{"id":1558,"date":"2022-03-30T19:31:12","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T19:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/?page_id=1558"},"modified":"2023-03-27T12:47:43","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T12:47:43","slug":"rhode-island-licensure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/rhode-island-licensure\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhode Island Licensure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Licensed Chemical Dependency Professional (LCDP) in Rhode Island<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">To earn licensure as a Licensed Chemical Dependency Professional, you must be certified by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ricertboard.org\/certifications\">Rhode Island Certification Board (RICB)<\/a>\u00a0and apply to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/health.ri.gov\/licenses\/detail.php?id=282\">Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)<\/a>. The RICB offers three primary certifications for substance abuse professionals: Provisional Alcohol and Drug Counselor (PADC), which is meant to be a transitional certification for a maximum of two years; Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC); and Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CAADC). Each certification has different education and experience requirements. The minimum education for PADCs and CADCs is a high school diploma or GED, while CAADCs must have a master\u2019s degree with relevant coursework. Substance abuse professionals in Rhode Island use specialized counseling knowledge and skills to address issues related to recovery and develop treatment plans to prevent and treat substance abuse disorders; this may include referring clients to related medical, psychological, social, or legal services as necessary. To become licensed as a chemical dependency professional, follow these steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Complete formal education related to alcohol and drug education, if not completed as part of a degree (140 hours for PADCs, 300 hours for CADCs, and 180 hours for CAADCs).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Apply for PADC certification, if desired.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Earn supervised experience.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Pass the required exam (CADC applicants must pass the IC&amp;RC Examination for Alcohol and Drug Counselors and CAADC applicants must pass the IC&amp;RC Examination for Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselors).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Apply for and receive a CADC or CAADC certification.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.ri.gov\/applications\/ChemicalDependencyProfessional.pdf\">Apply for <\/a>and receive an LCDP license, if you are a CAADC holder.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.counselingdegreeguide.org\/licensure\/rhode-island\/#substance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">https:\/\/www.counselingdegreeguide.org\/licensure\/rhode-island\/#substance<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Licensed Chemical Dependency Professional (LCDP) in Rhode Island To earn licensure as a Licensed Chemical Dependency Professional, you must be certified by the\u00a0Rhode Island Certification Board (RICB)\u00a0and apply to the\u00a0Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH). The RICB offers three primary &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1558","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1558"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1558\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}