CADC III - Graduate Proficiency Level

After you complete the CADC-R Application inside of Certemy, a CADC testing application will be assigned to your Certemy account for you to begin working on.  If you do not have a CADC testing application inside your Certemy account, please email mhacbo@mhacbo.org to request a testing application.  Please indicate the level you wish to test for.

A Minimum of a Masters Degree

• Master's degree or higher in Substance Use Disorders/Addiction and/or related counseling subjects (social work, mental health counseling, marriage & family, psychology, medical doctor) from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning

with a minimum of 300 Alcohol & Drug Education Hours.

• 300 Education Hours - Please see our Education Form for more details regarding course requirements. 
  • All education hours must be accredited or approved by a recognized/approved accreditation body. Education hours must include the topical areas of:
    • Basic Counseling Skills(1 course / minimum 15 hours)
      • Distance-based learning is accepted for this course if the training is live and interactive (e.g., hybrid or Zoom-based live sessions). Self-paced or workbook-based courses that are not live or interactive are not accepted.
    • Group Counseling Skills(1 course / minimum 15 hours)
      • Distance-based learning is accepted for this course if the training is live and interactive (e.g., hybrid or Zoom-based live sessions). Self-paced or workbook-based courses that are not live or interactive are not accepted.
    • Alcohol & Drugs of Abuse Pharmacology (1 course / minimum 15 hours)
    • HIV/AIDS Risk Assessment & Risk Reduction (1 course / minimum 6 hours)
    • Counseling Ethics(1 course / minimum 12 hours)
    • Counseling Diverse Populations (1 course / minimum 6 hours)
    • Clinical Evaluation ASAM (American Society of Addiction Medicine Patient Placement Criteria 2 and DSM Substance Abuse Disorders) (1 course / minimum 8 hours)
    • Coexisting Disorders, or Multiple Diagnosis, or Dual Diagnosis, etc. (1 course / minimum 6 hours)
    • Theories of Addiction Tx, or Addiction Tx Best Practices, or Science-based Addiction Tx Approaches, etc. (1 course / minimum 12 hours)
  • 6,000 Supervised Experience Hours in the Addiction Counselor Competencies - Please see our Supervision Form for more details.
    • Must meet OAR 415/ISSR standards for Clinical Supervisor Qualifications in Addiction Treatment and must possess advanced addiction counselor certification. Accepted credentials include CADC II, CADC III, MAC, NCAC II, CDS II, CDS III, C-CATODSW, CDP or other state’s advanced addiction counselor addiction counseling certifications utilizing professional psychometric examinations.
  • MAC National Certification Exam
    • Passing score on the MAC professional psychometric national certification examination from the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors/ Please see our Testing Composition overview for additional exam details
  • Written Jurisprudence Ethics Exam
    • The Jurisprudence Exam Application will be assigned to your Certemy account after you take and pass the MAC Exam.  Jurisprudence Study Guide
      • Once candidates have passed the MAC written Examination, the counselor will be granted CADC I certification along with instruction on how to sign up for the written Jurisprudence Ethics Exam. Upon successfully completing the Exam, the counselor will be granted full CADC III certification.