{"id":248,"date":"2015-05-18T09:41:33","date_gmt":"2015-05-18T16:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.breining.edu\/?page_id=248"},"modified":"2017-12-06T10:57:48","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T18:57:48","slug":"certified-addictions-treatment-counselor-catc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.breining.edu\/index.php\/professional-certification\/certified-addictions-treatment-counselor-catc\/","title":{"rendered":"Certified Addictions Treatment Counselor (CATC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

28,200 more counselors needed by 2022<\/span><\/h2>\n

“Employment of substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors is projected to grow 31 percent from 2012 to 2022, much faster than the average for all occupations.” Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-15 Edition.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Eligibility<\/h2>\n

Formal Education<\/strong><\/span>: CAADE-accredited<\/a> 45 units Addiction Studies Certificate (ASC) Course
\nExam<\/strong><\/span>: CATC Exam
\nExperience<\/strong><\/span>: 2,240 hours of supervised clinical experience in an AOD\/SUD program<\/p>\n

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Formal Education<\/h2>\n

The Breining Institute 45-unit Addiction Studies Certificate (ASC) Course is State of California-approved<\/a> and CAADE-accredited<\/a>. You may complete the ASC Course entirely through distance learning. For more information about this qualifying formal education course select\u00a0this link:\u00a0ASC Course<\/a><\/p>\n

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CATC Exam<\/h2>\n

After you complete your formal education, you should apply with CAADE to take the CATC Exam, which is a computer-based exam administered at nearly 80 locations throughout California. To apply with CAADE for the exam, select this link: CATC Exam Application<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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CATC Exam Online Tutorial<\/h2>\n

Breining has developed an online, six-part CATC Exam Tutorial to help you prepare for the CATC Exam. The tutorial is free. The recommended textbooks, which\u00a0the tutorial walks you through, are The Addiction Professional: Manual for Counselor Competency, 3rd Edition<\/em><\/strong> (2014), Breining Institute; and Intervention, Treatment and Recovery: A Practical Guide to the TAP 21 Addiction Counseling Competencies<\/strong><\/em> (2013), Lori L. Phelps, Psy.D., CATC V, Executive Director, CAADE.<\/p>\n

Use these\u00a0links to access\u00a0the tutorial:
\nPart 1<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0Part 2<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0Part 3<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0Part 4<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0Part 5<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0Part 6<\/a><\/p>\n

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28,200 more counselors needed by 2022 “Employment of substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors is projected to grow 31 percent from 2012 to 2022, much faster than the average for all occupations.” Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-15 Edition. Eligibility Formal Education: CAADE-accredited 45 units Addiction Studies Certificate (ASC) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":10,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-248","page","type-page","status-publish","czr-hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breining.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breining.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breining.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.breining.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.breining.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248"}],"version-history":[{"count":105,"href":"https:\/\/www.breining.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6196,"href":"https:\/\/www.breining.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/248\/revisions\/6196"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.breining.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breining.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}