We provide accreditation for courses and educational activities related to the addictions field to provide a quality mark for providers.
Accreditation Levels
Addiction Professionals National Counsellor Accreditation Certificate (NCAC) scheme offers professional certification for counsellors working with people with problematic alcohol and other drug use. It provides externally validated accreditation for therapists working with addictions, giving strong quality assurance for potential and existing clients.
Do you want to evidence the competencies you have developed at work? Addiction Professionals Drug and Alcohol Professional Certificate provides a competence-based certification for practitioners working or volunteering in the alcohol and other drugs field, based upon National Occupational Standards (NOS). The Drug and Alcohol Professional Certificate has 2 levels, registration and accreditation, and gives practitioners the opportunity to have their competence and professionalism recognised throughout the field.
Addiction Professionals and Adfam have a jointly developed competence-based certification for practitioners supporting families affected by alcohol and other drugs. Adfam brings years of experience of working with families and Addiction Professionals bring their expertise as the professional body and membership organisation for the sector.
Addiction Professionals/Adfam Drug and Alcohol Family Worker Professional Certification is specifically designed for practitioners working with families affected by alcohol and other drugs use, and outlines a unique role profile. It provides practitioners with a number of benefits.
Educational course accreditation
We provide accreditation for courses and educational activities related to the addictions field to provide a quality mark for providers. Accredited courses go through a process of assessment overseen by our Clinical Director and the Assessment Board in order to pass robust educational standards.
- Quality assurance that your courses comply with educational standards
- Build your reputation. Participates can feel confident that the course passes our
- independent educational criteria
- Draw on our expertise. We will provide invaluable feedback on your educational activities
- Promotion of your courses to our members: AP will provide information on our
- website and actively promote them to our members.
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Criteria for academic theoretical courses seeking accreditation
Characteristics of courses achieving accreditation will be diverse and idiosyncratic. However, it remains the case that there are core issues, areas of knowledge and practice, and theories, that must be addressed in any course that seeks to teach issues related to the treatment of addictions.
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Accredited courses will: (i) fulfil generally accepted aims for counsellor training (as specified, by way of guidance, by Bor R. & Watts M., (2006)); and will (ii) meet the particular needs of counsellors who wish to work with clients who have addiction problems (e.g., for guidance, see McCrady B.S. & Epstein E.E., (1999) and Petersen T. & McBride A., (2002).
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