Addiction Counseling Education Overview

Supervision for private practice counselors involves oversight by a qualified professional, ensuring they're actively engaged in addiction counseling.

Contact hours represent the actual time spent in training activities like workshops or supervised practice sessions.

Instructional activities, even those delivering alcoholism and drug abuse counseling courses, can earn credit. The instructor also receives the same number of hours as their students.

Credit is awarded only once for a course, regardless of how many times it's completed. No credit is given for preparation time for courses or writing publications.

Documentation required includes: certificates of attendance, copies of college transcripts, and validated listings of training details (provider, subject, dates, and hours).

A bachelor's degree transcript is required for application to the ICAP II certification.

Documentation of educational hours is essential for the level of credential you seek. Show proof of completion of the required hours.

The number of hours spent on specific topics related to addiction, such as psychology, social work, and behavioral science, during a university program.

The number of hours dedicated to general courses unrelated to addiction within a university program.

A university degree that focuses specifically on addiction science, covering topics like substance abuse, treatment, and prevention.

A university program focusing on addiction science, offering a specialized curriculum and practical skills.

A professional designation awarded to addiction professionals who meet ICCE requirements, indicating a higher level of expertise and commitment.

The first level of ICAP credentialing, requiring 120 hours of continuing education.

The second level of ICAP credentialing, requiring 240 hours of continuing education.

The highest level of ICAP credentialing, requiring 500 hours of continuing education.

A set of documents demonstrating an addiction professional's qualifications, including education, experience, and continuing education.

An international treaty aiming to control the production and supply of drugs, with the goal of balancing therapeutic use with the risk of abuse.

The Convention aims to prevent the production and supply of narcotic drugs, allowing only exceptions like medical use or research.

It consolidates and expands upon past drug regulatory conventions, including cannabis and synthetic opioids.

The Convention requires countries to pass their own laws, cooperate with international drug control agencies, and enforce these laws.

It empowers the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to create four schedules of controlled substances based on their potential for abuse.

The Convention allows drugs with effects similar to morphine, cocaine, or cannabis to be added to the schedules.

The Convention creates the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), an independent UN body responsible for implementing drug control conventions.

The 1961 Convention was a significant step forward in international drug control by establishing a unified framework and international cooperation.

The 1971 Convention was created by the UN to address the growing problem of synthetic drug abuse, focusing on controlling psychotropic drugs like amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, and psychedelics.

The 1971 Convention categorizes psychotropic drugs into four schedules based on their dependence-inducing properties and therapeutic potential.

The 1988 Convention complements the earlier conventions by focusing on combating drug trafficking, addressing issues like money laundering and precursor chemicals.

The 1988 Convention emphasizes international cooperation by encouraging extradition of drug traffickers, controlled deliveries, and transfer of proceedings.

The 1988 Convention mandates countries to criminalize drug trafficking activities in their national legislation.

The 1988 Convention strengthens efforts against illicit drug production by reinforcing monitoring of precursor chemicals used in illegal production.

The 1961 Convention focused on controlling plant-based drugs such as cannabis, coca, and opium.

The 1961 Convention established four schedules for classifying narcotic drugs based on their dependence-inducing properties and therapeutic potential.

The 1961 Convention restricted the import and export of narcotic drugs to what is needed medically, using international cooperation to limit trafficking.

The 1971 Convention, like the 1961 Convention, categorizes psychotropic drugs into four schedules based on their addictiveness and therapeutic potential.

Located in the temporal lobe, this area of the brain is crucial for storing memories, processing emotions, and understanding both spoken and written language.

The frontal lobe is responsible for complex cognitive functions such as planning, decision-making, problem-solving, and controlling impulses.

The parietal lobe takes information from your senses, like touch, temperature, and pain, and helps you understand where your body is in space.

The occipital lobe is the visual processing center of the brain, interpreting images, shapes, colors, and movement.

This circuit is found in the limbic system and plays a key role in how we learn and repeat behaviors that give pleasure, including those involving psychoactive substances.