.In order to become certified with this credential, the applicant must meet the following requirements:

1. Certification as a Substance Abuse Counselor or Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist (applicant must maintain counselor certification in order to maintain supervisor credential).
2. 8,000 hours (four years) and a master's degree in a human services field with a clinical application from a regionally accredited college or university (10,000 hours in order to be reciprocal through the IC&RC/AODA, Inc.).
3. 4,000 hours (two years) experience as a substance abuse clinical supervisor.
4. Thirty hours of substance abuse clinical supervision specific education/training for initial certification. These hours should be reflective of the twelve core functions in their clinical application and practice.
5. One letter of reference from the applicant's current supervisor.
6. Three letters of reference: one from a professional who can attest to supervisory competence and two from either counselors who have been supervised by the candidate or professionals who can attest to the applicant's competence.
7. Successful completion of IC&RC/AODA, Inc. written examination.
8. Payment of all fees. $25.00 should be submitted to the Board with a letter of intent in order to receive the application packett. $250.00 should be submitted to the Board when application packet is completed and mailed ($125.00 registration fee and $125.00 written test fee).

NEW CLINICAL SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS

After January 1, 2003 all applicants for both the CSAC and the LCAS (except through a Deemed Status organization) must be supervised by a CCS or a Clinical Supervisor Intern. A Clinical Supervisor Intern (after January 1, 2003) is a CSAC or LCAS who has submitted:

1. An application
2. Resume
3. Transcript of a completed master's degree in a human services field with a clinical application from a regionally accredited college or university
4. Signed Verification Statements
5. Documentation of at least fifty percent (50%) of clinical supervision specific training as defined by the Board
6. Payments of fees

Upon completion of this process, an applicant for Certified Clinical Supervisor will be designated a Clinical Supervisor Intern by the Board.

Applicant then has three (3) years to complete the application process which will include:

1. Documentation of practice as a clinical supervisor as defined above
2. Letter of reference from current supervisor
3. Three (3) letters of reference from colleagues/co-workers, one of which must be from a person who was supervised by this applicant
4. Documentation of remainder of clinical supervision specific education/training hours
5. Successful completion of IC&RC/AODA, Inc. written examination
6. Payment of fees

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