LASACT is proud to be affiliated with the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium/Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (IC&RC/AODA). Currently headquartered in Pennsylvania, IC&RC is a not-for-profit voluntary membership organization of certifying agencies that are involved in credentialing alcohol and drug abuse counselors, clinical supervisors, criminal justice professionals, and prevention specialists. The organization was incorporated in 1981.

IC&RC’s membership includes 70 agencies representing more than 35,000 certified professionals, currently located in 40 states, the District of Columbia, and 10 countries outside the United States. The U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and Marines, the Indian Health Services and the U.S. Administrative Office of the Courts are also members.

There are currently five reciprocal certifications offered through IC&RC:  Alcohol and Drug Counselor (ADC), Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (AADC), Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS), Criminal Justice Addictions Professional (CCJP) and Certified Prevention Specialist (CPS).

LASACT offers the AADC, the CCJP, and the CCS credentials. Any LASACT member who holds one of these credentials in Louisiana is eligible for reciprocity to IC&RC’s other member boards. Inquiry packets giving more detailed information about these credentials are available here.

In addition to the five reciprocal certifications mentioned above, IC&RC also offers an International Certification (ICADC). This certificate is available to persons in Louisiana who hold the Louisiana designation of Licensed Addictions Counselor (LAC), Certified Addictions Counselor (CAC),  Registered Addictions Counselor (RAC), Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (AADC), and Certified Criminal Justice Professional (CCJP) and are members of LASACT.

Public protection through the establishment of quality, competency-based certification programs for professionals engaged in the prevention and treatment of addictions and related problems is of prime concern to both IC&RC and LASACT. The examinations that LASACT uses in its testing process are owned by IC&RC and are legally defensible, reliable, valid instruments. All were developed by psychometricians over a period of years after completion of definitive role delineation studies. LASACT believes they are the best exams available today for testing of candidates for certification.

For further information about IC&RC/AODA, go to their web site: www.icrcaoda.org

All LAC's, CAC's, and RAC's who are LASACT members (i.e. at a reciprocal level) are eligible to apply for the IC&RC International Certificate. Contact the LASACT office for the appropriate form.