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It's not our great intellect, universities or church buildings, but a personal relationship with God that breaks the bonds of addiction. It's not self struggle, but surrender to the only One who knows the depth of the struggle and is eager to give the guidance and strength to overcome. It's not the best of human wisdom, but a comprehension of higher wisdom from the highest source, that leads us out of even the deepest of addictions. Psalms 32:8 says, "I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go: I will guide you with my eye." Psalm 18:2 tells us that The LORD is the rock, the fortress, the deliverer; the strength, the shield, the salvation,and a high tower to whosoever trusts in HIM. Hebrews 4:12 further tells us that HIS word is living, and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing through to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. |
     
ACCREDITATION ♦ EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS ♦ ACCOUNTABILITY ♦ ENDORSEMENTS
Approved by the Dept of Consumer Affairs
Official NAADAC Education Provider No. 705
Member Apostolic Council for Educational Accountability
Approved by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
Nationally Accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies
Endorsed by the United Association of Christian Churches and Ministries, International
Approved by the Dept of Alcohol and Drug Programs as a California Certifying Organization
Endorsed by the United Evangelical Church of America with a membership of over 1,500,000 members
Meets the Dept of Alcohol and Drug Programs required standards set by the Institute for Credentialing Excellence
Listed in the California Code of Regulations (CCR, Section 13035, Chapter 8, Division 4, Title 9 as an approved certification organization
Inspired and conceived in the mind of Christ and built upon a rock that will not crumble with His love for those in the bonds of addiction ... a love that cannot fail!
B U I L T U P O N A F I R M F O U N D A T I O N
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ACADC INSTITUTE
COLLEGE OF ADDICTION STUDIES
Training Center: 12146 California St, Yucaipa CA 92399
Mailing Address: PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA 92375
Tel. 877-478-5756 - Fax. (866) 862-6805
Email. acadc@acadc.org
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Enrollment Application
Enrollment using our no-interest payment plan through your credit card or bank account
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ACADC COUNSELOR CERTIFICATIONS
PREREQUISITES AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
ENTRY LEVEL - CERTIFIED SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR I (CSAC I)
Prerequisite: High School Diploma, GED, or FBRS I Certification
When you pass the ACADC Institute's Entrance Inventory/CSAC I Exam, you will be granted the designation of Certified Substance Abuse Counselor I (CSAC I). This designation is not our professional certification, but will enable you to be a substance abuse counselor under the authority of the Association of Christian Alcohol & Drug Counselors, and find entry level employment in many recovery facilities. The CSAC I is also a prerequisite for the CSAC II, and the Certified Drug, Alcohol and Addiction Counselor, (CDAAC) Certification. To print out an application form follow this link http://www.acadc.org/f/Application.pdf
ADVANCED LEVEL - CERTIFIED SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR II (CSAC II)
Prerequisite: The CSAC I
Requirement for completion: 2080 hours of field experience, and 160 hours of direct supervision is required for completion
Upon completion of 2080 hours of field experience and 160 hours under direct supervision, you will be granted the CSAC II designation. The affidavit for this designation must be signed off by a qualified AOD counselor supervisor (for the 160 hour requirement), and by personnel who can officially verify your 2080 hours of field experience. ACADC will accept affidavits from most professional disciplines including organizational executive directors, church and ministry pastors, social service administrators, human resources directors, and field experience supervisors from any discipline dealing with the recovery and rehabilitation of people. To print out an application form follow this link http://www.acadc.org/f/Application.pdf
PROFESSIONAL LEVEL - STATE CERTIFIED DRUG, ALCOHOL & ADDICTION COUNSELOR (CDAAC)
Prerequisite: CSAC I
For successful completion, 155 hours of counselor training, the CSAC II Field Experience and direct supervision requirements of 2080 hours of field experience and 160 hours of direct supervision and the passing of the RAS Exam is required for state certification. To print out an application form follow this link http://www.acadc.org/f/Application.pdf
MASTER LEVEL DRUG, ALCOHOL & ADDICTION COUNSELOR CERTIFICATION (MDAAC)
Prerequisite: A CDAAC Certification or equivalent
For successful completion of the MDAAC, the requirements are: a masters degree in counseling or a related field, or a certificate of training from a Teen Challenge counselor training program or other ACADC approved training program with 3000 hours of field experience, and a 75% score on the CSAC I Exam. To print out an application form follow this link http://www.acadc.org/f/Application.pdf
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EARN YOUR ASSOCIATES, BACHELORS, MASTERS OR DOCTORATE DEGREE IN ADDICTION STUDIES WITH STATE CERTIFICATION OR ORDINATION OPTIONS - CALL (877) 478-5756
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DO YOU HAVE A TEACHING GIFT? WOULD YOU LIKE TO IMPACT FUTURE ADDICTION COUNSELORS WITH BIBLICAL KNOWLEDGE THAT SETS THE CAPTIVE FREE?
