Bergen Community College’s CADC approved program will teach the competencies to counsel individuals and groups who are affected by addiction, and provide support throughout the recovery process. Through a series of courses over 5 domains, you will be prepared to sit for the certification exam to be taken upon meeting all state requirements. Completing this program successfully can lead to a certification with the Addiction Professionals Certification Board. A supervised externship of 3,000 hours is part of the Addiction Professionals Certification Board’s certification requirement. 

Domain I – Assessment

• C101- Initial Interviewing 6 hours
• C102 – Biopsychosocial Assessment 12 hours
• C103 – Diagnostic Summaries 12 hours
• C104 – Differential Diagnosis (DSM) 12 hours
• C1O5 – Pharmacology and Physiology 6 hours
• C107 – Compulsive Gambling 6 hours

Total Program Hours: 18 sessions, 54 hours

The CADC program consists of five domains.

Each domain is 54 hours of instruction.

Students can enroll in more than one domain at a time.

Domains do not need to be taken in order.