CAADE Certification & Membership

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for Certification, Registration and Membership

Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS) Credential Click here

The CAADE Certified Addictions Treatment Counselor credential (CATC)
IS ACCREDITED BY
The National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA).

Please use the links above for ease in finding the forms and information regarding getting registered, taking the CATC exam, and initial certification/re-certification.

California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators

WE EDUCATE AND CERTIFY ADDICTIONS TREATMENT COUNSELORS (C.A.T.C.)

Register with CAADE - work toward becoming a Certified Addictions Treatment Counselor (C.A.T.C.)

Our C.A.T.C.s (Certified Addictions Treatment Counselors) have completed 36 Semester Units at a CAADE accredited college, passed a comprehensive exam, and are required to continue their education in the field.  Higher standards for better counselors.  Our C.A.T.C.'s are among the best educated counselors you can hire! 

Quality education = Quality Counselors! 

Regulations for AOD Counselor Certification took effect April 1, 2005. All AOD counselors working in the field are required to be certified within 5 years from the date they register. Registration with one of the certifying organizations must be filed within six months after the effective date of the Department of Alcohol & Drug Programs Counselor Certification Regulations (4-1-2005), or your employment with an AOD recovery or treatment facility or program, whichever comes later.


CATC Exam Summary Statistics

Exam Date

# Examinees

# Passed

% Passed

# Failed

% Failed

March 2010

192

133

69%

59

31%

October 2009

279

209

75%

70

25%

March 2009

134

105

78.4%

29

21.6%

October 2008

189

148

78.4%

41

21.6%

March 2008

183

91

49.8%

92

50.2%

October 2007

238

166

69.7%

72

30.3%

March 2007

223

136

61%

87

39%

August, 2006

188

117

62.2%

71

37.8%

February, 2006

124

101

81.5%

23

18.5%

December 2005

183

154

84.2%

29

15.8%

TOTAL

1933

1360

70.4

573

29.6

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