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Completed applications must be received in the GACA office by the New Certification Application Deadlines Date to be eligible for review by the GACA Certification Board. All requirements outlined in the Certification Manual/Application must be met and documented to be considered a "complete" application. A GACA Certification Board approved application is required to be eligible for written and oral testing. For more information on the requirements and procedure for submitting applications for CACI or CACII certification click here.

2012 CAC CERTIFICATION

APPLICATION & TESTING DEADLINES

 

New Applications for CACI and CACII are accepted the first Saturday of each month and reviewed at the monthly meeting of the Certification Board.  Upon application approval, the candidate will be sent instructions, deadlines, and the National Certification Examination (NCE) for Addiction Counselors Application.  For incomplete applications, notification of discrepancies and instructions to proceed will be provided. Effective 12/3/2011, the Written Case History is no longer required for certification.

For Example, applicants submitting a new Initial CAC Application on January 7, 2012 which meets minimum requirements, who then successfully passes the NCE (written exam) during the March 2012 testing period, could be credentialed as a Certified Addiction Counselor by approximately April 1, 2012. Eligibility to sit for each testing period is dependent upon final CAC Application approval by the Board.

 

 Submission Deadline

 Submission Deadline

 Submission  Deadline

First Quarter 2012

 

 

 

New Application

January 7, 2012

February 4, 2012

March 3, 2012

Written Exam Application *

January 30, 2012

April 30, 2012

April 30, 2012

Written Examination

March 3-10, 2012

June 2-9 2012

June 2-9, 2012

 

 

 

 

Second Quarter 2012

 

 

 

New Application

April 7, 2012

May 5, 2012

June 2, 2012

Written Exam Application *

April 30, 2012

July 30, 2012

July 30, 2012

Written Examination

June 2-9, 2012

September 8-15, 2012

September 8-15, 2012

 

 

 

 

Third Quarter 2012

 

 

 

New Application

July 7, 2012

August 4, 2012

September 1, 2012

Written Exam Application *

July 30, 2012

October 30, 2012

October 30, 2012

Written Examination

September 8-15, 2012

December 1-8, 2012

December 1-8, 2012

 

 

 

 

Fourth Quarter 2012

 

 

 

New Application

October 6, 2012

November 3, 2012

December 1, 2012

Written Exam Application*

October 30, 2012

January 30, 2013

January 30, 2013

Written Examination

December 1-8, 2012

March 2013

March 2013

 

 

 

 

 *Written Exam Application By Certification Board invitation only following approval of application

 New CCS Applications

Effective January 1, 2012, acceptance of New Applications for Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS) is on hold while the Certification Board evaluates and revises the CCS Application and Testing process.  When this process is complete, the CCS Application and instructions will be posted to the website.