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Benefits of GACA Membership

Membership in the Georgia Addiction Counselors Association is done at the national level through NAADAC (The Association for Addiction Professionals). All membership is processed and maintained through NAADAC. When you join NAADAC your membership information will then be forwarded to GACA as the Georgia NAADAC affiliate within 60 days of joining NAADAC. Membership is voluntary and is separate from certification. Benefits of membership in NAADAC/GACA include:

Discounted rates for the certification and recertification process.
Select discounts for training and conferences/workshops.
Quarterly Professional Update newsletter featuring regional educational training, legislation updates on standards for professional counselors, committee updates, and certification policies.
Eligibility to sit on working committees.

All benefits of NAADAC which include:

Access to Professional Services

Malpractice Insurance

Counselor, The Magazine for Addiction Professionals

The NAADAC Newsletter

Independent Study Courses

Legislative Alert Network (e-LAN)

Up-to-date Website

Annual National Conference and Public Policy Conference

Advocacy for the Profession in Washington, DC

Professional Education and Development

 

Example Certification Savings

Member

 

Membership

Certification Manual

Initial Application

Written Exam

Oral Exam

 

 

 

Recertification

 

CCS Application

Written Exam

 

 

+ Training Discounts

 

 

$145.00

    35.00

  150.00

  110.00

    50.00

$490.00

 

 

  100.00

 

  100.00

    50.00

$150.00

 

Non-Member

 

 

Certification Manual

Initial Application

Written Exam

Oral Exam

 

 

 

Recertification

 

CCS Application

Written Exam

 

 

No Training Discounts

 

 

 

$ 70.00

 300.00

 135.00

 100.00

$605.00

 

 

$200.00

 

$250.00

  100.00

$350.00

 

 

Becoming a NAADAC/GACA Member

Become a member of NAADAC/GACA today and begin taking advantage of the great benefits NAADAC/GACA have to offer. Current membership rates for dual membership with NAADAC/GACA are $145 for regular membership or $62.50 for students. Click here NAADAC for a direct link to the NAADAC membership benefits page or contact NAADAC at 800-548-0497. All memberships are processed through NAADAC. Payments for membership should be made out to NAADAC and mailed directly to them. Please go to the NAADAC website membership page for more information (NAADAC).
 

Membership is not required to receive certification

02/14/03