Program areas at NAADAC
The National Certification Commission for Addiction Professionals (NCCAP), under the auspices of NAADAC, operates as an independent body for all matters involving the Association's addiction counselor credentials and endorsement opportunities at the national and international levels. Established in 1990, the NCCAP develops and promulgates standards for testing, including who qualifies for the exams, content administration, scoring and appeals. Specifically, the NCCAP develops and keeps current national standards of requisite knowledge in substance use disorder counseling, provides evaluation mechanisms for measuring and monitoring the level of knowledge required for national credentialing, provides formal recognition to those individuals who meet the national standards, and establishes appropriate policies for acquiring and maintaining the national credentials.
Membership: Membership is an important program of NAADAC, and serve the membership with professional services.
NAADAC has an extensive collection of online and print materials covering a wide range of topics, including the basics of addiction counseling, pharmacology, ethics, co-occurring disorders, conflict resolution for recovery, Medication-Assisted Treatment & Recovery (MATR), SBIRT, and much more advances in addiction and recovery, the official publication of NAADAC, is a quarterly magazine for NAADAC members focused on providing useful, innovative, and timely information on trends and best practices for the addiction profession NAADAC's addition & recovery e-news is a bi-weekly e-newsletter delivering breaking news, innovations, research, and trends to over 72,000 addiction professionals. NAADAC's professional e-update is a weekly e-newsletter delivering the latest news from NAADAC and partner organizations, including educational events, trainings, resources, and career opportunities, to over 48,000 addiction professionals.