- Has acknowledged the professional status
of alcoholism and drug abuse counselors.
- Has been recognized by government bodies,
treatment agencies, and professional associations on the national,
state and local levels as Indiana's "voice" of Certified
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors.
- Has consistently sought to uphold and
improve the quality of services provided to individuals with
alcohol and drug abuse problems through the fostering of
professionalism and ethical conduct on the part of its members.
- Provided
assurance to treatment programs that ICAADA certified alcoholism
and/or drug abuse counselors have demonstrated an acceptable level
of competence.
- Has provided a mechanism for individuals to become certified
as alcohol and drug abuse counselors.
Other credentialing organizations actively
advocate a position that all addiction counselors should hold a
Masters degree or be supervised by someone with a Masters degree. For more than 30 years ICAADA has promoted access to the
profession for capable persons who are recovering from alcoholism
and/or drug abuse, as well as those who have earned academic
credentials.
ICAADA is an association of individual and sustaining members who
are concerned with the prevention and treatment of addictions and
with the certification of individual professional counselors.
ICAADA is endorsed by the Indiana Division of Mental Health and
Addiction, as an official certification body for Alcoholism and
Drug Counselors in Indiana.
ICAADA is a charter member of the
International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium/Alcohol and
Other Drug Abuse, or IC&RC. IC&RC includes 73 agencies
representing more than 35,000 certified professionals
internationally. Persons certified by ICAADA at a senior level
are assured of certification in 44 states, the District of Columbia,
2 U.S. territories, and 11 global jurisdictions. IC&RC
certification boards also include those affiliated with the U.S.
Army, U.S Air Force, U.S. Navy and Marines, the Indian Health
Services, the World Federation of Therapeutic Communities, and the
U.S. Administrative Office of the Courts. |
