Certified Criminal Justice Addictions Professional Credential (CCJP)

The Certified Criminal Justice Addictions Professional Credential (CCJP) is designed for addiction professionals who work in one of these three settings: law enforcement, the judiciary and/or corrections.

The CCJP credential, unlike the other clinical credentials of the Board, does not require an active caseload of clients.

Education

The education/training requirement is a total of 270 hours or 180 hours if the applicant has a master's degree or higher in a human services field from a regionally accredited college or university. Education is defined as formal, structured instruction in the form of workshops, seminars, institutes, in-services, college/university credit courses and distance learning. One hour of education/training is equal to 60 minutes of continuous instruction. Education/ Training must be specifically related to the knowledge and skills necessary to perform the tasks within the IC&RC/AODA, Inc. Criminal Justice Addictions Professional performance domains as they relate to both adults and juveniles.


Performance Domains:
Domain #1 -- Dynamics of Addiction and Criminal Behavior,
Domain #2 -- Legal, Ethical, and Professional Responsibility,
Domain #3 -- Criminal Justice System and Processes
Domain #4 -- Screening, Intake and Assessment,
Domain #5 -- Case Management, Monitoring, and Client Supervision,
Domain #6 -- Counseling (a minimum of 10 hours in each domain)


Twelve hours of education/training must be in the HIV/AIDS/STD's/TB/Blood-borne pathogens and six hours of education/training must be in professional ethics and responsibilities. All education/training must be documented.

Supervised Practical Training

Realizing that supervision may take place in a variety of settings and have many faces, the IC&RC AODA, Inc. determined not to place limiting criteria on areas of supervision. (A minimum of 10 hours supervision is required in each domain as part of the 300 hour supervised practicum.)

Supervised hours are to be face-to-face supervision received in the CCJP Performance Domains.

Experience

The experience requirement is 6,000 hours (three years) of supervised work experience for a Certified Criminal Justice Addictions Professional (CCJP). Supervised work experience is defined as a paid or voluntary professional experience providing direct service to individuals involved in the criminal justice system (e.g. law enforcement, judicial, corrections, probation/ parole, etc.). Supervised work experience must be in the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium CCJP performance domains. Unsupervised work experience may NOT be substituted for the experience requirements and all experience must be documented. All supervised experiences for this certification must be provided by a Certified Clinical Supervisor or Clinical Supervisor Intern.

  1. High School/GED -- 6,000 hours (3-years) documented work experience in direct services in criminal justice/addictions services and obtained over the past 10 years.
  2. AA/AS -- 5,000 hours documented work experience in direct services in criminal justice/addictions services and obtained over the past 10 years.
  3. BA/BS -- 4,000 hours documented work experience in direct services in criminal justice/addictions services and obtained over the past 10 years.
  4. MA/MS -- 2,000 hours documented work experience in direct services in criminal justice/addictions services and obtained over the past 10 years or post degree if master's is substance abuse specific.
  5. Master's Level with other advanced substance abuse specific credential (i.e. NBCC, CRCC, NASW, MAC, etc.) -- 1,000 hours documented work experience in direct services in criminal justice/addictions services and obtained over the past 10 years.

International Written Examination

The practice board requires all applicants to pass the IC&RC/AODA, Inc.'s CCJP international written examination.

Code of Ethical Conduct

The applicant must sign the Board's Code of Ethical Conduct and will abide by a specific criminal justice code of ethics.

Renewal

The renewal requirement is 40 hours of continuing education that must be earned every two years in the Certified Criminal Justice Addictions Professional (CCJP) performance domains.

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