CCS

ICAADA Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS) is a clinical credential recognized by the International Credentialing and Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC) and IC&RC affiliated states and countries that offer the IC&RC CS credential.

CCS Requirements

Pre-requisite:
  • Candidate must hold and maintain an ADC (CADAC II), AADC (CADAC IV), CCJP, CCDP or CCDPD credential at the IC&RC reciprocal level or hold a specialty substance use disorder credential in another professional discipline in the human services field at the master’s level or higher.
  • Candidate must live or work in Indiana at least 51% of the time
Education and Training:
  • Thirty (30) hours of education specific to the clinical supervision skills domains 
    • Five (5) hours of Counselor Development 
    • Five (5) hours of Professional and Ethical Standards 
    • Five (5) hours of Professional Development and Quality Improvement 
    • Five (5) hours of Performance Evaluation 
    • Five (5) hours of Administration 
    • Five (5) hours of Treatment Knowledge 
CCS Skills Domains:
  • Domain I: Counselor Development  
  • Domain II: Professional and Ethical Standards  
  • Domain III: Program Development and Quality Improvement  
  • Domain IV: Performance Evaluation
  • Domain V: Administration
  • Domain VI: Treatment Knowledge 
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Education and training hours are defined as workshops, seminars, institutes, accredited college/university courses, and other accredited education delivered in-person or on-line. Education hours must be accredited by approved providers who are state or national organizations granted authority to accredit education for credentialing and licensing purposes. You must show a certificate of attendance/completion that lists who has accredited the course for education hours when submitting the hours for approval. One (1) contact hour of education is equal to sixty (60) minutes of continuous instruction. 15 contact hours are given for each college semester credit. Therefore, a college course of three (3) credits is equal to 45 contact hours.

Supporting documentation in the form of syllabus, course description, etc. may also be required to review content for acceptability. To be considered a valid training experience for the purpose of credentialing, education/training must be related to the knowledge and skill base associated with the performance domains outlined for this credential.

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Applications should NOT BE started until all pre-requisites and required training(s) are met/completed. If you start an application prior to completing this, it will be deleted. Please note you will have one (1) year from loading the application to complete. If it is not completed within one (1) year of starting, the application will be deleted, and you will need to reload it in and start from the beginning.

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Professional experience:
  • 10,000 hours of alcohol and drug counseling specific work experience plus 4,000 hours of CADAC II supervisor work experience (4,000 hours may be included in the 10,000 hours and must include 200 hours of face-to-face clinical supervision).
    • An associate’s degree in behavioral science may substitute for 1,000 hours
    • A bachelor’s degree in behavioral science may substitute for 2,000 hours
    • A master’s degree in behavioral science may substitute for 4,000 hours
Code of Ethics:
  • The candidate must sign, and agree to abide by the ICAADA Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS) Code of Ethics
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Examination:

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Initial Application Fees:
  • Membership: $125
  • Exam: Member – $200 | Non-member – $400
  • Certification: Member – $100 | Non-member – $200
Recertification:
  • The ICAADA CCS is renewable every two (2) years from the date of issuance. To renew, candidates must obtain six (6) clock hours of clinical supervision during the period of certification.
    • The six (6) hours of clinical supervision may be a part of the 40 hours obtained for the ADC, AADC, CCJP, CCDP or CCDPD recertification
Recertification Fees:
  • ICAADA Renewal Membership: $100
  • Certification Renewal Fee: Member – $35 | Non-member – $135