FOR NEW COUNSELORS ONLY
FOR A LIMITED TIME, course costs are being waived for the course on this page, for Counselors registered with, or in the process of registering with, CADTP:
- Have your SUDRC registration number available to you in order to access the online Answer Sheets.
- The SUDRC number is issued by CADTP.
- If you are completing this course per the requirement to apply for an Initial Registration with CADTP, you will enter “SUDRC” as your SUDRC number.
- YOU MUST USE THE LINKS ON THIS PAGE to access the Answer Sheet for this eligible course, in order to obtain the cost waiver.
3 steps to complete the Course
- DOWNLOAD and READ the Course Material.
- The Course Material packet for this course is a free download.
- The Exam Questions are included in the Course Material download.
- After you review the Course Material, RETURN TO THIS PAGE to select the appropriate online ANSWER SHEET link to answer the Exam Questions.
- Select the ANSWER SHEET link.
- You will input your information and will answer a few Course Evaluation questions.
- Using the online ANSWER SHEET, answer the Exam Questions that are in the Course Material packet.
- Answer all of the questions using the online ANSWER SHEET.
- Select the SUBMIT button after you have answered all of the course questions.
- If you have answered at least 70% of the questions correctly, you will automatically see a course Completion Certificate on your computer screen.
- A Completion Certificate will also be automatically emailed to you.
- Print and save the Completion Certificate for your records.
9-hour Basics Bundle

Course title: Essential 9-hour Education Course – Basics Bundle – 2024
Syllabus: 9-hour bundle of essential education for alcohol and other drug (AOD) and substance use disorders (SUD) professional counselors, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding 42 CFR Part 2, and includes:
3 hours of Ethics,
3 hours of Confidentiality, and
3 hours of establishing and maintaining Professional Boundaries.
COURSE MATERIAL: Select this link for the Course Material and Questions download: 9-hr Basics Bundle – 2024 – Course Material
ONLINE ANSWER SHEET: Select this link for the online Answer Sheet: Answer Sheet for 9-hr Basics Bundle – 2024
FUNDING FOR THIS FEE WAIVER PROGRAM PROVIDED BY CADTP
The funding for this Education Course fee waiver program is provided by CADTP, the State of California-approved SUD/AOD professional counselor certification agency.
This program is for a LIMITED TIME, or until available funding is exhausted, and the course or courses must be completed by the student prior to the exhaustion of the funding program in order to qualify for the cost waiver.
For more information about this program, and about how CADTP can support you as a professional Substance Use Disorders (SUD) Counselor, visit the CADTP Counselors page at this link: https://cadtpcounselors.org/
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT REGARDING CONTINUING EDUCATION (CE) CREDIT FOR THESE COURSES
These courses are intended for practicing professionals in healthcare.
These courses are not considered formal “postsecondary education,” and will not result in the award of formal transcripts, degrees or diplomas.
These courses do not lead to a degree or a diploma in subjects that licensees are required to take solely for the purpose of continued licensure, or to enhance the licensee’s skills and knowledge within their particular profession, occupation, trade, or career field, and are not designed to lead to employment.