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Requirements for CCDP
Employment
CCDP:
• Three years (6000 hours) of documented work experience must have been obtained over the past 7 years.
• One year (2000 hours) of documented work experience must be providing integrated services to clients with cooccurring
disorders.
• Supervised work experience is defined as paid professional experience in the delivery of counseling services to
individuals, families, or groups with mental illness, substance abuse disorders, or co-occurring disorders or delivery of
supervision to those providing said counseling services.
CCDP Diplomate:
• Same as above. Applicants with a relevant college internship/practicum or a relevant state issued license and
specialized credential need only document 2 years (4000 hours) of said employment.
Supervision
• 300 hours of on-the-job supervision received in the CCDP performance domains. A minimum of 10 hours of
supervision must be received in each domain.
• Supervision is broadly defined as the administrative, clinical, and evaluative process of monitoring, assessing, and
enhancing one’s performance.
Education
CCDP:
• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university that is recognized by the US Department of
Education or the Council on Higher Education Accreditation or a CAC, CAC II, CAC Diplomate, CCS, CPS, CCJP,
CCSM, CCRM, or CCMS plus 110 hours of relevant education including 6 in ethics, 6 in cultural competency, and 6 in
communicable diseases, i.e. hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, TB, STDs.
• Within the 110 hours of education, 35 must be integrated and specifically related to the knowledge and skills necessary
to perform the tasks within the Co-Occurring Disorders Professional performance domains. These domains are:
screening and assessment, crisis management, treatment planning, counseling, case management, person, family &
community education, and professional responsibility.
• Applicants with a relevant college internship/practicum or a relevant state issued license and specialized credential are
exempt from all of the 110 hours of education.
• Three college credits are equivalent to 45 clock hours.
• Education is defined as formal, structured instruction in the form of workshops, seminars, institutes, in-services,
college/university credit courses and PCB approved distance education. Education must be specifically related to the
knowledge and skills necessary to perform the tasks within the CCDP performance domains.
• Education, as defined above, that applicant provides to others may also be used, with letter of verification from
sponsoring provider.
CCDP Diplomate:
• A minimum of a master’s degree from an accredited college or university that is recognized by the US Department of
Education or the Council on Higher Education Accreditation plus 110 hours of relevant education including 6 in ethics,
6 in cultural competency, and 6 in communicable diseases.
• Within the 110 hours of education, 35 must be integrated and specifically related to the knowledge and skills necessary
to perform the tasks within the Co-Occurring Disorders Professional performance domains. These domains are:
screening and assessment, crisis management, treatment planning, counseling, case management, person, family &
community education, professional responsibility, clinical supervision, research design & application.
• Applicants with a relevant college internship/practicum or a relevant state issued license and specialized credential are
exempt from all of the 110 hours of education.
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