       
  
Become a Teacher
There are nine accredited certification organizations in our state ... Only one, while meeting all state educational requirements, puts the highest focus upon the biblical counseling principles that have shown the highest rates of recovery through highly respected outcome studies.
With a CDAAC certification you can apply to become a chartered Institute teacher for certification training, CEUs, and Degree Programs
find out how
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NATIONALLY ACCREDITED AND
STATE APPROVED SUBSTANCE ABUSE
& ADDICTION COUNSELOR
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION
Become a state certified Drug, Alcohol & Addiction Counselor ... earn a CDAAC Certification.
Prepare to enter the workforce at the professional level with a counselor education that does not compromise a Christian worldview. Graduate with a dual certification in both secular counseling leading to the RAS and biblical counseling leading to the CDAAC. Courses are offered nationwide.
For further information call (877) 478-5756
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CERTIFICATION SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND CONTINUING EDUCATION THROUGH CLASSROOM & DISTANCE LEARNING
ACADC INSTITUTE, COLLEGE OF ADDICTION STUDIES
12146 California Street,Yucaipa, CA 92399
(877) 478-5756
    
NOW INTERVIEWING APPLICANTS WHO MEET THE FOLLOWING
REQUIREMENTS FOR ACADC INSTITUTE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDER
• A certification, license or ordination with a focus upon Drug, Alcohol and Addiction Counseling or Ministry
• Teaching experience in Bible and / or addiction studies
• Awareness of Counselor Competencies
• A knowledge of Scripture and a belief in the sufficiency of Scripture to change lives
• A score of 75% or greater on the CSAC I Exam
Call 877-478-5756 for an interview appointment with our CEU Provider Trainer
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UPCOMING SEMINARS &
CEU WORKSHOPS
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION
Rev. Michael Belzman, Ph.D., MDAAC, M-RAS
Wednesday, August 25th - 9 AM to 12 pm - 3 CEUs
Certification Fee: $125
ANGER MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION
Shannon McCoy, D.Min., CDAAC
Michael Belzman, Ph.D., MDAAC, M-RAS
Wednesday, September 1st - 9 am to 12 pm
Certification Fee: $125
PARENTING INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION
Michael Belzman, Ph.D., MDAAC, M-RAS
Wednesday, September 8th - 9 am to 12 pm
Certification Fee: $125
COUNSELING ON WOMEN'S ISSUES
Shannon McCoy, D.Min, CDAAC
Wednesday, September 15th - 9 am to 12 pm
3 CEU's: Fee $30
OTHER CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES THAT MEET PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RE-CERTIFICATION THAT MAY BE TAKEN AT OUR TRAINING CENTER BY APPOINTMENT OR THROUGH DISTANCE LEARNING:
1) Addiction Counseling That Works
2) Alcoholism
3) Pharmacology
4) Addiction Intervention
5) Counseling on Shame
6) Family Systems
7) Assessment & Evaluation
8) Counseling Theories and Practice
9) Anger Management
10) Group Skills
11) Co-Occurring Disorders Overview
12) Counseling Seniors
13) Domestic Violence
14) Social Services, Government Agencies and Public Policy
15) Mental Health & Psychiatric Counseling
16) Counseling with Prisoners & Parolees
17) Prayer & Counseling in Breaking the Power of Addictions (Prayer Clinic)
18) Codependency
19) Ethics
20) Counseling Non-Substance Addictions
21) Counseling Rejection
22) Crisis Counseling
23) DSM IV - Overview
24) 12 Step Therapy
25) Discerning Spiritual Conditions & Spiritual Intervention
26) Communication Skills
27) Suicide Intervention
28) Proposed legislation governing AOD Counselors
29) Bonding, Relationships and Intimacy
30) Dating and Premarital Counseling
31) Divorce & Separation
32) Financial Stewardship
33) Parenting
34) Gender Differences
35) Inferiority and Self-worth
36) Overcoming Attachment Disorders
37) Family Counseling
38) Contrition and Brokenness
39) Mid-Life Crises
40) HIV / AIDS and Sexually Transmitted and Communicable Diseases
41) Multicultural Counseling
42) Regulations governing the practice of Substance Abuse Counseling
43) Alternative Lifestyles
44) Worldview Differences in Counseling
45) Documentation and Case ManagemenT
46) The Art of Surrender
In order to sign up for CEU classes we must receive your check or money order for $30 for 3 CEUs with a completed application in our office no later than two days prior to the event. For groups of three or more, we will schedule an event for a day and time convenient for you. For further information call 877-478-5756.
