IMPORTANT INFORMATION - PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE LETTER
This will confirm receipt of your registration renewal as an applicant for certification as a Substance Use Disorder Certified Counselor (SUDCC™). It is important that you ask your employer, if any, to place a copy of this memo and your signed CADTP code of ethics in your personnel file. You will not be issued a certificate until you are certified.
CADTP Registrants must meet the following requirements annually to keep their registration active and in good standing:
• Complete 3 hours of Ethics Training and 3 hours of Confidentiality Training,
• Submit a renewal application where you will identify progress toward certification,
• Pay a $25.00 renewal fee.
The California counselor certification regulations are available on the Internet at www.dhcs.ca.gov.
CADTP has established three hundred and fifteen (315) hours of formal classroom education as the minimum it will accept to be eligible for certification. The education must be accomplished at an accredited college or post-secondary institution. If you have any question whether the educational institution will be acceptable, please contact CADTP prior to enrolling. CADTP will accept the remaining minimum verifiable requirements (supervised training and paid and/or unpaid work experience) of Section 13040.
You must comply with the code of ethics you have signed and submitted with your registration during the period leading up to and after your certification. CADTP offers the exam you must take and pass for certification once your educational and work experience requirements have been achieved, the application and instructions are available at www.cadtpcounselors.org.
Please do not hesitate to call toll-free 800-464-3597 if you need any further information.
