credits are - Answer Treatment of
adolescents and youths, Grief, Stress Management, Trauma and Abuse, Assessment and
screening, Chemical Dependency Program Administration management
What classes are not acceptable for Continue Education Credits - Answer No business courses,
personal enrichment, time management, supervisory sessions, technology enhancement, CPR
classes, or computer related workshops
what time limits are for CEU classes - Answer Whole hours that consists of 50 minutes
minimum
The board will issue a certification by endorsement to a counselor who has a Out of State
Certification if their certification is - Answer Valid, unrestricted and in good standing