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
The Association of Christian Alcohol & Drug Counselors is looking for skilled and experienced volunteers who would like to serve as education advisors and counselors to the people in need of recovery from life's hurts.
Volunteer activities include:
Teaching & Counseling at your current skill & knowledge level
Telephone & Hotline Information
Office work
Community Outreach
Prayer team
Prison Ministry
Ministering in the food program
School visitation and prevention education
Free biblically consistent training will be provided and volunteers will receive the benefit of a tuition-paid education approved by the Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education and the California Department of Consumer Affairs. You will be encouraged by our caring family of teachers, counselors, and staff to learn and study for the Associate of Ministry, Bachelor of Ministry, Master of Ministry, and what could lead all the way through to the Doctor of Ministry for those who desire to go the distance.
The Certified Substance Abuse Counselor, CSAC I entry level certification and our professional certification programs will also be available for those who accept the challenge of studying for them at their own pace while serving in their volunteer position.
This opportunity is only available to people who want to serve in the work of the ministry now as they learn and understand that it requires a level of work commitment.
Senior Volunteers are specially welcome
To apply please email us at acadc@acadc.org with your contact information or call us at 877-478-5756
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RECOVERY & PRISON CHAPLAIN ORDINATION
The Association of Christian Alcohol & Drug Counselors has made available Chaplain Ordination training for anyone who is called to minister to prisoners or anyone in need of recovery. This chaplaincy can take place in a variety of settings in which the need for ministry is growing. The times in which we now live call for Chaplains who are deeply conversant with biblical truth, motivated by God's love and a strong desire to impart God's life principles, promises, hope and new life to an ever increasing population in need.
For more information on Chaplain ordination contact Michael Belzman at (909) 795-5655 or email acadc@acadc.org
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WHICH RECOVERY MODEL HAS THE MOST EFFECTIVE OUTCOME RESULTS ?
Millions of dollars of tax payer money is being spent every year to fund research to find better ways to treat people who have been in bondage to alcohol, drugs and other addictions. But the best longitudinal and replicated research has existed for years and has shown that a program focusing only upon the biblical counseling model has the highest outcome results of any to date. Read the federally funded research conducted by Dr. Catherine Hess, M.D., the former assistant chief of the Cancer Control Program of the U.S. Public Health Service, who had previously served as the Medical Director for the New York Hospital Methadone Clinic, and the research conducted at Northwestern University, University of Chicago, University of Tennessee, and the Amherst H. Wilder Research Foundation and see the results for yourself.
Read the original Teen Challenge research / Read the 2007 follow up study
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ACADC INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ADDICTION STUDIES
Not only to Educate...But to Equip!
Christian men and women of faith understand that counseling given by means of education alone is empty and ineffective unless God is brought into the picture. When God is invited into the problem and the counseling that takes place is in harmony with Biblical truth, there is power to break the bondages of even the deepest of addictions.
ACADC INSTITUTE'S programs emphasize proven methods for effective biblical counseling. Beyond the required textbook reading is a customized project tailored to inspired interest of the student. This project can further be developed into a Masters Thesis and Doctoral Dissertation as the student develops through self-study.
