California Code of Regulations
Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services
Division 4 - Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
Chapter 8 - Certification of Alcohol and Other Drug Counselors
Subchapter 3 - Requirements for Certification of AOD Counselors
Section 13040 - Requirements for Initial Certification of AOD Counselors

Universal Citation: 9 CA Code of Regs 13040

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

Prior to certification as an AOD counselor, the certifying organization shall require each registrant to:

(a) Complete a minimum of 155 documented hours of formal classroom AOD education, which shall include at least the following subjects:

(1) The curriculum contained in "Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice", Technical Assistance Publication Series 21 (TAP 21), published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Reprinted 2002;

(2) Provision of services to special populations such as aging individuals; individuals with co-occurring disorders (e.g., alcoholism and mental illness); individuals with post traumatic stress disorder [PTSD]); individuals with disabilities; diverse populations; individuals with cultural differences, individuals on probation/parole, etc.;

(3) Ethics;

(4) Communicable diseases including tuberculosis, HIV disease, and Hepatitis C; and

(5) Prevention of sexual harassment;

(b) Complete a minimum of 160 documented hours of supervised AOD training based on the curriculum contained in TAP 21 [as defined in (a) of this regulation] and supervised on-site by an AOD counselor who has been licensed or certified pursuant to this Chapter. As used in this regulation, "supervised" means that the individual supervising the training shall:

(1) Be physically present and available on site or at an immediately adjacent site, but not necessarily in the same room at all times, and

(2) Document in the registrant's record that the registrant has completed the supervised training required by this subsection.

(c) Complete, an additional 2,080 or more documented hours of paid or unpaid work experience providing counseling services in an AOD program prior to, after, or at the same time as completion of the education required in (a) of this regulation and the supervised AOD training required in (b) of this regulation.

(d) Obtain a score of at least seventy percent (70%) on a written or oral examination approved by the certifying organization;

(e) Sign a statement documenting whether his/her prior certification as an AOD counselor has ever been revoked; and

(f) Sign an agreement to abide by the certifying organization's code of conduct, developed pursuant to Section 13060.

1. New subchapter 3 (sections 13040-13075) and section filed 3-25-2005; operative 4-1-2005 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2005, No. 12).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 11755 and 11834.50, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 11833 and 11834.27, Health and Safety Code.

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