{"id":457,"date":"2015-05-19T08:39:14","date_gmt":"2015-05-19T15:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.breining.edu\/?page_id=457"},"modified":"2025-05-31T10:45:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T17:45:58","slug":"certified-womens-treatment-specialist-cwts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.breining.edu\/index.php\/professional-certification\/certified-womens-treatment-specialist-cwts\/","title":{"rendered":"Certified Women&#8217;s Treatment Specialist (CWTS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Breining Institute credentials are held by healthcare professionals located in 49 U.S. States, 20 countries, and are held by U.S. Armed Forces personnel located throughout the world. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Breining Institute offers these nationally administered credentials so that health care professionals may demonstrate their specialized and advanced training in certain areas of practice. Please note that these credentials do not independently authorize an individual to practice without underlying professional certification or licensure, and you should check and comply with the laws and regulations applicable to you within your region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.breining.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CWTS2015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-499\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.breining.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CWTS2015-300x258.jpg\" alt=\"CWTS2015\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.breining.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CWTS2015-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.breining.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CWTS2015.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Current healthcare professional license or certification,<\/li>\n<li>3 years general AOD\/SUD experience,<\/li>\n<li>3 years <span class=\"s1\">engaged as a counselor in a program that provides addiction treatment exclusively for women<\/span> (may be included in general AOD\/SUD experience), and<\/li>\n<li>Complete any two of the specified online Women&#8217;s Treatment Counselor Continuing Education Course Bundles (for a total of 30 hours) from Breining Institute.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>$75 application fee.<br \/>\nNo membership dues.<br \/>\nRenewal is every 2 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breining.edu\/index.php\/professional-certification\/certified-womens-treatment-specialist-cwts\/womens-treatment-counselor-wtc-education-course\/\">Women&#8217;s Treatment Counselor Continuing Education Courses<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breining.edu\/index.php\/online-cwts-application\/\">Online CWTS Application<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breining.edu\/index.php\/1702241604-2\/clinical-experience-form\/\">Clinical Experience Verification Form<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;hosted_button_id=RY5PM9ZBUXQAA\">CWTS Application Fee: $75<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Qualifications for the Certified Women\u2019s Treatment Specialist (CWTS)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The Certified Women\u2019s Treatment Specialist (CWTS) Credential is available to individuals with an underlying healthcare professional license or certification from a State-approved or recognized, or nationally-recognized, licensing or certification agency, when they meet the CWTS standards and document their eligibility.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Submit your application using the Online CWTS Application Form. Before the application is considered complete, we will need to receive all of the applicable documents requested. If you are unable to upload the documents using the Online Application Form, send the documents to us by email.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Eligibility Checklist<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">You will need to document the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>CURRENT CERTIFICATION OR LICENSE<\/b><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p2\">Must hold current healthcare professional license or certification from a State-approved or recognized, or nationally-recognized, licensing or certification agency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>EDUCATION: 30-HOURS of ONLINE WOMEN&#8217;S TREATMENT COUNSELOR CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES<\/b><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p2\">Complete any two of the online <span class=\"s1\">Women&#8217;s Treatment Counselor Continuing Education Course Bundles (for a total of 30 hours) from Breining Institute<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s1\">Based upon the <em><strong>Women in Treatment: Substance Abuse Counselor Specialty Training Manual<\/strong><\/em>, <\/span><span class=\"s1\">the acclaimed training handbook\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">written by some of the foremost authorities from throughout <\/span><span class=\"s1\">the United States, the Women&#8217;s Treatment Counselor Continuing Education Courses may be completed entirely on-line<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>EXPERIENCE<\/b><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Three years full time (or 6,000 hours) clinical experience in general alcohol and other drug \/ substance use disorders (AOD\/SUD) counseling; and,<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Three years full time (or 6,000 hours) engaged as a counselor in a program that provides addiction treatment exclusively for women.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">PLEASE NOTE: Your hours as a counselor in a program that provides addiction treatment exclusively for women may be included in your general AOD\/SUD experience.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Have a qualified employer representative complete and submit the online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breining.edu\/index.php\/1702241604-2\/clinical-experience-form\/\">Clinical Experience Verification Form<\/a> in order to submit the information directly to Breining Institute<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Acceptable Substitutes for General AOD\/SUD Clinical Experience Requirement<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The minimum general AOD\/SUD clinical experience required is 2,000 hours (or 1 year)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Acceptable substitutes for up to 4,000 hours of general AOD\/SUD experience may include a degree. <\/span><span class=\"s1\">A degree in addiction studies or the healing arts may substitute as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">AA or AS degree may substitute for 2,000 hours of clinical experience<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">BA or BS, MA or MS, or Doctorate degree may substitute for 4,000 hours of clinical experience<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Renewal Requirement<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li4\"><span class=\"s1\">Every two years<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><span class=\"s1\">Continuing Education (CE) requirement every two years is 30 hours<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Verify Credential<\/strong><br \/>\nTo verify whether someone has been awarded the CWTS Credential from Breining Institute, select the following link to the International Certified \/ Credentialed Counselors (CCCo) database:<a href=\"https:\/\/ccco.breining.edu\/\"> International CCCo Verification<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Registered Service Marks<\/strong><br \/>\nThese credentials are registered service marks of Breining Institute, and may only be used by professionals who have been awarded these credentials by Breining Institute:<br \/>\n\u201cCertified Women&#8217;s Treatment Specialist\u201d and \u201cCWTS\u201d credentials: Service Mark Reg. 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