 For more information about counselor certification and our Associates, Bachelors, Masters or Doctoral Degree Programs in Drug, Alcohol & Addiction Counseling or Biblical Studies contact us today
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THE ACADC INSTITUTE BACHELOR OF MINISTRY DEGREE IS ACCEPTED BY GRADUATE PROGRAMS LEADING TO LICENSURE IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD
A Bachelor of Ministry Degree from the Association of Christian Alcohol & Drug Counselors Institute qualifies our students and guarantees acceptance into the University of the Cumberlands, a regionally accredited institution of higher education, with instruction at St Stephen's House, Oxford, leading to the degree of Master of Arts in Professional Counseling and enabling licensure as a Professional Counselor throughout the United States and Europe.
To learn more please call
(909) 446-0375
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NO-INTEREST PAYMENT PLAN ENROLLMENT
No-interest payments are easy, affordable, and spread out over time.
Enroll through our no-interest tuition payment plan
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JOB AVAILABILITY FOR COUNSELORS
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS):
"Overall Substance Abuse and Addiction counselor employment is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations.
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 A SMALLER WORLD BUT A GREATER NEED FOR DISTANCE LEARNING
The ACADC Distance Learning Program allows the student to learn and be equipped to counsel outside of the traditional classroom setting.
For today's adult, it is difficult for most and impossible for many to get the education they need in a physical classroom. This is especially true with adult students with families.
ACADC Institute is meeting the difficult challenge to provide a real and practical education to our students who cannot attend one of our classroom locations. The education we offer our distance learning students uses the same textbooks that are required for our nationally accredited physical classroom courses. The material is the same, the exam is the same, and so is the nationally accredited ACADC certification or degree they have been working towards.
To register for distance learning through the Association of Christian Alcohol & Drug Counselors please fill out our application form and mail it along with a check or money order for your tuition & fees to: ACADCI Dept of Distance Learning, PO Box 8604, Redlands, CA 92375.
For more information on Distance Learning, please call our home office at 877-478-5756 or 909-795-5655 and speak to an education counselor who will answer all your questions and mail out a student packet that will guide you through the process for meeting the graduation and certification requirements. Distance Learning telephone student support is available Monday through Friday from 11 am to 3:30 pm.
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ACADC INSTITUTE DEGREE PROGRAMS
N o t O n l y t o E d u c a t e . . . B u t t o E q u i p !
Approved by the State of California
Degrees recognized by NAADAC for advanced credentials
With certifications accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies
Students holding the ACADC Bachelors degree are granted automatic acceptance into the University of the Cumberlands/Oxford Master of Arts in Professional Counseling Program leading to Licensure in Professional counseling accepted in all 50 states and internationally.
 
To explore the details of this unique and highly accredited Master of Arts in Professional Counseling Program with the opportunity to study abroad at the University of Oxford in England click on the following link
http://gradweb.ucumberlands.edu/oxford/mapc/faq
Through its Master of Arts in Professional Counseling, University of the Cumberlands offers a graduate program for those students desiring the academic background to become Licensed Professional Counselors with the opportunity to study abroad and take some of the required courses at Oxford University in England.
Prof. Peter S. Geissler, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry and Department Head of the University of the Cumberland's Master of Arts in Professional Counseling Program
Phone: 1-800-323-4574
Email: peter.geissler@ucumberlands.edu
Professor Geissler is also a graduate of the ACADC Institute and holds our CDAAC Certification. Here's what He has to say about his experience in the ACADC program:
"This program is ethical & honest. I received full-measure for my tuition fees. The clinical training is relevant, rigorous and up-to-date. I consider it an honor to be associated with the Association of Christian Alcohol & Drug Counselors Institute. I am an M.D., a Professor of Psychiatry, and a Licensed health Care Provider in the State of Tennessee, yet I consider the training I received from the ACADC to be amongst my most significant clinical experiences. The success of this institute, its counselors and its graduates is a tribute to the efficacy of faith-based counseling. Put simply, it works!"
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For program information contact us at 877-478-5756
Associate of Ministry Bachelor of Ministry Master of Ministry Master of Divinity Doctor of Ministry
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