Residency
Requirement
To be certified in
Maryland, one
must live or work in
Maryland 51 % of
the time. A valid certification from an adjacent ICRC member
board will be honored in
Maryland, if the
counselor lives in that other state, and commutes to work in
Maryland.
Experience and Practicum
Requirements
Six thousand hours (3 years)
experience working with addicted or alcoholic clients in a
clinical setting (inpatient, outpatient, residential or
private practice) is required. A 300 hour practicum is also
required. These hours do not have to be accrued at only one
setting. Supervisor endorsement is necessary. For additional
information: click
here.
General Education
Requirements
CCDC
will only be available at the Bachelor's level or above.
CCS need to fulfill the CCDC requirements to be
certified.
Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor (CCDC)
credentials require the minimum academic education plus
minimums of specialized training in specific
topics.
Academic
Requirements:
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A Bachelor's or above in counseling, health
education, social work, human services, psychology or
applicable field of study. MAPCB will review any exceptions.
Specialized Training and
Education
Specialized training may take place in any approved
setting.
In-service training is defined as "training provided
within an agency by an agency employee, which has been
approved by MAPCB". Training provided within an agency by
an outside consultant or professional is not considered as
in-service, and is measured by the same standards as other
general training hours.
In-service
training maximum hours:
Hours
of education are measured at 60 minutes = 1 clock hour.
College credits are measured by their hours described in
official college catalogs or transcripts with a typical
3-credit course = 36 clock hours. Exceptions are evaluated on
an individual basis. Education must be specifically related to
the knowledge and skills necessary to perform the tasks within
the IC&RC/AODA, Inc. performance domains. The performance
domains are assessment, counseling, case management, education
and professional responsibility. Six hours of education must
be in professional ethics and responsibilities. All education
must be documented.
Submitting course certificates, transcripts, diplomas
and other documents ascertaining your professional
qualifications that have been falsified (i.e., name inserted,
dates changed, supervision requirements falsely reported) will
render your application invalid.
View a
table outlining the training hours required in specific
subjects for the CCDC at the following
link:
