Addiction Counselor Certification Training

The leading online provider of AFFORDABLE addiction counselor certification training

We have students in 48 countries
90+ courses in multiple formats (video, text, live webinar and podcast) to meet your learning preferences
Instructors available 8am-8pm EST via their chat pages to answer your questions and help you apply the material.

How do I Become an Addiction Counselor

Video Overview

Training Options

Learn the 5 steps to get certified as an addiction counselor

This training track provides the necessary addiction specific education to prepare you for licensure or certification in your state (MCAP, LADAC, LADC, CAC etc.). AllCEUs is an approved education provider for NAADAC, the Association for Addition Professionals; the Florida Certification Board, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor Certification Board of Georgia (ADACB-GA), and the Connecticut Certification Board. In addition to our courses being acceptable in those states, most other states including Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia will accept our training because of those approvals.* See our counseling CEU approvals page for detailed information. If you have questions about this training, feel free to reach out to Dr. Snipes' personal chat page

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Addiction Counselor Self Study

Over 400 hours of multimedia training designed for the adult learner
Prepares you for state licensure/certification
Many states accept distance learning for precertification training
Work at your own pace 24/7/365
Multimedia resources, quizzes and certificates are included
Content is updated regularly
Instructors are available by email and text chat 7 days a week
Covers the core functions of the addiction counselor identified in TAP 21
Cost: $149 Buy Addiction Counselor Certification Training Now
Is this the same training as that offered by competitors that charge $3000+. YES. While the initial cost to create the videos and the courses is high, the cost for you to take the courses is relatively low. You are not paying instructors to be lecturing to you for 400 hours, you are watching pre-recorded videos. So, we pass the savings on to you.
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Addiction Counselor Certification Training: Self-Study with Live Webinars

In certain circumstances, people training to be addiction counselors need live training in addition to the self-study material. AllCEUs created a solution. Access to all 95 courses in the self-study addiction counselor certification training track, plus the live, interactive webinars every Tuesday and Thursday at 1pm EST for a full year for only $249.

This option allows you to work through the material at your own pace, and only attend as many webinars as you need.

The webinar topics will provide credit hours in the categories of Transdisciplinary Foundations: Treatment Knowledge and Application to Practice. Some of the webinars will address topics such as treatment planning, clinical evaluation, HIV and domestic violence awareness.

Additionally, Dr. Snipes facilitates a Q&A discussion after each webinar.

Cost: $249 Buy Addiction Counselor Certification Training Plus Webinars Now

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Recovery Coach

Recovery Coaches are not state licensed*, and do not have the extensive internship that counselors do. Our 200+ hour curriculum walks you through everything you need to know about …

The profession of coaching
Recovery Coaching skills
Business Management
Marketing

When you finish the series, you will have all the requisite knowledge to start coaching. No additional practicum/internship hours are required. No additional test. Learn about the growing field of Recovery Coaching here

Cost: $149 Buy the Recovery Coaching Certification Training Now

*Regulations change quickly in states. Ensure that coaches are not regulated in your state.

*Note: Regulations regarding approvals regularly change. This list was last updated in 2017. Please see our detailed approvals page and check your state regulations for current rules.

Foundation Texts for Certification

These texts can be ordered or downloaded for FREE, and form the foundation for the addiction counselor certification training. If you are ordering them, plan on it taking 4-6 weeks to receive your texts.

SAMHSA Publications

TAP Series

TAP 21: Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice

TAP 19: Relapse Prevention with Chemically Dependent Criminal Offenders, Counselor's Manual

TIP Series

NIDA and Other Texts

These texts are also freely available and will be used throughout the course.

Preventing Drug Use among Children and Adolescents (In Brief)

Published January 1997. Revised October 2003. Presents research-based drug abuse prevention principles, an overview of program planning, and critical first steps for those learning about prevention.

Principles of Drug Abuse Treatment for Criminal Justice Populations – A Research-Based Guide

Published September 2006. Revised April 2014. Presents research-based principles of addiction treatment that can inform drug treatment programs and services in the criminal justice setting.

Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research-Based Guide (Third Edition)

Published October 1999. Revised December 2012. Presents research-based principles of addiction treatment for a variety of drugs, including nicotine, alcohol, and illicit and prescription drugs, that can inform drug treatment programs and services.

Matrix Intensive Outpatient Treatment for People With Stimulant Use Disorders: Clinical Series