Instructors Information

In order to become an instructor at any one of the Approved Providers, you will need to fulfill the following requirements:

Instructor Requirements:
Initial LCADC/CADC Training

1) Must have LCADC at Masters (or Doctorate) level to teach, OR be deemed an expert by the Committee.
a) “Expert” is defined as:
i) A Doctorate degree from an American Council on Education approved program in psychology, counseling, education or social work that includes training in the domain area.
OR
ii) Author of peer reviewed journal article or a published referenced textbook in topic area.
OR
iii) A “ nationally” recognized expert as determined by the education committee. OR
iv) The course content fills a clear need that would be otherwise unmet, and, in the opinion of the committee, the expertise of the instructor clearly qualifies her/him as an expert in the domain
2) Must complete a Board approved “trainers” domain course for each of the domains the instructor is seeking approval. These trainings will be offered twice per year, according to demand.
3) Must review the learning objectives for the specific course at the beginning of each class.
4) Must submit for approval:
a) A detailed evidence based PowerPoint for each course every three years
b) A pre and post test, references and reading list must be included.
c) All coursework must contain all of the Board mandated “standardized content” plus additional material the trainer may want to add.
Standardized coursework refers to pre-approved coursework from the Certification Board’s Primary Training Manual. The Board reserves the right to change “approved manuals” from time to time.
5) Instructors will only be approved to teach within three different domains (54 hours each) during any two year period therefore, no instructor is allowed to teach all 270 hours to one class. The Board does not endorse a generalist approach to initial licensure or certification coursework and will adopt a policy more in line with university standards. Instructors will be approved in no more than two Domains and will be expected to stay current with research in their domain(s) of expertise.)
6) Treatment approaches should be supported by research presented in peer reviewed journals and published reference textbooks in the topic area
a) i.e. APA peer reviewed research journals
7) Instructors should refrain from making statements are directly contradicted by research.
a) Theoretical rationale: presentations should be fair and balanced, free of instructor bias.
b) All generally accepted models should be included in your presentation.
c) Supported by research presented in peer reviewed journals or published reference textbooks in the topic area, e.g., APA peer reviewed research journals or government agency guidelines (e.g., CSAT TIPS) or treatment guidelines published by major professional organizations
8) Instructors should make statements that are supported by research. If an instructor is providing his/her opinion, this should be acknowledged. Any statement that it directly contradicted by research should not be made.
9) Presentations should be fair and balanced, free of instructor bias.

After reading the above paragraphs, you will need to submit the Training Check-Off form.

Because the Certification Board is constantly trying to help the professionals in the Addictions field, we now offer a location to ask and answer specific teaching questions regarding the 5 Domains.

Those of you have been authorized to teach, according to the new requirements, now have the opportunity to have teaching specific answers answered by the Certification Board as well as the rest of the field.

To access this informatioon you will need to register with the Certification Board, by making an email request (click here to email), and you will be given a username and password.

The Board will post your Name, Credentials, Approved Domains/Courses and Email unless otherwise requested. Your information will be posted on our website and will be linked to the web through our 10 electronic monthly newsletters that reaches over 2500 each publication. To apply, please fill out and send or fax our CADC Instructor Web Posting Form.